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SPOTLIGHTFebruary 2012 . www.conference-news.co.uk . 81 In the hot seatTo coincide with Accomplished Events' fi rst birthday, Vikki Carley met with its Directors, Jenny Pink and Nadia BrownAccomplished Events supplies event services worldwide, specialising in teambuilding. Here, its Directors share some of their ups and downs from their fi rst year in business.How is the fi rst year in business shaping up?We have had a fantastic fi rst year and built a loyal and diverse client base. We've had an amazing amount of support from our colleagues in the industry for which we're very grateful and are now looking forward to developing further in 2012. Our plans include the launch of a brand new website and expanding our team to include another member of staff. We also plan to diversify our revenue streams by looking at new opportunities in order to maximise our client base.What are some of the more unusual events you have hosted in the last year?We have 50 teambuilding products, which we continually review with our clients. We are also constantly looking at new ideas for events and take inspiration from topical themes such as our Olympic themed portfolio which has a range of events focused on summer 2012. Some of the unique events we have created bespoke for clients we have then added to our portfolio, such as our Oktoberfest event, which emulates the very best of the popular German festival. Also our alternative London tour, which educates guests in London's hidden secrets and is a novel twist on a treasure hunt. We had one event confi rm on a Friday and the client wanted it to run on the following MondayAccomplished Events' DirectorsJenny Pink and Nadia Brown