Welcome to our March newsletter. We have officially started Spring and although the flowers have started to bloom, there hasn’t been much in the way of sunshine yet!
On Wednesday 11th March, we will be holding a fun quiz night at Ipswich Wanderers Football Club. Join us for an entertaining evening – you can either book a team or as an individual and we will make sure everyone is part of a team on the night. Book your place now.
Our exclusive sponsor/press launch event for the anniversary year of Anglia Business Exhibition, is on 13th April and we are looking forward to seeing our sponsors at Riverhills Health Club & Spa. There is still time to book a sponsor package and get your invite but get in touch asap! Exhibitor stands have been selling fast but there are still some available so don’t miss out on being part of our 30th anniversary year. Email contact@angliabusinessexhibition.com for more info or read our ABE update to find out more.
Would you like to become an ISSBA patron to be instrumental in taking us forward into the next decade as well as benefitting from an amazing package designed to increase your profile and boost your business? Visit our ISSBA Patron page for the full details.
Reminder to ISSBA members – if you would like to be included in our newsletter as a Member of the Month, please let us know on mail@issba.co.uk so that we can schedule you in. It is a fantastic chance to tell people about what you do or share some exciting news or updates. Alternatively, if there is anything new or exciting going on in your industry (or just something you think people need to know about), we’d love you to write an interesting and useful article for the newsletter. Rather than a sales piece, you’d be providing valuable info to readers but you are welcome to include your logo, contact details and a call to action if you wish.
Remember that if you are an ISSBA member, you can send us your events to include on our website events calendar. Don’t forget to keep an eye on the calendar to see what is coming up. Email details of your events to mail@issba.co.uk.
Don’t forget our Recommend a Friend scheme, it is great to see ISSBA members benefiting from this. Any current ISSBA member will get one month's free membership for each new member they recommend, plus the new member also gets one free month, so Win-Win! There are no limits to how many referrals each ISSBA member can make as long as you have a current, paid up membership, so if you bring in 12 new members, you'll get a whole year for free!
GoCardless is making the renewal process much easier for many of our members. If you haven’t signed up yet, either let us know on mail@issba.co.uk or keep an eye on your inbox for an authorisation request. GoCardless is a direct debit system fully protected by the Direct Debit Guarantee and means that you never need to worry about forgetting to renew again. By signing up to this you will help your committee save valuable time in chasing renewals, so please, if you aren’t already signed up, please do!
Graham Barton, ISSBA Chair