Name of your organisation: thesmallbusinessclub

Year Established: 2005

Website address: www.thesmallbusinessclub.co.uk

Email address: lunch@thesmallbusinessclub.co.uk

Costs involved in becoming a member: £120 + VAT for up to two people per company, £200 + VAT for 3 +. This permits attendance at all our meetings

Where and how often do you hold events: Glasgow – 1st Wednesdays and 2nd Thursdays, Edinburgh – 2nd Tuesday and 4th Tuesday, Fife – 4th Thursday, West Lothian – 1st Tuesday, Dundee – 3rd Wednesday

Can you briefly describe the structure of your events:

Arrival and network for 40 minutes, 10 mins pass card round tables, business speaker for 20 minutes, 5 minutes member spot, 40 minutes network

or

30 minutes informal network, 1 hour individual company intro’s incl ask for business – 30 minutes informal network – these meetings are for one company only per profession and are business to business only

Your top three tips for effective networking:

1. Take control of the conversation
2. Good questions, good listening and good summing up
3. Agree follow up action and do it

Our thanks to Janet Torley for providing this information. If you’ve attended events held by The Small Business Club in the past then we’d love to hear your opinions in our comments section.

Effective business networking can play a massive role in the success of your business. Scottish Business Blog has a dedicated section on our top navigation dedicated to business networking in Scotland. You can find out about upcoming events as well as finding out a bit more about the various networking companies and what they are all about. Click the link below to be taken to this section.

Business Networking Scotland