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The newsletter for members of the Newport Business Club january 2000

Roger Maggs - President of Celtic House Investment Partners Opportunity 2000 What it takes to be an Entrepreneur Our first Biography speaker this Roger Maggs was born in Newport, year was Gwent, and went to school at CEO of a small Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. company in He took a Bachelors in Physics at the the early 80’s, University of , and later a Masters and ran a at Warwick University Business School. Corporate Venture Fund He worked for many years for Alcan in Boston, Aluminium Limited, the Canadian metals multinational. Starting in the USA. UK subsidiary, over the years he Roger Maggs lived and worked in Brazil, Uruguay, thought he had Columbia, the United States, and the necessary finally, for eight years, at Alcan’s Head background to Office in Montreal, Canada, where he held three vice-presidencies: spot potential Personnel, Metal Marketing, and success. Mergers and Acquisitions. Five years Newport Business Club’s Newport later, after He retired from Alcan in 1994 and putting his returned to Britain to set up Celtic this issue House Investment Partners, a venture • Vincent experience into capital fund sponsored by an Kane practice with old acquaintance, . Celtic House Since then Celtic House has made • Designs on Investment 45 investments in start-up communica- the future • Diary Dates Partners... tions enterprises in the UK, Canada, and the USA. • New what’s his Roger replaces Terry Matthews who was scheduled to Members score sheet? address the club on Thursday 27 January.

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New Member Profile RDM Factors Wales RDM Factors Wales is a privately owned factoring organisation uniquely established to service the small and medium sized business community.

RDM Factors Group was Captain’s column established in 1989 and has headquarters in London. The Welsh division, located between Welcome to the new millennium - Cardiff and Newport was launched does it feel any different to you! in April 1998. They offer an Refreshed by an extended break I alternative to business banking hope that you are settled back into through a range of financial solu- the routine and looking forward to tions such as factoring, leasing, the year ahead. Whatever your line credit management, selective of business one thing is certain, debtor insurance, payroll services and that is change. as well as specialist finance to care home owners and trade Technology and evolution mean finance. that we are likely to see more change in the next decade than was experienced in the whole of the last century.

To some this may seem daunting, but to people like you this is likely to be an opportunity and I am sure that you will rise to the challenge. Whilst technology may improve and the pace of change will increase, one thing will never change, and that is human relation- A staff of ten employees currently ships. As long as people are service a client base of around involved in the business process sixty organisations with particular there will be a need to interact with emphasis on owner manager busi- other people in every sphere of nesses. Kelvin Thomas, Regional activity. Managerthe fact that states we “We are thetake only pride fac- in toring organisation to have a fully The Business Club was started very operational client management much with this thought in mind and centre in Wales. As an owner- the need for networking is likely to managed business ourselves, we be even more important in the understand and can empathise future. I therefore hope that you will with the challenges facing our continue to enjoy membership of clients” the club and support its activities . We also asked him why and wish you every success in the heCardiff’s had decided growth to has join created Newport a Business Club. He says “I feel that years that lie ahead. vacuum in other areas and it was high time for Newport and Peter Ralph Gwent businesses to stand up Chairman, Newport Business Club and be counted” . Clearly, we are not alone!

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Networker Reflections New Look for Vincent a New Future You may or may not have noticed - Kane Networker has had a face-lift! In his presentation to club members in October last year, well-known We are broadcaster Vincent Kane reminisced pleased to about his days at , have his part-time job working for a brew- launched the ery and how he started out in the new look at world of TV and radio by accident. this key time, giving us a He spoke about the two politicians launch whom he had the most difficulty platform for interviewing. the club into the new “The most difficult intellectual millennium. politician was Enoch Powell. We was a formidable mind. He had the great Andrew gift of intelligence, He had phenome- Summers, nal memory.” Chief execu- tive of the He went on to tell of the time he Design Council recently suggested interviewed Margaret Thatcher, saying that, ‘British companies must inno- vate if they are to survive in the new she was like Miss Marple before the cameras rolled but during her inter- millennium. Producing good prod- view she was like steel. ucts will no longer be enough. They must be clever, original, well- He spoke of his fears for broadcasting designed and creatively marketed.’ in the future. He said the BBC had beenhave aconcentrated great institution on excellence.but that it had It Our hope is that members of the losttried its to way be ineverything the 1970’s. and “It the should money club can harness the true value of dried up.” design into this new era and add real results to their bottom line.

Vincent said he had no doubt that the future belonged to small, independent e-networker an electronic version of this producers who could make pro- newsletter is available from grammes on small budgets. www.basics.co.uk/networker Broadcasting he added should be as a .pdf. To view this file you about “stretching the will need the free Acrobat reader imagination of people”. available from www.adobe.com. He said he regretted the way broadcasting seemed to be going but January 2000 as for his involvement in radio and TV over 37 years, he had no meeting regrets. sponsors Newport Business Club are pleased to have Deloitte & Touche as sponsors of our first meeting of this new century! network final 4/2/00 11:31 am Page 6

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Dates for the Diary Join the All meetings will be held at 6:30pm at the Celtic Manor Golf Club, Coldra Woods, Newport NP18 1HQ club! Thursday 27th Jan Speaker: Roger Maggs - President The Newport Business Club is Celtic House Investment Partners now one of the most recognised Other events in 2000 clubs of its type in Gwent and is (Speakers to be confirmed) gaining recognition further afield. Thursday 27th April Membership is open to businesses Thursday 20th July of all kinds within the Newport Thursday 26th October and Gwent region. Thursday 7th December Becoming a member of the club Christmas Party - surprise entertainer could not be more simple. New Recruits For membership details contact: The following companies have recently Kevin Dooley, joined the Newport Business Club. Newport Business Club, PO Box 243, Newport NP20 4XL. Steve Roberts 01633 43 2824 Abbey Nationwide Security Systems Ltd Riverside Buildings, Tregare Street (near [email protected] Clarence Place), Newport NP9 7AP T 01633 214 215 Hospitality opportunities William Fox One way of giving your company an Cymru Kitchens added presence at the clubs events is 63 Road, Newport NP19 7BX through sponsorship. Hosting a table T 01633 676 767 gives you the means of inviting clients web site www.cymru-kitchens.co.uk and guests to an evening. e-mail [email protected] Alternatively, you could sponsoring a Val Griffiths meeting for only £300. Please contact Griffiths Signs & Equipment Patricia Howard on 01633 777 135. Unit 43, Albany Street, Newport NP20 5NG T 01633 855 422 e-mail sales@griffiths signs.netlineuk.net Benefits of Bernard Sefton Delta Printers & Office Supplies Unit 13, Klevedon Street, Newport sponsoring NP19 0DW a meeting T 01633 255 400 Ian Smith •corporate awareness to SME’s Basics Graphic Design Consultants in South Wales The Studio, 1 Caerau Road, Newport •captured business audience NP9 4HL •exhibition stand in main T 01633 214 418 reception area web site www.basics.co.uk •feature in ‘Networker’ the e-mail [email protected] club newsletter Kelvin Thomas •table with guest speaker RDM Factors Wales •editorial copy in Business Argus Rhymney House, Copse Walk, Cardiff •PR opportunity of prestigious venue Gate Business Park, Pontprennau Cardiff CF23 8RB T 029 2054 9549 web site www.rdm.co.uk Key Contacts Stephen Minns - Meetings Peter Ralph - Chairman T 01633 416 544 T 01633 220 083 e-mail [email protected] e-mail Trisha Howard - Communications [email protected] T 01633 777 135 Kevin Dooley - Membership e-mail [email protected] T 01633 432 824 Julian Harding - Networker Editorial e-mail [email protected] Basics, 1 Caerau Road, Newport NP9 4HL Alan Cunningham - Financial T 01633 214418 F 01633 214418 T 01633 222 881 e-mail [email protected]

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