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Island Businesses Gather For Networking Event

Around 100 delegates from 58 businesses gathered for ‘There’s always more toothpaste in the tube’ - the latest business networking and seminar event from business mentor and speaker, Dale Howarth.

The event - at Lakeside Spa and Hotel - provided the opportunity for those attending to get back to business, through an hour-long reception, meeting delegates and the event's sponsors in the Oyster Room, before moving to the Kingfisher Suite. It focused on the importance of innovation in business, what it means and how many Island businesses have innovated and adapted to achieve greater success.

Jonathan Thornton, Managing Director of PC Consultants and Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce welcomed those gathered to the event and set the scene for Dale’s talk. He reflected on innovative Island companies including IFPL, JR Zone and Newport based Diametric, with Joe Newnham, Operations Director, sharing insights into the company’s history as innovators and the steps they have taken during the pandemic.

Dale said:

“It was great to see so many from across the Island's business community attend my event. As always, the reception and networking with delegates and sponsors was a key part, with many making valuable new contacts and catching up with old ones.

"The feedback from my talk and the event as a whole has been amazing, with many now seeing innovation in a new light and motivated by the examples of island businesses that have achieved so much and overcome challenges during what has been a difficult time for many.”

This latest event follows the success of ‘No marketing budget, so what’s holding you back?’ in 2019 and ‘Practical Lessons for Better Business’ in 2017 and was again sponsored by Island businesses, including BrightBulb Design, Hillbans Pest Control, Island Tea and Coffee, Isle of Wight Jobs, Lifeline, NFU Mutual, PC Consultants, Premier Motors, Red Squirrel Property Shop, Top Mops and WightFibre.

Dale is regarded as one of a handful of Accredited CPD Speakers in the country, in addition to having been awarded ‘Provider of Training Excellence’ by The CPD Standards Office based in London. He also works closely as a mentor to a number of Island businesses.

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