There is a must-attend conference coming up in October at the Copthorne Hotel in Cardiff for any business but particularly those with a large amount of staff.

THE POWER OF CHANGE CONFERENCE
Leadership, culture, diversity and community development.

Wednesday 20th October 2010 at the
Copthorne Hotel, Cardiff.

The Power of Change one-day conference will inspire individuals, businesses, organizations and anyone hoping to build a new tomorrow in their communities. This action packed event will enable you to have ‘FUN’ whilst giving you an opportunity to put your networking skills into action.

Keynote speakers & Interactive workshops exploring :

• Leadership
• Personal Development
• Economic development
• Entrepreneurship
• Diversity

Confronting the hard questions to facilitate new ideas and

practical solutions for the 21st Century.

How do we increase work performance and customer service?

How do we empower individuals and organisations in an age where

creativity and flexibility appear to be in short supply?

INSPIRATIONAL
WORKSHOPS INCLUDE:

Personal Development -
The Successful You
with Zoe Hoppe

THE ROLE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR IN THE COMMUNITY - ENTREPRENEURS IN TOMORROW’S WORLD
with Dr. Bramwell Osula

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP - LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF CHANGE
with Dr. Bramwell Osula

DIVERSITY - THE BUSINESS CASE VERSUS THE MORAL DUTY
with Joy Ogeh-Hutfield and Alistair Lawson

Only £199
plus VAT per delegate.

Book Now

Its been a while but I just wanted to update you on some great businesses in Barry and the Vale of Glamorgan. Despite the downturn in the economy and the prospects for slow growth, business in Barry have been both surviving and thriving.

CASS Scaffolding are a new national level scaffold erecting firm who have launched with a bang. They have been successful in winning multi million pound contracts throughout the UK and notably supplying the scaffold for the refurbishment of the Grand Pier in Weston Super Mare and the National Museum and Galleries of Wales temporary roof protection system using an innovative  HAKI sliding roof.

MVC Building Services are  a professional construction firm in Barry and provide building services in The Vale of Glamorgan and throughout South Wales. They build anything from a garden wall to a block of flats, however, I have personally  seen some terrific extensions, garage conversion and conservatories built recently by them.

Room Designs and Furnishings are a specialist form of interior designers, providing soft furnishings and interior refurbishments for hotels, guest houses, commercial property and residential homes. They have a studio in Park Crescent offering fantastic quality curtains, decorations and soft furnishing to the general public as well as corporate clients.

Its been a while now since I have posted to the blog. Sorry, but things are getting hectic around here.
Since the last post David Davies has gone on to win a silver medal in the 10k open water race at the Beijing Olympics securing himself suitable admiration, praise and the freedom of the town. Congratulations David.

Look out for David switching on the Christmas Lights in Barry on Friday 21 November at 6.00pm. Don’t you find that the Christmas build-up is starting earlier this year. I am not even thinking about Christmas until December 1st except for the Christmas Lights switch-on of course.

The credit crunch has hit town and in an effort to drum up more business I have helped to set up a Chapter of the BNI network here in Barry. Basically we are a group of local Barry businesses who meet regularly and refer business to each other. I am pleased to say that referrals are coming in and I have never been busier. Check back here for more information and some recommendations for excellent service providers especially if you are looking to rent out or indeed rent a property in Barry and the Vale.

Talking about the credit crunch I can’t believe how greedy the banks have been over the past few years and the amount of problems their selfish actions have caused.

In the early hours of this morning Sunday 17th August (10.10 Beijing time) David battled hard to come in sixth in a very competitive 1500 metres freestyle race which saw a new champion being crowned. Even the great Grant Hackett was beaten into silver position by  Tunisia’s Oussama Mellouli.

David managed to keep pace with the leaders until the final 200 metres where the extra effort to qualify for this final in Fridays heats took its toll. With ‘nothing left in the tank’ David still managed to beat off the competition from the two Chinese swimmers. With this performance, although disappointing by his standards, he is still a world class swimmer.

He now swims again on Thursday in swimming’s equivalent to the marathon, the 10,000 metres open water race. Surprisingly this is a distance that David has only ever swam twice before, so best of luck David.

Just a quick note to say that David Davies from Barry has qualified for the final of the Mens 1500 metres freestyle at the Beijing Olympics. The final will take place in the early hours of Sunday Morning at 03.10am British time (GMT) and will probably be shown live .

He qualified in 5th place with a respectable time of 14mins 46.11 seconds. Grant Hackett from Australia has broken the Olympic record in his heat posting a time of 14 minutes 38.92 seconds.

It should be an exciting final on Sunday.