Marianne joined the club too late to join in the stand in Alicante – but we were able to showcase her website along with our other members on the Laptop we had running throughout the Event (Yes – ALL THREE DAYS) you can find her on http://www.solanacasas.eu
Well we are back – noisy and busy and altogether all the Marina Alta Business Club members did really well – we really pulled together and made loads of useful contacts
Standing/ Represented at the event were
The Copishop from Javea Port – with their UK TV system - that even works on slow ADSL 1mb connections
2020TEL – Mobile phones – low tariff and Smartphones
Easy Flatpax – “We bring IKEA to YOU”
U P Publications Ltd - UK Publishers direct to Spain
Mai Griffin - Artist and Author
Rabbit FX – Currency Exchange
The Sign Shop – Signs and Printing And Phoenix Computers
Fontana Design – Website Design, Site Marketing, “Ethical, Efficient and Effective” !
Adam Simmons and Associates Ltd - Transport Efficiency Consultants
Jacksons Administradores – Chartered Accounts and Accountancy for Urbanisations
Introducing…The International Lifestyle and Expo Fiesta 2011 IFA Centre in Alicante (promoted by SOL Productions)
4th, 5th and 6th November 2011
Want to promote your business to thousands of Costa Blanca residents of all nationalities…? If the answer is “Yes” then read on.
SOL Productions and the IFA Exhibition Centre in Alicante have joined forces to bring you ‘The International Lifestyle and Expo Fiesta 2011’. This will be the best opportunity this year to promote your business, and bring in extra customers and clients, as well as increase your product awareness to the residents and visitors of the Costa Blanca.
This is the first time that the Lifestyle Expo is being staged alongside the extremely popular Expo Fiesta and Tourism and Culture Exhibitions, which last year attracted more than 30,000 people from all over the region. This new event will create an international fusion of exhibitions, which will not only attract thousands of expats but also Spanish residents, and as an added incentive to bring in the crowds, FREE entry is being offered to the general public.
With the IFA Centre’s professionalism and purpose built exhibition centre along with SOL Productions’ International Marketing Plan, it promises to be an event not to be missed and, of course, with the huge variety of exhibitors and the vast array of products and services that they provide, it will be a MUST attend event for everyone. It is guaranteed to be a business opportunity that every business owner from Denia to Mojacar should take advantage of.
The big question is, can you afford not to be there…?
Prices for stands start from as little as €85 per day so every business owner, regardless of size CAN afford to be there.
If your business promotes the lifestyle of the Costa Blanca and you want to be there, book your stand today.
This exhibition is for everyone; from homes, gardens and pools to legal, fiscal and financial. As well as leisure products and services from golf, boats and cars to health, beauty and medical services. There will be exhibitors featuring bargain properties to beautiful bodegas, intermixed with international and Spanish cuisine. Every possible service and product will be catered for. It will be a great opportunity to meet thousands of potential clients and customers, make new contacts and generate new business leads to keep your business thriving for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012.
You can be intricately involved in the regeneration of life and business here in the Costa Blanca and together we can positively promote this region and get it back to winning ways. It’s time to bring the ‘Buzz’ back to the Costa Blanca and together we can do it because together we are stronger.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME ON:-
Mob 607744153 / Office 965581871
Or e mail – isces72@gmail.com
All the best,
IAN SINCLAIR
Ian Sinclair
Xàbia Democrática were our guests at the meeting in Peri Pera last night. The team, led by Oscar Anton, joined local expatriate businesses to discuss local issues and to exchange information. Our thanks to Oscar, Marie, Georgina and Norman for joining in our discussions. The photo was taken by Georgina Rodriguez.
Just a quick reminder – our NEXT meeting is on the 16th September – then there is a natural gap of three weeks so the meeting that follows is not until the 7th October.
Hope to see you there
Our next meeting is on May 6th – so not for another 2 weeks.
Advantage one is that it will give a few of our members a chance to send family/guests home in a safe and post volcanic atmosphere and equally it will give a few memebers stuck abroad a chance to get back here… without missing a meeting
Advantage two – it is UK Election night – so the meeting WILL finish around 9:30pm…. Promise 
Gaile
I have managed to acquire http://www.lifestylespain.com and intend to turn it into a public information portal – I am NOT intendng to re-invent the wheel – or duplicate any of the other quite excellent websites that are established about Spain – I would much prefer to simply link to them and allow visitors to Lifestyle Spain to access the full wealth of information that is online about living in Spain. So if you know of good quality websites we can link to, please let me know.
The Lifestyle Spain website also offers an opportunity to put deals, for sale items, properties etc rather like a full colour illustrated classified – with plenty of opportunity for logos and photos. It will be free, for the time being – and any body who joins now will not be charged for at least a year after we start charging for entry onto the site – so if you have a property for sale or want to take part in Lifestyle Spain – now is your chance to join. We are not suggesting you bypass Estate Agents (we welcome contributions from them) but we do think it gives an opportunity to flesh out agent ads with the photos of your property that you like and they have not had the space to use!
I still have a lot of work to do on the site - but I have already put a property online… so it will give you an idea of what can be done
www.marina-abc.com has launched a complementary site for members and local news at www.marina-abc.com/community/ members who wish to register on the Cummunity site need to register separately from here
An Exclusive offer from The Grapevine Magazine and Marina Alta Business Club to all local businesses and advertisers. If you are in business in the Marina Alta Region in Spain – we have a very special offer for you, exclusive to the Jávea Grapevine and the New Calpe Grapevine… Working with Marina Alta Business Club we have managed to secure you a FREE web page – for your business – designed and maintained by Gaile Griffin Peers, the manager of Marina Alta Business Club – COMPLETELY FREE.
MARINA ALTA BUSINESS COMMUNITY can be found at www.marina-abc.com
“We are very, very worried about the effects that the recession is having on small businesses in Spain” said Gaile Griffin Peers of Marina Alta Business Club, “and we feel it is our responsibility to help where we can.”
As an active business club, representing the interests of small businesses in the Jávea area, Marina Alta Business Club has established a variety of membership benefits that are helping the Club and its core businesses to grow – but Gaile doesn’t think that is enough, with the troubles facing businesses here. The idea of the free web space offer for ALL businesses came about as part of an internal general improvement of the club’s membership benefits. Gaile has been developing web packages that give existing and new members the opportunity to develop large and complex websites. “Current members and new businesses joining the club before the end of June are getting 200Mb worth of web space as part of their membership – they can use it for what ever they wish (providing it is legal) – for business, web shops, blogging, guest-books, leisure, family, friends – whatever they want. All the tools are in the package – and there are a great number of website developers around who can develop the space for you if you need it, but are worried about how to do it yourself.”
The member’s main web pages are still put together by the club manager… so why is Marina Alta Business Club prepared to GIVE AWAY INTERNET PAGES TO NON-MEMBERS FOR FREE?
“We are very aware that internet business success is built around the number of safe links going to and from your website. So the more pages that we can all link to and from, the higher the profile all our users (members and non-members) will have on search engines. This increased prominence will help drive business to us all.
“ No business can survive in a recession, if it is isolated – this is “Bringing Business Together” in a way that benefits everyone.”
When we asked what businesses would have to do to take up this FREE offer, Gaile Griffin Peers said
“It is open to ANY business prepared to offer a small discount to our members – we are asking nothing else in return AND we will do all the work putting up the page and providing the web-space.”
“This type of practical business co-operation is what will help us all to survive until the economy starts to pick up, so we are delighted to be working with The Grapevine on this project”.
To get your free web page get in touch with Gaile on 966461913 or email her on manager@mabc.biz
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