Chetham’s Success 2008

Congratulations to Jim Molyneux and Peter Moores, both students at Chethams School of Music, for reaching the finals of BBC Young Musician of the Year. Members of the Manchester Business Network will remember Jim from December 2007 when he played at the Christmas event.

Chethams can feel proud of their achievements, and particular congratulations go to Peter Moores, the 12 year old Trombonist, who was judged the eventual winner of the competition, earning the title BBC Young Musician of the Year.

Well done.

Helen.

Platinum Membership Proves A Valuable Tool

We are finding that the recent introduction of recognising Gold and Platinum Memberships is proving to be a useful tool in measuring the effectiveness and relevance of what we do for Members. The Platinum Membership is given to companies entering their third year of continuous membership, and when we look at the make-up of the membership across the three Networks, Sheffield, South Bank and Manchester, over 45% of badges are now platinum. The advantage of a growing percentage of Members staying longer is that they develop more and more productive, long term business relationships with other Members, and it’s then that the all important ‘referral networks’ really become established.