Turks Launches New Southern Belle
A business river cruise with Kingston Chamber of Commerce. A sunny, summer morning and breakfast on the River Thames – got to be better than a bacon sarnie in the office.
Lots of Chamber members embarked and spoke with wit and passion about their business.
Turks LaunchesThis Kingston Double Tree event gave the lie to the lazy prejudice that chamber’s of commerce are full of full of middle-aged white men. Many of us are actually beyond middle-age!
Kingston Chamber of Commerce growing membership is youthful and almost gender-balanced, so its events are all the more interesting and enjoyable. There are many great people in it’s membership happy to offer help and advice, and most importantly, pass on referrals for jobs.
I started my business after a career as an employee, so the Chamber’s been a great way to become a part of the local business community.
The Chamber sets out to be be fun, so this year’s President, Forbes Lowe of Forbes Design gave the annual charity fund-raising President’s Ball a Las Vegas theme with casino tables and an ABBA tribute group.
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Kingston Guildhall Event with the Chamber of Commerce and Mayor
Bentall Breakfast – Photography at the Business Networking Event
Kingston Chamber of Commerce had a business networking meeting at The Canbury Arms in Kingston. A group of Young Enterprise competitors from a local school came along to pitch their product. They were fantastic – clear, articulate, lucid and with an enviable confidence that many of us grown-ups would envy.
Like many middle-aged men, I wear a suit to these events, but I’m in a minority, Kingston of Commerce is relaxed and friendly. Not that you can’t be relaxed and friendly in a business suit, but the membership is not dominated by grey middle-aged men, like me. Given that is was International Women’s Day, it was great to attend a meeting roughly balanced between genders.
Photography from Kingston Chamber of Commerce monthly networking event. October’s was at Bentall’s department store in Kingston. The event’s are always well attended, despite the impression this shot might give.
Where’s the Chamber gone? Jerry Irving, CEO of Kingston Chamber of Commerce opens the meeting
As you’d expect from Bentall’s, it was an excellent breakfast, and there were a lot of really interesting people to meet, never mind the business!
