The New Zealand Business Women's Network featured in Issue 23 (June/July) of the Latitude Magazine in New Zealand! In the article Bronwen Horton is interviewed about the network and fundraising efforts for the Canterbury Earthquakes in London. Excerpt below:

"I’d been on a leadership programme and they had set the challenge of creating an event within a three-month period. I thought, ‘What about an event bringing together New Zealand business women,’ because there was a hole in the expat community in that regard.

“The success of that first event was amazing. I could see there was a need for something more than just a one-off event. We started off with fifty women on that first night and now there are over six hundred on our New Zealand Business Women’s Network database.

”By choice, this is not a narrowly focussed network but includes big business owners and corporate career women through to independent contractors and the self-employed. This brings with it a cross-pollination of ideas, something Bronwen sees all too rarely in a city where specialisation by trade and profession is more the norm. The network’s members are bound together by a strong connection with New Zealand and a collective ‘can do’ attitude. It’s not a numbers game for Bronwen: the network’s raison d’être is to foster strong relationships between people so they can work effectively together and share ideas"

 It's our 3rd anniversary and our gift to you is a big dose of inspiration with our Special Guest Speaker, Annah Stretton. Annah will speak on thought leadership, how to establish and protect a personal brand, creating a robust on line presence and developing high quality connections. This will be our marquee event before the London 2012 Olympics, so come and celebrate this, our third anniversary, and lets make this one to remember.

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Annah Stretton's Bio:

Annah Stretton's story is one of passion, colour, generosity and inspirational success. Annah's business, Stretton Group, remains loyally based in the Waikato and encompasses a chain of 30 fashion retail stores throughout New Zealand and Australia. Stretton's publishing arm which produce HER and PINK magazines gives Annah a voice to reach out across the country to encourage all women to achieve success and independence.

Stretton has received a string of awards including becoming the 2009 New Zealand recipient of the Veuve Clicquot Award. This global tribute acknowledges female achievers in business and industry.

In 2008, she was awarded the honour of becoming a Member of New Zealand Order of Merit for Services to Fashion, Business and the Community.

Annah Stretton is a mother, partner, accountant, animal lover, designer and active protagonist for women's self development.

www.annahstretton.co.nz

£20 incl nibbles & welcome drink, cash bar thereafter

Thistle Hotel - Marble Arch, Bryanston Street, London W1H 7EH, located just off Oxford Street.

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Today we released the first of our Summer Series of events, within an hour we sold out. Never fear if you missed a ticket for Sundays 'Flash' Event at Long White Cloud we have a VERY big event coming up on July 2nd... expect an email to hit your inbox in the coming days. We have a special guest speaker organised and pssssttt, don't tell anyone but it's our third birthday!! Over 700 Kiwi Women are now linked in our network around the UK and London and we think its time to celebrate.