READ NEWS ABOUT OUR MEMBERS, THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, PRESS COVERAGE AND MUCH MORE..
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Ronaldinho speaks to our Managing Director at Camp Nou
Passionate about football, and brought up in Santos, home town of football legend Pele, Elemar Pearce, Managing Director of brazilianlingerie.co.uk, was recently invited to interview some of today’s top footballers from the Spanish League for the FIF Pro Awards XI programme. Elemar spent one week visiting the major Spanish clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico de Madrid, Valencia and Villareal.
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Elemar & Zambrotta Liam Thuram Elemar & Messi
Click here to Visit Elemar's Seek It Out showcase 'Brazilian Lingerie'
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Helping hand to go green....
Advantage Projects
is all about helping reduce our carbon foot print - the team is dedicated to helping companies and families find solutions and alternatives. Read the recent article on their work in the
Manchester Evening News or visit their
Seek It Out showcase to learn more.
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National Magazine Feature for Noolibird
Anne Kennedy of Noolibird has a full feature in June's edition of the new and exciting magazine With Kids http://www.withkidsmagazine.com/. This edition goes on sale from 17th May in leading W H Smiths, major supermarkets and larger newsagents.
Seems our member Anne is more than just supporting her daughter Nula's business, she is fully involved and brings a wealth of experience as she was the founder (along with hubby Fin) of Cloth Kits. Cloth Kits was a house hold name through the 60's, 70's and 80's providing wonderful make yourself clothing kits for all ages. It stirs many memories from those times and gives Nula a huge source of experience to call on for her exciting and original current business Noolibird. Seek It Out is very proud to be associate with those that made such an impact, especially in children's clothing, during that period - they added a whole new dimension to fashion, with their innovative ideas and fresh fun designs. Sure many will remember them well.
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Online ethical store opens its doors!
Ethical catwalk offers a fantastic range of clothes, gifts, and beauty products for all the family ensuring that all products conform to their high standards both in quality and ethics. This is a store for the discerning, no flowing hippy robes but designer, chic wear for all the family showing that ethical wear has designer style. The online store is easy to browse and offers a secure payment system. A clever but simple symbol system tells you if the goods are ethically made, organic or remade. Ethical catwalk is much more than a shop as they offer fashion shows, a mobile shop, and educational talks. Visit their site today and learn all about the products they offer, how they source, and how they can help you to ensure you only buy ethical goods. Visit their Seek It Out show case for further details or go direct to their online store - either way we are sure you will be delighted with what you discover there.
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This new member is exhibiting at the prestigious Country Living Spring Fair in London 14-18th March 2007 with their stunning range of eco and ethical hand made goods from toys to clothing. Make sure you visit their stand at the exhibition. Please visit their Seek It Out showcase for more details.
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Advantage Project's Anne Draper is short listed for the Entrepreneur Award
Triodos Bank Announces Women in Ethical Business Awards Shortlist. The awards celebrate the best ethical business in the UK founded or run by a woman. This year, they will also recognise female entrepreneurs who have demonstrated they have what it takes to pioneer an ethical business.
Congratulations from Seek It Out to Advantage Project's Anne Draper for being short listed for the Triodos Bank Entrepreneur's Award
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The Team has been busy around the country promoting Seek It Out in various ways - here is just a sample of some events we have covered. These specific events plus lots of other marketing and promotion
Business Start Up - NEC - Promotion - February 2007
WiRE Midlands Conference - Exhibiting - March 2007
Speaking - Shropshire - April 2007
WiRE South Conference - Exhibiting - May 2007
Promotion - Somerset - May 2007
Promotion - Devon & Cornwall - May 2007
Speaking - Derbyshire - May 2007
Speaking - Shropshire - June 2007
SYFEN - Exhibiting June 2007
Promotion - Arts week - Shropshire July 2007
Promotion - Food sector week - Shropshire July 2007
Speaking - North Nofolk - July 2007
Speaking - Central Norfolk - July 2007
Promotion - Norfolk July 2007
Exhibiting - Suffolk - July 2007
Speaking - Suffolk - July 2007
Promotion - Suffolk July 2007
Blog launched - August 2007
First 1/4 newsletter - end Aug / early Sept 2007
New Home page due - September 2007
Syfen sponsors - September 2007
Speaking - North Yorkshire - Dec 2007
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Julie McKeown wrote to me recently and asked us to sponsor her - agreed of course and it would be great if other businesses or invidiuals would like to help her raise money for this worthy cause. Julie as well as running Charity Races was a speaker at the recent WiRE conference in Shropshire and is a highly trained marketeer. So if Cancer has touched your life then help Julie to raise as much as possible
"I am running in the Cancer Research Race for Life at Shrewsbury on July 15th in order to make as much as possible to try and help eradicate this pernicious disease. I am running for my friend Jan who has lost both her father and brother from cancer and who has also had scares with her mum (who hopefully has recovered from 2 bouts). I am also running in memory of a dear friend, Mags, who lost her life recently after battling valiantly for a few years. If you wish to sponsor me please go to www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/sorath and make an online pledge. Anything that you can give will be very much appreciated and together we can give someone a future that otherwise would not have one. Thank You. Julie McKeown. 01597 840456 julie@sorath.co.uk"
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From The Sunday Times
April 22, 2007
A Life in the Day: Sally Robinson
The founder of the online bra shop Ample Bosom, Robinson, 49, is a farmer’s wife from North Yorkshire. She and her husband, John, have been married for 29 years and they have two sons: Peter, 25, and Stuart, 23
Interview by Sue Fox
Read this wonderful account of Sally's life and growing business, how she started, why she started and where she is heading.......an inspiration to all female entrepreneurs.
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Anne Draper is voted Business Woman of the Month by WW4W.co.uk - Web Works for Women
Click link to view the full review on the ww4w website
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Shrewsbury Flower Shop - 10 & 11 August 2007.
Nicki has been selected from many designers to design a garden for this years show.
Having been invited to design a garden for the 2007 Shrewsbury Flower Show (Aug 10-11th)
the design is entitled Synchronicity, showing how manmade lines can balance and harmonise with natural curves.
Learn more about this talented designer from her show case - just follow the link.
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3 June 2007 - a sad note from their website
It was with a great deal of disappointment that Allan phoned me this morning to tell me that TPR had to retire from the AZAB 2007. Unfortunately Roger sustained a serious shoulder/neck injury. They were tempted to carry on in the hope that he improved, but realistically knew that it would be fool hardy and put them both at risk as Roger can't sleep and is in a great deal of pain. So feeling very sad they turned the boat around and are heading back up to the Isles of Scilly where Roger will be treated for his injury.
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Studio 61 Gallery at Lea Nr Matlock, Derbyshire is seeking exhibitors to fill the gallery area during the pre-Christmas prime selling period and the New Year. Hanging space is available for Fine art, illustrative art, photography, textiles, glass, mosaics etc. Cost is £10 per two pieces per week. Bookings are also now being taken for the 2008 exhibition calendar. More details www.karinagoodman.com. Enquiries karinagoodman@btinternet.com
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Huge congratulations to Justin and Michele of Fine Fayre finalists in the Peter Jones Tycoon Challenge. Their Be-Eco bag is available through their website and soon through the high street. It is fantastic to see two such dedicated and hardworking small business owners take their business so far. Plans for America and Europe sound very exciting and before long we will have another household name in our midst!
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In 2005 Ben and Charlotte Hollins were faced an unimaginable task - raising £800,000 to escape eviction from their family home of 700 years and to save their livelihood.
Now you can read their inspirational story of hope and survival against the odds.
Published in hardback August 2007 £16.99 contact them direct (click link to find contact details) to purchase a copy.
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Nicki Lewis-Smith runs away with Silver Gilt at the prestigious Shrewsbury Flower Show
visit the Seek It Out Blog to read more about and see a shap shot of Nicki's garden....
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Ludlow Nut Company is supporting the very worthwhile and important work of the charity Jeans for Genes - to learn more CLICK HERE
Vist the Ludlow Nut Company Showcase
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Best Bed and Breakfast 2007 in Visit Chester and Cheshire Awards!!
Congratulations to Vanessa on achieving this prestigious award. It is well deserved as the service and attention to detail are excellent. Despite running a working beef farm and two other additional business with her husband plus bringing up a family Vanessa still manages to create a quiet haven in the Cheshire countryside for guests to relax and enjoy.
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Fordhall Farm - Market Drayton brother and sister have been crowned the UK's Young Rural Entrepreneurs of 2007.
Ben and Charlotte Hollins raised nearly £1.5m to save their late father's organic farm near Market Drayton from the threat of development. The won that battle and now they receive very justified recognition.
Read the full story of how they came to be crowned UK's Young Rural Entrepreneurs of 2007 at the BBC website
Visit their showcase, learn about how you can be involved in this fantastic on going process.
Or visit their showcase to discover how you can shop on line with Fordhall - fine foods straight from the farm.
Recently publication of a fantastic book tells the full amazing story of their fight to save years of family history and keep their farm alive.
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Fordhall Farm - Market Drayton brother and sister have won
Fordhall Farm wins the Alan Titchmarsh 'National Treasure Award 2008'
Ben and Charlotte Hollins raised nearly £1.5m to save their late father's organic farm near Market Drayton from the threat of development. The won that battle and now they receive very justified recognition.
To celebrate our recent award they have introduced a new hamper, the 'Titchmarsh Taster' box - a cross-section of our meats which we took to the Alan Titchmarsh show in January.
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