Herefordshire Means Business News - April 2025
Herefordshire Means Business Ltd
Connecting and Supporting Local Businesses
Hello you....
Welcome to the April 2025 Herefordshire Means Business Newsletter!
As we step into April, the year is really starting to gain momentum, and we’re thrilled to share some incredible updates, events, and opportunities with you. March was packed with vibrant networking breakfasts and insightful visits, like our trip to the Low Carbon Technology Training Centre at Holme Lacy College. Now, April is shaping up to be even better for local businesses looking to connect, grow, and thrive.
On a personal note, we’d like to take a moment to say a huge congratulations to Colita Dainton on the birth of her twin grandsons! What wonderful news—welcome to the world, little ones! 👼👼
Let’s keep working together to elevate your business. If you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to join the HMBiz community through our membership plan.
Our upcoming events are listed below—simply click the hyperlinks to book.
We can’t wait to see you at an event soon!
Small Business Accounts & Bookkeeping Advice Surgery Bloom Space- Friday 11th March BOOK HERE
Drop in Networking Breakfast at the Munitions: Wednesday 16th April BOOK HERE
Signature Networking Breakfast - Hereford: Wednesday 23rd April BOOK HERE
Meet the Members Event at Bloom.Space Wednesday 30th April BOOK HERE
Keep reading down for more news,
With much love
The HMBiz Team 💚
Welcome to our new Platinum Partners for 2025!
We are absolutely delighted to extend a warm welcome to our three new Platinum Partners for 2025—CXCS, John Finch Computers, and the Herefordshire Growth Hub part of Herefordshire Council!
These incredible organisations bring a wealth of expertise, innovation, and commitment to supporting local businesses, and we couldn’t be happier to have them on board. Together, we’re set to create exciting opportunities for growth, collaboration, and community success, helping businesses across Herefordshire thrive in the year ahead.
Here’s to a fantastic partnership and an amazing journey together!
Keep your eyes on our Socials for Blogs coming soon!
Landos March Pup-date 🐾
Lando, the Hmbiz dog is growing up fast and has found his voice! He has been keeping us busy at HMBiz HQ!
He’s been loving his playdates with his best pal Paddy, the Shell Store puppy—they’ve become quite the dynamic duo chasing each other around the office. Lando was living his best life at the puppachino event at the Shell Store! He savoured every last lick, and enjoyed playing with all the other Shell Store doggies Life’s just better with good friends and a puppachino, isn’t it?
The next Puppachino at the Shell Store is Friday 4th April🐾
Herefordshire Means Business Expo 2025
The Herefordshire Means Business Expo 2025 is a premier business event designed to connect businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals within the Herefordshire region at the iconic Shell Store, at Rotherwas, Hereford.
The Expo serves as a dynamic platform for networking, showcasing your businesses products and services, and exploring new business opportunities. Attendees can expect to encounter a diverse range of over 70 exhibitors, from established companies to innovative start-ups, all eager to connect and collaborate.
We look forward to welcoming you at the event on Wednesday 7th May 2025 either as a stand holder or visitor.
Meet the Member Event
Wednesday 30th April 10:30am - 12:30pm Bloom Space, Hereford
Join us for an exciting business networking opportunity at Bloom.Space in the heart of Hereford City Centre!☕
This event, hosted by Herefordshire Means Business, is the perfect chance to connect with fellow professionals, learn about Bloom.Space's innovative new initiative, and expand your network.
Enjoy great company, delightful refreshments, and a touch of something sweet to brighten your afternoon. Don’t miss out—come along and make meaningful connections in a relaxed and friendly setting.
Everyone Welcome!
MEMBERS: FREE
NON-MEMBERS: FREE
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED PRO-NETWORKER
Meet Kate Stevens from CRG SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
CRG are a team of dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds ranging from the police service, crime prevention, armed forces, security sector, investigations, legal support services and social care management. Their experience is what makes them unique, their commitment and company ethos is what makes them the perfect partner choice. They are prolific thinkers, masters of multitasking, they have the skills and passion to create environments where they redefine security solutions and encourage change in the way their people and their clients think about security. Their passion to bring solutions to security problems is what drives them forward every day. CRG pride themselves on delivering cost effective solutions to their clients individual challenges and doing so on time and within budget. They communicate lavishly – with their customers and within their organisation.
Contact Kate and her team today
Telephone 01432 371027
Member's Top Tip
"Always have the right people working with you. Be disciplined about the talent you want on your team. Don’t make do. Your business is better than that. Then you will be able to do the right thing by your employees, customers & shareholders."
Louise Hookham from PKF Smith Cooper
HMBiz Member's News & Events .....
Internationally Renowned Artist Blacksmith Inspires Next Generation, thanks to Support from New Fund
Memorial funds provide a meaningful legacy after a loved one is gone. We work with families to honour the life and achievements of those they wish to remember by supporting causes that would be close to their heart.We have had the privilege of working with the Basnett family. Andrew Basnett was talented blacksmith artist and former graduate of the Hereford College of Arts, who sadly passed away in 2021. His family set up the Andrew Basnett Fund to promote the craft of blacksmithing. The fund recently supported the International Basnett Masterclass and Inaugural Public Lecture at HCA. It's a great example of a memorial fund that has both meaning and impact.
Read more about the new fund
Find out more about legacy funds
Get in touch if you would like to discuss setting up a memorial fund or legacy.
We work at your pace.
HMBiz Dates for your Diary
Friday 11th April: Small Business Accounts & Bookkeeping Advice Surgery
Thursday 10th April: Business Leaders Network at Carriages (invite only)
Wednesday 16th April: Free Drop in Breakfast at the Munitions coffee lounge
Wednesday 23rd April: Signature Breakfast Hereford - Green Dragon Hotel
Wednesday 30th April: Meet the Members Event at Bloom.Space
Wednesday 7th May: Hereford Expo Breakfast
Wednesday 7th May: Hereford Expo
Tuesday 13th May: Signature Breakfast Ross on Wye - Weston Cross Inn
Wed 19th May: Free Drop in Breakfast at the Munitions Coffee Lounge
Wed 28th May: Signature Breakfast Hereford - Green Dragon Hotel