5 minute read
New Members
Welcome to our new members
As a member of our Chamber, you are joining a unique organisation with a strong campaigning voice for business to local and national government.
Amaze Associates Ltd
Fiona Wedderburn-Graham Coaching hello@amazeassociates.com 24 Holborn Viaduct London 07305 007367
Andrews Smokehouse
Andrew Woodhouse Catering & Street Food andrew@andrewssmokehouse.com Ground Floor Flat 7 Bartram Road London 07878 930827
Arisekidz
Racheal Idowu Education & Training arisekids12@gmail.com 115 St Saviour’s Road London 07307 170737
Bill or Beak Ltd
Joshua Paterson Hospitality josh@billorbeak.com Unit 50 Brockley Business Centre Brockley London SE4 2PD 07914 166482
Cherry Architects
Abigail Watts-Cherry Architecture info@cherryarchitects.com Davis House Robert St Croydon London CR0 1QQ 020 3488 5419
Doogheno
Dan Smith Marketing Consultant dan@doogheno.com 52 Brightside Road London SE13 6EW 020 7097 8567
Eddies Dog Shop Ltd
John Harris Retail info@eddiesdogshop.com No 1 Homesteads Cottages Beckenham Place Park Beckenham Hill Beckenham London BR3 1SY 07702 367453
Goodness Goodies
Mandy Chowdhary Wholesale mandy@goodnessgoodies.co.uk 12 Aylward Rd London SE23 2JE 07796 932374
Grips Tyres and Wheels
Reginald Santry Automotive hello@gripstyres.co.uk 202c Verdant Lane, Catford SE6 1L 020 8697 8000
Help Save Lives Medical Training
Rhona Manning Supplies Health, Wellness and Fitness rhona@helpsavelives.co.uk 313 Wickham Lane, SE2 0NT 080 2127 0210
JM Learning Skills Ltd
Jannett Morgan Education & Training jannett@jmlearningskills.co.uk Plaza Building 102 Lee High Road London SE13 5PT 07980 320934
Lifeforce Security Limited
Pius Ejionamhen Security Services pe@lifeforcesecurity.co.uk Royal Arsenal Gatehouse Beresford Square London SE18 6AR 080 8222 1920
Minerva HR Consulting
Sally Brandon Human Resources contact@minervahrconsulting.co.uk 57 Riseldine Road London SE23 1JT 07968 177052
Mny Base
Lynette Adeke Education & Training lyn@mnybase.com Flat 2, 35 Cambridge Drive London SE12 8AT 07522 613952
Morrison Financial Planning
Craig Morrison
Financial Services craig.morrison@sjpp.co.uk 58 Belmont Park London SE13 5BN 07769 928868
Murray Birrell
Sam Field Construction sam.field@murraybirrell.co.uk Mortimer House 40 Chatsworth Parade Queensway London BR5 1DE 16898 98288
Noir Space Ltd
Jay Lang Business Services support@noirspacebh.com 63-66 Hatton Garden London SE13 7PX 07534 454186
On Cloud Shine
Angelina Minto Business Services angelina@oncloudshine.co.uk 27 Old Gloucester Rd 07983 804366
PRMS Ltd
Clayton M Coke Business Services info@prmsltd.co.uk 84 Buckthorne Road London SE4 2DG 020 3865 7138
Refugee Cafe
Yolanda Chirica Charity refugeecafese@gmail.com 20 Honley Road London SE6 2HZ 07984 239912
Sales Geek South West London Ltd.
Jerry Meldrum Business Services jerry.meldrum@salesgeek.co.uk TMRW Davis House Robert Street Croydon London CR0 1QQ 07426 384964
SENAT Ltd
Theo Nell IT Services theo.nell@senat.uk 61 Bridge Street Kington Herefordshire HR5 3DJ 020 3746 3130
Thing That Matters LTD
Cem SARI Business Services csari@thingthatmatters.co.uk 139 Court Road Orpington London BR6 0PU 07553 250682
Tidylicious
Hester Van Hien Coaching hello@tidylicious.com 6 Jubilee Heights Parkside Avenue London 07944 604806
Weave Strategic Communications Ltd.
Sarah Thomas PR & Marketing sarah@weavecomms.co.uk 85 Great Portland Street London 07793 115883
Members can access a range of services, networking events and support to help their business do better. Importantly, they can also access other members to find new suppliers, promote your business services, or join forces on new opportunities. Find out how to join and learn how others are benefiting from their membership.
For more information telephone: 020 8317 3365 email: office@selondonchamber.org
How good PR can
grow your business
In business, good PR is important but if it’s not your area of expertise, it can be difficult to put your finger on how to do it and do it well. PR is about reputation – creating, building, maintaining,
strengthening and protecting it.
Here are some DIY PR tips to get you started:
Make time to network
Networking is not all about making sales! It’s your chance to present the human face of your business and make connections. People do business with people they like and can see they hold the same values as. Concentrate on being helpful to anyone you chat to at events – how can you help them? Could they help you? Be friendly and approachable and you’ll be remembered for all the right reasons, making it more likely that others will recommend you to their own contacts. Use LinkedIn to demonstrate your expertise
LinkedIn is invaluable for connecting with peers and customers, allowing you to demonstrate your credentials, and engage with conversation – virtual as it might be. Make sure your profile is up to date and succinctly summarises what you offer. It should be written to highlight what you do and how it helps them to solve a problem, not as a CV, sharing how fabulous you are, how qualified you are and the budgets you have previously handled. Articles allow you to show your expertise and knowledge and if you’re stuck for an idea, refer to your FAQs – what do people ask all of the time? Get a mention in relevant media
Unless you’re paying for an advert, magazines and news titles only have limited space and you’re competing against thousands of other businesses, all vying for column inches or airtime. To give yourself the best chance of success either:
Contact a title with some genuinely interesting
news – an amazing new product, first of a kind service or something that impacts people’s lives and solves a problem for them, or does it differently to what’s gone before – what’s your differentiator to your competitors? To judge if you think it’s a good news story, ask yourself if it’s the kind of thing you would read in that publication.
Offer an expert piece, comment or interview
to a trade publication – this is a title related to your industry. Titles such as this are always keen to hear from experts who can share experience and skills that will really help their readers. If you’d like more pointers or help putting ideas like this into practice, get in touch. hello@izzypr.co.uk
Use your Chamber membership for marketing
Izzy PR can help you to reach Chamber members with:
• Member News: 250-word story in this magazine (£100) • Member Blog: Published on the Chamber website (£100) • Directory listing: Chamber website – to make sure you can be found (£45) • Member 2 Member offer: An advert for the Chamber website to share an exclusive member offer (£95)
