By Mike Willis, CEO, The Business Club Northants
WE saw 150 companies attend the first meeting of The Business Club Northants in September 2007 and 35 of them joined that evening. Many are still members today, which speaks volumes for what we have achieved since that first meeting.
Currently, members enjoy networking in a very relaxed atmosphere over dinner at three evening meetings every month where our theme is to ‘enjoy building your business’ and we encourage everyone to do just that!
We have built an enviable reputation for offering exceptional value to our members with monthly fees covering all evening meetings, including hot food, as well as professional training on sales, networking, marketing and business planning. Many other free promotional opportunities are included in the membership together with access to the database of 100 members who are encouraged to use and recommend each other’s services.
We are proud to be associated with The University of Northampton, Stanair, dbfb Communications, Home Instead, iMCProSolutions and Business Times, who have maintained their support over many years.
The club won the SME Northamptonshire Networking Group of the Year two years running in 2016 and 2017 – a unique achievement by any company in any category, and this year we are proud to be National finalists.
One of our hundreds of testimonials, from Mark Exley, Director at Gravitas HR Solutions, reads: “The Business Club Northants provides both an informal and informative networking experience. The breadth and depth of the members makes each meeting a valuable opportunity to share and develop knowledge, skills and expertise.”
The Business Club Northants also holds social events including golf tournaments, a summer barbecue, ten-pin bowling and an annual Xmas party where funds are raised for a different charity each year.
We launched The Business Club Bucks in 2017 with evening meetings in Milton Keynes and in 2018 we introduced the New2BusinessClubNorthants specifically designed to assist start-up businesses, who each receive six training modules forming a complete guide to running a successful business.
Guests can attend a Business Club meeting by booking on www.thebusinessclubnorthants.co.uk
or www.thebusinessclubbucks.co.uk for Milton Keynes.