The South Cambridgeshire Business Group is the brainchild of Andrew Lansley (right), MP for South Cambridgeshire.

"It's about fostering a dialogue between businesses – large and small and whatever their nature," he says. "As a network, it will give local firms information about and access to government initiatives to help business, EU funding, export markets for small enterprises and franchising opportunities."

If you run a business, do come to the first meeting:

• Date  14 September 2012
• Time  7.30 am for 8.00 am start.
• Venue  Bourn Hall Clinic, High Street, Bourn, CB23 2TN
• Charge  £5 per delegate – including continental breakfast.

Speakers

• Alex Plant – Board Advisor, Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Cambridgeshire County Council Executive Director for Economy, Transport and Environment.
• Andrew Lansley CBE MP – Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and MP for South Cambridgeshire.
• Stephan Shakespeare – Chief Executive and Co-Founder of YouGov.
• Mike Macnamee - CEO of Bourn Hall Clinic.

To reserve your place (and places for your colleagues – spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis) – please contact Maria Crick, Andrew's office manager:

            T  01954 212 707
            F  01954 211 625
            E  maria.crick@parliament.uk