Name of your organisation: West Lothian Coffee Morning (WLCM)

Year Established: 2009

Website address: www.wlcm.co.uk

Email address: claire@neorecruitment.com

Costs involved in becoming a member: Free to join and free to attend

Where and how often do you hold events: Every Friday from 8am until around 11am at The Wintergardens at the shopping centre in Livingston.  Details on the website.

Can you briefly describe the structure of your events: A very informal networking session which runs every Friday with no need to book.  There is no format or structure to follow – people are free to form their own relationships and network by talking over a coffee with others at the coffee morning.

Your top three tips for effective networking:

• Relax
• Be genuine
• Engage

A big thank you to Claire Hammond of Neo Recruitment who organises WLCM for completing the profile. We’d love to hear from people who have attended WLCM events. Feel free to leave your comments

Name of your organisation: Lothian Business Club

Year Established: 2007

Website address: www.lothianbusiness.biz

Email address: jim@lothianbusiness.biz

Costs involved in becoming a member: Zero

Where and how often do you hold events: Monthly in West Lothian

Can you briefly describe the structure of your events: Guest Speaker, topical 5 min spots, buffet and lots of networking

Your top three tips for effective networking:

1. Know your business
2. Know what you can offer
3. Know what you would like

We’d like to thank Jim Wallace for providing the above information. If you have attended any Lothian Business Club events then we would love to hear your thoughts in the comment section below