Behind the Business
Members Spotlight – Shire Homes
Ahhhhh, after the minor disappointment that Shire Homes don’t actually make Hobbit Houses, Mike and Ryan told us all about their work, specialising in all aspects of historic building restoration. Mikes loves a bit of traditional Lime work, helping to keep old properties breathing as they should and fending off the damp, while Ryan specialises…
Read MoreMember Spotlight – Julian Wilson Electrical
Watts it all about – well, it sounds a bit complicated and you should really get Julian to take a look if you have any Electrical work to do! Julian Wilson Electrical is an electrical contractor working in Kendal and surrounding areas on domestic and commercial projects. Julian loves a re-wire and carries out many…
Read MoreMembers Spotlight – MB Digital
A double header from Danny and Mark from MB Digital, Danny spoke about printing and copying, Mark around cyber security. MB Digital work collaboratively with the businesses they supply and carefully integrate with their systems and protocols. They are an authorised Platinum distributer for Konica Minolta. Danny spoke about the issues around supply of toners,…
Read MoreMembers Spotlight – Dan Birch FMB
Dan Birch is a financial planner at Kendal firm FMB – for Dan’s 10 minutes he ran a fun quiz based around common questions he comes across. An entertaining presentation with some eye opening figures around National Insurance contributions, Pensions and Investment ISA’s – financial planning doesn’t have to be boring – Dan’s approach is…
Read MorePenny Miller – Pink Spaghetti PA
So, what is a VA, or ‘Virtual Assistant’? A beautiful Autumn morning at Kendal Golf Course for our Friday meeting. Penny from Pink Spaghetti PA gave us a very engaging 10 minutes about how a PA works, stop being a busy fool, pass on the admin tasks to Penny at Pink Spaghetti, she will sort…
Read MoreMember Spotlight – Anne Clark
Anne talked to the group about wellness, nutrition and her business using the Herbalife range of products. From foraging in her local woodlands, maintaining her own supply of fruit and veg from her garden and helping her clients with good, balanced nutrition. Anne talked about her long working relationship with Herbalife and how she…
Read MoreMember’s Spotlight – Chris Granger
Chris from Crosby Granger Architects gave the group a 10-minute presentation today. Going through the recent back catalogue, we were shown some outstanding examples of their work.
Read MoreMember’s Spotlight – Mathew Ellwood
We had an interesting 10 minute presentation from this handsome chap; Chartered Accountant Mathew Ellwood from MBE Accountancy in Windermere.
Read MoreMembers’ Spotlight – Jim Bracken
The indomitable Jim Bracken gave a very enjoyable 10 minute presentation to the group today. Jim is the Managing Director of Bracken’s Roofing who specialise in roofing, including flat-roofs, joinery and chimney stacks.
Read MoreMembers’ spotlight – Stead Mortgages
This week’s 10 minute presentation was given by Kevin from Stead Mortgages. Kev explained how he became a Mortgage Advisor and how he uses his many years of experience to evaluate which is the right Mortgage for his customers. Choosing from a large range of lenders, whether it’s for a Domestic, Buy to Let or…
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