Local business woman, Frances Day is taking her business venture, The Bird Board, and is launching Board number six in Harrogate, on Tuesday 13th September. The Harrogate Board will be held at Harrogate Ladies College in their very own oak panelled board room.
Frances said, “I’m very excited about this particular Board as Harrogate Ladies College are 100% behind us. After our Board meeting, they have kindly invited us for lunch, which will be prepared by their award winning chefs. We’re also finalising the detail to deliver presentations to the girls, in their 300 seater auditorium about what it’s like being a woman running your own business. There are some fabulous collaborative opportunities here.”
Unlike many existing women’s networking groups, The Bird Board is not about just getting together for a chat or selling your business, but about a group of gifted and experienced women who together provide solutions to real life work issues. Whether you have a member of staff not pulling their weight or you are launching a new product to market and have come across a sticking point, the wealth of expertise in the groups give a fresh, professional view to workplace problems.
The Bird Board started in 2014 after Frances realised there was gap in the market for a support group of powerful, like minded business women. She said, “Although friends and family mean well, they don’t have the experience and knowledge that other business owners have. Women not only have their own unique business challenges, trying to balance work with family and home life. They also naturally have nurturing and supportive personalities. It was important for me to create an environment where they felt safe in the knowledge that they could share anything that they needed to in a confidential environment.”
The first Bird Board in South Leeds is already flying and has been meeting regularly for the last two years. With the launch of the Harrogate Board, plus the launch of a further Board in South Leeds planned for later in the month, this will make seven in total for the end of September.
As Boards are limited to just 12 women members per Board, the demand is high and Bird Board is expected to really fly this year with more groups planned across the Yorkshire region for 2016.
If you are interested in joining a group visit www.birdboard.co.uk to find out more
