forums and networking
Hello Cath and everyone!!
We regularly attend networking events in the UK – there are several held each month within an hours drive from our home, ranging from an informal get-together in a pub with around a dozen people, too larger more structured events of around 100 people in a conference room with a guest speaker from a related profession- say finance, mortgage broking, insurance, planning or tenant legislation.
The events give you a chance to learn from an expert, and network freely with likeminded people.
The cost of attending these events is nothing if meeting in a bar – just the cost of your drink! To no more than than $20 for the larger events - and most of that money goes towards the cost of the venue. Most of the speakers give their time freely, because of the potential business they may pick up from people they meet.
We are not big online forum users, but many of our UK friends and colleagues talk highly of a forum called singing pig –
www.singingpig.co.uk – might be worth having a look on that.
Meanwhile, we still hold out hope that somewhere out there is a similar type of networking event available here in NSW.
Best regards,
Adrian