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    Share any events you are holding or attending here – on. or offline! With a link to book if you can

  • Networking Tips

    Listen more than you speak

    Ask genuinely interested questions

    Seek common ground

    Learn something new and interesting

    Follow up and connect

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    Kate Lawson and Rob Fryer
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    • Set some simple goals to determine how successful the event was for you.

      Some I use are based around your points above Emma:

      Did I learn something new and interesting.

      Did I book at least 3 121 meetings with people from follow ups.

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    • I was always encouraged to know that everyone at the human level is equal. Be human, not transactional and robotic.

      Don’t just extract value from a conversation — contribute to them.

      Be open to paying it forward by offering insight, support, or connections.


      This has worked for me. I hope!

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    Start your day right with a free breakfast at The BOSC next month — and get ahead of the curve on Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD ITSA).

    Find out exactly how the new rules will affect you and your business, what you need to do to stay compliant, and get expert tips to make the…

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    Rob Fryer and Stuart Morrison
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  • Gareth Turner changed the name of the group Group logo of Live Events & Networking SupportLive Events & Networking Support from “Networking Support” to “Live Events & Networking Support” 5 months ago

    5 months ago

  • Hi I wanted to introduce myself…

    I’m Steph and I’ve recently set up a Community Interest Company (not for profit) called TIGER UK. We help to improve patient experiences of gynaecology care and procedures through collaborative work and combined insight. We create monthly opportunities for healthcare professionals, patients, researchers and…

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    Stuart Morrison
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    • Have you connected with @andy? He’s the leader of the Town Council and may be able to signpost suiitable connections and who to approach?

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    • ✨ Happy Friday Bizhubbers!

      Community Update – from me, Hannah!

      Over the past few months, I’ve been the one popping into your feed with weekly tips, cheeky challenges, and friendly nudges to update your profile, follow up with that one connection, or start a conversation you’ve been meaning to have.

      It’s been such a joy to help create…

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      Gareth Turner, Doris Holleufer and 2 others
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      • I’m sure you will be fabulously awesome in whatever it is you are doing, I can’t wait to see the updates!

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        • Thanks for everything you do and continue to do for the SiGNAL family Hannah! But we appreciate the value of doing ‘the one thing’ and doing it well, so go get that website out into the world! 🤩

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        • Elevator pitches: Nah or Still relevant?

          Gareth Turner, Hannah Logan and 2 others
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          • If you go to events where you have to do that cringy 60 second pitch then its worth having something in the tank I guess. I went to a workshop event recently run by a guy called Stefan Thomas. It was a really interesting take on how to ‘Win the room’ at networking events. Really interesting chap and he did touch on the 60 second pitch and how…

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          • Like Rob says they are a necessary evil in my opinion, but you need to have a couple of good ones up your sleeve just in case it’s required. . I dont think they work as no one really listens or takes in, especially if they are focused on or nervous about what they are going to say themselves. If you are going to do it, make it memorable and…

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        • Happy Thursday (or should that be rainy Thursday?) Bizhubbers!

          📇 Networking Tip: Make It Easy to Stay in Touch

          So you’ve just had a great conversation at an event or in a chat room… and now it’s time for the big moment: swapping details.

          But wait—are we still fumbling for business cards? Flashing QR codes? Scribbling on napkins like it’s…

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          Rob Fryer and Lisa Woolnough
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          • Hannah Logan (edited)

            My current fave is a QR code to my digital business card that I have in Canva. It has functional links for ease of use, and is quick, easy, on brand and memorable. And they save it to their images and have my details easily accessible. I have been know to LinkedIn QR code too. But I find when I do that that this new contact can get lost in…

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            • I have a QR code that takes you direct to my website contact page. I have stickers and am redoing my own bizz cards to have my website URL anbd QR code only on the contact section. USeful quick tool to help people remember youy, but how do you stay memorable once the card is handed over? WHat’s the in-person thing that makes you memorable,…

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            • Good Thursday afternoon Bizhubbers! Who ordered the rain!?

              🕵️‍♀️ Call to Action: Secret Skills Show & Tell

              Okay, real talk—networking doesn’t always have to be about your job title or your LinkedIn headline. Sometimes the real magic of connection comes from the weird, wonderful, unexpected things we’re good at.

              This week’s challenge:
              🎯 Reveal one…

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              Gareth Turner, Annelize Kidd and Hattie
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              • I used to make wedding cakes for a living!

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              • This is more cringe but here goes… I was part of a choir that was on the Val Doonican Christmas Show 1986! Usually replayed on BBC4 around Christmastime!

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            • Happy Thursday Bizhubbers!

              💡 Networking Tip of the Week: Don’t Collect Contacts—Start Conversations

              It’s tempting to treat networking like a game of Pokémon cards—“gotta collect ‘em all!” But here’s the truth:
              A list of names isn’t a network.
              A real network is made of people who actually know who you are and want to hear from you.

              So instead of…

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              Stuart Morrison, Meg Roundell Greene and 4 others
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              • Great advice! I definitely need to stop my inbox looking like a dusty Pokémon card collection—loads of contacts, not enough actual conversations. Time to level up from collector to connector!

                Also, huge fan of @hannah stepping into her BiZHUB Matchmaker era — do we get a rose ceremony, or just some excellent business banter? Either way,… Read more

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                • It’s sometimes hard to take the first step so thanks for suggesting a practical icebreaker comment! Really useful @hannah

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