Networking events in your area over the next week or so.

Networking connects businesses and here are just some of the more established groups in the local area.

Tuesday 14th September

The Business Club, Leicester – Leicester Tigers, Aylestone Road, LE2 7TR
THE LOYALTY EFFECT

What are the coffee stains in your business?
Your own Gold mine – are you mining in the right places?
What is the life time value of your customers?

KEITH KRUGER of KPK Associates has had 20 years experience as a senior executive with an international company in key positions including General Management, Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing and People Development. Keith started his own management training business 8 years ago and has trained close on 600 people. The company works with small to medium size businesses covering a broad range of industry segments based in the Midlands.
If you would like to come along, please let us know by e-mail before 4pm on Monday September 14th 2010.
ABOUT US: The Business Club Leicester is an independent Business Education & Support organisation, dedicated to guiding you and your staff to success, through new ideas, new contacts, training and education
£10 non members, free to members incl buffet and refreshments

Wednesday 15th September

Loughborough Network – The Compass Hotel. Loughborough, LE11 4EX
7.00 – 8.30am
Being able to promote your business to other local businesses could prove a real opportunity.
Having those businesses refer you onto their contacts? That could be invaluable.
Having a potential sales force of 15 – 20 people working for your business? That is powerful!
Come along and find out how networking can be both fun and rewarding.
£10 incl breakfast
To book email admin@loughborough-network.org

Business on Toast – Derby City – Mr Grundy’s, Ashbourne Rd, Derby
12.30 – 2.00pm

Group Leader: Yvonne Gorman
Membership: Sara Gration
Development: Tracey Bugg
Business on Toast provides a networking experience with a difference. We meet at locations throughout the region to share skills, advice and business referrals in friendly, relaxed, no pressure environments. Meetings cost just £15 for visitors (you can visit up to 4 times) and £50 inc VAT per month for Associate Members (plus a £75 joining fee). To enjoy even more savings and 6 months of free banner advertising on our website, why not become a Premier Member for just £500(plus £75 joining fee) plus VAT per annum?
To book email info@linqlaw.co.uk

Business on Toast Pride Park – TC Harrison, Pride Park, Derby
4.30 pm – finish.
Group Leader: Yvonne Gorman
Membership: Martin Pain
Development: Chris Redshaw
Business on Toast provides a networking experience with a difference. We meet at locations throughout the region to share skills, advice and business referrals in friendly, relaxed, no pressure environments. Meetings cost just £15 for visitors (you can visit up to 4 times) and £50 inc VAT per month for Associate Members (plus a £75 joining fee). To enjoy even more savings and 6 months of free banner advertising on our website, why not become a Premier Member for just £500(plus £75 joining fee) plus VAT per annum?
To book email info@linqlaw.co.uk

Gone Fishing 4 Business – Branston Golf Club Branston, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3DP
7.30am – 9.00am
If you have never been to one of the meetings before then this is a great opportunity to network with other businesses in your area. The first meeting is free, there is no joining fee, and further meetings only cost 11.50 a time.
Top quality open networking meeting well established throughout the Midlands, hosted by Chris Towe and sponsored by Bradley and Jeffries and The Chartwell Practice
http://www.gonefishing4business.co.uk/index.htm
£11.50 incl breakfast

Thursday 16th September

Uttoxeter Breakfast Club – Indulgence Coffee lounge, Uttoxeter.
7.30am – 9.00am

Come along to the Uttoxeter Business Breakfast at 7:30am and finishing 9:00am prompt (formally Gone Fishing 4 Business). This is a unique breakfast club for Uttoxeter, meeting fortnightly at Indulgence Coffee Lounge. Uttoxeter is renowned for its friendly people come along and participate in probably the friendliest business club in the area. If you have never been to a breakfast club for fear it’s too regimented or you have to provide referrals, this is for you. If you are a serial networker you can still meet some very valuable contacts
If you can’t think of a good reason to come, don’t worry. We will still meet up and have a great time without you, but you might like to do somebody else a favour and send this on to them.
For catering purposes please email request@hunter-enterprises.com or phone David Hunter on 07879 247112 that you intend to come. Don’t worry if you cant. We will still meet up and have a great time without you, but you might like to do somebody else a favour and send this on to them.
Costs £10 incl English breakfast

Business on Toast, Derby City Lights – * Mr Grundy’s. Ashbourne Road, Derby*
17:30 – finish
Group Leader: Simon Chaplin
Membership: Vanessa Murphy
Development: Paul Godney
Business on Toast provides a networking experience with a difference. We meet at locations throughout the region to share skills, advice and business referrals in friendly, relaxed, no pressure environments. Meetings cost just £15 for visitors (you can visit up to 4 times) and £50 inc VAT per month for Associate Members (plus a £75 joining fee). To enjoy even more savings and 6 months of free banner advertising on our website, why not become a Premier Member for just £500(plus £75 joining fee) plus VAT per annum?
To book email info@linqlaw.co.uk

Friday 17th September

Networking for Local Business – - The George and Dragon, Thringstone
7.00 – 8.30am
Network for Local business is a very different type of business and professional networking organisation. The group was built and set up by the members during the summer of 2009, the group decide on its direction and growth. Thee funds accumulated are used for the benefit of the group, both for marketing and social events. No third party benefits from the meetings, just the members.
The group are passionate about creating a working platform for local businesses both large and small develop business opportunities. We meet every week to develop relationships and generate quality, referred business for all our fellow members.
To book ring Richard on 07878078930
£10 incl full English breakfast

BFB – Business Focus Burton – The Gate, Branston, Burton on Trent
7.15 am – 9.00 am
Established local networking group in Burton on Trent. First breakfast special offer of £5.00 then £12 breakfast included
www.businesssfocusburton.co.uk

Business On Toast – The Paddocks Hotel, Melbourne
06.45 – 09.00am
Business networking over breakfast. Come along and network with local businesses.
Business Networking has become an essential marketing tool – and can be one of the cheapest and most efficient methods too! Business on Toast does not charge you any up front membership fees, only the cost of your breakfast! Meetings cost £15 including catering for visitors. You can visit as often as you like but we hope that after two or three meetings you will feel confident enough to become an associate member – And start paying less!
www.businessontoast.com
To book ring Bill on 0845 5190041
£15.00 incl breakfast

Tuesday 21st September

The Presentation Club – Touchbase,The Phoenix Centre,Nottingham
6.30pm – finish

Do you need to improve your presentation skills to achieve higher success in your business?

*Come along to the FREE launch of The Presentation Club at Touchbase, The Phoenix Centre, Millennium Way
Nottingham, NG8 6AS on September 21st at 6.30 pm*

Discover how you can develop cutting edge techniques and take your presentation skills to a peak level by:

• Becoming a member of the online resources club
• Joining the monthly workshop
• Attending a specialist training course
• Taking the opportunity of personalised 1-2-1 coaching

The Presentation Club will be a service focused on developing the presentation skills of business people.

This will be appropriate for business owners, senior business managers, sales managers and anyone in business who needs to present both internally and externally as part of their business role.

The Presentation Club will offer you a range of cutting edge techniques, where you will have the opportunity to work on these in a practical workshop environment or by using a personalised service, so that you can significantly improve your skills.

Contact Tony to book your FREE place for the launch on September 21st and come along and see how you can present at your peak and achieve the business results you want

Call Tony on – 07912143040 or 01949 206210
Email Tony at – tony@thepresentationclub.com

There will be a 20 minute presentation on the night to provide you with one significant way in which you can improve the way you present.

This will also be a great opportunity to network with like minded business people.

NOTE – There will be discounted memberships on offer for the launch night!! Don’t miss this great opportunity to have a significant impact on your business performance.

Business on Toast Hilton – Hilton House Hotel, Hilton
7.00 – 8.45
Group Leader: Anthony Lay
Membership: Becky Kooner
Development: Nigel Knapp

A superbly located group if you’d like to bridge the gap between Derby and Burton. Group leader, Anthony Lay of AML Midlands Ltd, ensures the smooth running of proceedings, backed up with his superb team comprising Becky Kooner and Nigel Knapp.
Business on Toast provides a networking experience with a difference. We meet at locations throughout the region to share skills, advice and business referrals in friendly, relaxed, no pressure environments. Meetings cost just £15 for visitors (you can visit up to 4 times) and £50 inc VAT per month for Associate Members (plus a £75 joining fee). To enjoy even more savings and 6 months of free banner advertising on our website, why not become a Premier Member for just £500(plus £75 joining fee) plus VAT per annum?
In addition, Hilton House Hotel serves a mean full English and plenty of Business on Toast

Wednesday 22nd September

GF4B, Gone Fishing for Business – The Mackworth Hotel, Derby
7.30 am – 9.00 am
If you have never been to one of the meetings before then this is a great opportunity to network with other businesses in your area. The first meeting is free, there is no joining fee, and further meetings only cost 11.50 a time.
Top quality open networking meeting well established throughout the Midlands, hosted by Chris Towe and sponsored by Bradley and Jeffries and The Chartwell Practice
www.gonefishing4business.co.uk
£11.50 incl breakfast

Loughborough Network – The Compass Hotel. Loughborough, LE11 4EX
7.00 – 8.30am
Being able to promote your business to other local businesses could prove a real opportunity.
Having those businesses refer you onto their contacts? That could be invaluable.
Having a potential sales force of 15 – 20 people working for your business? That is powerful!
Come along and find out how networking can be both fun and rewarding.
£10 incl breakfast
To book email admin@loughborough-network.org

Business on Toast – Derby City – Mr Grundy’s, Ashbourne Rd, Derby
12.30 – 2.00pm

Group Leader: Yvonne Gorman
Membership: Sara Gration
Development: Tracey Bugg
Business on Toast provides a networking experience with a difference. We meet at locations throughout the region to share skills, advice and business referrals in friendly, relaxed, no pressure environments. Meetings cost just £15 for visitors (you can visit up to 4 times) and £50 inc VAT per month for Associate Members (plus a £75 joining fee). To enjoy even more savings and 6 months of free banner advertising on our website, why not become a Premier Member for just £500(plus £75 joining fee) plus VAT per annum?
To book email info@linqlaw.co.uk

Business on Toast Pride Park – TC Harrison, Pride Park, Derby
4.30 pm – finish.
Group Leader: Yvonne Gorman
Membership: Martin Pain
Development: Chris Redshaw
Business on Toast provides a networking experience with a difference. We meet at locations throughout the region to share skills, advice and business referrals in friendly, relaxed, no pressure environments. Meetings cost just £15 for visitors (you can visit up to 4 times) and £50 inc VAT per month for Associate Members (plus a £75 joining fee). To enjoy even more savings and 6 months of free banner advertising on our website, why not become a Premier Member for just £500(plus £75 joining fee) plus VAT per annum?
To book email info@linqlaw.co.uk

Thursday 23rd September

Lets Go Network – Donington Thistle Hotel, East Midlands Airport
12 – 2.00pm

Open networking lunch held twice a month (2nd and 4th Thursday of the month) with an opportunity to meet local and national businesses in and around the East Midlands. Guest speakers, business presentations and opportunities to raise your business profile to business owners and managing directors over lunch.
Core group of 20 businesses from Ashby, Loughborough, Donington and surrounding areas.
No joining fees, no membership fees just £17.50 + VAT per visit or £30 + VAT per month if sign up to regular attendance.
To book contact Richard on 07878078930 or richard.beldon@letsgolocal.co.uk

Come along to the Uttoxeter Business Breakfast at 7:30am and finishing 9:00am prompt (formally Gone Fishing 4 Business). This is a unique breakfast club for Uttoxeter, meeting fortnightly at Indulgence Coffee Lounge. Uttoxeter is renowned for its friendly people come along and participate in probably the friendliest business club in the area. If you have never been to a breakfast club for fear it’s too regimented or you have to provide referrals, this is for you. If you are a serial networker you can still meet some very valuable contacts
If you can’t think of a good reason to come, don’t worry. We will still meet up and have a great time without you, but you might like to do somebody else a favour and send this on to them.
For catering purposes please email request@hunter-enterprises.com or phone David Hunter on 07879 247112 that you intend to come. Don’t worry if you cant. We will still meet up and have a great time without you, but you might like to do somebody else a favour and send this on to them.
Costs £10 incl English breakfast

Business on Toast, Derby City Lights – * Mr Grundy’s. Ashbourne Road, Derby*
17:30 – finish
Group Leader: Simon Chaplin
Membership: Vanessa Murphy
Development: Paul Godney
Business on Toast provides a networking experience with a difference. We meet at locations throughout the region to share skills, advice and business referrals in friendly, relaxed, no pressure environments. Meetings cost just £15 for visitors (you can visit up to 4 times) and £50 inc VAT per month for Associate Members (plus a £75 joining fee). To enjoy even more savings and 6 months of free banner advertising on our website, why not become a Premier Member for just £500(plus £75 joining fee) plus VAT per annum?
To book email info@linqlaw.co.uk

Derbyshire Connections – Costco, Wyvern Way, Derby
17:00 – 20.00
17:00 Arrival and welcome drink
18:00 Introduction from our Regional Leader Derek Ward and Speaker
18:30 Open Networking
19:30 Charity Raffle prize draw
This event marks our third Derbyshire Connections Networking event. Business-Scene regularly run successful Connections events around the UK, bringing together many of the local Business Networking groups under one roof, and offering a great opportunity for local businesses to expand their own business connections.
Joining us for this evening offers you the opportunity to meet other high calibre business delegates, openly network in a relaxed and friendly environment, build strong business relationships and gain valuable information about the issues that most affect your business.
This event brings together many networks and business communities. If you run one and would like to be involved, do get in touch with Derek Ward
Our Speaker – Brad Burton

FROM BOX ROOM TO BOARDROOM
You need more sales
You need more appointments
You need more motivation
YOU NEED to attend this seminar!
Brad Burton author of ground breaking business book, takes us on a entertaining rollercoaster ride of how he told his employer to shove his corporate job.
From starting up his own business, working in his underpants from a box room aggressively waiting for the phone to ring.
It’s a story of delivering pizzas at weekends to keep his marketing business afloat to MD of largest joined up Business Breakfast Network in the UK & a top motivational speaker in just short of 3 years.
To book visit the www.business-scene.com website

£10 + VAT incl welcome drink

Friday 24th Sept

Networking for Local Business – - The George and Dragon, Thringstone
7.00 – 8.30am
Network for Local business is a very different type of business and professional networking organisation. The group was built and set up by the members during the summer of 2009, the group decide on its direction and growth. Thee funds accumulated are used for the benefit of the group, both for marketing and social events. No third party benefits from the meetings, just the members.
The group are passionate about creating a working platform for local businesses both large and small develop business opportunities. We meet every week to develop relationships and generate quality, referred business for all our fellow members.
To book ring Richard on 07878078930
£10 incl full English breakfast

BFB – Business Focus Burton – The Gate, Branston, Burton on Trent
7.15 am – 9.00 am
Established local networking group in Burton on Trent. First breakfast special offer of £5.00 then £12 breakfast included
www.businesssfocusburton.co.uk

Business On Toast – The Paddocks Hotel, Melbourne
06.45 – 09.00am
Business networking over breakfast. Come along and network with local businesses.
Business Networking has become an essential marketing tool – and can be one of the cheapest and most efficient methods too! Business on Toast does not charge you any up front membership fees, only the cost of your breakfast! Meetings cost £15 including catering for visitors. You can visit as often as you like but we hope that after two or three meetings you will feel confident enough to become an associate member – And start paying less!
www.businessontoast.com
To book ring Bill on 0845 5190041
£15.00 incl breakfast

Thursday 30th September*

LBE10 – Leicestershire Business Event, Walker Stadium

Be seen by the audience at Leicestershire Business Event 2010
Imagine being able to save hundreds of hours in prospective client visits and being able to cut back on expensive marketing campaigns – while having a positive effect on your sales targets.
Not only that, but add to the picture a number of free, Recession-savvy sessions of business advice from a carefully-selected group of professionals, including tax advisors, business law experts and human resources specialists.
It sounds like every entrepreneur’s dream, but it’s just what’s on the agenda of this year’s Leicestershire Business Event, (LBE) on September 30th , at Walker’s Stadium.
As an exhibitor, you’re guaranteed to spend considerably less money than you would on a long-winded media campaign, and equally certain that you’ll meet more red hot, local prospects face to face.
So if you’ve still not applied to get your products and services in front of hundreds of forward-thinking businesses by becoming an exhibitor at this year’s action-packed event, act now by logging on to: www.leicesterbusinessevents.co.uk
Realistic charges mean that LBE attracts innovative new companies, as well as the county’s larger businesses. And year on year, LBE has proved the ideal location for key product launches. This year there is a New Business Zone where companies less than 18 months old can exhibit for around 1/3rd of the cost.
LBE’s event organisers work hard for you so that those businesses with a genuine interest in exhibitors’ products and services are targeted in the pre-event marketing process.
When will you next get the chance of a face-to-face encounter with those all too elusive business people who control the budgets? Of the 740 visitors who attended in 2009, 78% were key decision makers, of these, 32% do not see representatives from other businesses in their offices at any time.
With 15 top professionals already lined up to deliver a series of topical, Free seminars, a delicious and opportune networking lunch, and a number of action-packed Free speed networking sessions, visitors have more than enough reasons to take a day away from the office to work on their business – and all for no charge.
For a truly profitable investment you won’t regret, book your exhibition stand space, either by calling event director Elaine Vandelli on 07802 492348 or email info@hi2events.co.uk or register at www.leicesterbusinessevents.co.uk

Thursday 7th October
MIDLANDS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE – Ashfield In2Focus

Hi,
The MIDLANDS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
The Ashby Business Club has now morphed into one new and very exciting series of evening events on SUPER THURSDAYS called the MIDLANDS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE beginning on October 7th.
www.midlandsleadershipexperience.co.uk
At each event we have an exceptional guest speaker and they do not come much more successful than Chris Corbin – from £200 to 80million and 1700 employees in 10 years!
Chris lectures his management team on the importance of their people having fun at work AND HE MEANS IT!
These events are OPEN to everyone who wishes to be a LEADER, BUILD THEIR BUSINESS whilst sowing the seeds of new and EXCITING RELATIONSHIPS with SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE.
Be prepared to listen to, learn from and be inspired by the best leaders the Midlands has to offer!
www.midlandsleadershipexperience.co.uk
There are a handful of complimentary VIP tickets available. Send an e-mail to simon@bozeatconsulting.co.uk to find out more details.
Book now via the website.
YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!