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Wednesday October 6, 2010

Women in Business

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6SHFVDYHUV (ELEN (ASLETT !NDREA "ROWN 7ITH A COMBINED YEARS OF QUALIFIED /PTICAL EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THEM (ELEN (ASLETT AND LONGTIME FRIEND AND PAST WORK COLLEGUE !NDREA "ROWN HAVE JOINED FORCES TO OPEN THEIR 3PECSAVERS STORE IN "LENHEIM (ELEN WHO HAS LIVED AND WORKED AS AN OPTOMETRIST IN "LENHEIM DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS WAS JOINED THIS YEAR BY !NDREA WHO RELOCATED WITH HER FAMILY FROM THE 5+ TO OPEN THEIR -ARKET 3TREET BUSINESS ON !UGUST (AILING FROM THE 5+ BOTH WOMEN HAVE PREVIOUSLY WORKED TOGETHER AND WERE THRILLED WHEN THE OPPORTU NITY AROSE TO OPEN A "LENHEIM BASED STORE

h"LENHEIM IS SUCH A LOVELY COMMUNITY AND IS HOME FOR ME AND THE EXPERIENCE ) HAVE FROM WORKING HERE ) CAN PUT INTO PRACTISE AT OUR NEW STORE v (ELEN SAYS h"ECAUSE WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR OVER YEARS WE CHOSE TO WORK TOGETHER AND SINCE ARRIVING IN "LENHEIM ) HAVE BEEN BLOWN AWAY BY THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMU NITY v !NDREA SAYS !T 3PECSAVERS (ELEN THE OPTO METRIC DIRECTOR AND !NDREA THE DISPENSING DIRECTOR SPECIALISE IN PROVIDING PERSONAL EYE CARE NEEDS AT VERY AFFORDABLE PRICES 7ITH A RANGE OF OVER SPECTACLES INSTORE AND COM PREHENSIVE EYE TESTING SERVICES

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!NNETTE OFFERS EXPERT AD VICE AND CAN ACCESS A WIDE RANGE OF RESOURCES WHEN IT COMES TO INTERIOR AND EX TERIOR DESIGN AS WELL AS THE LAYOUT OF OUTDOOR AREAS !NNETTE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM %UROPE WHERE SHE EXPERIENCED l RST HAND THE MANUFACTURE OF MANY FAB RICS AN ADVANTAGE WHEN SELLING AND RECOMMENDING DIFFERENT TEXTILES SHE SAYS 7ITH HER WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE !NNETTE CAN AD VISE CLIENTS ON EVERYTHING FROM THE COLOUR OF A ROOM THROUGH TO FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES !ND WITH HER DESIGN QUALI l CATIONS !NNETTE CAN HELP

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