News & Blog

Wrapping up and taking stock

15 December 2020

Wow! What a year 2020 has been for everyone, not just Opening Doors and Venues. We started the year full of motivation and enthusiasm as we embarked on a packed calendar of client events and a glamorous celebration in the summer of our 20th year in...

NEWS, ABOUTUS, EVENTMANAGEMENT

ODV Blog November 2020 Virtual Conferences

Living our best (virtual) life

04 November 2020

As with all things that come with a change in circumstances, we find a way to adapt and for the most part that happens quicker than expected once we put our minds to it! Here at Opening Doors & Venues Limited we helped to deliver our very first...

OD&Vconferences, NEWS, ABOUTUS, EVENTMANAGEMENT, VirtualEvents

Good to be back!!!

17 August 2020

It's so good to be back aboard the good ship OD&V!! I have been reflecting on my first week back aboard the good ship Opening Doors and Venues since I was furloughed back in March at the beginning of the UK lockdown. Like many companies and organisations...

OD&Vconferences, NEWS, ABOUTUS, EVENTMANAGEMENT

FREE Venue Finding - Myth or Legend ??

31 July 2019

What exactly is ‘venue finding’ and why is it always advertised as a “free” service? If you have been doing your research, you will have noticed that there are a lot of companies out there in the big wide world of meetings, conferences and events,...

Awards, Tenders, #GalentinesDay, #Confex19 and #CAWSEL19!

05 March 2019

Wow, what a busy month February turned out to be! With our heads well and truly in the world of business development, the Opening Doors & Venues team have been focussed on new opportunities and new ventures for 2019 and beyond, submitting tenders...

NEWS, TENDER, EVENTMANAGEMENT, CONFEX19, CAWSEL, CONFERENCENEWS, AWARDS, GALENTINESDAY, WILL YOUNG

Loving what you do!

14 January 2019

Can doing what you love be a sensible business approach that shapes your mission?

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ODV Blog December 2018 Summary of our year

A look back at our 2018

20 December 2018

2018 has been an action-packed year for us at Opening Doors & Venues, culminating in the busiest autumn/winter period since the company began over 18 years ago!

ABOUTUS, PROJECTS

Trends In 2017 And The Year Ahead

16 July 2018

Rose was recently featured in Hospitality & Events North magazine, talking about trends in 2017 and the next year – this is what she had to say:

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School Leaders Get Down to Business

17 July 2018

Headteachers and senior executives joined educators from across the region on Friday 18 May at the West Midlands School Leaders Annual Conference: The School Led System – Getting Down to Business.

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