A food survey was carried out at the last meeting held on March 11th. Please find the results below.

I refer to the above matter and have now analysed the 16 completed surveys which I received from our recent CEPN event. The consensus is that people would like the choice of a hot buffet (Chili, Curry, Stew etc) in the winter and a cold buffet in the summer (rice, pasta).

The majority of people would like small desserts or biscuits to be provided.

The majority of people would be happy to pay between £1- £3 more for a hot buffet or more variety. One person suggested that they would like salmon sandwiches, however the majority of people want a selection of sandwiches and hors d’oeuvre such as vol au vents, sausage rolls or quiches (which I believe Ann does anyway).

On a personal note, I think that the buffet went down very well at the last event and that nobody had any negative comments to make in respect of it, so a big well done to Ann.

The March meeting of CEPN was held at Chester sports and social club and was attended by 28 members and 8 first time visitors. Food provided by Office Food.

Speed Networking with a Twist

Guest speaker was Eric Hearn who spoke briefly about owner/managers having more pressure to succeed in their business’s. Eric Hearn also highlighted the opportunities available through the NWDA mentoring programme.

‘Speed networking with a Twist’ was the main theme of the evening when all members and guests were given 1 minutes to speak about their business though the eyes of  a third party by  giving a reference to the business. The evening closed with the raffle of wine and a book donated by Marie-Claire Carlyle.

The next meeting is 8th April 2010 at Chester Sports and Social club,with the AGM at 6.30pm, followed by Paul Rutherford, Sales Leadership Development Ltd.

Eric Hearn from Business Scene – “Helping you raise your visibility to achieve more local business”
Our aim is to help you connect, network and promote your business offerings to give you greater connectedness, visibility and business in your local areas.

Cheshire County Sports Club, Plas-Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 1PR 6.30pm Bar and Buffet