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Networking Christmas lunch

by Alistair Gleave
November 9, 2022

As we approach the festive season we’re delighted to announce that our Christmas lunch this year is at the Dolphin Hotel in Bovey Tracey we will be starting at midday with Tea and Coffee on arrival and free networking until a delicious Christmas lunch which will begin serving at 12.30.

Read more here: Christmas Lunch

As you’d expect the Christmas meal is a local Turkey Roast or a Vegetarian / Vegan Roast all served with roast potatoes and a selection of seasonal vegetables we will also have Vegetarian or Vegan options both served with all the roast trimmings, and for dessert, we have a luxurious Christmas pudding.

So please come and join us for our festive event, lovely food, and great people and we’ll also have some Christmas surprises thrown in as well.

New Year Dartmoor G12 Business Networking

by Alistair Gleave
October 24, 2022

Join us on Wednesday 18th January from 9.30 am at Teign Valley Golf Club.

For our New Year BIG Breakfast

G12 Business Networking in Devon is aiming to be the best business network you can attend, it doesn’t matter if you’re a startup, sole trader, entrepreneur or a member of a larger team, you’ll love the relaxed, informal environment.

As always we will be working to our meeting format that includes three guaranteed 10 min 1-2-1 conversations with people you choose – this unlocks so many great opportunities!

Click here to book

G12 has no membership fees and no compulsory attendance or forced referrals its just great networking and an opportunity to meet lots of other local business people. So why not come along and join this vibrant group, we’d love to meet you…

Agenda for our New Year G12 Business Networking Meeting

Arrive at 9.30am

9.30 – 9.55 Open Networking & 60 seconds

9.55 – 10.10 Breakfast is served

10.10 – 10.20 completion of the 60 second round

10.30 – our 10 minute speaker tbc

10.30 – 11.20am further networking 1-2-1 opportunity and close

This includes a fabulous cooked breakfast with a vegetarian and vegan option all with ample tea and coffee all cooked for us – what could be better than that!
Click here to book

We’d love to meet you at the next Glorious 12th+ meeting, we always try to keep the costs to a minimum so all members get maximum value hence why there may be a pay online price and pay on the door price which could be different. Also, any refunds will be by request only, the chances are if you’ve said that you’re coming and have paid then we will have paid for your refreshments in advance – we hope you understand.

Note: Right of admission is reserved, registering delegates will be screened to ensure the correct audience is in attendance.

New Year Dartmoor G12 Business Networking

by Alistair Gleave
October 24, 2022

Join us on Wednesday 18th January from 9.30 am at Teign Valley Golf Club.

For our New Year BIG Breakfast

G12 Business Networking in Devon is aiming to be the best business network you can attend, it doesn’t matter if you’re a startup, sole trader, entrepreneur or a member of a larger team, you’ll love the relaxed, informal environment.

As always we will be working to our meeting format that includes three guaranteed 10 min 1-2-1 conversations with people you choose – this unlocks so many great opportunities!

Click here to book

G12 has no membership fees and no compulsory attendance or forced referrals its just great networking and an opportunity to meet lots of other local business people. So why not come along and join this vibrant group, we’d love to meet you…

Agenda for our New Year G12 Business Networking Meeting

Arrive at 9.30am

9.30 – 9.55 Open Networking & 60 seconds

9.55 – 10.10 Breakfast is served

10.10 – 10.20 completion of the 60 second round

10.30 – our 10 minute speaker tbc

10.30 – 11.20am further networking 1-2-1 opportunity and close

This includes a fabulous cooked breakfast with a vegetarian and vegan option all with ample tea and coffee all cooked for us – what could be better than that!
Click here to book

We’d love to meet you at the next Glorious 12th+ meeting, we always try to keep the costs to a minimum so all members get maximum value hence why there may be a pay online price and pay on the door price which could be different. Also, any refunds will be by request only, the chances are if you’ve said that you’re coming and have paid then we will have paid for your refreshments in advance – we hope you understand.

Note: Right of admission is reserved, registering delegates will be screened to ensure the correct audience is in attendance.

BIG Autumn Dartmoor G12 Business Networking

by Alistair Gleave
September 30, 2022

Join us on Wednesday 23rd November from 9.30 am at The Dartmoor Lodge, Ashburton with the return of our BIG Breakfast meeting.

G12 Business Networking in Devon is aiming to be the best business network you can attend, it doesn’t matter if you’re a startup, sole trader, entrepreneur or a member of a larger team, you’ll love the relaxed, informal environment.

We’ve been to the Dartmoor Lodge before and this time we’re in our own dedicated conference room away from the hotels’ paying guests. So for this event, we’ll have privacy and the same superb standard of service with the help yourself breakfast buffet and bottomless tea and coffees.

Click here to book

As always we will be working to our meeting format that includes three guaranteed 10 min 1-2-1 conversations with people you choose – this unlocks so many great opportunities! 

G12 has no membership fees and no compulsory attendance or forced referrals its just great networking and an opportunity to meet lots of other local business people. So why not come along and join this vibrant group, we’d love to meet you…

Agenda for our Dartmoor G12 Business Networking Meeting

Arrive at 9.30am

9.30 – 9.55 Open Networking & 60 seconds

9.55 – 10.10 Breakfast is served

10.10 – 10.20 completion of the 60 second round

10.30 – Our Guest Speaker (tbc)

10.30 – 11.20am further networking 1-2-1 opportunity and close

BIG Autumn Dartmoor G12 Business Networking

by Alistair Gleave
September 30, 2022

Join us on Wednesday 23rd November from 9.30 am at The Dartmoor Lodge, Ashburton with the return of our BIG Breakfast meeting.

G12 Business Networking in Devon is aiming to be the best business network you can attend, it doesn’t matter if you’re a startup, sole trader, entrepreneur or a member of a larger team, you’ll love the relaxed, informal environment.

We’ve been to the Dartmoor Lodge before and this time we’re in our own dedicated conference room away from the hotels’ paying guests. So for this event, we’ll have privacy and the same superb standard of service with the help yourself breakfast buffet and bottomless tea and coffees.

Click here to book

As always we will be working to our meeting format that includes three guaranteed 10 min 1-2-1 conversations with people you choose – this unlocks so many great opportunities! 

G12 has no membership fees and no compulsory attendance or forced referrals its just great networking and an opportunity to meet lots of other local business people. So why not come along and join this vibrant group, we’d love to meet you…

Agenda for our Dartmoor G12 Business Networking Meeting

Arrive at 9.30am

9.30 – 9.55 Open Networking & 60 seconds

9.55 – 10.10 Breakfast is served

10.10 – 10.20 completion of the 60 second round

10.30 – Our Guest Speaker (tbc)

10.30 – 11.20am further networking 1-2-1 opportunity and close

Business networking lunch with South West Business Connections

by Alistair Gleave
September 23, 2022

Join us on 19th October for a fabulous lunch with South West Business Connections at The Cridford Inn – the oldest pub/inn in Devon and possibly the oldest in England dates back to 825AD. It had previously served as a nunnery and a farm, being originally inhabited by the early Britons/Celts, before the building was remodelled in 1081. In 1086 it was one of the nine small-holdings mentioned in the “Domesday Book” and by then belonged to the Abbey of Buckfast in the Manor of Trusham – a small village that’s nestled in the Teign Valley between Chudleigh, Newton Abbot and Exeter.

We will be served a delicious 2 course meal with local prepared food with vegetarian/vegan options – menu to follow

Click here to book

So why not come along and join this vibrant group, we’d love to meet you…

Agenda for our Cridford Lunch G12 Business Networking Meeting

Arrive at midday

12 – 12.30 Open Networking

12.30 – 13.10 delicious 2 course lunch is served

13.10 – 13.45 Business Card 1-2-1 networking

13.45 – 14.00 further networking opportunity and close

We’d love to meet you at the next G12 meeting, we always try to keep the costs to a minimum so all members get maximum value hence why there may be a pay online price and pay on the door price which could be different. Also, any refunds will be by request only, the chances are if you’ve said that you’re coming and have paid then we will have paid for your refreshments in advance – we hope you understand.

Note: Right of admission is reserved, registering delegates will be screened to ensure the correct audience is in attendance.

Click here to book

Business networking lunch with South West Business Connections

by Alistair Gleave
September 23, 2022

Join us on 19th October for a fabulous lunch with South West Business Connections at The Cridford Inn – the oldest pub/inn in Devon and possibly the oldest in England dates back to 825AD. It had previously served as a nunnery and a farm, being originally inhabited by the early Britons/Celts, before the building was remodelled in 1081. In 1086 it was one of the nine small-holdings mentioned in the “Domesday Book” and by then belonged to the Abbey of Buckfast in the Manor of Trusham – a small village that’s nestled in the Teign Valley between Chudleigh, Newton Abbot and Exeter.

We will be served a delicious 2 course meal with local prepared food with vegetarian/vegan options – menu to follow

Click here to book

So why not come along and join this vibrant group, we’d love to meet you…

Agenda for our Cridford Lunch G12 Business Networking Meeting

Arrive at midday

12 – 12.30 Open Networking

12.30 – 13.10 delicious 2 course lunch is served

13.10 – 13.45 Business Card 1-2-1 networking

13.45 – 14.00 further networking opportunity and close

We’d love to meet you at the next G12 meeting, we always try to keep the costs to a minimum so all members get maximum value hence why there may be a pay online price and pay on the door price which could be different. Also, any refunds will be by request only, the chances are if you’ve said that you’re coming and have paid then we will have paid for your refreshments in advance – we hope you understand.

Note: Right of admission is reserved, registering delegates will be screened to ensure the correct audience is in attendance.

Click here to book

Business Tips, Networking, News

10 reasons why you should go networking

by Alistair Gleave
August 31, 2022

So business networking, what’s it all about, and why should you go networking and go to any of the numerous well-run business networking events?

Well, I’ve been attending networking events for years and also I’ve run my own business networking events in Devon for many years and these are my top ten reasons why you should get out and go networking.

  1. increase profile
    Who knows about you, what you are, who you represent, and what you stand for? If you regularly attend networking events far more people will get to know more about you, you will by default increase your profile, people will get to know you more and that has to be a good thing doesn’t it?
  2. deepen business connections
    The thing with networking is the more people you meet the more you’ll get to widen and deepen those business connections, instead of being just a business card someone has collected, we’ve all got lots of these haven’t we? If you’re a regular networker you’ll make yourself something more, people will learn more about you and that makes it easier for anyone to refer future opportunities to you.
  1. increase your confidence
    I have spoken to so many nervous networkers who are unsure as to whether they should attend events I run, they contact me for almost a pre-brief as to what happens and what’s expected of them. So what do I do, well I try and reassure them that it’ll be fine and we’ll support them, you have no need to be nervous. The one thing I know is that attending networking helps everyone I’ve met increase their confidence.
  2. develop you as a person
    You never know who you will meet when you’re networking, I personally have met the widest variety of people you can possibly imagine, and therefore similar to point 3 you will improve as a person in more ways than you can imagine, things like your presentation skills, verbal skills, and sales skills will all benefit.
  3. learn more, increase your knowledge
    At lots of networking events, you quite often have a speaker or someone giving some kind of talk about their business or specialty so you’re bound to learn more about them and their business which in turn, of course, helps you learn more.
  4. build your confidence
    If this is your first event you’re bound to be nervous, it’s only natural. Make no doubt after you’ve been to 2 or 3 events you’ll be recognized and welcomed like a long last friend (at least you should be) and that will seriously help build your confidence.
  5. gain mentoring
    People often overlook this, but I think it’s one of the most important. So say you attend a regular monthly event, you’ve got a question in one meeting I guarantee that next month you’ll be asked about the answers you were given, ‘how did that work out for you it’s mentoring where you are supported in the group and by the group. It can even be as straightforward as being asked how your month has been, highs lows, etc, this all rolls into supporting you and your confidence.
  6. get answers and help
    I’ve seen this quite a few times when someone attends a networking event with a question or in need of help, the best way to think about this is it is like crowd sourcing an answer. I know that asking the audience may get a few different answers but you’ll get answers and the same goes for help, if you’ve built your profile and worked to deepen those connections then you’ll also find networking as a great environment to get help.
  7. develop new business relationships
    In a similar way to point 2 where you develop new personal relationships, this is where you develop new business relationships, maybe meeting a new supplier or a business who is in need of what you’re offering or knows someone that needs your help — focus on the business and those relationships will develop.
  8. look at things in a different way
    The great thing about meeting different people who work in and run different businesses is that we all look at things differently and given time you’ll being to see that as well.

Ten reasons why you need to go networking, hopefully, compelling enough for you to make that first attempt if you haven’t already and go networking. If you’re based in or near Devon then do check my business networking group out, you’d be most welcome to attend.

Networking

Autumn South Devon Business Networking Event

by Alistair Gleave
August 11, 2022

We always take a break for Summer with no meetings in August, so I’m delighted to confirm that we’re back at Teign Valley Golf Club on Wednesday 21st September.

Our first Autumn South Devon Business Networking event at the fabulous Teign Valley Golf Club and we’ve even made a short video as to why you should come and join us.

To book your space on Eventbrite click here: https://sept22g12.eventbrite.co.uk we look forward to meeting you then.

Back in Totnes G12 Business Networking Event

by Alistair Gleave
August 9, 2022

Join us on Wednesday 5th October from 9.30am at The Steam Packet Inn, Totnes.

G12 Business Networking in Devon is aiming to be the best business network you can attend, it doesn’t matter if you’re a startup, sole trader, entrepreneur or a member of a larger team, you’ll love the relaxed, informal environment.

Click here to book

For our Totnes Business Networking we will be working to a new meeting format that includes three guaranteed 10 min 1-2-1 conversations with people you choose – this unlocks so many great opportunities!

So why not come along and join this vibrant group, we’d love to meet you…

Agenda for our Totnes G12 Business Networking Meeting

Arrive at 9.30am

9.30 – 9.55 Open Networking

9.55 – 10.10 Breakfast is served

10.10 – 10.30 Business Card 1-2-1 networking

10.30 – 11.20am further networking opportunity and close

This includes a fabulous cooked breakfast with ample tea and coffee all cooked for us – what could be better than that!

Click here to book

We’d love to meet you at the next Glorious 12th+ meeting, we always try to keep the costs to a minimum so all members get maximum value hence why there may be a pay online price and pay on the door price which could be different. Also, any refunds will be by request only, the chances are if you’ve said that you’re coming and have paid then we will have paid for your refreshments in advance – we hope you understand.

Note: Right of admission is reserved, registering delegates will be screened to ensure the correct audience is in attendance.

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