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December/January 2016
diary dates 4 Networking
Business over Breakfast
City Centre - Fridays Fortnightly - 11 Dec, 8 Jan, 22 Jan... 12noon - 2.00pm Venue Red Hot World Buffet, 48 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2EG Cost £15 Contact Brian Morrison 07719 782459
Networking - Fridays fortnightly 18 Dec, 15 Jan, 29 Jan... 7.00 - 9.00am Venue La Vina, 105/107 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BQ Cost £15 Contact Tracy Heatley 07812 076946
Cheadle - Fridays Fortnightly - 11 Dec, 8 Jan, 22 Jan... 8.00am - 10.00am Venue De Vere Hotel Cheadle, Cheadle Royal Business Park, Cheadle SK8 3FS Cost £12 Contact Ian Lavin 07731 837936
Stockport - 2nd Tuesday monthly 12 Jan, 9 Feb 6.00pm - 8.00pm Venue The Old Rectory, 48 Churchgate, Stockport SK1 1YG
Sale - Tuesdays Fortnightly - 15 Dec, 12 Jan, 26 Jan... 8.00am - 10.00am Venue Sale Golf Club, Sale Lodge, Golf Road, Sale M33 2XU Cost £12 Contact Paul Bercik 07816 282816 www.4networking.biz
Wilmslow - 1st Wednesday monthly 6 Jan, 3 Feb 5.30pm - 7.30pm Venue Hallmark Hotel, Stanley Drive, Wilmslow SK9 3LD Contact Natalie Lewis natalie@dynamicnetworking.biz www.dynamicnetworking.biz
New Year – Fresh Opportunities – Plan Required!
Federation of 20 Small Businesses
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Bring a buddy networking 14 Dec 6.00pm - 8.00pm Venue The Lowry Mill, Lees Street, Pendlebury M27 6DB Cost Free Contact Simon Edmondson 07766 493 428 Simon.Edmondson@fsb.org.uk
Altrincham & Sale 11 Chamber of Commerce
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Breakfast Matters Networking and breakfast Thursdays 14 Jan, 4 Feb 8.30 - 10.00am Venue Cresta Court Hotel, Church Street, Altrincham WA14 4DP Cost £10
Forward Ladies
Christmas Lunch - 11 Dec 12noon – 2.00pm Venue Mercure Bowdon Hotel, Langham Road, Bowdon WA14 2HT Cost £30 Contact Anne Jardine 0161 941 3250 anne@altrinchamchamber.co.uk
Women’s Networking Power Business Breakfast Club 1st Wednesday Monthly 6 Jan, 3 Feb 9.30am - 11.00am Venue The Alchemist, 3 Hardman Street, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3HF Cost £10 Contact 0845 6434 940 enquiries@forwardladies.com
Bowdon Business Group 3rd Thurs monthly - 15 Oct, 19 Nov 4.00pm - 6.00pm Venue Bowdon Club, South Downs Road, Bowdon WA14 3DT Cost £5 Contact David Bellin 0161 883 0308
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GM Biz Expo 2016
8 Greater Manchester Business Expo 15 March 2016 Weekly every Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm Early networking includes full breakfast Venue Hilton Hotel Deansgate, 6.45am - 8.30am 303 Deansgate, Venue Mercure Bowdon Hotel, Manchester M3 4LQ Langham Road, Cost Free (pre-registration required) Bowdon WA14 2HT Contact team@thebixexpos.com Cost £10 Contact Members@BowdonBusinessClub.co.uk www.gmbizexhibition.co.uk
Bowdon Business Club
The Business Network Manchester Business Lunch 9 Dec, 28 Jan 10.00am - 2.00pm Venue The Lowry Hotel, 50 Dearmans Place, Salford, Manchester M3 5LH £39.95 Cost Contact Helen Bennett 0870 751 7523 helen@business-network.co.uk
Stockport Breakfast Club 10 Dec 7.15 - 9.00am Venue Alma Lodge Hotel, 149 Buxton Road Stockport SK2 6EL £30+VAT (Members £15+VAT) Cost Contact events@gmchamber.co.uk 0161 393 4343
The Office Next Door Business Networking at Regus - Last Thursday every month - 10 Dec 8.30am - 10.30am Venue Manchester Business Park, 3000 Aviator Way, Manchester M22 5TG Free for guests Cost chris@theindependentratingscompany.co.uk
Quarterly Economic Breakfast 18 Dec 8.00 - 10.00am Venue Elliot House, 151 Deansgate M3 3WD Free Cost Contact events@gmchamber.co.uk 0161 393 4343
Dynamic Networking
Stockport - Fridays Fortnightly - 18 Dec, 15 Jan, 29 Jan... 8.00am - 10.00am Venue Bamford Arms, Buxton Road, Stockport SK2 6NB Cost £12 Contact Rachael Chiverton 07756 772950
1st Weds monthly - 2 Dec, 6 Jan 4.00pm - 5.30pm Venue Bianco’s, 1 Hereford Street, Sale, M33 7XN £5 Cost Contact Alex McCann 07806 774279 alex@altrinchamhq.co.uk
Property & Construction Networking Lunch 11 Dec 12noon - 2.30pm Venue Innside Manchester, First Street Manchester M15 4FN £50+VAT Cost
Monthly Networking 11 Jan, 15 Feb 9.30am - 11.30am Venue Carrington Business Park, Carrington, Manchester, M31 4DD Cost Free Contact Susan Renshaw 0161 776 4000 susan.renshaw@cbpl.co.uk Free Business Networking Sale - 3rd Tuesday monthly 15 Dec, 19 Jan, 16 Feb 5.30pm - 7.30pm Venue The Boathouse, Sale Water Park, Rifle Road, Sale M33 2LX
Sale Business Group
Action for Business Manchester 9 Dec 7.30am - 9.30am Venue Cloud 23, Hilton Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LQ £15 (members free) Cost
Carrington Business Park
Didsbury - Thursdays Fortnightly - 17 Dec, 14 Jan, 28 Jan... 8.00am - 10.00am Venue Grosvenor Casino Didsbury, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury M20 5PG Cost £12 Contact Jim Frayne 07773 967757
Business improvement seminar 13 Jan 9.30am - 4.30pm Venue The LifeCentre, 235 Washway Road, Sale M33 4BP Cost £135+VAT Contact Mark Dyble 07565 948 943 www.markdyble.eventbrite.co.uk
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
The Talk
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IP Expo Manchester 2016
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K-Club Manchester
Timperley & Sale Business Club
M62 Connections
Weekly Networking every Friday - early networking includes breakfast 6.30 - 8.30am Venue Bean and Brush Café, The Old Sorting Office, 12 Hayfield Walk, Sale M33 7XW £5 for guests Cost Contact Jon Cheetham 07971 575977 Laura Evans 07976 894419
Workshop - Making your own videos for Social Media 26 Jan 1.00 - 5.00pm Venue The Offices, 53 King Street, Manchester M2 4LQ £97+VAT Cost office@thetalkofmanchester.co.uk
11 Greater Manchester Business Expo 18-19 May 2016 10.00am - 4.00pm Venue Manchester Central Convention Complex Ltd., Petersfield M2 3GX Free (pre-registration required) Cost Contact www.ipexpomanchester.com
22 Entrepreneur’s networking breakfast Thurs 4 Feb 7.30am - 10.00am Venue AJ Bell Stadium, Barton-Upon-Irwell, Salford M30 7EY £30.00 Cost PAYG Networking Fortnightly Weds 16 Dec... 9.30am - 11.30am Venue The Coach House, Wilderspool Wood, Trafford Centre M17 8WW Cost £10
Trafford Business Expo 2016 6 June 2016 10.00am - 4.00pm Venue The Point, Emirates Old Trafford Talbot Road, Old Trafford M16 0PX Free (pre-registration required) Cost Contact James Caldwell 0844 887 1550 james@innov8-conferences.co.uk
Thurs 10 Dec... 9.30am - 11.30am Venue The Sandbrook, Sandbrook Way, Rochdale OL11 1RY £10 Cost page
Trafford Park Business
Weds 9 Dec... 8.30am - 10.30am 28 Network B2B Networking Venue The Garden Restaurant, The Centre, - Trafford Park businesses only Birchwood Park, Warrington WA3 6YN Thurs 18 Feb 8.00am - 10.30am £10 Cost Venue Imperial War Museum North, Contact Bill Dove 07932 044 743 Trafford Wharf Road, www.m62connections.co.uk Trafford Park M17 1TZ Free (pre-registration required) Cost On the 7th Networking Contact To register visit: www.trafford-park Breakfast Networking -network.eventbrite.com 9 Dec 9.00am - 11.00am Venue On the 7th, The Landing, Blue Tower MediaCityUk, Salford M50 2ST £10 Cost Contact Alisha 0161 686 5500 hello@onthe7th.co.uk
Rotary Club Altrincham Networking, Dinner Every Monday 7.00pm Venue Cresta Court Hotel, Church Street, Altrincham WA14 4DP £12 Cost Contact Ken Garrity 0161 929 0142 kengarrity@hotmail.com
Rotary Club Sale Networking, Dinner - Every Tuesday 7.00pm Venue The Belmore, Brooklands Road, Sale M33 3QN Contact Peter Munday 0161 969 1391 Mari Griffin 0161 962 6078
Women’s 20/20 Women’s networking - second Wednesday each month - 14 Dec 12.15 - 2.30pm Venue Mercure Bowdon Hotel, Langham Road, Bowdon WA14 2HT £20 for non-members Cost Contact Julie Gray enquiries@2020network.co.uk
Don’t forget your Business Cards! Please note If you plan to visit any of the above events please ensure all details are correct in advance. Whilst every effort has been made to confirm accuracy some details may be subject to change.