The Cheltenham Connect SkillSpace Group wants to explore what really matters to business, trades and craftspeople in the area. How do we create a resilient business community that can withstand both economic pressures and the need to think about a sustainable future? How do we ensure that we all achieve a good work/life balance?

We hope that by coming together we can find solutions that will make us a stronger and more fulfilled community.

Anyone who lives and/ or works within the Cheltenham Connect area (i.e. the residential and trading community around Leckhampton, Naunton Park, the South section of the Bath Road, Tivoli, The Park and The Suffolks) can join this group.

We would like YOU and the rest of the group to:

*Have the opportunity to meet other local business peoplewith similar aims in an informal arena
* Be focused on skills, not only commerce (and that many of us have hidden skills and interests that we do outside of work)
* Explore a ‘new kind of wealth’that is about more than money
* Look at why we do what we do and how we develop a life/work balance
* Emphasize the importance ofbuying local, but to be realistic about the issues around this
* Explore how we can work together to reduce our carbon emissions
* Explore how we can work together to attract more tradeinto the area
* See what sorts of possibilities there are for resource sharing
* Explore skill-swaps and sharing
* Look at ways that we cansupport our local community
* Find ways that the community can support us
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LAPTOP FRIDAY - EVERY FRIDAY AT MAISON CHAPLAIS TIVOLI

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SKILLSPACE MONTHLY NETWORKING MEETINGS - SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH - 7.30 - 9.00PM, THE BEEHIVE - UPSTAIRS, MONTPELLIER VILLAS

Upcoming Events from the Cheltenham Connect SkillSpace Business & Freelancers Group

Tuesday 8th May 2012

"Show and Tell" evening Seven members bring something of interest to the group and have three minutes each to talk about it. Some are work related, some aren't. It should be very interesting!

7.30pm The Beehive

Tuesday 12th June 2012

Find out more about Google+ with Jonathan Pollinger

Google+ is the up and coming social media platform and everyone with a website should be using it as it seriously improved your search engine ranking. Jonathan will tell us more about how to use Google+ successfully!

For more details about Jonathan Pollinger and his social media business, please go to www.intranetfuture.com.

7.30pm The Beehive

Tuesday 10th July 2012

"What to eat in July - Thoughts on local, seasonal produce" with Sam Redfern, local chef and events organiser

7.30pm The Beehive

Tuesday 14th August 2012

To Be Arranged

7.30pm The Beehive

Tuesday 11th September 2012

"Using video to promote your business and improve your website's search engine ranking" with Andrew Morgan from The Online You.

7.30pm The Beehive

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We have an informal business meeting on

second Tuesday of every month

and anyone who lives or works in the Cheltenham Connect area

is very welcome to attend.

The Beehive, Montpellier Villas, Cheltenham, GL52 5JB

Skills and experiences are passed on

Friendships are made

Business deals are done

Fun is had....

Please do join us!

Please contact Belinda@CheltenhamConnect.co.uk

for more details

If you have anything that you would like to bring to the group in future months please let me know!

Maybe a prize for the business card draw? A talk on a work topic? Tell us "Your Story"? A workshop idea? .....

If you live or work in the Cheltenham Connect area i.e. the residential and trading community around Naunton Park, the South section of the Bath Road, Leckhampton, Tivoli, The Park and The Suffolks, you are very welcome to attend our networking evenings on the second Tuesday of every month.

We just ask for £1 donation to cover the cost of nibbles!

  If you would like to make any suggestions, comments or register to attend, please email belinda@CheltenhamConnect.co.uk.