This year we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the WBC Open Meetings which was formerly known as Bicester Business Breakfast Club! A great achievement I'm sure you'll agree.
We have one open meeting every month, except December, where we open our doors to all businesses that would like to enjoy a great breakfast, interesting speakers and grow their connections with lots of networking opportunities. Our members meet every week and if you ever consider joining us, we do accept guests for breakfast at these meetings too.
All you need to do to join us at any meeting is open the event or meeting you wish to attend, click 'join' & fill in a simple registration form and you're done! We look forward to seeing you at a meeting soon.
A Celebration of Business in Bicester - WBC Business Expo 27th November 2024
We are celebrating business in Bicester
with an exhibition of local businesses and associations from the surrounding area.
Showcasing many of our members and their businesses which have rich and varied portfolio of skills and services at your disposal.
Everyone is welcome to visit us and learn more about how they can help you and maybe how you can support them.
Timings: Doors open 09:00, close 12:30.
Meeting type: Drop-in with Tea, coffee, iced water, and biscuits/pastries laid on.
Fee: Free Access to all with free parking.
Other Exhibitors include: By invitation Bicester Vision and CDC Economic Development.
Itinerary
Event Opens
09:00 - 09:15
The event will be opened by XX
Business showcase
09:10 - 12:20
Browse our business stands at your leisure.
Close
12:20 - 12:30
Thank you for visiting.
Speakers
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At Howden Insurance Bicester, we have been helping local people for all there insurance needs since 1993.
We’re not about cookie-cutter, off-the-shelf, one-size-fits-all insurance. We do people-first insurance, understanding the specifics of your insurance needs and match them with the insurer that’s best placed to provide that cover, at the right price. Personal, tailored, great value cover.
And no matter how complex the challenge or unique the situation, whatever cover you’re looking for, our we are here to help. Our friendly team are dedicated to finding you the right policy at the right price. From home insurance to horsebox, commercial cover to kit cars; we have access to a range of mainstream and niche insurers, who offer the full breadth of policies to cover your every specialist requirement.
We also know that each policy needs to be as individual as its owner, and that’s why we provide a personalised service, focused on getting to know you and finding out exactly what you want from your insurance.
But ultimately, just know, that whether you need to make a claim, purchase a new policy, or renew an existing one we’re here to help. -
Sounding board and 'Sat Nav' for business owners, directors and senior managers- offering supportive route-finding mentoring for business owners who have fallen out of love with their business, are experiencing health, HR or financial challenges and/or lost their way.
Social Leader - offering support to others in leadership roles - covering business, 3rd sector and/or government bodies.
Public Speaking - Experienced & better than competent with 15plus years of experience. Over 2,000 presentations delivered and fifty-two (52) 20-minute business presentations in 2019 alone, this across a range of subjects. Subjects include presentation skills, business lessons from a range of different base material and life experiences that inspire. Always open to invitations to speak or be interviewed.
Literally, a lifetime of experiences in and around business ownership & management is available for you to access as you launch, grow and evolve your business through the good times and the more challenging ones as well.
My experiences in sectors such as; construction, retail, media, partnership building, networking, heritage, tourism & leisure along with business support have resulted in:
- High levels of adaptability
- Resistance to negativity
- Transferable skills
- Recognised ideas and creative ability
- A highly connected network of reliable contacts
All of which helps me to help my clients to find their way to a less stressful business experience, making them happier and easier to live and work with.
Being a business mentor allows me to follow my deepest core passion - supporting and helping others. I would be delighted to listen to what your circumstances are and see if I can help you find clarity and certainty about your direction and then support you in finding the confidence to deliver on the identified actions required to achieve your targets.
All those experiences lived, the knowledge learned from them along with the leadership skills developed are now being offered to support and assist others facing their own challenges in business. -
Callum Vinall
10 Minutes from Gallery Office Supplies
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At Espresso Architecture we believe that good quality, innovative design should be available to everyone, no matter what the size of project. Working from our Oxfordshire offices, we practice predominantly in and around Bicester, Brackley, Buckingham, Banbury and the surrounding villages.
The depth of experience of our team of Architects offers our clients the confidence that all projects will be well managed and a considered design proposal forthcoming. Our current clients range from home owners to commercial developers, schools, churches and Local Authorities.
At the heart of each of our schemes is the desire to deliver an original design whilst meeting the budget and time constraints often present in modern projects.
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Home Refurbishments In Oxford
About North Oxford Developments
North Oxford Developments is completely dedicated to client satisfaction. All of our team members are punctual and knowledgeable, giving us a well-deserved reputation for honesty and quality.
We've been carrying out home refurbishments in Oxford for over 20 years, and we've come a long way since our founding in 2021. The leading operating values behind our services, to work with integrity in order to provide high-quality services to our clients, remain unchanged.
The one stop-shop for building renovations
We are very proud of the fact that there is no aspect to building work that we can't take on. With a total of 30 tradespeople among our two teams, including NAPIT electricians and Gas Safe Registered heating engineers, we can undertake all kinds of building refurbishments in Oxford and the surrounding area.
This includes full extensions, interior renovations, exterior landscaping work, roofing, and conversions, for both commercial and domestic property.
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Founding Director of Dragonfly Framing Ltd. a bespoke picture framing service, serving Bicester and surrounding villages, Kidlington, Oxford, Banbury and Aylesbury.
Graham also founded the Bicester Art Network, a local art group that aims to reduce lonliness, promote local art and artists and showcase local art within the community.
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Achieving ‘Gold’ status in Travel Counsellors (showing I am in the top 10% of Travel Counsellors worldwide) is a reflection of the level of service I bring to my clients resulting in referrals and repeat business.
Understanding that to provide excellent service you must really care and show you understand every detail of the Customer requirements.
I have gained this appreciation through broad management experience at all levels including National and International experience. Major areas of responsibility have included Business Re-organisation and Growth, Change Management, IT Infrastructure, Project Management, Operations including multi-Customer Service Centre Implementation, Outsourcing both as a Supplier and Customer, Finance and Training.
Considerable experience in Service delivery from initiation to “business as usual” operations ensuring exceptional levels of Customer Service.
Proven abilities include a determination to achieve results combined with an ability to be innovative, motivate and convince a wide range of people at all levels.
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Lee Broderick
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Lettings specialist based in Oxfordshire, offering a fresh and friendly approach to property rentals in Oxfordshire. New and experienced landlords can benefit from our extensive local knowledge and take advantage of our specialist and impartial support across a wide range of property management services.
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Designing, installing and project managing beautiful kitchens for private clients.
Keeping quality, design and service as our key skills area.Mark’s Profile
Website
- planetkitchens.co.uk (Personal)
Email
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Paul is an experienced financial services professional, providing bespoke financial solutions to individuals, business owners, corporate executives and contractors.
Paul offers a personalised service to my clients where he aims to:
- build long term relationships;
- to help build and preserve their wealth; and,
- to help protect them against risk.
As a Financial Adviser of MWealth, a Partner Practice of St. James's Place Wealth Management, he has access to over one hundred in-house experts covering all aspects of financial planning which include: personalised tax solutions, Inheritance Tax planning advice, income and retirement strategies, expert investment planning advice, employee benefit schemes, and both individual and corporate protection.
He has 35 years experience within the financial services industry. A Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Bankers (FCIB) and an MBA from The University of Hull.The risk of data theft is growing daily! Please ONLY send personal and sensitive information as a reply to an encrypted email I have sent you, or ask me to send one for your use.
If you wish to view the St. James's Place Partnership email disclaimer, please access the link below
https://www.sjp.co.uk/site-services/site-disclaimer/sjpp-email-disclaimer -
In 2019 I have returned to re-establish imagex, the photo retailer I founded in 2013 after the failure of Jessops - I departed this firm in March 2017. The new operation also includes SO Photo, the on-line used, rare & collectible photo equipment & accessories retail operation I have been running since 2017.
I also operate the MacTechnology IT Consultancy after 20+ years in the Apple reseller channel in company management, specialist consultancy and general support. I formed the Mac Technology Association to fulfill the need for Apple dealers, resellers & service providers to have a service through which they could actually communicate directly.
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