Networking in Surrey News – week beginning 23 October 2011

[Keith Grover, NiS Founder]

Diwali, Halloween, Bonfire Night – all those fireworks and scary masks mean it’s not the season for those of a nervous disposition... and as for financial markets, look away now!  Never mind, you’ll get a lie-in on Sunday morning (unless you’ve got young children :o) There’s lots going on out there in Networkland right now – here are links to just a selection of the many upcoming events listed on NiS... (click the links for details) Friday 28/10 Business over Breakfast Farnham Monday 31/10 Ecademy Evening, Weybridge with Ecademy's Thomas and Penny Power (a great night in prospect with over 40 attendees booked) Monday 31/10 FREE Halloween Business Networking Evening, Guildford - another inspired event from Simon Strong at Human Zoo this time with a Werewolf theme for Halloween (spooky Tuesday 1/11 FREE Business Biscotti Morning, Cobham Wednesday 2/11 Business Breakfast Seminar, Woking  Thursday 3/11 We Mean Business Expo 2011, Croydon Friday 4/11 Sales & Marketing Superheroes Morning Workshop, Epsom Downs Also iIn the pipeline we have Steve Coburn's  First Friday Badminton Networking Evening in Lightwater, Vanessa Lanham-Day's FREE Entrepreneur’s Circle Morning in Dorking, Shree Lowe and David Endersby's  FREE Staines Evening Tweetup, (trick or Tweet?) and more exotica from Simon - PechaKucha in Guildford anyone? You'll also find Networking Skills Training sessions to improve your networking effectiveness and grow your business with Tessa and Keith in Cobham, and with Sue Tonks and Stuart Ritchie in Coulsdon.  Remember too, the free Woking Means Business Expo is on 23 November, and of course we have over 100 eevnts this month as usual here in our Regular Group Meetings section... While you’re on the site, please click on our lovely advertisers links (in the right hand column), and check out our newest Members here. We’re fast approaching the 750 Members mark! If you’d like to advertise in November (or take a 3-month supersaver deal) you need to let me know asap.  And remember you can list your own commercial events (workshops, seminars etc) for a ridiculously small sponsorship fee – details here. Diary of a Networker... I’ve been too busy to get out and about as much as I'd like to, but I did visit John Udal's Best of Camberley Expo, making great new connections, and renewing old ones including Sean Usher, Martin Wallman, Steve Coburn, Martyn Stead, and Sarah Edwards. I didn’t actually see Martyn Keates but I know he was there as it was announced he won the big chocolates prize draw! Remember ‘giver’s gain’, Martyn, so we expect you to bring them along to share at the next Wentworth Biscotti! That same evening I was at the Surrey Business Club meeting in Guildford with Deryck Svensson and Ian Hamilton, and the following morning I enjoyed a fine 4sight presentation from Martin at 4Networkng Walton & Weybridge with lots more NiS chums... Happy Networking!