Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Federation of Small Businesses

SOHO IT Solutions have opted to join the ranks of other like minded small business by become a member of the Federation of Small Businesses [FSB]. We hope that this will be the start of a healthy business relationship and look forward to meeting some of the local business representatives at the forthcoming networking events in the region.

Guild of Professional & Commercial Web Designers

Today I meet Stuart Davies of the Guild of Professional & Commercial Web Designers to discuss SOHO IT Solutions becoming an associate member of the newly established Guild.

Stuart’s explanation of what the Guild was about was very interesting and fitted in well with what I was expecting and looking for. I am sure that in due course my membership will be approved and look forward to a long and professional relationship with the Guild and Stuart.

North East England Service Provider Register

Today we applied to join the ranks of other like minded regional business by applying to join the North East England Service Provider Register.

New Entrepreneur Transatlantic Scholarships (NETS-UK)

Today I received official confirmation that I had made the final selection for the New Entrepreneur Transatlantic Scholarships (NETS-UK) entrepreneurial trip to Babson College, Massachusetts. I will be attending the selection weekend in Liverpool over the weekend of 29th June - 1 July 2007. This is the final hurdle for this years selection process, from the 40 entrepreneurial candidates that have been selected from all across the UK only 20 will be chosen. I am very honoured to have made this final selection weekend, regardless of the outcome I am proud that I have made it this far. I wish the other 39 candidates all the best and look forward to meeting them on the 29th June in Liverpool.

One Northeast Approval

The administrators of The North East England Service Provider Register, One Northeast gave SOHO IT Solutions official approved to be listed as a supplier today.

New Entrepreneur Scholarships (NES)

Tonight is the our New Entrepreneur Scholarship graduation. The event is being held at the Ramside Hall Hotel in Durham. I have been elected by my fellow entrepreneurs to give a short speech. I am looking forward to the whole evening and would like to thank those who were involved in the programme, namely Eric Smalley, Neil Hannah, Katy Rain and Julia Gilliam from the University of Teesside.