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ExcEllEnt

YOung

EntrEprEnEurs

FOrum”

BOSS Chief Executive Michael Gardner
rounds up what to look forward to this
year and some recent successes

ver 50% of respondents Sir Clive Woodward OBE. This will
Oin our latest survey on be followed by the Chairman’s
the success of the BOSS Young Lunch and in the afternoon we
Entrepreneurs’ Forum rated the will have the BOSS AGM followed
event as “excellent” with another by a joint networking forum of
43% rating the event as “very manufacturers and resellers. All in
good” and over 80% said it “vastly all, this event is now established
exceeded” or “exceeded” their as a “not to be missed” day in the
expectations. office products calendar.
My thanks go to the exceptional This year’s highlight, the BOSS
speakers lined up for the event Awards, will take place at the
including Dinah Liversidge (via International Convention Centre,
Skype from her sick bed), Sean Birmingham on Thursday 24
Starkey, Durable, Alan Ball, October. We listened to your
Spicers, Adrian Butler, Vow, Aidan comments about affordability
McDonough, Integra, Simon and having a central location and
Drakeford, Euroffice and Simon have a stunning event lined up
Moate, office2office. to celebrate all that is good in
Following the event we have our Industry. Book early and start
also signed up 25 delegates on applying for those prestigious
a degree level management and awards. We have introduced two
leadership course funded by the new awards: Initiative of the Year
government and managed by Award and E-Marketing. For further
BOSS/BPIF. details on the awards contact
Looking ahead to future events Helen Dunn on 020 7915 8320 or
and following on the success of helen@bossfederation.co.uk
the last three years of our BOSS Finally, I hope you are enjoying
Members Day we have booked my weekly “Good News” updates
Stationers’ Hall in London for from BOSS. Please keep sending
Thursday 13 June. The event, which in your comments. I value your
is invitation only, is sponsored opinions and input. n
by Spicers. We will start the
day with the Chief Executives’ Michael Gardner, BOSS CEO
Conference with guest speaker michael@bossfederation.co.uk

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