Stroud Business & Innovation Network - November Meetup
About this event
Welcome back to SBIN - this month as autumn comes to a close and winter is on the horizon, we will buckle down, strengthen our connections, and prepare for the next phase of our business. The question we ask this month is "What do you need, and have you asked?" We bring back the ask wall, and you bring your questions. Often as business owners, we want to be fully self sufficient, but often we need to ask for help, referrals, review our blind spots, or just some support in making a difficult decision. This month we will be hosting Kim Francis to join us for a conversation, and running a mini workshop to uncover your true value proposition. We are excited to meet you and hope to see you there.
Schedule
Arrive and mingle
15 min
Just hang out and get to know each other.
The Ask Wall
15 min
A chance to explore what you need from members and what they might need from you. Our Ask Wall is a living record of the things most in demand and how the network can help solve problems.
Tales from the edge.
30 min · Kim Francis
We are super excited to introduce our November fireside chat guest - Kim Francis! Kim is a sculptor, hand-poke tattoo artist and musician based in Stroud. Trained at Central St Martins, she’s worked in bronze foundries on both sides of the Atlantic, found her home in stone, and built a devoted following for her distinctive hand-poke tattooing that stretches well beyond Stroud. She’s also just started a Masters in Art Psychotherapy. What we find most fascinating about Kim’s story is how she discovered the true worth of what she creates and learned to own it. It’s a journey a lot of us in business will recognise.
Break
15 min
Take a breather, get a drink from the bar, make or reinforce your connections.
Breakout session
30 min
How do you define value? Learn about offering, price and value - the three things that encourage people to buy from you.
Social
30 min
Enjoy connecting and socialising with other like minded local business people.
Downloads
Download · free for members
Value & Pricing Workshop - Slides
PPTX · 988 KB
How do we define value? How do we understand what our clients want, and how do we price accordingly? Re-live the workshop with the slides and the speaker notes to help you make better pricing decisions.
Links & resources
- BookNever Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss
- BookAlchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense by Rory Sutherland
- ArticleChristensen, Hall, Dillon and Duncan, “Know Your Customers’ Jobs to Be Done”, Harvard Business Review
- WebsiteThe Four Forces of Progress: Bob Moesta & Chris Spiek, Jobs to be Done
Getting there
Stroud Brewery & Tap Room
London Rd, Brimscombe, Stroud GL5 2BY
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Kim Francis is a sculptor, hand-poke tattoo artist and musician based in Stroud. Trained as a jeweller at Central St Martins, she went on to work in bronze casting foundries in the UK and the US before discovering stone. Her sculpture work is exhibited at venues including Wells Cathedral and the RWA, and she is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. Closer to home, she has left her mark on Stroud in the most literal sense, through her distinctive hand-poke tattooing which has built a devoted following in the town and beyond. She plays double bass with Songs from the Porch, and has recently embarked on a Masters in Art Psychotherapy, the next chapter in a creative life that has always been as much about people as it is about making.
