Serial Entrepreneur Bev James on Champagne, Chanel and Caan

The Bottle Boutique interviews the highly successful business woman and serial entrepreneur, Bev James. 

Bev is the Founder and MD of the Entrepreneurs' Business Academy and is also the MD of The Coaching Academy, the world’s largest coaching organisation and a multi-million pound business.  e Bottle Boutique is privileged to have her as a business mentor and coach and is still reaping the benefits of everything that Bev and The Entrepreneurs Business Academy has to offer. 

Bev is also a lover of fine champagne!

Describe The EBA and your target market?

The EBA provides a unique training and mentoring programmes for ambitious entrepreneurs.

What has been your best day in business so far?

Gosh, there have been so many, supporting entrepreneurs.  The best days for me is when I get emails and telephone calls with people sharing their success, I always feel privileged to work with such driven and inspiring people.

What is your favourite luxury brand?

 Chanel is pure luxury, I justify the cost by looking at purchases on a cost per use basis, if something is timeless and great quality it will last a lifetime so cost per use is low.

Where is your favourite place to drink champagne and with whom?

Harvey Nichols 5^th floor occasional early evening drinks with my girlfriends is always good fun and its a great place for people watching.

What is your champagne of choice?

Veuve Clicquot.

In one sentence, what do you think makes a successful Entrepreneur?

Someone who sees an opportunity and takes action.

What was the last book you read?

Having spent the last year writing my first book ‘Do it or ditch it’ the one thing I missed terribly was reading, I am just re-reading Mans Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. It is a very short book but very powerful - a real must read.

Who do you admire in business?

I am very lucky to be surrounded by very successful entrepreneurs as part of EBA.  James Caan and Jamie Constable have been a big influence on me in the last 12 months.

What was your first ever job?

Working on a mini golf course at a local Lido for 50p a day when I was 9 years old, the best part of the day was picking up the litter with a wonderful spear like gadget when the lido closed at the end of the day.  Fortunately, for me underage working wasn’t really on the radar then so I was always able to boost my pocket money.

If you were to choose a Hollywood star to play you in your life story, who would it be and why?

Marg Simpson making life make sense, I wish I could get my hair that high!

Bev James www.the-eba.com or www.the-coaching-academy.com

The Scent of Vintage

These are rather special....

....hand poured and highly scented, luxury candles.  One of which has the very ‘real' and ultra-indulgent aroma of Vintage Champagne!

This is a ‘first’ for a candle with the scent of vintage champagne.... which leaves us wondering, 'Why did it take so long?'  With over 29 million litres of champagne sold in the UK every year, there’s hardly a shortage of champagne lovers out there, so congratulations to the creators, who have seen this opportunity and given us what we want.  I for one will have this candle on my radar for when I am looking for a stylish gift for friends who, 'Have it all'.

It is no surprise too that this coveted candle is also gathering a celebrity following fast with the likes of Jennifer Hudson and Lisa Snowdon publicly endorsing the product and many other celebs declaring their love of the product through a Twitter frenzy of adoring tweets on a daily basis.

The vintage champagne candle is available in stylish white, clear or black glass jars and in a selection of sizes to suit all budgets and occasions from darling little miniatures, generous two and three wick jars up to a magnificent hurricane vase which has 220 hours of burn time.... join the queue for the hurricane!

This new and innovative UK candle manufacturer also has another 15 delightful and contemporary scents within their impressive range and there is even the option to have BESPOKE LABELS created on all their sizes, which makes them ideal for branded corporate events, gifts and goody bags.  Timely too, given that Christmas is just around the corner.

For more information, contact us now on 0161 776 4550 or email us: sales@thebottleboutique.com.

Champagne on Ice

Take a look at these incredible NEW 'lit' Ice Buckets, just launched by Table Art of Warwick.  Each central display has three separate, brandable ice buckets that are positioned on a mirrored base at an angle and on a rotating platform.  A perfect and uber stylish solution to enable guests to easily reach their chosen, chilled bottle without reaching across other guests and leaving a trail of drips along the way. 

Easily branded or themed, these ingenious centrepieces also add a stunning lighting effect, as DMX controls the colour to create fantastic lighting effects throughout the duration of an event.  The central decoration can be changed to suit the theme of the event too. The decoration shown here is a light ball but this 'ball' can be any circular shape including a lit mirror ball; football; golf ball; or basketball.  Quite simply a must-have centrepiece for high profile sporting events.

This is undoubtedly a decadent centrepiece that will be a superb talking point and admired by all, but from just £60 to hire per table, the cost is anything but.

Fill your lit ice buckets with branded bottles of champagne and wine from The Bottle Boutique and give your event real stand-out!

Table Art boast a large and sensational portfolio of lit centrepieces, lit sofas; curtains; tables and stools to suit all manner of events.  View their range now at www.table-art.co.uk or contact them on 0845 521 1234

Serial Entrepreneur Bev James on Champagne, Chanel and Caan

The Bottle Boutique interviews the highly successful business woman and serial entrepreneur, Bev James. 

Bev is the Founder and MD of the Entrepreneurs' Business Academy and is also the MD of The Coaching Academy, the world’s largest coaching organisation and a multi-million pound business.  The Bottle Boutique is privileged to have her as a business mentor and coach and is still reaping the benefits of everything that Bev and The Entrepreneurs Business Academy has to offer. 

Bev is also a lover of fine champagne!

Describe The EBA and your target market?

The EBA provides a unique training and mentoring programmes for ambitious entrepreneurs.

What has been your best day in business so far?

Gosh, there have been so many, supporting entrepreneurs.  The best days for me is when I get emails and telephone calls with people sharing their success, I always feel privileged to work with such driven and inspiring people.

What is your favourite luxury brand?



Chanel is pure luxury, I justify the cost by looking at purchases on a cost per use basis, if something is timeless and great quality it will last a lifetime so cost per use is low.

Where is your favourite place to drink champagne and with whom?

Harvey Nichols 5^th floor occasional early evening drinks with my girlfriends is always good fun and its a great place for people watching.

What is your champagne of choice?

Veuve Clicquot.

In one sentence, what do you think makes a successful Entrepreneur?

Someone who sees an opportunity and takes action.

What was the last book you read?

Having spent the last year writing my first book ‘Do it or ditch it’ the one thing I missed terribly was reading, I am just re-reading Mans Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. It is a very short book but very powerful - a real must read.

Who do you admire in business?

I am very lucky to be surrounded by very successful entrepreneurs as part of EBA.  James Caan and Jamie Constable have been a big influence on me in the last 12 months.

What was your first ever job?

Working on a mini golf course at a local Lido for 50p a day when I was 9 years old, the best part of the day was picking up the litter with a wonderful spear like gadget when the lido closed at the end of the day.  Fortunately, for me underage working wasn’t really on the radar then so I was always able to boost my pocket money.

If you were to choose a Hollywood star to play you in your life story, who would it be and why?

Marg Simpson making life make sense, I wish I could get my hair that high!

Bev James www.the-eba.com or www.the-coaching-academy.com

A Valentine Affair

The Bottle Boutique recently provided miniature bottles of branded champagne for a classical musician's showcase at The Ivy Club in London. 

Our sister company, The Bespoke Goody Bag Company were briefed by the record company to provide high-end goody bags for this stylish event.  As the event happened to fall on Valentine's day..... 'Valentine' was to be the theme and the chosen colours were red, white and gold. 

The beautiful finished bags contained fresh red roses with the musician's name printed on, luxury Charbonnel et Walker chocolate truffles and a 'bottle boutique', branded miniature bottle of champagne.

To keep within the chosen colour scheme, The Bottle Boutique were able to colour coat the entire bottle in white, print the musician's name in red and as a finishing touch..... add a gold foil top.  The record company was simply delighted and everyone attending the event was very impressed indeed.

For further information about having you own branded bottles of wine or champagne, contact The Bottle Boutique NOW on 0161 776 4550 or by email sales@thebottleboutique.com. 
For bespoke goody bags contact www.thebespokegoodybagco.co.uk.

The Royal Wedding in a Bag!

The event of the year is approaching....just 7 weeks until the Royal Wedding!  I love a big celebration.... the kind that brings the nation together and makes everyone forget about their own worries for a while. I can't wait to see the beautiful Kate marry her prince and I am delighted that my young children will be able to appreciate and experience this incredible piece of history.

So bring on the bunting and wave them flags!

Over the next few weeks we will see the press hotting up with stories about the dress, the guest list, the honeymoon, the cake, the cost of the flowers - but what I would love to know is, how many UK parties will there be?  Can you imagine how millions it could run into?

As regards corporate events - if you are an events organiser who is planning an event in April and are looking for a theme then lucky you, no brainstorming required, eh?

We are busy preparing for the Royal Wedding ourselves here at Bottle Boutique Towers.....

For all those people who did not receive a personal invite to Kate & Will's wedding or find themselves simply too busy to attend, then dry them tears, as we introduce your very own, 'Royal Wedding in a bag', created by our sister company, The Bespoke Goody Bag Company.

There are three bags to choose from and each one contains branded champagne (courtesy of The Bottle Boutique) for the wedding toast and a very regal and tasty union jack cupcake.  And, just in case you feel you need some, 'royal company', then you can choose from a miniature, royal wind-up family, a statue of HRH who waves at you continously or royal family masks for everyone to wear at your event.

These goody bags and the champagne can be further branded to incorporate a company logo. They will add fun and laughs to any Royal Wedding themed corporate event or office party and are available now to order. For more information contact us on 0161 776 4550, by email at sales@thebottleboutique.com and also at info@thebespokegoodybagco.co.uk.

24 Carat Gold, Italian Taste Sensation!

The news is out!  Tuscany is home to the world’s finest and most delicious chocolate truffles!

These decadent champagne truffles are truly unique and are now being crafted in Manchester using Toscana Black 63% chocolate by chocolatiers at, ‘The Chocolate’.  The chocolate is made by an Artisan Chocolate maker, based just outside Pisa, using the most precious and expensive cocoa beans available.  These go through a traditional grinding method, grinding them down to 15 microns which helps them to achieve their wonderful smooth taste (industry standard is 30 microns).  Such is the fine quality of the chocolate that the creators have won many sought after industry awards, including the award of, ‘The Golden Bean’.  This award is for the best bean to bar in the world judged and presented by the revered ‘Academy of Chocolate’. 

Impressed?  

The full ingredients for the truffles will remain a closely guarded secret, but what we do know is that the champagne’s ganache content of the truffles also includes the Toscano Black 63% chocolate which helps in creating this unforgettable smoother flavour, unlike many other dark chocolate which can often have a bitter taste.  This, along with a very high champagne content promises the most discerning chocolate lover, the most divine chocolate taste experience ever!

If that is not enough to elicit whoops of excitement from chocolate lovers everywhere, then read on. We have more.......

The finished piece of chocolate heaven is not quite complete without a generous sprinkling of edible flakes of 24 carat gold. Yes, pure gold! The gold adorned truffles are then lovingly packaged in the most exquisite boxes ever created which are decorated with over 400 individual Swarovski crystals per box.  No two boxes are ever the same, so each box will be as unique as the lucky person to receive it.

These truffles are making guest appearances within only the finest suites of the best 5 star hotels nationwide, at high profile corporate events and, not surprisingly, are the truffles of choice for many ‘A’ listers.  The truffles are currently available in boxes of 15 for £190 per box and very soon, a ‘one truffle’ box will also be available.

Champagne and truffles make a stylish corporate gift and are superb in luxury goody bags for sophisticated events in which only the very best will do.

These truffles can be ordered through The Bottle Boutique or through http://www.the-chocolate.com/. 

Contact us now if you would like to know more. http://www.thebottleboutique.com/ or http://www.thebespokegoodybagco.co.uk/. 0161 776 4550