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BDA Meet the Buyer 2010
26th October 2010
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SME Business Growth Award winner Stewart Peart of Applied IT siad

"Almost exclusively our new business over the last three years has come through referrals from contacts gained through structured networking in forums like those run by Conquest Business Events"

Keep ahead of the competition by attending one of our low-cost events for Bedfordshire businesses.

Meet your potential clients in a relaxed atmosphere and make the most of your existing contacts - contact pam@businessclubs.biz to be kept informed.

A business club member said "...and to think that if I hadn't come along to one of your breakfasts, I wouldn't have learnt all about LinkedIn and wouldn't have received several positive communications from members.....! "

Paul St. John Bennett of Business Learning

CONQUEST BUSINESS AWARDS

The Conquest Business Awards Evening took place at the Bedford Swan Hotel on Thursday 25th March 2010
Over 100 business people were present to see outstanding local businesses recognised and to network with them.

Lance Haggith of Sports Traider - Community Involvement Award Winner said

"Thanks again for a great evening and the pictures. Everyone was saying how much they enjoyed themselves.

In fact, if it wasn’t for the Breakfast networking meeting that you kindly invited me to then Sports Traider would not have got off the ground as quickly as it did."

Click here for a list of Award winners and pictures

Meet the Buyer Bedford 2010
October 26th

This event held last November was greatly appreciated by buyers and suppliers alike. Some of the organisation will be improved for the next time as a result of the feed-back. Also the Buyers have made a number of suggestions to improve of the way the potential suppliers pitched to them, so we are having talks at 3 of our 2010 networking meetings to feed-back the comments. The meetings will be in Dunstable on the 19th February, in Bedford on 12th March and at the Evening networking club on 16th March. This should help anyone who aims to get more business from large companies.
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Sponsorship Opportunities in 2010
Businesses and organisations wanting a higher profile and more communication with local businesses may wish to consider sponsoring an event or a networking club.

For full details of sponsorship costs and benefits, please contact pam@businessclubs.biz or call 01234 742663

Business Networking Clubs

Click here to see my tips for getting the most from your networking and add perhaps add your own

Network with us for new customers and suppliers, staying in touch with existing contacts and get useful advice and information from our invited speakers.

The club meetings are a relaxed, informal way of meeting new contacts with no forced referrals and no joining fees.

Members do business with each other and refer others for new business in the confidence of having got to know each other. The talks from members or invited speakers help to keep us up to date on local economic issues and enhance our business skills.

Who goes?
A wide range of businesses are represented by decision makers, including Builders,Security Experts, Debt Collectors, Printers, Solicitors, IT Experts, Health Professionals, Sign Makers, Estate Agents, Manufacturers, Police Crime Prevention Officers, Business Link Advisors and District Council Economic Development Officers.

Everyone is welcome.

What happens?
At breakfast clubs, we meet and talk over tea/coffee/juice at 7.30 am, have a cooked breakfast, followed by a talk from a member or an invited speaker and leave at about 9 o'clock. At the evening networking club, we meet at 7pm, over coffee, tea etc followed by a buffet style curry dinner and a talk from an invited speaker. The meeting ends at 9pm. There is no pressure for referrals or to attend .

What does it cost?
£12 per meeting
There are NO joining fees - our sponsors cover the administrative costs.
Special events and seminars will be separately priced.

New Member Benefits:
Click here to see all member benefits including exciting new ones.

How to join
Just email the pam@businessclubs.biz who will put you on the mailing list for the meetings that interest you.

Click here to Book any club or any event

Video Elevator Pitches
Bring 3 new members to meetings and you automatically qualify for a free 30 second video of your elevator pitch on the clubs website, for a fortnight.This helps people to feel that they know you better than just words on a page. Our business coaches remind us that a very high percentage of communication is non-verbal. Members are responsible for the production of this short video profile, but we will help by bringing our video to meetings and giving you a chance to speak to camera

Stop Press....

We now have a media partner Woburn Media who publish Business to Business magazine and Business MK and which you can read online at www.businessinbedfordshire.co.uk

They are working with me to offer you the opportunity to profile your business either in an editorial format or an advertisement including online at reduced rates, and supply you with a fast track to the Editor for your business news. Business to Business will be promoting the clubs and helping us to recruit more members.

Click here to send your business news to the editor

Click here for guidance on getting your story printed