Summer Eventia, celebrating its fifth anniversary, held an event that brought toegther industry professionals, speakers and leaders, in Glasgow earlier this July. It attracted over 230 delegates, all of whom could then exchange ideas and take part in social activities as part of the event.
Recognised as the official trade body of the UK’s events and live marketing industry, Summer Eventia has built up a strong reputation and is renowned for its highly beneficial networking opportunities.
A business man from Rhoose who was made redundant from Siemens in October of last year, has defied the difficult economic climate by relaunching himself into a successful career, attributing much of his success to networking.
After being made redundant, Alun joined the Welsh Assembly Government’s Redundancy Action Scheme (ReAct) to help broaden his skill-set and pursue a self-employed career. In November 2009, he was able to set himself up as a management systems consultant and establish himself in the industry.
The Durham Business Club, Durham Training and Durham Office Services, which offer networking services, work-based learning for apprentices and virtual office facilities respectively, are to be rebranded as the Durham Business Group.
After 30 years it was decided the company should rebrand and create a new enterprise as part of a restructuring bid. With approximately 300 members, Durham Business Club is one of the most popular groups in the Durham area, holding monthly networking events for regional businesses. Read the rest of this entry »
Year eight and nine students at a Norwich school invited regional business people to come and join them for a business breakfast.
These young entrepreneurs held the event within Sewell Park College and offered business leaders the opportunity to share their expertise and experiences over baked pastries and coffee. The breakfast event took place between 7.15am and 8.45am on Friday 16th July and attracted companies such as The Strand, Spice Lounge and Bombay Spice. Read the rest of this entry »
Businesswomen are being given the chance to sample real ales and involve themselves in the industry of beer production thanks to a Birmingham-based networking event.
Aiming to help women to become ‘beer beauties’, broadcaster and journalist Marverine Cole has created a new networking event to allow women in the region to socialise, talk business and try some real ales.
The event, known as ‘Beer Beauty‘ will take place this September 8th and has a limited capacity of only 50 spaces.
Pro.manchester has launched a new discussion group for women, known as pro.women, which will provide women with a venue within which they can discuss business and network effectively.
A recent article has stated that as women become more visible in the world of business, they must realise that they shouldn’t attempt to compete with men simply by imitating them. The Office for National Statistics has shown that women make up a quarter of all business owners in the North West.
The article has also shown that the group believes that women should be playing a much more active role in networking to help lift the North West economy out of the ‘mancession’ – the detrimental effect that the classic male attributes of short-term thinking had caused.
Home workers, typically used to working independently, are to set up office today to allow themselves a break from working alone and encourage networking opportunities.
These events, known as ‘Jelly’, are the brainchild of two networkers in New York who desired a new environment and a healthier business relationship. The office chosen for today’s event will be within a coffee shop in Flintshire and will feature free internet and desk space.
An Essex business forum aims to offer members more opportunities for networking and building working relationships with a brand new programme of activities.
Beginning with a networking event in September, the Saffron Walden Business Forum (SWBF) hopes to help a great number of businesses in the Saffron Walden area with an array of upcoming events designed to create an atmosphere for effective business networking.
Businesses in the Peterborough region were given the opportunity to see the benefits of networking and co-operation at a recent networking event at the Deafblind UK Conference Centre in Peterborough.
As part of a national initiative promoting co-operation, the event included an array of talks from professionals providing advice and information on business relationships for co-operative enterprises.
