Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely break and are raring to go for a fantastic 2025.
Thank you to everyone that joined us for a drink and a chat in December, it was lovely to celebrate the festive season with you. Thank you to The Dove Street Inn for hosting us.
Our first event of 2025 is Meet the Members Networking on 22nd January at The New Wolsey Theatre. This is always a popular event and an amazing venue so we are very grateful to them for welcoming us back again this year, we can’t wait to hear what they have planned for this year. Non members are very welcome to join us so come along for friendly networking over coffee or tea. Book your place here.
If you haven’t yet booked your spot for Anglia Business Exhibition 2025, don’t leave it too long as stands are getting booked up quickly! Stands start from just £225 + VAT for a 2m x 1m space and we also have some amazing sponsorship opportunities available to suit all budgets. Our exclusive sponsor/press launch event will take place in the Spring so make sure you’ve booked your sponsor package in time to be included in that. Also, the earlier you sign up, the more time there is to maximise the opportunity so, get in touch on contact@angliabusinessexhibition.com to find out more. Read our ABE update here.
Would you be interested in joining the ISSBA committee? If so, let us know on mail@issba.co.uk. We are a friendly bunch and usually meet once per month (via Zoom currently). As well as having a say in how the organisation is run, this is a fantastic opportunity to build your profile in the local area. Get in touch if you’d like to know more.
Don’t forget our Recommend a Friend scheme, it is great to see ISSBA members benefiting from this. Any current ISSBA member will get one month's free membership for each new member they recommend, plus the new member also gets one free month, so Win-Win! There are no limits to how many referrals each ISSBA member can make as long as you have a current, paid up membership, so if you bring in 12 new members, you'll get a whole year for free!
GoCardless is making the renewal process much easier for many of our members. If you haven’t signed up yet, either let us know on mail@issba.co.uk or keep an eye on your inbox for an authorisation request. GoCardless is a direct debit system fully protected by the Direct Debit Guarantee and means that you never need to worry about forgetting to renew again. By signing up to this you will help your committee save valuable time in chasing renewals, so please, if you aren’t already signed up, please do!
Graham Barton, ISSBA Chair