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Monday, 3rd November 2008

POWER LUNCH

Networking Companies Generate Business

& Help Raise £1700 for Charity during Credit Crunch Times

Edinburgh based business networking organisation, The Power Lunch Club brought together nearly 100 businesses last Thursday, the 30th of October in the Express by Holiday Inn, both to network and also to help raise some £1700 for the Scottish charity, The Thistle Foundation.

The event which was hosted by top comedienne and radio personality Susan Morrison attracted representatives from organisations such as the Scottish Business Forums, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Tods Murray LLP.

Barry Hynd, founder of the Scottish Business Forums said of the event, "Any great networking occasions such as this are based upon building relationships with high calibre businesses.   We could see that this event attracted exactly that in large numbers.  What we experienced as a direct result of attending was a high level of interest in the services that the Scottish Business Forums offers to organisations.

Without a doubt during these difficult economic times the Power Lunch Club is one of the best ways help companies to do business: their approach to networking is both original and pioneering, whilst operating events such as this in a relaxing environment.

We were delighted attend the event which was also just great fun and also be able to help raise such a fantastic amount of money.  This coupled with being part of an organisation that focuses of helping businesses building key relationships stresses again the importance of making the Power Lunch Club part of a company's networking programme."

Event organiser and owner of the Power Lunch Club, Gordon Dow added, "We achieved a major result for both the charity and the companies who attended the event; along with the money raised we wanted to ensure businesses focused down on making business connections and relationships and that's exactly what they did.  Giving businesses the platform to make themselves visible right now is just what we do time and time again and is more crucial than ever during these tough economic times.

Business is a ‘serious business' but we made it fun too, with many fantastic high standard prizes, such as a Jaguar car for the day and several weekend breaks, which included Florence and Milan.   Susan Morrison who hosted the event was extremely well received and humour was the order of the day.

The charity has also passed on their thanks for the monies raised which will go toward their important work, the creation of tailored services designed to support disabled people and those with long term health conditions to leading as full and active and as independent lives as possible."

For more information about this event, please email Gordon@powerlunchclub.co.uk or visit the website site at www.powerlunchclub.co.uk