BMF NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2009
View Newsletter ArchiveSalterns Hotel is the venue for the winter quarterly dinner on Tuesday 8th December 2009. Geoff Warde MBE will be giving an After Dinner Speech. We will be holding our annual charity raffle and welcome donations of prizes. We would also welcome sponsorship for the wine at the dinner. Please call Celia Sharpe if you are able to help with this. Salterns Hotel is offering a special rate for rooms if you wish to stay the night at the hotel. Accommodation can be reserved with reception on 01202 707321 at the special rate of £75.00 per twin/double room
The AGM held on 29th September at Parkstone Yacht Club was a great success. Mountaineer, sailor and motivational speaker RHYS JONES captivated the audience with his talk. We look forward to following his adventures in the future.
The date is set for Saturday 19th June 2010 on Poole Quay and in Poole Quay Boat Haven. We will be running the event for one day again alongside Harry Paye Day. Please contact Celia Sharpe for further information.
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council would like you to think of all the amazing things you know about Dorset Ð and share with them what they are to help mark 1,000 days to go until the start of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The 1000 day countdown began on Saturday 31st October 2009, and they are going to be telling the world just what makes our county of Dorset so special. This period will see a remarkable build up of celebrations, marking Dorset's involvement as the host county of the sailing events for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, which are being held in Weymouth and Portland.
This will involve gathering at least 1,000 interesting facts about Dorset, one of which will be displayed on the Team Dorset website and other leading sites each day until the start of the Games in July 2012. The information will be used to inspire and generate national and international media coverage, further raising the profile of the county; and promoted in media centres for major events in the lead up to and during the Games.
The facts we would like to be included have been arranged in five different categories and should be kept fairly short:
- Heritage and Culture
- Food
- Sport
- People
- Business
To submit your Ôfascinating facts about Dorset', simply click onto www.teamdorset.org.uk and follow the links from the top page menu. A printed copy of the form can be picked up from the main reception of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. For further information please contact: Jacqui Gisborne, Regeneration, Tourism, Marketing and Promotions Officer for Weymouth & Portland Borough Council t. 01305 838383 m. 07980 730073 e. jacquigisborne@weymouth.gov.uk
Bournemouth University's new business centre in Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth is now open. The facility is for post graduate learning and has been purpose built. Bournemouth University offers a range of part-time & short courses/CPD including the Bournemouth MBA, management, finance, marketing and sonar. They can tailor courses for all types of organisations across differing areas of expertise to your specific requirements. www.bournemouth.ac.uk/business-services or call 01202 961961.
A brand new half day course, which will focus on the importance of managing your cash flow. This is especially topical at the moment and will give you invaluable tips, leaving your company in a stronger position for the future.
26 November 2009 - Hatton, Warwickshire
25 February 2010 - Marine House, Egham
The course will cover: Cash flow: * Difference between profit & loss and cash flow * Building a cash flow forecast that works * How to manage your cash flow The 1% rule and what to do about it Dealing with banks - moving or staying with your bank - your experiences through the last twelve months Understanding your annual accounts and what bankers ratios you need to know about Grants for your business and how to get them Planning your next steps - you will leave with a "Now, Soon and Later" Action Plan.
Price: BMF Members: £25.00 + VAT Non-Members: £175.00 + VAT
This course is part-funded for BMF members by the Pro-active pot of BMF Training Grant money. The course will run from 9:30 - 13:00.
There are still places available on a brand new course titled "Techniques and Strategies for Promoting Your Website", which is a follow on from the very successful Web Marketing course that we have been running. Date; 17 March 2010 in Southampton.
This new course will start with recapping for those who attended the first course and to raise awareness for those who did not attend the first course. This will help to bring people up to the same level for the training.
The rest of the course will cover new material throughout the day. Email marketing is a large section and will cover all the relevant aspects of email marketing from selection of tools and systems, to running the email campaigns to legal issues relating to direct mailing. Database development and the integration of the email to the website, analysis and looking for opportunities from the results.
Objectives:
- Website promotion, what is it all about
- What you need to know before promoting your website
- Search engines: getting listed and getting to the top
- Building an effective network of inbound links
- Online directories for greater exposure - Cost versus Value
- Online PR - getting your message out to your customers through news releases and articles
- Social networking and forum boards; blogging - what is it and should you do it
- E-mail marketing: contacts and copy, staying legal, avoiding the spam trap
- Google Adwords and Pay per click programmes
- Banner advertising - is it right for your business
- Offline promotion, driving traffic to the website
- Where to start - action plan for ROI
The price is:
BMF Members - £145.00 + VAT
Non-Members - £220.00 + VAT
For further information, please contact Liv Whetmore, Training Administrator, British Marine Federation. t: 01784 223631 http://www.britishmarine.co.uk/
Sailing specialist, Rockley Watersports, became home to the Oman sailing team for six weeks. Based in the Middle East, Oman Sail is a government initiative created in 2008 in a bid to ignite Oman's strong maritime heritage and inspire a new generation of young Omanis to take part in sailing as a recreational and competitive sport. Oman Sail's dream is to make sailing accessible to schools and young enthusiasts and develop the infrastructure required to create a sustainable future for sailing in Oman. In order to achieve their goal they needed to begin training the first groups of Omani sailors who were carefully chosen through a tough selection process. One of the Omani squad who trained in the UK during 2008 became the first Arab to sail around the world non-stop!
"Since we have been at Rockley Watersports we have been hugely impressed by the flexibility of the staff and their accommodating approach to delivering RYA training. The Omanis are currently fasting during sunrise and sunset for Ramadan; Rockley has even taken this in to account and re-structured the training days to make fasting and sailing possible which has been a great help. We wanted to ensure that we gave the team the absolute best and we have definitely achieved this thanks to Rockley Watersports." Peter Gordon, managing director of Rockley Watersports commented: "We were delighted when Oman Sail chose to come to Rockley Watersports, they have been an absolute pleasure to teach. We are looking forward to following their progress and hope to continue to support the initiative in the future." For more details on Oman Sail visit www.omansail.com or for more details on Rockley's International training scheme visit www.rockleywatersports.com or call 01202 677272.
Mike Perham entered the record books on 27th August as the youngest person to sail single handed around the world. He and his 50 foot yacht Totally Money had survived storm force winds and mountainous seas, a knock down in the Southern Ocean and numerous technical challenges including autopilot failure and damaged rudder bearings. Mike's voyage would not have been possible without sponsorship. BMF members KEMP SAILS had faith in him and provided him with a full suit of sails. A nine month global circumnavigation is equivalent to about 15 years use on a typical cruising yacht so it's a tough test of everything on board. Kemp Sails worked closely with Mike to produce the comprehensive sail wardrobe. "We're delighted to have helped Mike successfully complete his remarkable voyage" said Rob Kemp.
All you have to do to get your company mentioned in the next newsletter is to send me an article! Celia Sharpe - wessex@britishmarine.co.uk
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