Albans Office Space

There are so many different groups, and it's difficult to really decide which could work best for you - both in terms of style / format but also in terms of timings, frequency and costs.

At Albans Office Space we decided to create a repository of as many of the local business networking groups as we were able to capture details of.

At present this is still work in progress - although we've already begun to collate details of several groups, and with many more planning to share their details with us soon!

If you are a member of a group, or a group leader, and would like to share details of your group here - in a single source - please feel free to contact us.

As we add more and more groups to this page we will also be deploying a Google Calendar - so at a glance you can see the groups at the times which suit you, and, if you also use a Google Calendar, you can upload the group to your calendar to never miss a meeting!

We hope group owners / leaders, members and potential members find this of use - and of course, any feedback you may have as to how we might be able to improve is gratefully received!

St Albans Women in Business Network

BNI Verulam Chapter

St Albans Networking Co-operative

Creative Technology Group

St Albans Business Womens Group is an informal networking group for women who work or live in the district of St Albans (which includes Harpenden, Wheathampstead, Sandridge and surrounding villages).

They are not part of the WIBN group, the national organisation, and there is no membership fee.

They meet roughly every 6 weeks, sometimes at lunchtimes, sometimes in the evening in different venues around the district.

At lunchtime they have a speaker and lunch, in the evening they meet in 'female preferred' venues such as a spa shop or jewellers, for example.

For more details please e-mail Ginny Cooper - ginny@stanta.co.uk - for more information.

The next events for the calendar are:

• Wed 4th November 6pm-8pm: Open evening at Jo Banks Salon and Spa featuring Miglio Costume Jewellery
• Wed 2nd December: Lunch and networking at The White Hart Hotel, St Albans

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BNI is a networking group with the focus on generating positive referrals for members and creating a referral strategy between members.

BNI groups offer exclusivity to members - and each BNI chapter allows just one company per business type - excluding competition.

The BNI Verulam Chapter is made up of a mix of business types and meets at The Ramada Comet Hotel in Hatfield. The members come from around Hertfordshire and Bedforshire - including Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Hertford, Hitchin, Stevenage, Luton and St Albans.

Members can attend other BNI groups as visitors or substitutes. The Verulam Chapter currently has 35 members. The purpose is to get to know and trust one another and to look out for referral opportunities for each other.

This group is a mixed gender, friendly, vibrant group that has fun whilst doing business. There is some formality and everyone is expected to make a positive contribution to the group but this is what makes it effective. In 2008 the group exchanged £300k of business.

Details:

• Breakfast Meetings - 6.30am for 7am start, finish 8.30am - 9am) every Thursday.
• Fees are £400 +VAT pa. plus a one-off initial registration fee of £100 +VAT. In addition there is a weekly fee for the breakfast / venue of £10. Fees include training courses e.g. networking, relationship, presentation skills (which are networking opportunities in their own right).
• For more details see their website (link below) or call Christine Southgate on 01707 884556 or email christine.southgate@locallife.co.uk

www.bniverulam.co.uk

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The purpose of the St Albans Networking Co-operative is to meet local / regional business people in an informal environment, to swap information of value, and to do business with each other.

The Style is relaxed, informal and welcoming. Each guest has the opportunity to speak about their business for around 60 seconds. There is usually a Business Briefing Speaker giving information of value to the group. (This is not a sales presentation.)

There are over 120 people invited to meetings, and attendee numbers at each meeting vary from 16 - 30. Those who attend are usually small business owners and managers in large organisations, all who appreciate a relaxed way to network.

Unlike many other networking groups the St Albans Networking Co-operative is FREE of charge! Meetings are usually held once a month on the second or third Monday.

Meetings take place at The White Hart, 23 - 25 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1EZ - click on the link below to see the map.

Meeting time is 7:30 pm - 9.00 pm (approx), all are welcome. Feel free to call Sabra Swinson (01727 847407 or 07785 917089) for more information.

Click here for a map to The White Hart, St Albans

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The St Albans Creative Technology Group is an informal networking event held every three weeks for people who work in IT.

Its aim is to help people know what others are doing in the technology sector in the local area.

The group meetings are usually held in a city centre pub and run from 8pm until people want to leave (usually around 9.30pm)

For more information contact Tim - tim@fruitfulgroup.com.

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