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Build and forge new relationships, and raise your own profile

Make valuable new connections as well as gain fresh insights from our monthly seminars

We help members establish and develop a network of supportive and knowledgeable senior contacts, as well as make their expertise more visible. However, before we can do that you need to attend one of our events and discover for yourself why members find our format so relevant.

Calendar of Events

Our forthcoming events are listed below. Part knowledge-share, part networking, our lunchtime events offer you the ideal opportunity to engage with a diverse group of senior decision-makers in a business-focussed environment.

Agenda
10.00am – Registration for seminar plus an opportunity to grab a coffee/network
10.30am – Pre-lunch seminar begins
11.30am – Drinks reception courtesy for our sponsor
12.30pm – Lunch
13.40pm – Post lunch talk
13.50pm – Spin the wheel
14.00pm – Meeting closes but stay to network and carry out those important 1-2-1s
This month’s sponsor is Magnify B

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For your first, exploratory, visit you can choose to book one of our next three events.

2024
August
Live Event
Thursday 1st
11:30 Start - 14:00 End
Seminar start - 10.30am
Forrest Hills, Overton Hill, Frodsham
After a drinks reception/pre-lunch networking session you will sit at a table of like minded business owners/directors for a 2 course lunch.
Seminar: How to avoid your business being seen to be just another brick in the wall
Venue web site
September
Live Event
Thursday 5th
11:30 Start - 14:00 End
Seminar start -
The Alderley Edge Hotel, Alderley Edge
After a drinks reception/pre-lunch networking session you will sit at a table of like minded business owners/directors for a 2 course lunch.
Venue web site
October
Live Event
Thursday 3rd
11:30 Start - 14:00 End
Seminar start -
The Pinewood on Wilmslow, Handforth Cheshire
After a drinks reception/pre-lunch networking session you will sit at a table of like minded business owners/directors for a 2 course lunch.
Venue web site
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Present a seminar

Our seminar presenters are drawn from the membership. Delivering a seminar offers a great opportunity for you to showcase your expertise and increase your profile within the membership and beyond.

If you are interested in presenting at one of our networking events, please get in touch.

Call 0161 503 5000
or email: simon.edmondson@business-network.co.uk

Come and join us at our
Next Event
Thursday 1st August 2024

Networking Events' Seminar Topics

Seminar: How to avoid your business being seen to be just another brick in the wall
Presenter - Phil Strachan
Far too many businesses just bland in with the competition.

They are distinctly bland as opposed to being a distinctive brand and for that reason they are no more than me-too blands when they would much prefer to be the go-to brand in their market. In short, they are blands rather than brands, blands of very little hope and even less chance of glory, each destined to become just a.n.other example of the bland that time forgot. That is why it is
time to Think Brand ? not bland.

Phil Strachan has a wealth of experience working on brands of all shapes and sizes on both the Client side
and the Consultancy side. Born in Glasgow, but having worked in London and the South for over 40 years, Phil relocated to North Wales in 2021. He continues to encourage businesses to Stand out from the crowd by thinking Brand - not bland with the promise of delivering what he calls "London quality branding, identity and design at Glasgow prices"



Live Event
Thursday 1st August
11:30 Start - 14:00 End
Seminar start - 10.30am
Forrest Hills, Overton Hill, Frodsham
Seminar:
Presenter -
Live Event
Thursday 5th September
11:30 Start - 14:00 End
Seminar start -
The Alderley Edge Hotel, Alderley Edge
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What our
members and
visitors say...

" The Business Network in South Manchester is one of the best regular meetings I attend. The atmosphere is extremely friendly, the venues are excellent and the members have a genuine desire to help each other out. Simon and Win provide brilliant leadership and ensure that no one is left out. If you've not networked before, or are a little jaded by the experience, I recommend you try the SMBN."
Chris Moran
JCM Business Solutions
The Business Network South Manchester, run by Win and Simon Edmondson is just brilliant! Win and Simon create a friendly, non-threatening and relaxed environment in which you meet other business owners and decision makers who are interested in helping all the members of the group to grow their businesses and introduce you to others they know. The meeting does have a structure but it isn’t a rigid format and the pre-lunch educational seminars attract a great range of speakers who are always informative. All in all, the meeting is fun! And that is why I have been a member of the group for several years and will continue to do so. Oh and yes I have got new business from being a member. A business networking group which is relaxed and fun and does what is says it will do!
Chris Booth
McKellens Ltd
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Get in Touch

Telephone 0161 503 5000
Email simon.edmondson@business-network.co.uk

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