Business breakfast
The Skyline restaurant at
Bedford College is the new venue for Business Breakfasts run by
entrepreneur Pam Woods (pictured left with Bedford College Director
of Sales & Marketing Sarah Baxter and insolvency practitioner
Matt Evans).
Previously held at the Park Inn Hotel, these
popular breakfasts have been given a new high profile - not least
because of the top flight view from the fifth floor
restaurant.
Bedford College and the Borough Council’s
Bedford Development Agency (BDA) sponsor the events but now
breakfast is served at the Skyline.
Bedford College is an ideal venue, dealing as
it does with thousands of businesses by providing professional and vocational
training, and providing in total, education for 16,000 students
each year.
Said Pam: “I am delighted to be in the heart
of Bedford College and its links with the business community - real
links about employment and business development. And the breakfast
by the award-winning hospitality team was super.”
You can find more details and information
about how to book to attend one of Pam’s business clubs on the
Business Clubs
website.
First speaker at Skyline restaurant saves 1,000 jobs
Speaker Matt Evans told how his business
recovery firm saved 1,000 jobs by pulling a national recruitment
company back from the brink.
Experienced negotiators at Bridge, which has
offices in Bedford and London, persuaded the Inland Revenue to hold
back thus giving the company time to trade its way out of
trouble.
“In a recession businesses in difficulty often
leave asking for help too late and go under, when with the help of
professionals they could be rescued,” explained Matt.
“Insolvency practitioners are often seen as
the grim reaper, we are not - we want to save companies, but we can
only do that if they come to us in time.”
Matt also spoke of the dangers of ‘seeing the
light at the end of the tunnel’ and companies failing to analyse
their costs as they chase after sales: “Profit is what is
important, there is no point being busy and running a high turnover
at a loss. But people who are busy running a business do not always
look clearly.”