The Manchester Market Place will meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month at different venues around the City and will have a relaxed informal networking agenda and a guest speaker, each of these talks will only take 15 minutes of the event so leaving you free to make new business contacts whether it’s a new supplier or even better a new client!

I am delighted to say that our next Manchester Market Place will be held at the stunning Quill Bar and Restaurant on the 2nd February 12.00pm - 2.00pm, situated on King Street (opposite the White Company), Manchester, you will be greeted with a glass of prosecco and served a selection of  canapes and you will of course have an opportunity to network.

The cost is £15 per person if however you bring along a new guest to the Market Place then your entrance will be discounted to £10. To book your place please contact Alison Hibbert on 0161 498 9046 or email alison@byparallel.co.uk and please send a cheque made payable to By Parallel to the address below and attach a business card. Please do forward this onto any of your contacts/friends who you think may be interested and I look forward to meeting you all.

Small businesses have a unique opportunity to get a one-up on larger companies with new changes that have just come into place. In April Google changed their algorithms and they now check if a website is mobile-friendly before displaying it in search results. But according to a survey this month by CodeGuard, over half of all websites are still not mobile ready.

Many websites from big companies are still not mobile friendly and making them comply could cost them tens of thousands of pounds and months of hard work. Nettl.com, the new network of web design studios, want to help small businesses just start selling online and are offering up to 100 businesses a free one-hour consultation and £500 grant towards the cost of a ‘Nettl :commerce’ online web shop.

Most of Nettl’s clients already have a website, although often it was built before mobile was critical and so needs upgraded. What’s really interesting is how many Cheshire businesses are looking to the future and adding online booking apps and launching fully functional web shops.

If you are a small business in the Greater Manchester & Cheshire area, Nettl are offering a free one-hour, no obligation website consultation this summer.

TO BOOK: Call James on 01625 529 006 or email wilmslow@nettl.com

"What an absolute delight it has been working with you over the last year at Chill Factore and previously at other venues. The ‘client evenings’ which you arranged throughout last summer, introduced us to a whole new ‘Corporate’ clientele and the bookings that resulted have been plentiful and of excellent quality and value. We also asked you to organise the New Year party at Chill Factore and your attention to detail and perseverance, resulted in a brilliant event, much enjoyed by all the guests. I look forward to working with you again in the future, and will continue to sing your praises, wherever your services are required."

20 Jan – 5 Mar 2016
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