Institute of Directors - any feedback??

[office man]

Has anyone heard of them? - any members would be even better.

I have been asked by a very good business contact to consider it, it is the single biggest source of business for his company and he says that our trade is the kind of business that could do well.

Any feedback would be most welcome.

cheers

Marvin

 

[heidi]

I went to their annual conference this year in the Royal Albert Hall which was very good with lots of great feedback.
Speakers included Sir Bob Geldof, Kevin Spacey, Gordon Brown and David Cameron.
I'm not a member but I think it would be worth considering.

 

[Zeno]

I went to their annual conference this year in the Royal Albert Hall which was very good with lots of great feedback.
Speakers included Sir Bob Geldof, Kevin Spacey, Gordon Brown and David Cameron.

Jesus wept. Did they barricade the doors once you were in?

 

[phil knight]

Hi there

Not a member but work occasionaly with someone who is.

I don't think it's a question of simply 'joining up' I beleive its slightly more onerous and costly than that. From my experience also very London centric

 

[heidi]

Jesus wept. Did they barricade the doors once you were in?

You know, they did just that. You were there too then!??!

 

[Techsyn]

I have been a member for a few years. It used to be paid for by my employer but having started out on my own nearly two tyears ago I have decided to keep on with it. I don't use them very often but they do very good free sessions for members to advise on all sorts of legal stuff i.e. employment law, tax etc. from some of the best in their field. Some people would find it far more useful than I do but even so I think it's still useful to me. There is a joining fee and annual fee but it's tax deductable if you play it right.

If you do choose to join, if you let me invite you then I think I get a cheap bottle of wine of something!

Les

 

[garyk]

I looked at it a few years back and have been to IoD offices in London a couple of times as they have good facilities there you can use. Great if you are local of course but if you have to travel to get there not much point. I couldnt see the value in it personally.

 

[groovyjon]

It was at their annual conference that Gerald Ratner made his famous "crap" speech - so they can be quite entertaining!

 

[davidakerr]

I know of them and I think they do a reasonable job, but if you are a small business you may want to consider the FSB as an organisation specifically targeted for small businesses. You will see from other posts on this Forum there are quite a few members here.

 

[Silky]

Funnily enough my partner gets regular invites to join, I have had none. He's down as Technical Director, I'm MD of the business.

Perhaps they just don't want women..... ;-) :-D :-D

Silky

 

[R1chard]

Im a member. Worth the money. Good location for meeting in London. The free advise you get can save you a small fortune.

 

[office man]

Merry Christmas Day!!!

Oh yes.... just the advice on this subject i was looking for - your post is both beneficial to the thread and thoughtful - what a member you are going to turn out to be.

By the way anyone know where i can buy headphones - i need thousands

 

[Simon-M]

By the way anyone know where i can buy headphones - i need thousands

No, but I know a guy in Slough who gets them from China