Business Networking Groups

Business Scene

With 10,000 events, Business Scene is The Home of Business Events. Search for networking opportunities and any kind of business event, or add your own events. Directory - Join thousands of other companies and get listed in our local business directory, with full contact details and links to your website. Knowledge - Add value by publishing your Articles, Adverts, Press Releases and other content, and attract more visitors to your profile pages. Free to Register.

Business Scene

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4 Networking

The only truly joined up national business network. With 164 vibrant breakfast groups across the UK and 6933 members - online and face to face. It really is a different way of doing things. Be yourself with 4Networking's relaxed, informal style; yet structured for efficient and effective use of your business time.

4 Networking Website

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Venture Connect at Library House

Library House creates networking opportunities which bring together entrepreneurs, active investors and their advisers. This is done through VentureConnect. Over the last four years, Library House has run over 80 events, attracting thousands of senior decision-makers from the leading VCs, investors, large technology corporates and the entrepreneurs disrupting tomorrow's world.

Venture Connect Website

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Beermat Monday - London

Beermat Monday events are free monthly business networking events for entrepreneurs and business people. Update August 2007 - these events are no longer running but the website is well worth a visit...

Beermat Website

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Professional Contractors Group

PCG's aim is to be the voice of freelancers, working with Government and industry to protect and promote freelancing and freelancers, on a local, national and European level.

PCG seeks to be the heart of the freelance community, supporting and nurturing its members through all parts of the freelance life cycle, as well as offering commercial support, fostering peer support and encouraging new ways of working.

PCG Website

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BNI Europe

BNI is a 20 year old business and professional organisation that allows only one person from each trade or profession to join a chapter. With over 3800 active chapters, and 76,000 members, it is the most successful business referral organisation in the world.

BNI Website

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Business Referral Exchange

Business Referral Exchange helps you to develop this strategy. BRE Groups are strong contact networks of trade and professional people who meet weekly. The prime and unashamed purpose of the Members is to generate qualified business leads for each other.

To achieve this, Members must develop both trust in and understanding of each other's business. BRE have a strict policy that each group contains only one member from each particular trade or profession to ensure that the Group works together as a team and there is no internal competition. BRE Meetings are structured to ensure that the potential for referrals is maximised.

BRE Website

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Institute Of Directors

As a member you are automatically assigned a branch and encouraged to give your views on local issues and take advantage of networking opportunities in your area. All members are welcome to attend events at any branch.

IOD Network Website

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Federation Of Small Business

The Federation of Small Businesses is the UK's largest organisation lobbying on behalf of and working for small businesses. We offer an unbeatable combination of benefits to our members.

FSB Website

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Ecademy

The business exchange that connects people to knowledge, contacts, support and business. Join the Trusted Business Network now to help you to network across town, across country, and across the globe, all at a time that is convenient to you.

Ecademy Website

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Brefi Network

Find the ideal consultant, coach, trainer or facilitator based locally or with specific skills or experience you need. The Consultants, Coaches and Trainers Directory and search engine provide a link between suppliers and clients, sorted by discipline, experience and location.

Brefi Network Website

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Cambridge Networks

We are a membership organisation with the mission to link like-minded people from business, finance and academia to each other and to global partners for the benefit of the Cambridge region. We achieve this by delivering over 40 networking, partnering and special interest group events per year and a website where our 1300 corporate members publish profile, news, jobs and events.

Cambridge Network Website

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Linked In

Not strictly a business networking group, more a very, very useful piece of software to maintain and build your personal network. Take a look and join me on Linked-In if you decide to use it. Here's what they say about themselves...

LinkedIn strengthens and extends your existing network of trusted contacts. LinkedIn is a networking tool that helps you discover inside connections to be more effective using the relationships you already have.

Linked In Website

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Women's Business Network

Women's Business Network (North West) supports the creation of new business networks for women in the North West of England and links these networks together to enable the sharing of good ideas and the expansion of business contacts across the region.

WBN Website

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Aurora Women's Network

Tap into our support for women owned businesses or find your perfect career with an 'Employer of Choice for Women'. Aurora exists so women-owned businesses succeed and women's corporate careers flourish.

Our members are innovative, inspiring, progressive women who share a modern and contemporary vision of success. Through our members, we identify emerging trends and issues and provide a critical voice to industry. We're not shy of pushing the horizons through rigorous debate. Aurora's corporate diversity software helps organisations attract, retain and advance women, thus globally progressing the industry standard.

Network Website | Main Aurora Website

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