'Contactus Ealing' Christmas 2015 - Issue 17 by Contactus magazines

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ISSUE 17

EALING Local business magazine

Christmas 2015

FREE – please take a copy

West London’s #1 magazine for showing off local shops & services

• online & in print

What’s the point of festive offers? • pages 4-7

CHRISTMAS 2015

• from page 13 CHRISTMAS 2015 / Issue 17

Ealing Homebiz Promoting and inspiring over 16,000* home-based businesses in Ealing Read online at: contactusealing.co.uk

Cover illustration:

Pitshanger Lane ‘Light Up The Lane’

page 23 Future Health Management Christina Martin

page 17

Travel Counsellors Cathie O’Dea

Jessica Rose Artist Jessica Rose 14 / •Findpagenetworking events in Ealing

Painting by Carlene Bender

contactusealing.co.uk Contactus is 100% independent. Made with love in Ealing.

15 / •Thepage Contactus Meetup; ‘My Best One-Minute”

18-21 / •19pages Nov: Ealing in Business expo

page 17 W5 Physio

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

* Contactus estimate based on FSB figures

• Ealing in Business Expo – 19 Nov

ADVERTISER FINDER

16 �� The Athena Network women’s business networking

page(s) ��advertiser

17 �� W5 Physio physiotherapists

2 ��The Ealinger “coming soon”

17 �� Cathie O’Dea independent travel counsellor

On the cover

6 �� West 7 Joinery woodworkers and upholsterers

17 ��Jessica Rose Artist paintings and prints

6 ��Lisa’s Restaurant fine dining

18 & 24 ��Ealing in Business business-to-business expo

6 �� Go View London estate agents

20 ��Ealing Council Economic Regeneration

7 �� Hala Hairdressing unisex hair salon

22 ��Hammersmith Osteopath osteopath Alison Judah

7 ��Accession CIC community retail

22 ��Business Shorts Lifewith4ever opportunity LetterboxLovers leaflet distribution; Womb Wisdom Keepers group; Nicola’s greetings cards Westside Radio station; Advertise in @The_Ealinger

8 ��Pitshanger Village Traders Association #Pitshanger #GBHighSt A tree lit up for Pitshanger Light up the Lane – a street party which marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Contactus is made in Pitshanger, and we’re proud to support the Pitshanger Village Traders Association’s bid to be named London’s Great British High Street of the year (see pages 8-9). Cover painting by Carlene Bender

10 ��Ealing Broadway BID Make it Ealing 12 �� Westside Radio community radio station

23 ��Care Concern Homecare local carers

12 �� Angle Glass stained glass windows

23 ��Future Health Management holistic health

14 ��Ealing Chamber of Commerce business networking

Adverts featuring the Ealing in Business logo are expo exhibitors

Are you an Ealinger? (a) you like to go out in Ealing (b) you’re active on local social media (c) pictures of Ealing make you happy (d) all of the above

The correct answer is (d) Linger awhile in Ealing. Follow on @The_Ealinger. It’s not a magazine, it’s not a newsletter, it’s a thing. The Ealinger – coming January 2016. To advertise for £20, email: the_ealinger@contactusealing.co.uk

CONTENTS & WELCOME

Contactus Ealing / Christmas 2015 / Page 3

Winding down

Features FESTIVE OFFERS

4-7

• Tips and ideas • How discounts help • Vox Pop comments • Christmas business • Ealing events in December • Follow-up from our last issue

EALING HOMEBIZ

Where to network 14 Contactus Meetup 15 The EH cartoon 15 Quick quiz 17 Ealing in Business expo gets set for 19 November 19 West Ealing Champions 21 Business Shorts 22 Ealing Tweetup 23

his here’s our last big issue for the year, and we’re printing twice the number of copies as usual (i.e. 2000) so it’s a good magazine to have advertised in, in order to reach a long way in Ealing. Of course the online version of this stays online forever, which is a big boost for the featured businesses. There’s one more Contactus due in 2015: the Acton special, online 4 December. But before that, the handy guide we’re producing for the Ealing in Business expo on 19 November will be out 13 Nov. In January we’ll launch ‘The Ealinger’, a new online-only scrapbook (see p2). There’s just one full Contactus (printed and online) in 2016 – at Christmas. contactusealing.co.uk @ContactusEaling ContactusEalingHomebiz

Contactus Wordfinder (a bit of weekend fun)

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Hello Season’s reasons Some readers are surprised to see the ‘Contactus Ealing’ Christmas issue come out so early in November. “It’s not even Christmas season yet!” I hear. But it’s this magazine’s role to inspire and encourage local businesses, and if we help at least one business to start planning seriously for Christmas, then this magazine has done its job right. So, is there really any point in offering festive specials, vouchers, money-back offers, bogofs, etc? It seems there is, and our Ealing businesses tell us what they’re giving away to their customers this year (see p4-7). Happy clicking through this issue (use the live links (where you see ) to connect with your favourite biz. Thanks for ‘shopping by’. Carlene Bender Editor-publisher, Contactus magazines Web: contactusealing.co.uk Email: info@contactusealing.co.uk Twitter: @ContactusEaling @ContactusMagsW4 Tel: 079 6039 2677 Find me on Facebook and LinkedIn If you would like to advertise in a Contactus local business magazine, the ‘Contactus Acton’ Christmas special is due out online on 4 December 2015. See our prices on page 22.

‘Contactus Ealing’

Local business magazine, West London Content (articles, photos, drawings), advertising and marketing – Carlene Bender, unless otherwise credited. Magazine concept, design and layout – Carlene Bender Created and produced in Ealing, just for Ealing

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SPORTING EALING FESTIVE OFFERS

Joyous sounds Ukulele strumming is surely the sound of Christmas! Here’s the Hanwell Ukulele Group at the Hanwell Winter Fair

What’s the point of having special offers and how is it good for business?

verybody loves a bargain, and if that bargain happens to solve a problem in a client’s life, and doesn’t lead to wastage and instead leaves a good impression with your client, it’s at the least an investment in the client relationship, and at the best will lead directly to increased immediate sales.

Ideas for attracting new clients

See if any of these ideas for attracting clients fits with your style of business: • buy one get one free (“bogof”) • buy one get one half price • order now, pay later • free product samples • free gift • money-off vouchers • prize draw

Make an offer • extra points/stickers/stamps • free consultation/assessment • code for online discount • donation to charity of choice • coupons • ‘happy hour’ • free delivery • ‘kids for free’ day • new product or service preview • exclusive networking meet-up • student/OAP/disabled special • discount for cash payment • discount for advance payment • limited access to special space • celebrity photo/interaction

Three tips Wondering what would make a good Christmas offer for your clients? Here are a few tips: 1 Connect the offer to your business, for example a taster session for a new service. 2 Package deals always go down well for the new year season. 3 Make it easy for the client to take up the offer or else it’s just wasted. Good luck.

Nicola Gaughan Iconic Creative “People are already on the lookout for gifts around Christmas, so they’re more open to a special offer or discount that they hear about. “If you have a bespoke or more creative offering it provides them with a way of giving something more tailored to the receiver of the gift.” (see Nicola’s ad on p22)

Contactus Ealing / Christmas 2015 / Page 5

How discounts win new clients

hichever method you choose has to be one you’re confident is going to work.

mango (really!). A rival comes along and starts selling for £2 each as well. Woman #1 then cuts her price to £1.50 and sells out all her mangoes; there is no wastage and her overall profit more than makes up for the individual lower price. • The client who wins a buy-oneget-one-free offer may decide to share the extra product with a friend. Bingo: new customer tries, new customer likes.

• On paper, giving a discount may look like a loss-making exercise but if it helps footfall and gets customers through the door or onto that website, then it’s often worth it. • Remember the story about the woman selling mangoes at the market – she sets up her stall and starts selling at £2 per • Samples or taster sessions are useful if your product or service normally comes in a large size or costs a big chunk of money or time; people don’t have to commit and if they enjoy a little bit of the new experience, that increases the likelihood that they’ll come back for more. • Post-dating a money-off voucher is a way of spreading out your clients, and means a client will come back to you when it’s a less busy time and you can invest more attention.

“Samples or taster sessions are useful if your product or service normally comes in a large size”

VOX POP: COMMENT “Do you have a special Christmas offer lined up already? If you do, go on and tell us about it.” These are the replies from our Facebook group, ‘Businesses in Ealing - Contactus’, for the #TuesdayQuestion 3 Nov 2015

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Nicola Gaughan Haven’t quite worked out the details yet, but will be doing a special offer on some of my framed prints [Iconic Creative] Marion Nickolson We are loaning a father Christmas costume to any people booking a Christmas party with us! [Milly Madness Entertainment] Margaret Cawley We are offering a gift voucher of 5 x 1hr Full Body Swedish Massages £125 and 5 x 1hr Full Body Deep Tissue Massages £150 [Your Life Gym] Margaret Cawley We are offering Spa Day Packages from £45 Carlene Bender Ok for me the first five people to book and pay up front (via contactusealing.co.uk) for a £20 ad in ‘The Ealinger’ (even though they don’t know what The Ealinger is yet) get an extra ad for free. Natasha Gupta I am offering 10% off all orders for Ealing residents [Blue Feather Book designs] Felicity Sandford Buttons Nanny Agency – London

Happy Christmas from Contactus

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FESTIVE OFFERS

Vox Pop continues on page 7

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od food doesn’t have to break the bank!

Festive lunch

Whether it’s your office Christmas get-together, or just a catch-up between friends, a meal at Lisa’s Restaurant offers excellent value for money. “Our affordable menu means an evening out doesn’t have to break the bank,” says Lisa herself. www.lisasrestaurant.co.uk Lisas-Restaurant

Spooky house Events in Go View London estate agents December sponsor the Pitshanger Playcentre Halloween party every October. This year’s Spooky House drawing competition for underfives “was very hard to judge,” says director Donald Collins. www.goviewlondon.co.uk @goviewlondon goviewlondon

Quick lunch and early evening dinner (until 7.00p.m.) Tues-Fri £12 for 2 courses £15 for 3 courses

Lisa’s Restaurant Good food doesn’t have to break the bank!

46 Pitshanger Lane, Ealing W5 1QY For Tel: 020 8991 2319W www.lisasrestaurant.co.uk

no obligation advice on sales, en: Lunch from 12.00 Tues-Fri & Sun Dinner from 6.00 Tues-Sat lettings or unch and early evening dinner (until 7.00p.m.)management Tues-Fri please £12 for 2 courses £15 for 3 courses call 020 8992 0333 in menu Tues-Thurs evening £18.95 2 courses £20.95 for 3 courses or email enquire@ Fri-Sat evening £20.95 for 2 courses £22.95 for 3 courses goviewlondon.co.uk Sunday lunch £18.95 2 courses £20.95 for 3 courses Lisa’s Restaurant

46 Pitshanger Lane, Ealing W5 1QY Tel: 020 8991 2319W www.lisasrestaurant.co.uk

Open: Lunch from 12.00 Tues-Fri & Sun

Dinner from 6.00 Tues-Sat

Quick lunch and early evening dinner (until 7.00p.m.) Tues-Fri £12 for 2 courses £15 for 3 courses Main menu Tues-Thurs evening £18.95 2 courses £20.95 for 3 courses Fri-Sat evening £20.95 for 2 courses £22.95 for 3 courses Sunday lunch £18.95 2 courses £20.95 for 3 courses

Woodworkers and upholsterers

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FESTIVE OFFERS

13 Broadway Buildings, Boston Road, W7 3TT Hanwell

Here’s a quick listing of Christmas-related events coming up in Ealing: November 19Nov-26Dec Ealing Broadway Christmas Market 20 North Ealing Primary School Christmas Shopping Evening 21 The Fox Pub Not-Quite Christmas Market (Hanwell) 26 Christmas Spectacular – Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre 29 Pitshanger Light up the Lane December 04 A Christmas Celebration (HEOS Musical Theatre) (Hanwell) 05 Northfields Christmas Night Market 05 Ealing 135 Christmas Fair 05 Small Business Saturday (UK) 12 West Ealing Christmas Fair & The Avenue Christmas Antique Market tbc Hanwell Winter Fair

Especially wood

hile their specialty is building and fitting bespoke wooden staircases, West 7 Joinery of Broadway Buildings in Hanwell are also experts in making furniture, as well as upholstery and restoration. “The furniture we manufacture can be made to measure so that it is an exact fit for the dimensions of your rooms, and your lifestyle,” says manager Mohammad Gohari. “Our reproduction antiques are things of beauty,” he adds. All of the furniture design and production takes place in their basement workshop in Hanwell. The street-level shop is a delightful display of refurbished barrels, wings, tubs and Chesterfields. West 7 Joinery boasts over 30 years’ experience in joinery and building. They now also offer home renovations such as loft conversions, garden sheds or room extensions. www.west7joinery.co.uk West-7-Joinery

“Our reproduction antiques are things of beauty”

Contactus Ealing / Christmas 2015 / Page 7

7000 runners for the Ealing Half Marathon The UK’s best half-marathon continues into 2016, with next year’s date set for Sunday 25 September. Photo below shows runners approaching the Pitshanger water station at St Barnabas Church.

VOX POP: COMMENT

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will offer 20% discount off the placement fee for a 3, 4, or 5 day pw permanent nanny role registered in December. Felicity Sandford Yourstage Drama is offering 10% discount off the first term’s booking for their Saturday morning dance & drama classes which take place at St Augustine’s Priory, W5. There are 3 age groups: 3 to 5, 6 to 10 and 11 to 16.

Ealing Autumn Festival celebrates Magna Carta Gillian Spragg (at right in pic above), director of the Ealing Autumn Festival of music, art and poetry events held across Ealing every October and November, reads one of the entries in the Magna Carta themed Poetry Day held at Ealing Central Library in October. At left is George Szirtes, poet and judge of the competition.

Carlene Bender Thanks for great offers, everyone. Happy Christmas planning!

All recycled

Hair specialist

“Our Christmas range of wreaths and decorations are handmade in Ealing from recycled materials kindly given to us by the community,” explains Wendy Richmond of Accession, which runs two vintage and second-hand shops in Ealing. www.accessioncic.com @accessioncic accessioncic

Located opposite St Mary’s Church in South Ealing, Hala Grant’s unisex hair salon, Hala’s Hairdressing, offers the latest styles, cuts and colours. “We can transform your hair,” says Hala. “When your hair looks good, you feel good. Visit us for a free consultation.” halahairdressing.co.uk Hala-Hairdressing

Zahra Shah Winter pass! Unlimited classes from now until 15 December [Get Fit With Zahra] Joanne Brianti JLB Support Solutions will offer an additional 5% off first invoice discount to all new clients in December Tracey Sturt www.stelladot. co.uk/sites/traceysturt anyone purchasing up until Christmas will be entered in to a draw and winner will receive one of our gorgeous bracelets.

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Thank you for voting! #Pitshanger #GBHighSt – from the Pitshanger Village Traders Association #Pitshanger Lane in Ealing has reached the final of the #GBHighSt awards. Please vote for us EVERY DAY until 13 November at:

thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/finalist-london and keep using the two hashtags in all your social media conversations Scan with your phone’s QR code reader to go straight to the voting website

Advertising page sponsored by PVTA committee

Thank you especially to Carlene @ContactusEaling /@PitshangerW5, Hilary @Barnabites, Gita @chatnmeetcoffee, Geoff @GLconnects and the local and Ealing community for the daily tweeting, retweeting, posting and encouragement in our social media campaign. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Contactus Ealing / Christmas 2015 / Page 9

All of Ealing supports TRADERS COMMITTEE Pitshanger Lane

he “#Pitshanger” campaign got airborne via Twitter (and Facebook) in early September but stepped up a gear on 1 October as soon as it was announced that Pitshanger Lane was one of the three finalists in the London category of the Great British High Street Awards and that public voting (making up 50 per cent of the mark) was open. The campaign is the dreamchild of estate agent, John Martin, chairman of Pitshanger Village Traders Association, who rallied fellow traders, the Pitshanger community and Ealing Council around his enthusiasm to win the award, supported by local Twitter account @PitshangerW5 tweeting daily photographs and quotes from each of the traders. “To win this would mean so much to Pitshanger, one of the few remaining truly independent

high streets in the UK,” says John. “Thank you to everyone who has voted to show how proud you are of this Ealing high street.” Using social media, posters and flyers, as well as good old face-to-face communication, John and the traders have kept people voting daily, even signing up the older members of the community to email addresses and helping them to vote. On Twitter, supporters from all areas of the borough, and many overseas, posted messages and photos proving they’d voted. The GBHighSt judges have been to visit – their score makes up the other 50 per cent of the mark – and the voting closes on 13 November. #Pitshanger won’t have to wait much longer to know the result.

John Martin (Chairman) John Martin Estates

Fiona Kennedy (Secretary) Pitshanger Bookshop

tinyurl.com/PitshangerGBHighSt For information: @JME_Ealing

johnmartinestates @PitshangerW5

Lisa Barbaric (Treasurer) Lisa’s Restaurant

Rachael Hunt Cinnamon John Martin (c) escorts the #GBHighSt judges along Pitshanger Lane Photo: Maria Brosnan

Emma Hardy Innovation Dance

Beauty Wonderland Make it Ealing played host to a Beauty Wonderland on Ealing Green in October with free beauty and makeup treatments, kids face painting and master class workshops.

Contactus Ealing / Christmas 2015 / Page 11

Make it Ealing launches The Line

usiness in Ealing Broadway have been benefiting from the support and representation of the Ealing Broadway BID (business improvement district) since 2011. A not-for-profit company promoting itself as Make it Ealing, the BID was created to support business. The latest of these initiatives is the new The Line Ealing magazine, which, according to BID chief executive, Ann Hunter, “was created to encourage people to visit and spend time in Ealing. “Our goal is to highlight Ealing as a vibrant, creative place alive with music, arts, sport, culture and retail. “With a fresh and relaxed feel, the magazine will hopefully challenge people to think again • The Line Ealing Magazine To stock The Line Ealing Magazine, feature an event or gig, or enter a photograph into #snappedinealing (and win the opportunity to have your photograph printed in the next edition of The Line Ealing magazine), please contact kate@ ealingbroadwaybid. co.uk At right: the cover of Edition 2, Autumn 2015

about Ealing town centre.” She added: “It will draw new and increased footfall and put Ealing on the London map and encourage greater conversation about the town centre.” www.makeitealing.co.uk @makeitealing MakeItEaling

“Our goal is to highlight Ealing as a vibrant, creative place alive with music, arts, sport, culture and retail”

BUZZ IN THE TOWN Christmas in the Ealing Broadway town centre is always a time full of excitement and activity. Here are a few highlights on the local festive calendar: • Wine tasting at Crispins Thursday 19 November – Beaujolais Nouveaux Day From 12:00 Beaujolais Nouveau Day is marked in France on the third Thursday in November with fireworks, music and festivals. Celebrate in Ealing and be one of the first to try the new wine. Crispins Wine Bar, 14 The Green, W5 5DA. Call Jordi on 020 8579 6912 to book a place. • Project Christmas Friday 27 November From 15:30 to 18:00 The Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Christmas Tree Project. Buy a gift for a child in care in Ealing borough this Christmas. @EalingVPC @EalingMPS • The Avenue Vintage and Antique Market Saturday 28 November & Christmas Antique Market 12 December 9:00 to 17:00, West Ealing outside Drayton Court Hotel. • Santa’s Taxi 21 November – 21 December In collaboration with Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre. Each Saturday and Sunday between 21 November and 21 December, bring the children and look out for Santa in his white taxi.

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Art of glass

Zoe Angle stained glass windows

Angle Glass covers all the services you may need: • consultation • design • manufacture • installation •

Restoration and repairs to old glass

The Perfume Factory, 140 Wales Farm Road, London W3 6UG – 07905 075 116

angleglass@talktalk.net www.angleglass.co.uk

facebook.com/angleglass.co.uk

Come and meet Zoe at the Ealing in Business Expo, Ealing Town Hall Thursday 19 Nov 2015, 10am-4pm for more info please visit: www.ealing.biz

Photo: Jens Marott

ow often have you wondered what it would be like to have stained glass in your home? Zoe Angle’s customers call her up and say “I’d love to have stained glass in my front door.” Or sometimes they have an old stained glass panel that needs repairing. After meeting with the customer to discuss his or her exact needs, Zoe produces a design (along with a free estimate of time and cost). From her Angle Glass studio in Acton, she manufactures the stained glass windows, and then installs them to the delight of her customers. Zoe has over 20 years’ Artist Zoe Angle: experience and a loyal client has a loyal client base of repeat customers. Here base is some feedback from one such loyal customer: “Zoe’s attention to detail is what makes her work so extraordinary. Our brief was to create three stained glass panels that looked like they’d always been there – we couldn’t be happier with the outcome!” www.angleglass.co.uk angleglass.co.uk

Train to be a DJ at Westside Radio

hat do Kiss FM, Capital Radio, BBC 1Xtra and BBC Asian Network all have in common? Some of their biggest stars – like Rickie Haywood Williams and Andrea Zara – began their radio careers with a training programme at Westside Radio Station in Hanwell. “Training’s a big thing for us now,” says station manager Sone Palda. “We have one of the best reputations in the UK radio industry for developing new talent.” The station offers a range of one-day workshops, short courses or accredited programmes. Station manager Aspiring DJs can take part in a Sone Palda: five-week course covering topics developing such as beat matching, drop new talent techniques, and planning a DJ set; while the radio presenting course allows trainees to use the equipment and gain a potential work placement. More details on the station website. thisiswestside.com/training.php @thisiswestside Thisiswestside

CHRISTMAS 2015 / Issue 17

Ealing Homebiz Promoting and inspiring over 16,000* home-based businesses in Ealing Read online at: contactusealing.co.uk

page 23 Future Health Management Christina Martin

page 17

Travel Counsellors Cathie O’Dea

Artist Jessica Rose 14 / •Findpagenetworking

events in Ealing page 15 / The Contactus Meetup; ‘My Best One-Minute” pages 18-21 / 19 Nov: Ealing in Business expo

• • page 17 W5 Physio

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

* Contactus estimate based on FSB figures

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Beyond Ealing In case the Contactus Ealing Business Diary of local networking events listings, updated every Monday morning at tinyurl.com/ EalingBusinessDiary doesn’t have enough to keep you going, there’s of course the internet to help you find meetings outside the borough but still close by and easy to attend. Eventbrite is useful for this – once you manage to input your search criteria and location, it lists what’s going on in Hounslow or Brent. Another website to sign up to is meetup.com, from where a weekly email summarises the various networking and socialising groups in the area. At findnetworkingevents.com, you can narrow the town/city search down to ‘Ealing’.

– Carlene Bender Editor-publisher, Contactus

EALING HOMEBIZ

WHERE TO NETWORK Here are some of the business networking groups in Ealing. Check out our Ealing Business Diary updated every Monday at www.contactusealing.co.uk Tweet me: @ContactusEaling MEMBERSHIP/PAY-AS-YOU-GO: • Contactus Meetup Carlene Bender @ContactusEaling • Ealing Chamber of Commerce Vesna Nall @EalingChamber • Fabulous Women and Marvellous Men (Ealing) @CaroleAnnRice @Fab_Women • The Athena Network (Ealing) Jo Sumner @AthenaWLondon • BNI ISIS (Perivale) @BNI_ISIS_Ealing

Fabulous Women (and Marvellous Men): monthly membership networking at DoubleTree by Hilton FREE/SPONSORED • Ealing Business Forum Geoff Langston @GeoffLangston • Ealing Business Partnership @GeoffLangston • Ealing Mums in Business Shelley Henderson @ealingmumsinbiz • Link4Coffee Sukhi Bhogal @SukhiSolutions

• 4N Ealing Karen Sterling @kazzylady

• Ealing Tweetup Michael Greer @MGreer_PR Catherine Gunnewicht @CathPG

• The Best of Ealing Chris McIntosh @TheBestofEaling

• Ealing Homeworkers Lunch @FlyingFishComms @JBrianti

Isn’t it time you discovered the benefits of membership of the Ealing Chamber of Commerce?

Join us for some early Christmas networking Festive Networking Wednesday 2 December 2015, 4.00pm - 6.00pm Shikumen Ealing, Hotel Xanadu, 26-42 Bond Street, Ealing W5 5AA To book your place contact Donna Subero, Events Executive T: +44 (0)20 7556 2394 E: info@ealingchamber.org W: ealingchamber.org Tw: @ealingchamber Also connect with us on LinkedIn

Ealing Chamber of Commerce St Andrew’s Church Centre Mount Park Road Ealing London W5 2RS

EALING HOMEBIZ

Contactus Ealing / Christmas 2015 / Page 15

‘MY BEST 1-MINUTE’ The one-minute pitch at a networking meeting is when everyone gets a chance to tell the gathering what they do. Here’s a Contactus minute :)

Contactus meetup At this month’s meetup we focused on giving feedback and advice about each business’s marketing materials. Next meetup: 2016, date tba...

The Ealing Homebiz cartoon ‘Home workers’ posture’

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Hello, I’m Carlene Bender - editor, publisher, designer, artist, writer, chief cook and bottle washer on ‘Contactus Ealing’ local business magazine. My business is advertising – people pay me to promote their business to the local audience. The difference between Contactus and any other magazine is that the advertisers are actually the people I write about in the magazine. I have a couple more editions to put out in 2015 so here is my call to action – I’d like introductions to businessowners who already advertise in print, for example in the Ealing Gazette newspaper or Families West magazine.

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Drawing: Carlene Bender

I’d like to meet people who understand how print advertising works, and who’d appreciate the value that they get out of a Contactus advert.

Thank you, I’m Carlene Bender of ‘Contactus Ealing’, promoting local businesses online, in print and in person. contactusealing.co.uk

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EALING HOMEBIZ

Only for women

ith new networking groups launching all the time, each filling a different niche, it’s comforting to have The Athena Network, “the leading international networking, training and development business club for female executives and entrepreneurs” still going strong in Ealing after eight years, still led by regional director Joanne Sumner. “If you prefer to network only with women, or if your business is closely focused on women,” says Jo, “then Athena could be the right group for you.” “Come and visit us,” she adds. theathenanetwork.co.uk/ JoanneSumner @AthenaWLondon The-Athena-NetworkWest-London

Members of the Athena Network Ealing group listening to and supporting one another at last month’s meeting

What could the Athena Network mean for you

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Face to face networking is one of the most powerful, effective and cost efficient ways to market your business. The Athena Network provides monthly networking for women in business and the thriving Ealing group includes the following industries: business, lifestyle, luxury products, health and wellbeing, education, legal, financial, property and leisure. And we’d love you to join us! EALING monthly meeting

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Other West London networking groups at Chiswick, Barnes, and Shepherd’s Bush. Contact Regional Director, Joanne Sumner:

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Contactus Ealing / Christmas 2015 / Page 17

Quick quiz

Painting Ealing See the world

1 Where is the Ealing in Business expo being held?

Jessica Rose’s paintings of local scenes, plus hand-pulled prints, cards and gifts are available on her website. “I can also paint your pet, house or local scene for an individual Christmas present,” she adds. jessicaroseartist.co.uk @JessRoseArtist jessicaroseartist

2 Which of these is not located in the borough of Ealing? a Brentford b Acton c Northolt d Southall 3 Where in Ealing is Haven Lane? 4 What’s the name of the only women-only business networking organisation in Ealing?

Cathie O’Dea, independent Travel Counsellor based in West London, can tailor-make your short break so you get to grab some winter sunshine. In terms of your summer holiday, Cathie says: “Book early with me to get the best deals.” travelcounsellors.com @CathieodeaTC TravelCounsellorsNottingHill

Cathie O’Dea Whatever your holiday needs, I’m here to help you.

5 “We support small businesses in Ealing” is the headline for which advert in this issue? 6 What does BID stand for (as in ‘Ealing Broadway BID’)? 7 When does voting end in the #Pitshanger #GBHighSt competition? Answers on page 22

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atest news from W5 Physio, your local team of physiotherapists located on Haven Lane in Ealing Broadway.

• Ealing Half Success Congratulations to Vicky, Taryn and Stewart for completing this year’s Ealing Half Marathon. Vicky, Taryn and Stewart raised over £3600 for Breast Cancer Care and Brain Tumor Research. • Christmas Wine Tasting A special evening to thank our customers; this year’s W5 Physio Christmas Wine Tasting will be held on 4 December. Season’s greetings from • There’s No Time Like the W5 Physio team Mo Time at W5 Physio! For the fifth glorious year, Goose and Bald Goose (aka Greg and Stewart) will be doing their bit in support of the Movember Foundation by growing a pair of stylish moustaches. Donations are always greatly received in-clinic or online. www.w5physio.co.uk @W5Physio W5Physio

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ear comfortable shoes”; and “Tell your friends, again” may be two of the most useful tips that Ealing in Business exhibitors picked up at the ‘Make the most of your Expo’ training in October. Sponsored by the London Broncos rugby league club’s In Business With The Broncos networking club, the exhibitors training session was not only an opportunity to learn how to promote their stands, engage with visitors, and make plans for following-up, but a chance for exhibitors to get to know one

another and find early ways to start working together. Nearly 40 local businesses have taken stands at the expo, set to take place on Thursday 19 November at the Ealing Town Hall. The Ealing in Business expo is brought to you in partnership with Ealing Council Regeneration Team (see page 21), working together with three local businesses – The Training Pack, Ealing Mums in Business, and Contactus Ealing. ealing.biz @EalingBiz ealinginbusiness

(l-r) Shelley Henderson (Ealing Mums in Business), Glenda Shawley and Carol Sam (Ealing Council)

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EXPO GUIDE ADS If you’re one of the lucky ones to be reading this magazine online in the first few days of publication, and wondering how come your advert isn’t among its pages, take heart because the Ealing in Business Expo Guide will be published online on 6 November, and is still open for advertising. So if you Contactus missed your chance to EALING IN BUSINESS exhibit at the expo, and you missed your EXPO EVENT GUIDE chance to advertise in this magazine, you can still reach thousands of Ealing business-owners by advertising in the Expo Guide. Although it won’t be a full Contactus publication, it will still be published and marketed in the same way as this magazine, for example. The advantage is that it will be distributed straight into the hands of local businesspeople at the expo on 19 November. If you’re interested to reach such a B2B audience, please email me (Carlene) by 4 November. Advert sizes are £20 (text-only: 140 characters); mini-ad £50 and quarter-page ad £100. Basic artwork and matching story are included in the price. info@contactusealing.co.uk MAGAZINES

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Cover illustration: Ealing Town Hall, where the Expo is being held

Drawing by Carlene Bender

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ON THE RADIO Have a listen/look at our Expo radio advert that’s being broadcast on Westside Radio: https://youtu.be/ mpLSuLc7HHs

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Contact the Ealing Council Economic Regeneration team by email: harrisdem@ealing.gov.uk

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Your turn to make West Ealing better Ealing Council is inviting applications for the West Ealing Champions Fund

o you have an idea for revitalising West Ealing? Perhaps you’ve longed to start up a new W13-based event or social activity, something arts or sports related, or involving a specific age-group. Now you can make that idea happen. The Ealing Council Regeneration Department has launched the West Ealing Champions Fund, offering grants of up to £2,500 to be used to make this part of the borough

“a better place to live, work, visit and do business,” according to Lemuel Dickie-Johnson of the Regen team. Local businesses and resident groups as well as faith and community groups are invited to apply to the fund. Applications must be submitted by email to angela@ ealingcvs.org.uk before 5pm on Tuesday 8 December 2015. There will be a workshop for prospective applicants on Tuesday 10 November, where applicants will be able to receive guidance and feedback about their application. The workshop is also an opportunity to meet other people and share ideas with the possibility of partnering together. Visit the Council’s website (see URL below) for more information. www.ealing.gov.uk/ WEChampsFund @EalingCouncil

Ealing in Business expo: Thu 19 Nov Not long now until the Ealing in Business expo, being held at the Ealing Town Hall on Thursday 19 November – 10.30am to 4pm. Ealing Council has been working in partnership with three local biz (including Contactus) to organise a day packed full of seminars and business networking. Register for news and updates on the homepage website ealing.biz. Also follow on Twitter: @EalingBiz or on Facebook.

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ontactus will be publishing two more magazines before the end of the year: the Ealing in Business expo guide (online 13 Nov; see p19), and our Christmas special, ‘Contactus Acton’ (online 6 Dec). If you would like to advertise please get in touch. In 2016 there’s just one magazine, at Christmas. Do book with us online. contactusealing.co.uk @ContactusEaling ContactusEalingHomebiz

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Quick answers (from quiz on p17) 1 Ealing Town Hall 2 a Brentford 3 Ealing Broadway

4 The Athena Network 5 Ealing Couuncil 6 Business Improvement District 7 13 November 2015 Thank you!

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