An initiative uniting professional business communities and boosting entrepreneurship in Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield has been launched by a legal firm which has offices in both centres.
The HCB Solicitors group, which recently opened offices in Sutton and 12 months ago took over long-established Lichfield-based law practice Sharrotts, is aiming to bring professionals closer together to strengthen business in the two communities.
The project was kicked off with a networking event at Don Diego’s Spanish tapas restaurant in Sutton, attended by over 30 representatives from the legal, accounting, financial services and banking sectors.
Don Diego’s is a new business in Sutton and photographs were taken by David Boynton, who runs db Photographic, a fledgling company in the Walsall area, while local corporate entertainer Paul Brook, who performs a psychological/mind reading act, entertained the guests.
Steve Holden, tax director of the HCB Solicitors group, said: “From the reaction of the guests it was obvious this was a much-needed initiative. Bringing the professions together will strengthen the business communities and that’s a major benefit for companies in both centres.
“We see this as the first of a number of get-togethers at improving business relationships”.
Michelle Dean, a HCB director who helped organise the event, said: “The feedback was very encouraging. We were told in no uncertain terms by everyone who attended that they not only found it useful from a getting-to-know you perspective, but that getting all the professions to meet in informal surroundings was a positive move towards business unity.”
The next one is on Thursday June 14 at Apres in Lichfield and they will take place each month after that alternating between the two locations.
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