Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Wednesday 11th April 2018

TIME: 9:00AM - 11:00AM WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members

VENUE: Dean Close School - Shelburne Road , GL51 6HE

TITLE: C2S Member Only – Strategy Session

These workshops are designed to provide you and your team with an opportunity to better understand how well your business is performing around 11 key business activities that drive success. This visible tool developed out of Harvard University allows you to make visible peoples assumptions and share and update your knowledge about what is working well in your organisation.

DATE: Thursday 12th April 2018

TIME: 9:30AM - 11:30AM WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES

REGION:

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: FIG Offices - Southgate House, , GL1 1UD United Kingdom

TITLE: Enterprise Selling – TEAM SELLING!

Complimentary Executive Briefing (seats limited) When compared to selling to small and medium- sized companies, ENTERPRISE clients provide vastly different challenges.

DATE: Tuesday 17th April 2018

TIME: 9:00AM - 11:30AM FORUMS

REGION: Worcestershire

OPEN TO: Members

VENUE: Worcester Racecourse - Grand Stand Road Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 3EJ United Kingdom

TITLE: Attitude for Success

Is coaching misunderstood in the world of business? All successful sports people have coaching for success – so why not in business? It promotes personal well being and responsibility, drives employee engagement, high performance, a positive culture and much, much more. Join us to learn techniques you can implement into your business to get the best out of you and your team. Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Wednesday 18th April 2018

TIME: 5:30PM - 7:00PM C2S SOCIALS, GET CONNECTED TALKS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Cotswold Motor Group - Corinthian Park, Corinthian Way,, Gloucestershire GL51 6UP United Kingdom

TITLE: Get Connected Talks – Cotswold Motor Group

A visit with Andrew Hulcoop, Manging Director of Cotswold Motor Group which includes Cotswold BMW, Cotswold Mini and Cotswold Motorrad. Andrew as MD of the leading distributer in the UK faces the daily challenges of staying ahead of the competition in a highly competitive market place.

DATE: Thursday 19th April 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: C11 Cyber Security & Digital Centre - Gloucestershire Science & Technology Park Berkeley Green, Gloucestershire, GL13 9FB

TITLE: Digital Darren – Measuring Return on Your Digital Investment

This session will help you understand some of the key principles of measuring return and how to build the foundations of a digital strategy most appropriate for your business. It will also help you understand what questions you should be asking your digital team and your suppliers, as well as understanding some of the key measurements which should go into your Board reports.

DATE: Tuesday 24th April 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM FORUMS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Leader

VENUE: FIG Offices - Southgate House, Gloucester, GL1 1UD United Kingdom

TITLE: Leaders Boardroom Forum

Leaders Forum Boardroom – we all know how important it is to take time out of working in the business to working on the business. These Boardroom sessions are an ideal opportunity to take time out and discuss current topics affecting your business; gain insights into what others are doing and share your experiences and expertise to help other business leaders. Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Tuesday 24th April 2018

TIME: 2:00PM - 5:00PM FORUMS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Executive

VENUE: FIG Offices - Southgate House, Gloucester, GL1 1UD United Kingdom

TITLE: Executive Development Programme –

This Session will look at the difference between Vision and Mission and how to craft an engaging and visionary Vision statement. We will test your company Vision so please bring this along to the session. Please also have a think about what your Team/Department vison would be. We will look at a couple of strategy tools including using one for your own businesses and/or team.

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DATE: Wednesday 25th April 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: FIG Offices - Southgate House, Gloucester, GL1 1UD United Kingdom

TITLE: Brand and the Bottom Line

What you’ll get from the session - A practical way to view and measure your brand insights, who your brand should be aimed at and what it needs to say and do. An insight into the power of positioning and story-telling. Ideas that will help you increase the profits and value of your business.

DATE: Thursday 26th April 2018

TIME: 9:00AM - 11:00AM COMPANY VISITS

REGION: Worcestershire

OPEN TO: Members

VENUE: Gymshark - 1 Brooklands, Redditch , B98 9DW

TITLE: Best Practice Company Visit to Gymshark

In just 3 years’ Gymshark has achieved a turnover of £4million with over 3 million highly engaged social media followers in 131 countries. Created in 2012 by teenager Ben Francis and a group of his high-school friends. Gymshark has grown from a screen printing operation in a garage, into one of the fastest growing and most recognisable brands in fitness! Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Friday 27th April 2018

TIME: 12:30PM - 2:30PM C2S SOCIALS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Hotel Du Vin - Cheltenham GL50 3AH

TITLE: Circle2Success Cheese Club

Hosted by Hotel Du Vin, Cheltenham we offer a delicious 2 course lunch preceded by a complimentary welcome glass of wine on arrival. This is a great opportunity to meet with business colleagues and make new contacts, and for those cheese lovers, hear from an expert on the Cheeses served on the day.

DATE: Wednesday 9th May 2018

TIME: 5:30PM - 7:30PM CONSTRUCTION FOCUS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Clarkson Evans - Meteor Business Park, Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester, GL2 9QL United Kingdom

TITLE: C2S Construction Focus Group with Constructing Excellence – Clarkson Evans

This focus group will look at ways to help with the skills shortage in the Construction sector. Examining ideas and options, hearing from award winning Clarkson Evans on how they overcame this by running their own apprenticeship scheme. ensuring they get the skills they need and attitude that’s right for their organisation, culture and vision.

DATE: Thursday 10th May 2018

TIME: 9:30AM - 11:30AM WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES

REGION: Gloucestershire

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: FIG Offices - Southgate House, Gloucester, GL1 1UD United Kingdom

TITLE: Enterprise Selling – TEAM SELLING!

Complimentary Executive Briefing (seats limited) When compared to selling to small and medium- sized companies, ENTERPRISE clients provide vastly different challenges. Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Thursday 10th May 2018

TIME: 12:00PM - 2:00PM C2S SOCIALS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Leader

VENUE: Hatherley Manor Hotel & Spa - Down Hatherley Lane, Gloucester, GL2 9QA

TITLE: Women Leaders Lunch

An opportunity to meet with other like-minded women leading organisations, to share best practice and our experiences over lunch. So, we have taken a positive action to organise such an occasion and we would like to invite you to the first lunch which is to be held at the Hatherley Manor on Thursday, 10 May 2018 commencing 12 noon, with lunch at 12.30 pm.

DATE: Wednesday 16th May 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Manor by the Lake - Hatherley Lane Cheltenham, GL51 6PN United Kingdom

TITLE: Sales Session – Using the Psychology of Sales to Win More Business

The Sales Session - Using the psychology of sales to win more business - How to get others as good at sales as you are. This session is designed to be interactive, thought provoking, and to enable those attending to g o and try/do something in their business differently/better than they did before.

DATE: Thursday 17th May 2018

TIME: 5:00PM - 7:00PM COMPANY VISITS

REGION: Bristol & Bath, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire

OPEN TO: Members

VENUE: Dowdeswell Park - London Road Cheltenham, GL52 6UT United Kingdom

TITLE: Best Practice Company Visit to Dowdeswell Park

On your visit to the Dowdeswell Estates Head Quarters we will hear from Rod Jenner, Managing Director about their vision and the very exciting new projects happening in Gloucestershire – Dowdeswell Park. Rod will showcase all of Dowdeswell Estates projects including a sneak peek into the proposed plans for the exciting Dowdeswell Park development. A very insightful event, with a tour and tasting Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Tuesday 5th June 2018

TIME: 10:00AM - 2:30PM COMPANY VISITS

REGION: Bristol & Bath, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire

OPEN TO: Members

VENUE: Hinkley Point A Power Station - Bridgwater, England TA5 1YA United Kingdom

TITLE: All Members – Company Visit to Hinkley Power Station

Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is a project to construct a 3,200 MWe nuclear power station with two EPR reactors in Somerset. EDF are giving us VIP treatment with a full 90 minute tour of the site. On arrival we will hear from the senior management team about the project and the challenges along the way, followed by an escorted 20 minute bus ride right into to the heart of the site.

DATE: Thursday 7th June 2018

TIME: 4:00PM - 7:00PM C2S SOCIALS, WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES

REGION: Bristol & Bath, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire

OPEN TO: Members

VENUE: Hillside Brewery - Hollybush Farm, Ross Road Longhope, England GL170NG United Kingdom

TITLE: Team Building at Hillside Brewery

Why is Trust so important in today’s working environment? An introduction, using a fully interactive exercise, about our behaviours in our influencing styles, both internally and externally, supply chain management and trust relationships in the working environment.

DATE: Friday 8th June 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM HR FOCUS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: University of Gloucestershire - GL50 2RH

TITLE: HR Focus Group

Our Friday 8th June HR Focus Group will be hosted at the University of Gloucestershire where we will welcome Annie Franklin of Working Limited who will lead a presentation and discussion on Mediation and Arbitrage in the workplace. Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Wednesday 13th June 2018

TIME: 12:00PM - 2:00PM C2S SOCIALS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Worcester Racecourse - Grand Stand Road Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 3EJ United Kingdom

TITLE: Celebrating Women in Business and the 100th Anniversary of the Suffragettes

1918 marks the Representation of the People Act, which granted some women the right to vote in British parliamentary elections for the first time. We are commemorating this anniversary by holding a lunch and hearing from inspirational, successful women in business today.

DATE: Wednesday 20th June 2018

TIME: 8:00AM - 9:30AM C2S SOCIALS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Cheltenham Racecourse - Evesham Road Prestbury, Gloucestershire GL50 4SH United Kingdom

TITLE: C2S Social – The C2S BIG Breakfast

This is a great opportunity for ALL Members from ALL Regions to get together for our Annual C2S Social - The BIG Breakfast. The breakfast is on US! This is free to all Members, this social is a great opportunity to catch up, meet new members from akk regions, make new relationships and explore new business opportunities.

DATE: Monday 25th June 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: FIG Offices - Southgate House, Gloucester, GL1 1UD United Kingdom

TITLE: Getting the Most from Social Media

Come along and find out the latest updates and what's new in social media and how you can make the most of your social media connections to market and promote your business going forward. Examine the impact of GDPR on marketing post 25th May. Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Tuesday 3rd July 2018

TIME: 9:00AM - 1:00PM COMPANY VISITS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: drp - 212, Ikon Estate, Droitwich Road Hartlebury, DY10 4EU

TITLE: C2S Visit to drp Group Ltd – The Future of Communication

Exclusive visit to drp Group Ltd - A talk from the Dale Parmenter, Group CEO about the award winning drp Group journey with the opportunity for Q&A. We will then hear from Callum Gill, Head of Insight and Innovation on research and statistics, followed by a tour of the studios and talk on special effects.

DATE: Wednesday 4th July 2018

TIME: 5:30PM - 7:00PM C2S SOCIALS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Malmaison Cheltenham - Bayshill Road Cheltenham,, GL50 3AS

TITLE: C2S 5th Year Anniversary Celebration

2018 is the 5 Year Anniversary of Circle2Success and we are delighted to invite you to Malmaison, Cheltenham to meet some of our amazing members and celebrate the success of our business community. Join us for a glass of wine, an opportunity to meet our members and new dynamic businesses and to hear the Circle2Success story from Angela Edwards and Suzanne Hall-Gibbins.

DATE: Friday 6th July 2018

TIME: 12:30PM - 2:30PM C2S SOCIALS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Hotel Du Vin - Cheltenham GL50 3AH

TITLE: Circle2Success Cheese Club

Hosted by Hotel Du Vin, Cheltenham we offer a delicious 2 course lunch preceded by a complimentary welcome glass of wine on arrival. This is a great opportunity to meet with business colleagues and make new contacts, and for those cheese lovers, hear from an expert on the Cheeses served on the day. Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Tuesday 24th July 2018

TIME: 10:00AM - 6:00PM C2S SOCIALS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Cheltenham Cricket Festival - Cheltenham Cricket Festival Cheltenham College College Sports Ground Thirlestaine Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7AB United Kingdom

TITLE: C2S Social – Cheltenham Cricket Festival – open to all

Circle2Success with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club are pleased to invite you to network at the Cheltenham Cricket Festival. We are pleased to be working in partnership with Gloucestershire County Cricket to host a C2S Networking Session and a day’s cricket hospitality. Included in the hospitality package exclusive GCCC/C2S Marquee, hospitality match day ticket, private cash bar......

DATE: Tuesday 24th July 2018

TIME: 5:30PM - 7:00PM C2S SOCIALS, GET CONNECTED TALKS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Cheltenham Cricket Festival - Cheltenham Cricket Festival Cheltenham College College Sports Ground Thirlestaine Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7AB United Kingdom

TITLE: GetConnected Talks – Cricket Festival

Please join us in the Exclusive Gloucestershire County Cricket Club marquee for our next GetConnected Event. Following on from our day at the Cricket we are pleased to bring you to the Festival with a Guest Speaker from GCCC providing us with an overview on the Cricket Festival and an update on Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. There is free access to the Ground for our Event.

DATE: Tuesday 4th September 2018

TIME: 9:00AM - 11:30AM COMPANY VISITS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: University of Warwick - International Digital Laboratory Coventry, Gloucestershire CV4 7AL

TITLE: Exclusive C2S Visit to WMG Warwick University with Professor Paul Jennings looking at Technology and Autonomous Vehicles.

Professor Jennings will be presenting “The road to autonomous connected vehicles” and will explore topics including how research and development is leading to new technologies to improve lives, and the new insights that are leading the way. Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Wednesday 5th September 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM HR FOCUS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Hawkwood College - Painswick Old Road, Stroud, GL6 7QW

TITLE: HR Focus Group

We hold quarterly Focus Groups, open to members and non-members, to discuss and debate the challenges faced, drive positive change and make a real difference. HR is vital to your organisational success, together we examine the impact new legislation and Brexit has on your business practices and how to improve competitiveness through your people.

DATE: Thursday 13th September 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM COMPANY VISITS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: hartpury college - Hartpury College Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL19 3BE United Kingdom

TITLE: C2S Visit to Hartpury College

A warts and all view of the journey of Hartpury College and a new University Centre working side by side on the same campus. After undergoing a period of radical change both cultural and organisational, Principal Russell Marchant will share their story and insights in to what has been an exciting and at times difficult journey. Many lessons learnt and with 97% graduate employability on average.

DATE: Thursday 20th September 2018

TIME: 9:00AM - 11:30AM COMPANY VISITS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Titania - Security House Barbourne Road, Worcestershire WR1 1RS

TITLE: Exclusive C2S Visit to Titania Ltd

Limited places for this exclusive boardroom session and opportunity to get on the inside of one of the fastest growing Queens Award Winning Organisation in Cyber Security and Worcestershire. Nicola Whiting COO of Titania Ltd is passionate about people and Culture. Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Wednesday 26th September 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM WORKSHOPS/MASTERCLASSES

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: FIG Offices - Southgate House, Gloucester, GL1 1UD United Kingdom

TITLE: Getting the Most from Social Media

Come along and find out the latest updates and whats new in social media and how you can make the most of your social media connections to market and promote your business going forward. Examine the impact of GDPR on marketing post 25th May.

DATE: Friday 12th October 2018

TIME: 12:30PM - 2:30PM C2S SOCIALS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Hotel Du Vin - Cheltenham GL50 3AH

TITLE: Circle2Success Cheese Club

Hosted by Hotel Du Vin, Cheltenham we offer a delicious 2 course lunch preceded by a complimentary welcome glass of wine on arrival. This is a great opportunity to meet with business colleagues and make new contacts, and for those cheese lovers, hear from an expert on the Cheeses served on the day.

DATE: Wednesday 5th December 2018

TIME: 12:00PM - 7:00PM C2S SOCIALS

REGION: Bristol & Bath, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Manor by the Lake - Manor by the Lake, Hatherley Lane Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 6PN United Kingdom

TITLE: C2S Christmas Lunch

Join us for our Annual C2S Christmas Lunch at the beautiful Manor by the Lake. From 12noon we will meet in the marquee with a drink on arrival and be called for lunch for 12.45pm. We will then sit down to a delicious 3 course meal followed by mince pies and finish off the day in the Rock Bar with Karaoke Dave from Simplicity! This is the one Social NOT to miss! Ticket price to be confirmed. Print Date: Mon 9th Apr 2018

DATE: Friday 7th December 2018

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM HR FOCUS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Lilian Faithfull Homes - Overton Park Road Cheltenham, England GL50 3BT United Kingdom

TITLE: HR Focus Group

We hold quarterly Focus Groups, open to members and non-members, to discuss and debate the challenges faced, drive positive change and make a real difference. HR is vital to your organisational success, together we examine the impact new legislation and Brexit has on your business practices and how to improve competitiveness through your people. We share best practice in all aspects of HR includi

DATE: Friday 8th March 2019

TIME: 8:30AM - 11:00AM HR FOCUS

REGION: All Locations

OPEN TO: Members and Non-Members

VENUE: Sanctus Training - Sanctus House, The Waterfront Park Stonehouse, GL10 3UT

TITLE: HR Focus Group

We bring HR professionals together to discuss and explore the rapidly changing HR landscape, champion excellence and share best practice.