Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday 5th June, 2013 12:30pm Ramada Encore, Inverness
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Directors Present: Stewart Henderson (SH), Dougal Perman (DP), Greg Kane (GK), Ally Gray (AG), Tam Coyle (TC) and Caroline Cooper Action Point
Responsible
Completion Date
Expenses receipts added to Dropbox
SH
17/6/13
'Blueprint for the SAY Award' produced
SH
Ongoing
Credit card registered with RBS Cards Online and credit limit raised
CC
14/6/13
Budget for industry events agreed upon and meetings set up with goNORTH, BTBW, Music+ and Showcase Scotland
Everyone
28/6/13
Industry reports produced
Everyone
5/7/13
Mailout to members re industry reports
CC
19/6/13
Meeting to discuss Commonwealth events
CC & TC
28/6/13
Discussion on how to support the Federation of Small Businesses
CC & AG
28/6/13
1. Apologies There are no apologies.
2. Minutes of last meeting and matters arising The minutes of the last meeting were approved.
3. Finance ACTION - SH to add expenses receipts to Dropbox. ACTION - CC to register for RBS Cards Online service and enquire about raising the credit limit on the business credit card.
4. Operational Plan CC spoke through the operational plan that had been circulated prior to the board meeting.
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5. SAY Award SH gave a brief update on the SAY Award. ACTION - SH will produce a 'blueprint for the SAY Award'.
6. AOB Support for Industry Events SH - The SMIA should make a commitment to support goNORTH and Born to be Wide both financially and by having a presence at the events. DP - The SMIA should meet with both goNOTH and Born to be Wide to discuss how we can best support them and to negotiate a reduced entry rate for SMIA members. AG - The board should also consider how we can support Music+ and Showcase Scotland. ACTION - The board will agree on a budget to be spent on goNORTH, BTBW, Music+ and Showcase Scotland and CC will arrange a meeting with each to discuss how the SMIA can best support them and negotiate a discounted rate for SMIA members.
Website Content ACTION - Each director will produce the industry reports they are responsible for, as laid out in the operational plan. ACTION - CC will email the membership suggesting that any member who has a good knowledge of a certain subject produce a report that will be used in the member's area of the SMIA website.
Commonwealth Events ACTION - CC and TC will meet to discuss possible commonwealth events.
Federation of Small Businesses ACTION - AG & CC will discuss how best to promote the work of the Federation of Small Businesses to SMIA members.
Meeting ended at 2:15pm
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