Event DescriptionThe most difficult thing about running your business is getting appointments...Not anymore!
Event SummaryBrad Burton, a very smart marketeer and the founder of 4Networking, decided to create a business networking organisation that was 50% business and 50% social and it works.
There are no rules as to attendance and no restrictions on how many people of each profession can join. Indeed, they encourage people from the same profession to collaborate with each other.
The meetings are structured – it just does not feel like it as they are designed to be fun and light-hearted. The big thing that I really love about the 4Networking format is 1-2-1 meetings are a key part of the breakfast meeting.
At each meeting you are guaranteed to get three ten minute 1-2-1 meetings. At other business networking meetings you meet people and have good intensions of following up but other things always seem to come up. Here you can actually have a proper 1-2-1 meeting and see if there is any common interest.
In terms of the meeting format, each person gets 40 seconds to introduce themselves to everyone else in the room. That gives everyone a chance to decide who they would like to do a 10 minute appointment with. The smart people pitch to get a 10 minute appointment rather than pitching their products and services.
After the introductions are over there is a mad scramble to book the 10 minute appointments. Then there is a short comfort break followed by a 10 minute presentation by a member. The last and most important part of the meeting is the 10 minute appointments.
The meeting start at 8.00am and finish at 10.00am. If you are not careful it can really start eating into the day. As such, regulars tend to be people who sell products and services to smaller businesses and for them it’s a great way to get meetings. Others are people who are professionals selling to smaller businesses and business development is a key part of their role. What is often overlooked by members is that many people in the room will have larger businesses as clients or will be connected with them in some way.
If you would like to book a place at the event you can do so online http://www.4networking.biz/Events/Details/24467 or let me know and I will do it for you. All you need to do is bring along £10 for your breakfast.
Hopefully see you there on Wednesday 1st February from 8am til 10am at Hartford Golf Club, Winnington Avenue, off Burrows Hill, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3AA
