You can now book onto our February City Ladies Networking breakfast, held as usual at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton.

This session will feature an incredible spotlight, Antonia Tappin.

Antonia Tappin is a qualified accountant and co-owner of Abacus Jack, a forward-thinking accountancy firm based in the North East. Passionate about making finance accessible and empowering, she’s known for turning complex accounting topics into simple, relatable insights that help business owners feel confident and in control of their financial decisions. For Antonia, accounting isn’t just about numbers—it’s about helping small businesses grow and communities thrive.

In her talk on Accounting for Business Success, Antonia sheds light on the accounting essentials every business owner should know—from understanding the industry and avoiding common mistakes, to identifying the key financial indicators that truly matter. Drawing from her hands-on experience supporting small businesses, she’ll share practical strategies to stay financially healthy, make informed decisions, and fix issues before they grow. Expect a grounded, approachable session that demystifies accounting and empowers you to take charge of your business finances with confidence.

So come and enjoy breakfast, visit a lovely venue and meet lots of like-minded women face to face.

Parking is free at this event, subject to availability. The code will be made available at the event.

Please direct any questions to team@cityladiesnetworking.com

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You can now book onto our March City Ladies Networking breakfast, held as usual at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton.

This session will feature an incredible spotlight, Karen Hands.

In this session, Karen Hands explores why so many women still struggle to be heard at work — and why that needs to change. Drawing on her own journey from engineer to leadership expert, and insights from over 5,000 women on Oxford Saïd’s Women’s Leadership Development Programme, Karen reveals how women’s transformational leadership style is exactly what today’s world needs. She’ll also share how networks like City Ladies can help women step up, speak out, and lead with confidence.
Karen Hands is an Associate Fellow at Oxford Saïd Business School and Head Tutor for their online Women’s Leadership Development Programme. With a background in process engineering and project management, she now works as a consultant, coach and Board advisor through Say it Karen Ltd, helping women speak with purpose, passion and poise. Karen is also an angel investor in female-led businesses and the author of Networking Know-how, and she’s passionate about empowering women to lead the change the world needs.

So come and enjoy breakfast, visit a lovely venue and meet lots of like-minded women face to face.

Parking is free at this event, subject to availability. The code will be made available at the event.

Please direct any questions to team@cityladiesnetworking.com

You can now book onto our April City Ladies Networking breakfast, held as usual at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton.

This session will feature an incredible spotlight, Tanisha Vedhara.

Tanisha is a former Research Scientist with a Master’s degree in Biotechnology with Honours from Newcastle University. After working in a traditional 9–5 role, she realised it was not aligned with the life she envisioned and chose to pursue entrepreneurship in search of time freedom and flexibility.

She partnered with a well-established health and wellness network marketing company, where she developed her skills and became a six-figure income earner within two years. Through this journey, Tanisha built multiple streams of income while raising two children.

Today, she leads and mentors a community of thousands of women, teaching them how to build sustainable businesses using social media. She believes these skills are transferable across industries, empowering both new and established businesses to grow and scale with confidence.

So come and enjoy breakfast, visit a lovely venue and meet lots of like-minded women face to face.

Parking is free at this event, subject to availability. The code will be made available at the event.

Please direct any questions to team@cityladiesnetworking.com

You can now book onto our May City Ladies Networking breakfast, held as usual at Newcastle Gateshead Hilton.

This session will feature an incredible spotlight, Maxine Fox.

Maxine is a business support specialist with nearly 25 years experience of helping business of all shapes and sizes. Through her business, 5 Circles, she works with business leaders to help them understand their end goals and then adopts a 'sleeves rolled up' approach to helping them get there. She has developed a unique questioning tool that analyses the fundamental components of any business and then builds a road map to success, leveraging her extensive network to support the journey.

So come and enjoy breakfast, visit a lovely venue and meet lots of like-minded women face to face.

Parking is free at this event, subject to availability. The code will be made available at the event.

Please direct any questions to team@cityladiesnetworking.com