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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 Hove Albion BNI Chapter

Frequency: Weekly

Next meeting: Wednesday June 1

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 June 1

Venue: The Old Ship Hotel, Kings Road, 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 June 1 (and every Wednesday)

Venue: Venue: Hampton Arms pub, 57 Upper North Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3FH  

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. For other Digital, Media & Technology events in Sussex, see the Wired Sussex website www.wiredsussex.com/event-calendar.

Women in Business Network

Frequency: Monthly (first Thursday of the month)

Next meeting: Thursday June 2

Venue: The Ginger Dog, College Place, BN2

Time: Lunch time, 12-2pm

Price: £25 as a guest

More info: wibn.co.uk/groups-members/brighton

Note: This is a women-only event with one member per sector

Sussex Chamber of Commerce Business Networking lunch

Frequency: Monthly (first Wednesday of the month)

Next meeting: Thursday June 2

Venue: Buxted Park Hotel Uckfield TN22 4AY  

Time: 12-2.30pm

Price: 0-£25 (members), £35(non-members), plus VAT

More details: www.sussexchamberofcommerce.co.uk

Note: The theme for this event is leadership at work. The Sussex Chamber runs many events including networking breakfasts – see the website for details.

The Breakfast Club

Frequency: Weekly

Next meeting: Tuesday June 7 (and every Tuesday)

Venue: Courtlands Hotel, The Drive, Hove  

Time: Morning, 7.15am-9am

Price: £10 for non-members. Members pay £35 a month.

More details: 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.

Southern Project Management Network

Frequency: monthly

Next meeting: Tuesday June 7

Venue: Alcampo Lounge, 84-86 London Road, Brighton BN1 4JF

Time: After work, 6.30-8pm

Price: £3.

More details:  www.meetup.com/Southern-Project-Management-Network/

Note: A meet up for project managers.

Second Friday Hove

Frequency: monthly (second Friday of the month)

Next meeting: Friday June 10

Venue: Watchmaker's Arms, 84 Goldstone Villas, Hove, BN3 3RU

Time: Lunch, 12.30-2pm

Price: £3.

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

Note: new event from the organisers of Brighton’s Third Friday and First Friday in Lewes.

Mumpreneurs Networking Club

Frequency: Monthly

Next meeting: Friday June 10

Venue: Laughing Dog Gallery, Unit 31, The Octagon, Brighton Marina, BN2 5WA

Time: Morning 9.30-11am

Price: First event is free for non-members. Membership is £192 a year.

More details: www.mumpreneursnetworkingclub.co.uk/

Note: Networking group for entrepreneurial women.

Effective Business Network (ebn)

Frequency: every 2 weeks

Next meeting: Tuesday June 14 (and every two weeks)

Venue: West Hove Golf Club, Badgers Way Hangleton, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 8EX

Time: Morning, 8am-10am

Price: Meeting costs: £15. Members pay £225 per year plus meeting costs for the first group joined, with reductions for joining subsequent groups.

More details: www.effectivebusinessnetwork.co.uk

Note: The club has an exclusivity policy, so only one member in each sector can join “but with some common sense”. For more info contact Amy Trevellick via the website.

Brighton Business Curry Club

Frequency: Monthly, second Tuesday of the month

Next meeting: Tuesday June 14

Venue: Bali Brasserie, First Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LR

Time: Evening 6pm – 9pm

Price: £19.50

More details: www.brightonbusinesscurryclub.co.uk/

Note: Your entrance fee includes a curry buffet and your first drink. Register and pay in advance.

Hove Business Association Breakfast

Next meeting: Thursday June 16

Venue: Hove Club, 28 Fourth Ave, Hove BN3 2PJ

Time: breakfast, 7:30am

Price: £14 members, £16 non-members

More details: www.hovebiz.com/events/

Note: This month’s speakers are from local ethical supermarket hiSbe.

Third Friday Networking club

Frequency: Monthly, third Friday of the month

Next meeting: Friday June 17

Venue: myhotel, Jubilee Street, 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

Frequency: Monthly (third Friday of the month)

Next meeting: Friday June 17

Venue: Varies. This month it’s at the Brighton Racecourse

Time: Breakfast, 8.00-9.30am

Price: £10

More details:  www.juicebrighton.com/business/the-juice-107-2-brighton-breakfast-club.php

Note: Big and busy, with different speakers every month. You need to book and pay in advance.

Athena Network Brighton and Hove

Frequency: Monthly (fourth Thursday of the month)

Next meeting: Thursday June 23

Venue: The Brighton Hotel 143-145 King’s Rd, Brighton BN1 2PQ

Time: 12-2pm

Price: £295 to join (annual payment) and £20 meeting fee

More details:  theathenanetwork.co.uk/viviennesmith/hove/

Note: Business group for women. They hold various meetings including Cappuccino Connections have various groups nearby including Falmer. Only one member per sector.

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

Frequency: Monthly

Next meeting: Friday June 24

Venue: Carluccio's, Jubilee Street, Brighton  BN1 1GE

Time: Morning 07.45 –09.30am

Price: £19

More details: Brighton Chamber on thebestof

Note: The June speaker is Ian Rowlands, director and co-founder of WhaleFest.

Grosvenor Casino Networking Event

Frequency: Monthly (last Wednesday of the month)

Next meeting: Wednesday June 29

Venue: 9 Grand Jct Rd, Brighton BN1 1PP

Time: 6pm

Price: £15pp

More details:  www.grosvenorcasinos.com/local-casinos/brighton

Note: This new event includes a hot buffet, drink, private networking and guest speaker. For more information or to book for this event contact Leela on 01273 326514 or email sm.gc-brighton@rank.com