Check out our up-to-date list with all the major networking meetings happening this month in Brighton and Hove...

If we have missed any out, let us know by an email to brightonandhove @ thebestof.co.uk or by commenting below.

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The Breakfast Club

Frequency: Weekly

Next meeting: Tuesday January 2

Venue: Courtlands Hotel, 19-27 The Drive, Hove

Time: Morning, 7.15am-8.45am

Price: £10 for non-members. Members pay £45 a month.

More details: http://brightonnetworking.co.uk/

Note: Includes full English breakfast. The club has an exclusivity policy, so only one member in each sector can join. Contact the club if you would like to attend as a guest.

The Hove Albion BNI Chapter

Frequency: Weekly

Next meeting: Wednesday January 3

Venue: Courtlands Hotel, The Drive, Hove

Time: Morning, 6:30am-8:30am

Price: £10 for visitors. Members pay £10 a month for breakfast and there is an annual subscription fee.

More details: www.bnisussex.co.uk/memberlist.php?chapterName=9134

Note: Structured meeting with a focus on passing referrals. Largest of its kind in Sussex with over 60 regular meeting members. Includes full English breakfast. Exclusivity policy, so only one member in each sector can join. Contact a member here if you would like to attend as a guest.

Brighton Premier Networking Club

Frequency: Monthly (first Wednesday of the month)

Next meeting: Wednesday January 3

Venue: Hotel du Vin and Bistro, 2 Ship Street, Brighton  

Time: Lunch time, 12-2.15pm

Price: £26 for guests. Members pay £50 to join, and then £25 a month to cover the lunches 

More info: www.networkinginbrighton.co.uk/our-events/

Note: Women-only event with one member per sector. You can attend twice as a guest. You will need to book if you want to go.

The Farm

Frequency: Weekly on a Wednesday

Next meeting: Wednesday January 3

Venue: Caxton Arms pub, 26 North Gardens, Brighton

Time: Evening from 8pm

Price: Free

More details: www.brightonfarm.com

Note: Weekly drop in for freelancers and small businesses in the digital/web/mobile industry. Check the website for venue. For other Digital, Media & Technology events in Sussex, see the Wired Sussex website http://www.wiredsussex.com/event-calendar/

Network Albion Business Club

Frequency: Monthly

Next meeting: Thursday January 4

Venue: American Express Community Stadium, Village Way, Brighton, BN1 9BL

Time: Morning, 8.30-10.30am

Price: £15 plus VAT

More details: http://www.networkalbion.co.uk/events

Note: This month’s speaker is newsreader and reporter John Young. 

Sussex Playwrights

Frequency: Monthly (usually the first Sunday of every month)

Next meeting: Sunday January 7

Venue:  New Venture Theatre Bar, Brighton

Time: 7-9pm

Price: Membership £12 per year. Meetings free to members; visitors pay £2 to include wine and juice

More details: www.sussexplaywrights.co.uk

Toast network Hove

Frequency: Twice a month

Next meeting: Tuesday January 9

Venue:The View, Western Esplanade, Hove, BN3 4FA

Time: Breakfast, 7.30-8.45am

Price: £15 non-members including breakfast. Members pay £100 a month

More details: www.toastnetwork.co.uk

Note: This month’s speaker to be announced

Mumpreneurs Networking Club

Frequency: Monthly

Next meeting: Friday January 12

Venue: The West Quay, Brighton Marina Village, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 5UT

Time: Morning 9.45-11.15am

More details: www.mumpreneursnetworkingclub.co.uk/

Price: Membership is £192 a year.

Note: First event is free for non-members.

Second Friday Hove

Frequency: monthly (second Friday of the month)

Next meeting: Friday January 12

Venue: Watchmaker's Arms, 84 Goldstone Villas, Hove

Time: Lunch, 12.30-2pm

Price: free

More details: https://www.firstfriday-network.co.uk/meetings/details/hove

Notes: No booking required

Toast network Brighton

Frequency: Twice a month

Next meeting: Tuesday 16 January

Venue: Brighton Hotel, 143-145 King’s Road, Brighton

Time: Breakfast, 7.30am

Price: £15, including breakfast. Members pay £100 a month

More details: www.toastnetwork.co.uk

Note: Speaker to be announced

Third Friday Networking club

Frequency: Monthly, third Friday of the month

Next meeting: Friday January 19

Venue: Pitcher and Piano 1-5 King’s Rd, Brighton

Time: Lunch time, 12.30-2.30pm

Price: free

More details: www.thirdfridaybrighton.co.uk

Note: Informal, drop-in networking event with a relaxed vibe

Juice Breakfast

Freq: Monthly (usually third Friday of the month)

Next meeting: Friday January 19

Venue:   Heineken Lounge, AMEX Stadium

Time: Breakfast, 7.3o-10am

Price: £10 plus booking fee

More details: http://www.juicebrighton.com/business/breakfast-club/

Note: Big and busy, with different speakers and venue every month.

Sussex Chamber of Commerce: Business Networking Lunch

Next meeting:  Tuesday January 23

Venue: London Gatwick Hotel, Crawley

Time:  12-2.30pm

Price: £25 (members), £30(non-members), plus VAT

More details: www.sussexchamberofcommerce.co.uk/

Note:  This month’s speakers is Rosemary French, OBE Executive Director of the Gatwick Diamond Initiative.

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

Frequency: Monthly

Next meeting: Friday January 26

Venue: Carluccio's, Jubilee Street, Brighton 

Time: Morning 07.45 – 09.30

Price: £20

More details: https://www.businessinbrighton.org.uk/events

Note:  This month’s speaker is Tony Portelli, MD of Newsquest Media