Book Your Space Now for the Rural Business Women Conference

9/5/2011 5:25 AM EST

For Immediate Release

To help support, inspire and celebrate the rural business women who make a major contribution to Scotland’s land-based industries, Lantra is holding a Rural Business Women’s Conference on Wednesday 28 September at Westerwood Hotel, Cumbernauld.

Designed to encourage and to empower Scotland’s rural business women, this one day conference is open to all women who are interested in starting or growing their own rural business, are keen to diversity their existing business or those involved in the management of a rural business in Scotland.

Guest speakers at the conference include April Bingham, Co-founder and Director of Bellwether Green (Commercial Law Firm) and Eileen Auld, Founder and Director of the Well Connected Life.

In addition to the guest speakers, there will be presentations from the Rural Business Women Groups led by Wendy Duckett (Ayshire & Fife, Perth & Kinross), Kate Sankey (Forth Valley & Central), and Amanda Kremer (Dumfries & Galloway). Gráinne Crawford, the conference’s Chair, was a Co-Director in Well Connected Life for many years and knows the ups and downs of running a business.

Mary Mitchell, Lantra Regional Partnership Manager said: “This conference is a great opportunity for rural business women to meet, share success stories and explore ways to strengthen their rural businesses.”

Held from 9:30am - 4pm, the conference includes lunch and refreshments and costs £40 (including VAT). There are limited places allocated on a first come, first served basis. Tickets should be booked by Monday 19 September by emailing  , or calling 01738 553311.

Mary continued: “We are urging Scotland’s rural women to take control of their future and book a place for Lantra’s Rural Business Women Conference today.”

Business Skills for Rural Business Women 2010-2012 is a project managed by Lantra to help support the skills development of Scotland’s rural business women. The project offers rural business women a great opportunity to benefit from the Scottish Government’s Skills’ Development Scheme, under the Scottish Rural Development Programme’s funding, to build on their skills, ideas and ambitions to run and develop rural businesses.

If you would like to find out more about the Business Skills for Rural Business Women programme, visit www.lantra.co.uk/rural-business-women.






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NOTES TO EDITOR

About Business Skills for Rural Business Women 2010-2012

• The Business Skills for Rural Business Women 2010-2012 project has been approved by, and is partly funded through the Scottish Rural Development Programme’s Skills Development Scheme.
• The project is also partnered by NFUS, SRPBA, STFA and SFTT.
• For further information about the project, or find out how to get involved, visit www.lantra.co.uk/Projects/Rural-Business-Women, email   or telephone 01738 553311.


About Lantra

• Lantra is the Sector Skills Council for land-based and environmental industries, working to ensure these businesses access the training, qualifications, skills and knowledge they need.
• Lantra represents 17 industries: agricultural livestock and crops; animal care; animal technology; aquaculture; environmental conservation; equine; farriery; fencing; fisheries management; floristry; game and wildlife management; land-based engineering; horticulture, landscaping and sports turf; production horticulture; trees and timber and veterinary activities.
• By working together with the sector, Lantra leads research on skills issues and business needs, sets national standards and develops qualifications to meet modern business needs and help businesses grow through skills.
• For more information see www.lantra.co.uk.