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The Linlithgow Business Association (LBA) provides a regular meeting point for business people and professionals who operate in the Linlithgow/Linlithgow Bridge area.
We aim to increase communication & opportunities for social contacts, and debate.
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| The Language Room: Host Families Needed (4th-17th July) |
| June 23 2010 18:48:55 |
Summer is approaching and with it the prospect of long sunny days and holidays. We have 10 youngsters (aged between 13 and 19 years old) coming this summer to study English and experience what Scotland has to offer (and there is plenty!). We are now in desperate need of host families to welcome these French students.
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| Cross Views |
| June 23 2010 11:28:02 |
If dropping the VAT to 15% last year had the effect of stimulating the economy, what effect do we think the coming rise to 20% will have?
Hmmm. Is it a trick question? It doesn't seem like rocket science to me. By the by, Cross Views recently learned that the software being used in the City of London's IT systems was created by out-of-work computer-programmers from NASA, so actually high finance really is rocket science...But I digress.
Sorry to be a harbinger of doom, but I predict that the rise in VAT to 20% will sound the death knell of the British economy in 2011. It will give me no pleasure to turn to turn to the next man in the dole queue in a year's time and say 'I told you so'.
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| Campbell's Prime Meats Tour and Lunch |
| May 18 2010 10:45:37 |
Free steak for every LBA member courtesy of Campbell's Prime Meats, Lathallan, nr Whitecross!
Thursday July 29th 2010
Sockeye Salmon or Rib-eye beef? Oh, decisions decisions. And along with the free nosh LBA members can get a personal guided tour of Campbell's brand-new meat, fish, game and poultry facility at Whitecross. There's even a vegetarian alternative if you prefer. |
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| Ambit Solutions |
| May 18 2010 10:33:10 |
Ambit Solutions is a newly-established IT Training company which has recently re-located to Linlithgow. Founded by Lene Kruhoffer, Ambit Solutions offers flexible and tailored IT & Business training to companies and individuals, focusing on confidence building and increasing IT and business skills.
Ambit also offers a range of standard IT courses including MS Office, European Computer Driving Licence, email/internet, as well as presentation skills, introduction to project management, communication skills, administrative skills, etc.
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| Lighthouse Letting and Property Services |
| May 18 2010 10:25:30 |
Newly re-located in Linlithgow, Lighthouse Letting & Property
Services provides quality property letting management services for private landlords in the buy-to-let market.
The proprietor, Gordon Thyne said “With experience in the private letting markets of Fife and Edinburgh, we are well-placed to offer clients in the Falkirk and West Lothian area a high quality service tailored to individual needs, without charging High Street prices. Our low overheads mean that we can pass on great savings to our customers without compromising on our standards of excellence. A letting management fee of 10% of monthly rent is offered to members of LBA. Since we are not currently VAT registered, this offer will be especially appealing to landlords who do not cross the VAT threshold themselves.”
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| The Language Room |
| May 18 2010 10:22:45 |
Any business can sell to the WORLD By translating your website you can offer your products to the world!
More customers mean more business and at The Language Room you will find all the help and advice you require.
International trade allows you to sell your products to a greater audience. This takes away the strain of developing new products or redesigning what you currently market.
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| Utility Warehouse: Savings for LBA Members |
| May 18 2010 10:18:03 |
Huge New Savings For LBA Members
Simon Walton, the LBA’s own Money Saving Expert, has some valuable savings news from his company, Utility Warehouse. Just call 0800 083 4471 or read on.
Utility Warehouse - On the Air and officially Fair
Of all the companies featured on BBC Radio Scotland’s “Investigation”, only Utility Warehouse came out with flying colours for customer service and contract arrangements. It was nice to get another endorsement, to add to our raft of Which? recommendations.
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| New Member article: LIFT-Financial |
| April 20 2010 15:21:42 |
Having now joined the Linlithgow Business Association I am keen to become an ‘active’ member and participate in promoting business in Linlithgow and supporting the community at large.
Following Wednesday’s (7th April) committee meeting I see that LBA are very proactive in their support of the community and each other; long may this continue.
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| Linlithgow has its own City Game |
| April 20 2010 15:09:29 |
Five teams, drawn from across the whole Linlithgow community, took part in The Future City Game held on 24th March under the auspices of the British Council and the guidance of Architecture + Design Scotland. The Game was generously hosted by Sun / Oracle and has facilitated by Monika Komarowska specially flown in from Warsaw. Monika had already run 7 successful games across Europe.
The Game normally takes two days but we packed it into one hectic day. We started with briefings on Linlithgow as it is at present and its immediate future and what we might have to cope with in 2035 where energy costs could be 10 times what they are today.
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| Hyndberry Recipe |
| April 20 2010 14:59:29 |
Seasonal recipe - Wild garlic and potato soup
Wild garlic is now growing in great abundance - you can identify it by the mild garlic smell when you crush a leaf. If you can't find wild garlic, this soup is also delicious made with rocket instead - use the same quantities.
Serves 4
1 tablespoon oil
2 medium sized onions, peeled and roughly chopped
2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 large handfuls wild garlic leaves (weighing about 80-90g)
350ml hot vegetable stock
50ml double cream (optional, but much better with the cream)
Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and cook till soft. Add the potatoes and cook for a few minutes then add the stock, and simmer until the potato is soft. Add the wild garlic and cook for a minute more. Remove from the heat and puree in a blender or food processor. Stir in the cream and season to taste with salt and pepper.
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| Cross Views |
| April 20 2010 14:56:49 |
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"There is nothing in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and he who considers price only is that man's lawful prey". John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) If you're running a successful business and you're selling a product that plenty of people want to buy, chances are that one day sooner or later someone else will open a similar business nearby and some of your customers will go to them. It stands to reason, its only natural, and no business owner should be surprised when it happens. We all face competition from time to time.
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