Connecting Business & Families
Businesspeople from Newark and the surrounding areas headed to the YMCA for Newark Business Club’s August meeting.
After the welcome from chairman Simon Gabbitas, the roving mic was passed around the room, allowing everyone to introduce themselves and let everyone know what their business was looking for, from new staff to marketing services, from sales funnels to business cards.
A rewarding and fulfilling experience
Today’s meeting was sponsored by Nexus Fostering, a private agency that places children with foster carers. It provides support for carers on a 24/7 basis and is rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
In the first presentation, Megan Ingram of Nexus Fostering gave an insight into fostering from the points of view of foster carers and children. Every 20 minutes, a child goes into foster care because they can no longer live with their birth family for a variety of reasons, and as of 31st March 2024, 57,540 children were living with foster families in the UK. Therefore, there is a large demand for new foster carers to look after these children and give them a loving and stable home.
In addition to loving and caring, foster carers help children to get into good routines, increase their self-confidence, and reach their full potential, making fostering a rewarding and fulfilling experience for adults and children. Several types of fostering roles are available, including sibling fostering – there is a great need for this because 70% of siblings have to be separated before being fostered – and parent and child fostering, where you support a parent and child for a short time, teaching parenting skills.
The main requirements for fostering are being a UK resident over the age of 21 with a spare room. There is no upper age limit, with Nexus Fostering’s oldest foster parent being 82, and single people or couples with or without children are welcome to apply. The application process takes 4-6 months.
The presentation ended with an emotional poem expressing how it feels when your original family is torn apart, and you become a foster child.
If you, or someone you know is curious about fostering, contact Nexus Fostering here.
Member Spotlight – Richstone Park Financial Planning
The business card draw followed. The winners of a write-up each were Lauren Tinker of Richstone Park Financial Planning, a first-time visitor, and Kevin Guthrie, Emotional Well-Being Coach, a regular attendee.
Lauren Tinker – “I offer a holistic financial planning service which encompasses all areas of wealth management, from retirement planning and investments to financial protection and tax planning. One of the most important aspects of how I work with clients is delivering information in a language they can understand and in a context they can relate to, so that ultimately, they feel reassured and confident that their financial future is in safe hands.
“I work with clients at all stages of their financial journeys, gaining an insight into their plans for the future and developing a strategy that will help them reach their goals.
“If you’d like to know more and find out how I can help you, please contact me for a no obligation discovery meeting.”
Mobile: 07423 010914
Office: 01455 363800
Email: lauren.tinker@richstonepark.co.uk
Web: www.richstonepark.co.uk
Paying It Forward, A Veteran’s Story – Remembrance 2024 Exhibition
Next on the agenda was table networking, giving everyone the opportunity to talk about their business and pass round business cards. After the coffee break, it was time for the Who Gives a Book?! section. Give and Take by Adam Grant was Newark Business Club’s inspiring business book of the month, recommended by Simon Gabbitas. The winner of a copy of this book, drawn from the business card bowl, was Paul Chadbourne of Radio Newark.
In the second presentation, Renee Foster of Motorfinity talked about a new community project to pay tribute to Armed Forces veterans through the art of photography. For this project, Motorfinity is collaborating with Nottingham County Council and Paul Saxby Photography.
Paul Saxby served in the Royal Air Force as a photographer and his mission is to pay tribute to the veteran community by creating meaningful images that evoke a feeling and tell a story. He is now offering veterans of the armed services free portraits in advance of an exhibition in which the portraits and short interviews will be showcased, telling the veterans’ extraordinary stories to raise awareness of their experiences and keep those stories alive.
The ‘Paying It Forward, A Veteran’s Story – Remembrance 2024 Exhibition’ will be held in the Buttermarket in Newark from 5th until 14th November and will be taken on tour. If you would like to nominate a veteran, a veteran and their partner, or a family member who would like to pay tribute to a deceased loved one who was a veteran, you can contact Paul by email: paul@paulsaxby.co.uk
If you enjoy photography, you can get involved in the project by entering the Motorfinity Photographic Competition for Remembrance. The closing date is 7th October and further information can be found at: Remembrance Photography Competition 2024 (motorfinity.uk)
Overseas Action Group Update
A video update on Newark Business Club’s Action Group followed, with Michael Hardy describing progress on the group’s work to increase the number of trains connecting Lincoln with Nottingham, and efforts to gain funding for an art museum in Newark. If you would like to get involved in this community lobbying and influencing group, come along to the next meeting on 23rd September at 6pm at the Organ Grinder pub in Newark.
Among the closing announcements were several events for local businesses organised by Newark and Sherwood District Council. These include: The Spirit of The Entrepreneur at Gusto House in Collingham on 11th September and the Newark and Sherwood District Council Economic Growth Conference on 10th October.
Listen to Newark Business Club’s podcast on Radio Newark’s website at Newark Business Club – Radio Newark Radio Newark will have a dedicated space for podcasting in its new premises, giving business owners the opportunity to try podcasting.
The next meeting of Newark Business Club will be on 6th September at the YMCA at 6.45am.
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Thank you to Our Patrons & Sponsors
We are delighted to announce the following Patrons for 2024: Gusto Group|Funding Round|Reflect Recruitment|Barcode Warehouse|Motorfinity|PeachyEvents|Radio Newark
Next Meeting – YMCA Village Friday 6th September 2024 6.45am
The YMCA catering team offer a range of delicious breakfasts which are available to purchase.
Please Book your tickets online
YMCA Community and Activity Village
Lord Hawke Way
Newark
Nottinghamshire NG24 4FH
For sponsorship opportunities, contact chairman@newarkbusinessclub.co.uk
