Keith Grover, NiS Founder

Weybridge - Business Connector, Networking in Surrey

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

Business Name (the main name you trade under): freelancecopy.co.uk & NetworkingInUK.com
Type of Business: Marketing Copy Writer & Web Content Specialist in Surrey (& NiS Webmaster!)
Tell Us About Your Business: I'm a Marketing Communications Professional with extensive client side and agency experience. I've worked as a freelance copywriter since 1987, specialising in direct marketing, brochures, newsletters and web content, especially (but not exclusively) in the financial, technology, telecomms and leisure sectors. I have an entrepreneurial streak, having set up and running three businesses and I love training and presenting. I'm developing Networking in Surrey to promote and facilitate face-to-face local networking (kind of 'what it says on the tin' really!)

I'm also a Qualiified Trainer with ReallyConnect, the world's first Certified LinkedIn Training organisation, helping corporates and SMEs exploit the full potential of online business networking.

"Keith is Mr Networking in Surrey! Always smiling, always supportive - a natural networker. He has been a great help to me in promoting some workshops that I run. Thank you Keith." Ian Crocker, Abslolute Learning

"I met Keith through the Trafford Elmbridge Focus Group to which we both belong. Good company- he has also breathed new life - or at least new language and ideas into my marketing material and website. I advise clients to stick to what they do best and get specailist help in other areas. We forget this for ourselves at our peril!" Jeremy Webb, SatNav4Business
What Type Of Networking Events Are You Interested In?: Breakfasts, Conferences, Evening, Free, Fundraising, Informal, Lunch, Seminars, Speed Networking, Workshops
Which Local Towns Are You Likely To 'Network' In?: Addlestone, Camberley, Chertsey, Cobham, Croydon, Dorking, Egham, Epsom, Esher, Ewell, Godalming, Guildford, Kingston, Leatherhead, Oxted, Reigate, Richmond, Shepperton, Staines, Sunbury-on-Thames, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Woking
Business Website Address: http://www.freelancecopy.co.uk
Contact me: Main email (you may prefer to enter using 'AT' instead of @ - eg keith AT freelancecopy.co.uk) plus your business phone number - and any other Website or Blog URL: keith@freelancecopy.co.uk

01932 843814
Which online or offline business networking groups do you belong to? (Please type 'none' if you're new to networking): Enterprise Nation
Fabulous Networking
LinkedIn Local
MyTeam Network (Founder)
Omni business Development Network
Federation of Small Businesses
Zoco Networking
What's A Good Business Lead For You? (potential customers, and anyone else you would like to connect with): Businesses whose website is not paying for itself and making a profit by consistently winning new customers - and anybody planning a new or revamped brochure, sales letter, newsletter, website or blog. And of course, anybody who networks in Surrey... or wants to learn how to use LinkedIn to grow their business!
How Did you Hear About Us?: Other

Comment Wall:

Keith Grover, NiS Founder

If you have any feedback or questions about the Networking in Surrey site, please post a comment and I'll be happy to help!

Best regards

KeithDelete Comment

Dec 8, 2009
Andy Szebeni

Keith, well done for going to the effort of setting up this great site. I wish you the best of luck with it and will support you however I can.

Jan 19, 2010
Charles Barbor Websites

Keith,
Thanks for helping to promote the Kick Start event and delighted you were able to join us-- despite the weather postponement we had well over 100 business people attend last night and instant feed was very positive. Ithink this site is really good idea with lots of benefits allround and I will punting it towards all those FSB scalliwags i keep meeting and meeting - do let me know when its time to sort out that modest subscription you mentioned .
Cheers
Charles

Cheers

Charles

Jan 22, 2010
Keith Grover, NiS Founder

Charles, thanks for you efforts as part of the team responsible for last night's great event. I appreciate how much organisation and admin is involved in staging a 'spectacular' - so many variables (including the weather!) to trip you up along the way. A good night out with some useful new contacts made, and a chance to catch up with old chums - well done! Great to see your cheery mugshot's now in place too... :-)

Best regards

KDelete Comment

Jan 22, 2010
Jenny Littlejohn

Thanks for the Welcome Keith and I hope all's well with you.
Sorry, I didn't realise the logo came up that big - I'll resize and upload again!

We are resurecting the Netwalks again very soon so hope you to see you there!
WArmest regards
Jenny

Feb 3, 2010
Gillian Bentham

Hi Keith, Thanks for welcome. I thought I'd uploaded my photo but just didn't work the first time!
Look forward to using this site to spread the word.
best wishes
Gill

Feb 9, 2010
Robyn Hatley

Thanks Keith & thank you for this excellent facility for networking in Surrey. Delighted to be a part of it....
Robyn

Feb 15, 2010
Vicky Martin

Hi Keith,
Could you please update the 4Networking Haslemere event we placed on here - next one is 25th February and every two weeks.......
Would be good to meet you, are you going to any of the 4N events?
Thanks
Vicky

Feb 15, 2010
Richard Francis

Thanks - I didn't know there was one!

I will indeed join - Berkshire activity I intend to ramp up significantly. I've 2 appts this week in the area so anything that can help this along would be great. I really needed to see what worked well in Surrey and also refine my brand a bit - it's only in the last few days I've really got it roughly to where I'd like it to be..

Feb 15, 2010
Keith Grover, NiS Founder

Great stuff Richard!

It's fun setting up a new product and brand - as we're experiencing with our sites. We depend on feedback from businesses using them as to what people want from an events listing site, and how they use their Membership to build their local network. Bring it on!

Feb 16, 2010
Vicky Martin

Hi Keith,
Yes, can you include my business phone number as contact details 01252 711772. Thanks.

Feb 17, 2010
Keith Grover, NiS Founder

HI Vicky

'Tis done...

K

Feb 17, 2010
Caroline Walsh

Sorry meant to say can we drop the Expo from Women in Business.

Caroline

Feb 19, 2010
Keith Grover, NiS Founder

Hi Caroline

Expo has gone. We already have a networking group called Women in Business active in Surrey - are you connected with them at all? I'm keen to avoid any confusion for our Members and site visitors.

Best regards

K

Feb 20, 2010
Alvin Holder

Hi Keith,

Many thanks for your warm welcome, and I will be uploading a photo soon. Galvanize is looking forward to networking using this site and making new contacts.

All the best,
Alvin

Feb 24, 2010
Stewart Graham

Hi Keith

twm Solicitors puts on a Curry Club in Guildford and Epsom once a month over lunch time. Starts at 1 and is finished at 2. Buy your own drink and pay £10 on the door and eat a two-course curry. I've not been to the Epsom one. The Guildford one is run by Michelle Fitzpatrick and can be found on their website. Nice event which is attended by around 30 people each time.

The Professionals Club is a monthly breakfast meeting in Berkshire at The Pines Hotel, Burnham. You can more detais from Nicola Guest - Nicola.Guest@sfs-ifa.co.uk. Attendees are around 25 people.

Stewart

Mar 11, 2010
Vicky Martin

Hi Keith, can you add the next 4N Haslemere event to your events list - its on 25th March - same details as before, its fortnightly.
Thanks!

Mar 11, 2010
Cris Wakeham

Hi Keith , Many thanks for your lovely welcoming messages. I think I am going to enjoy using this site. I will work on updating my profile.

Mar 12, 2010
Becky Patmore

Hi Keith,
yes sooner rather than later would be good. What's your diary looking like for next week?
Becky

Mar 19, 2010
Caroline Walsh

Keith,
www.carolinewalshevents.co.uk website is now live
also for you listing
Ecademy Weybridge group, Ship Inn, Weybridge
Monday 29th March
Sue Geeves guest speaker.....

Mar 19, 2010
bob bristow

Thanks, Keith, for your kind wishes

A quick question, if i may? How can I add my PRIME Surrey areas, ie Richmond, Ham, Petersham, Twickenham and Kingston to my profile list?

Many Thanks
Bob

Mar 20, 2010
bob bristow

Thanks for that Keith. Very quick and very thorough; and I'll give you Twickenham, although ironically it is the Admin. centre for Richmond!!

I hop to meet you soon

All the best
Bob

Mar 21, 2010
Laurence Lowne

what 3 free months, Keith?

Where does it say this will become a chargeable place?

Ta

Laurence

Mar 21, 2010
Laurence Lowne

this is what it says:

JOIN US (currently free) to promote yourself and your business by networking here on the site, and face-to-face at business networking events in Surrey. Members can add networking events, and we'll keep you bang up-to-date with developments via our regular email bulletins.

Nothing about charging.

So I ask the question again, please?

Thanks

Laurence

Mar 21, 2010
Becky Patmore

hi Keith,
Can you do Thursday morn at 11am, dorking?
thanks,
Becky

Mar 22, 2010
Wendy Chamier

Hi Keith - thanks for the welcome - photo duly uploaded !

Apr 13, 2010
Annie Heggie

Hi Keith,
Thanks for your welcome - http://www.businessgiantsnetwork.com/ please take a look and if you're interested please let me have your name, email and telephone number, or details of anyone you think maybe interested. Looking forward to launch in June. Thank you Annie

Apr 13, 2010
Annie Heggie

Hi Keith, yes I hope to get involved with BGN

Have a great weekend

Annie

Apr 23, 2010
Annie Heggie

Hi Keith.
I am going on a BGN training course on Thursday it sounds so awesome. Then September 23 Marsha Wright is going to speak at a lunchtime event in Woking.

Hope you're having a great weekend.
Annie

May 9, 2010
Anne-Marie Stephens

Hi Keith,
Thank you, Yes I will download a photo, look forward to seeing you Wednesday at the Grow your own business exhibition, look out for Jelly!!!

May 10, 2010
Joanna Atkinson

Hi Keith

Thanks for your welcome email. Hope to meet you at an event soon.

Jo Atkinson

May 13, 2010
Caroline Walsh

Keith,
I have decided to cancel the Women in Business event, thank you for all of your encouragement and support, but feel there is too much of an uphill task to get enough visitors to the event to keep the exhibitors happy.
Caroline

May 17, 2010
Sasha Warr

Hi Keith
Please could you give me a breakdown of the charges after the trial.
I tried to use the e-mail address to send a photo but it didn't arrive in my inbox. Curiously, every time I pressed the refresh button the three digits after my name changed. Perhaps there is a glitch?

May 27, 2010
Mike Rutherford

Hi Keith

Thanks for the welcome, I don't think the Zing platform was keen on my choice of browser (Safari) as when I tried through Internet Explorer I managed to get through the registration process. I'll sort out a photo and look forward to meeting you face to face at one of the upcoming events!!

Jun 10, 2010
Lindsay Betton

Hi Keith

It's a small world! Good to hear from you and thought that it was worth a trial. Am sure our paths will meet again in the networking circuit so will hope to see you soon.

Kind regards
Lindsay

Jun 14, 2010
Andrew Widgery

Thanks as always Keith,

best wishes
Andrew

Jun 14, 2010
Melinda Williams

Hi finally got a profile picture

Jun 14, 2010
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Jul 24, 2010
Aernout Fabius

Keith and I renewed our friendship at the inaugural meeting of BNI (Esher Chapter) held at the Cobham Rugby Club. Our friendship goes back several years, when we were both members of the Surrey Business Club. I look forward to working with him and other colleagues in the near future.

Jul 28, 2010
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Jul 29, 2010
Mark Rouvray

Thanks Keith,

Good to meet you and I hope we might see you at Kingston 4N at some stage. We do have one of the nicest networking venues at Harts Boatyard and some pretty lively meetings.

Regards,

Mark

Aug 25, 2010
Sarah Jordan

Many thanks for contacting me - I have tried to upload my photo but have had no luck - Please can you advise
Thanks
S

Sep 27, 2010