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We're thrilled to announce the successful launch of LinkedIn Local for Dorking and Reigate! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who helped make our first event a huge success.

Our next meeting is set for 7th January – save the date! Stay tuned for more details, and we can't wait to see you there for another fantastic opportunity to connect, collaborate, and grow.

Free to atttend - but …

2010 was when we launched Networking in Surrey, making this our 15th Anniversary Year - woo-hoo!

It feels like time for a change - so I've decided that  Free Networking in Surrey will end in January 2025.

Over the years we've listed many thousands of networking events…

Most businesses aren't set-up by marketers. 

Maybe there's something in our make-up which doesn't make us founders. Instead, founders typically come from other walks of life - tech, finance, operations, sales... And often those founders discover they have to deal with marketing too.

Marketing your business is crucial for success, but it isn't easy. And sadly, experienced marketers don't come cheap. So I meet founders all the time who are struggling to get marketing done, and…

Unlock the Future: Jamie Morgan to Reveal Ai Strategies for Small Businesses at B2B Expos in Farnborough

Jamie Morgan, a renowned Business Coach and Marketing Consultant, is set to deliver a compelling talk at the upcoming B2B Expos in Farnborough. The event will take place on 12th September, with Jamie's session scheduled from 10:20 AM.…

ShrinkedIn - the slow demise of our favourite networking platform...

I'm defnitely not applauding the way things are heading down at LinkedIn, as the…

In-person events are alive and well (again!) in 2024... yay!

A quick glance at our Home Page at the start of the New Year reveals that…

How 'FREE' is FREE?

'Free' always has an agenda (to get your contact details, your attention or whatever) and usually leads towards a sale of some sort...

If a SOcial…

As of Monday 26 June (3 days from now) you can't upload a Profile Video to sit behind your LinkedIn mugshot. CRAZY but TRUE, so act NOW or LOSE it

The Profile Video (formerly Cover Story) is a free facility to upload a Tik-Tok style video clip of up to 30 seconds.

There's a…

Spring is definitely in the air, as we approach the end of May (and you guessed it, yet another Bank Holiday!) For now though, it's a full working week with a host of networking…

As businesses have started to reopen and we transition out of virtual workspaces, there is one thing that will still remain a critical aspect of professional development - in-person networking.

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It's proving to be a soggy start to Spring - I know we need the rain, but still... 

Everything's sunny and bright in Networkland though, as the return of in-person networking shows no signs of abating. Long-established local organisations…

The four Councils that form East Surrey - @Epsom & Ewell, @Mole Valley, @Reigate & Banstead and @Tandridge - have come together to form the East Surrey Economic Development Initiative.

Businesses large and small, entrepreneurs, sole traders, start-ups and scale ups across East Surrey are being asked to identify…

Most business networking meetings start with all participants standing up to talk about their business for 60 seconds. For many people, this can be daunting and they struggle to know what to say. Added to that, on many occasions, not everyone is paying attention. As a result, their pitch sometimes falls flat.

60 Seconds in 60 minutes is a one hour, online, training course to help you to create an interesting, informative and memorable 60 second pitch.

You will…

Woking Means Business 2022 – Allen & Keith’s LinkedIn Cheat Sheet

If you didn't make it to Keith and Allen's Ultimate LinkedIn Seminar at the Show, check out this LinkedIn Cheat Sheet for a tiny tincture of what went on... 

Q1 What do I need to do before I even start to use LinkedIn?…

Here's your free Friday (end of the second Elizabethan Age) What's On Bulletin - a 2-minute scan read from Networking in Surrey - highlighting what's going on in Networkland in the days ahead...

So, we've shown the rest of the world exactly how to queue (!) and how to execute pomp and pageantry with style and dignity. 

Now,…

It was standing room only at the official launch of Guildford’s Sustainable…

Here's your free Friday (Ave Atque Vale) What's On Bulletin - a 2-minute scan read from Networking in Surrey - highlighting what's going on in Networkland in the days ahead...

It's a sad and disorientating time for so many of us, which is likely to continue until after the State Funeral Bank Holiday.

There are plenty of distractions to disrupt 'business as usual', and networking meetings are no…

The business networking 'Summer Slump' that always accompanies the start of the school holidays is once more getting under way.

This year it hits a networking industry that's been well and truly disrupted…

Do you prefer networking online, or in person? Or maybe you're a Hybrid networker?

We networkers now have a myriad online events to choose from, many free or very low-cost. And real-world events are increasingly opening back up again,…