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Membership of Network Provence

Published on by Rebecca Ronane

Membership In Network Provence

Network Provence is starting a new way to be a MEMBER in 2024. Instead of paying a one-off fee for the year, you can now have a monthly subscription membership, which can start and end anytime. The cost of this is extremely reasonable at 7 euros per month!

Click Here to Join

The benefits of being a member are numerous! 

  • You may attend all meetings for the cost price. Extra charges for refreshments are payable and variable depending on the venue. Often we are offered a special reduced price.
  • You may attend all online meetings for free.
  • You may do a mini-presentation(20 minutes) either at a live or Zoom meeting to showcase your business, skills and talents to the Network Provence audience.
  • You may have an advert on the website! An invaluable addition to helping other like-minded women discover what you have to offer. Specs are 300px X 250px, and your advertisement can click through straight to your website or social media when you include your URLs.
  • Be on the Meet the Members Page for extra publicity. Meet the Members is like a directory of the incredible women who make up Network Provence and a real go-to guide when others are searching for product and service suppliers in Provence. 
  • You will receive the monthly newsletter. 
  •  You can be featured in the newsletter with your story and photos. Please send your article and photo to me.
  • You may post and promote on the Network Provence Facebook page.
  • You can be part of the new Network Provence Podcast.
  • You can also be interviewed and featured on our Instagram and YouTube channels.

It would be wrong to think that membership is all about coming to meetings. 

Even for those who cannot attend regular meetings, there are many great ways to promote yourself through NP membership!  

The meetings are fantastic for socialising and learning and a great way to be inspired by women who, like you, have made Provence their choice of place to live and work. It is always a convivial time to get to see and speak with other members in person, and as we all know, these sorts of meetings keep people in our minds when we are searching for connections. However, the non-meeting connections can be just as fruitful for those wanting others to know they are out there with services, projects, products and businesses to share. 

With the membership subscription at only 7 euros monthly, there is tremendous value in being a member. Current members can take advantage of a special price as well. Please contact Rebecca to find out if you need to renew now.  

Non-members can attend three meetings with a fee but must join after three times. It is a much better value to join and be a part of this special group while having access to all the benefits.  

Network Provence is a safe, inclusive space for women in the region who are interested in business, travel, networking, food, art, culture, local happenings, and so much more. One does not have to run a business to belong and have something to gain from the group. We are proud of the inspiring and supportive way NP has evolved. Through membership, we will be able to continue to provide a warm and welcoming space for the International English-speaking community of women in Provence.

Let us know if you have more questions, OR you can click HERE to sign up for your membership.  

Maryna Fontenoy for Network Provence 

The Art Life in Provence

Published on by Rebecca Ronane

The Art LIfe in Provence

With art being an overwhelming aspect of life in Provence, it is a great pleasure to have many available galleries and exhibitions on our veritable doorsteps to enjoy. At the heart of the local art world is the demure Elise Ruller, who points us in many directions for where and who to see. Tonight at the Apt atelier of painter and potter William Ruller, we were welcomed to the vernissage “Plans-Sequences’ by Isabelle Bonhomme. These large and striking works provoked intense reactions among the viewers, thus achieving the number one job of art. The paintings are dark and cinematic- at first, photographic and film-like. A deeper study reveals fine detail and marvellous precision called out of shadows. The moody canvases evoke buried emotional turmoil and require some time to consume their magnificence entirely. Like cutting room pin-ups- nostalgic- and calling for a more lengthy observation than a busy vernissage might allow.

And busy it was indeed! Luminaries from Apt and surrounds arrived and socialized with much praise for Bonhomme and the Rullers who were hosting. The dusk light wrapped around the convivial guests, and it was an entirely charming event. We are truly blessed in Provence to share such delightful happenings.

Thank you to @eliseruller @ atelier William Ruller for hosting and Network Provence’s many connections.

by Maryna Fontenoy for Network Provence

Meet Carolyne Kauser-Abbott, Writer, Editor and Entrepreneur

Published on by Ameena Gorton

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott is a writer, editor and entrepreneur. After a career path that involved corporate real estate, commercial construction management and stock trading, Carolyne has turned toward creative pursuits. Her writing has been published in Canadian and International food and travel magazines. A bilingual Canadian, Carolyne is a Francophile who spends several months each year in Provence.

In 2014, Carolyne launched the website Perfectly Provence. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the site attracts an international English-speaking audience wishing to visit Provence and live in the region. Each week, new articles are added to Perfectly Provence written by contributors who are residents, writers, and travellers. The volume of quality content relevant to the region (Provence and the Côte d’Azur) makes Perfectly Provence the ideal partner for your business marketing program. The newsletter reaches a target subscriber list of English-speaking Francophiles interested in the South of France. They are searching for the best addresses in the region, memorable experiences, and authentic products.

Perfectly Provence covers the main topic areas of Explore, Taste, Stay, and Inspire. Working collaboratively with business partners, Carolyne leverages the Perfectly Provence platform, audience, and content writers to drive traffic to clients’ websites and raise awareness of products and services through articles, newsletters, and social media platforms.

Connect with Carolyne
Website https://perfectlyprovence.co
Facebook, Instagram, and Work with Perfectly Provence