Vale of White Horse Breakfast
Business Network Meeting
Our Vale of White Horse Breakfast Networking Group meets every other Tuesday from 7.45am till 9.30am and is focused on building genuine long lasting business relationships. By expanding your contact base in Oxfordshire, you can increase sales through referral marketing and ultimately grow your business. With members from a wide variety of backgrounds and a one seat policy, we ensure every meeting is full of energy and very productive. We are delighted to be working in partnership with Karen and supporting local business to develop and build connections.
Your initial visit to the meeting is £19.99+vat and you can find the next available date and how to book below.
Group Leader: Karen Lees-Nicholson
Thank you for taking the time to find out more about our breakfast business networking group held at Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South every other Tuesday and covering South Oxfordshire.
I am Karen Lees-Nicholson, and as the group leader I would like to welcome you to our meeting. I hold the financial adviser seat in the group and have met rigorous criteria relating to professional qualifications and ethical good practice so my clients can be confident they are dealing with someone, who always puts their needs first.
Having a career that has spanned 30 + years in financial services, I have found that being visible and engaging in conversations is key to opening opportunities … my mantra is ‘activity creates business!’ Networking allows you to do this with likeminded people, expanding your contacts and opening new doors. It’s all about building out your network through qualified referrals.
The atmosphere at our meetings is friendly yet professional, meaning members are more relaxed to start those crucial conversations. However, we get to know each other’s businesses on a deeper level outside the group meetings via 1 to 1s. It’s always fascinating how members have chosen and crafted their businesses and who they know. From this genuine desire to find out more and helping each other, long lasting working relationships flourish between our members.
We are a one seat per profession group, so you know that when you promote your business and ideas your voice represents the opportunities in that field, not only to those in the room but to their wider contacts too.
I would love you to come and experience a fresh new of networking and growing your business. You’ll get a very warm welcome as a visitor to Vale of White Horse Breakfast Group.
“I look forward to welcoming you to our great group!”
Location
Our Vale of White Horse Breakfast meeting is held every other Tuesday at Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South, 6 Milton Gate, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4FP.
The meeting fee to attend is £19.99 plus vat and to book and confirm your place click the link below.
An insight into our morning
7:45am
Meeting begins
Meeting begins with a tea, coffee, water or juice and 15 minutes informal networking.
8:00am
Breakfast
Traditional cooked breakfast, or depending on location a vegetarian option plus pastries or fruit.
8:15am
60-second round
This is an opportunity for each member and guest to introduce themselves and their business, defining the kinds of referrals and any particular introductions they currently seek.
8:45am
Engine Room break
This is the crucial part of our meetings providing a great opportunity to connect and arrange ‘one to one’ appointments with businesses you would like to know more about. At the same time a chance to refill your drinks.
9:00am
Member presentation
This is a great platform where members describe their business more fully. Provides an opportunity for the group to understand the nature and direction of your business. Brilliant for new projects and new ideas. Invaluable!
9:15am
Activity Round
The ‘activity round’ comes next. This is when members and guests are invited to summarise referrals made and received, give thanks to other members and guests, describe any ‘one-to-one’ meetings held outside the breakfast meeting and share any latest news.
9:30am
Meeting closes
Meeting closes, but you’re welcome to stay on for extra networking and discussions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your initial visit is just £19.99+vat for our physical meetings and £7.99+VAT for our virtual meetings.
Annual membership is £399.00+VAT or £299+vat for a Virtual Group. You will pay a monthly meeting fee of £39.98+vat for a physical meeting and £15.98+vat for our virtual groups which is paid by DD and collected each month by GoCardless to cover the meeting fees.