Week two, and we’ve been out and about, meeting some of North Norfolk’s businesses.
First we headed to a @WNTweetup, organised by Stella Gooch on behalf of Hunstanton On-line and hosted by ECS Computers. It was a fun evening during which we met a former Department for Trade employee, proving it is a small world indeed (BTW, have you read our interview with Norfolk man Sir James Dyson for UK Trade & Investment’s springboard magazine?) over tea and cake. We were delighted to be asked to create an ID for the group, which you can check out and follow here.
We met a number of companies that have been developed around people’s passions. Louise from Hands4Hounds told us about her amazing dog massage service. The proud owner of three labs, she’s created a thriving business around something she loves doing, proving the oft-quoted Confucius mantra, ‘Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.’ We also met the lovely Mary of Knotty Leads who, with her daughter, Melissa, uses the traditional craft of hand-knotting cord to make personalised dog leads and collars. Maybe a dog’s life isn’t such a bad one, after all.
We also bumped into Kev of The Solar Shed who talks almost as quickly and animatedly as we do. A man of many talents and interests, he aims to get the whole of the UK using renewable energy from his shed at the bottom of his garden. Ranked #43 as an influencer in his sector, he clearly knows his stuff, and we were delighted when he invited us to join him at BNI Hanse the following Tuesday morning.
Despite an early start on a hugely soggy post-Bank Holiday Tuesday, we hurtled along to The Globe to join 23 North Norfolk firms for a busy business breakfast briefing. While Kev set up for his 10-minute presentation, we had a chat with Paul White, senior architectural designer (what an awesome job!) at Russen & Turner, and it was interesting to have him confirm our view that business in Norfolk is gently booming.
What a great time to be starting out! We think we’re convinced about BNI being a good way to expand our network, so fingers crossed we will feel the love of Norfolk’s growth soon. In the meantime, if you know a company needing some help and guidance on marketing and design, send them our way, we’re feeling rather sociable.
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