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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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Shooting People, Brighton (A.K.A Shooters in the Pub)
Frequency: Monthly (usually first Monday of the month)
Next meeting: Monday May 1
Venue: Duke's at Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton
Time: 7.30pm
Price: Free
More details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113716211977018/
Note: Free monthly meetup for anyone interested in film making. Includes writers, producers, directors, actors, sound and camera crew, editing and post production, musicians, makeup, costume and props artists.
The Breakfast Club
Frequency: Weekly
Next meeting: Tuesday May 2 (and every Tuesday)
Venue: Courtlands Hotel, 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 Farm
Frequency: Weekly on a Wednesday
Next meeting: Wednesday May 3 (and every Wednesday)
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. For other Digital, Media & Technology events in Sussex,see the Wired Sussex website http://www.wiredsussex.com/event-calendar/
Hove Business Association
Next meeting: Wednesday May 3
Venue: The Claremont Hotel,Second Avenue, Hove
Time: 4pm
Price: £16 members, £20 non-members
More details: www.hovebiz.com
Note: This is a networking special, which runs every quarter. The Association also hosts other events – see website for details.
Network Albion Business Club
Frequency: Monthly
Next meeting: Wednesday May 3
Venue: The Amex Stadium
Time: Morning, 8:30am-10:30am
Price: £15 plus VAT for non-members
More details: http://www.networkalbion.co.uk/events
Note: This month’s speaker is song writer and record producer David Courtney
The Hove Albion BNI Chapter
Frequency: Weekly
Next meeting: Wednesday May 3
Venue: Courtlands Hotel, The Drive, Hove
Time: Morning, 6:30am-8:30am
Price: £10 for visitors.
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 May 3
Venue: Hotel du Vin & 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.
Mumpreneurs Networking Club
Freq: Monthly
Next meeting: Friday May 5
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: First event is free for non-members. Membership is £192 a year.
Note: Networking group for entrepreneurial women.
Sussex Playwrights
Frequency: Monthly (usually the first Sunday of every month)
Next meeting: Sunday May 7
Venue: New Venture Theatre Bar, Brighton
Time: 7-9pm
Price: Membership £12 per year. Meetings free to members, visitors £2 to include wine and juice
More details: www.sussexplaywrights.co.uk
Note: This is a networking group for anyone who writes, watches, performs and enjoys discussing new drama. There are prize playwriting competitions, guest speakers, rehearsed readings and discussions. This month’s special guest is screenwriter, playwright and novelist William Nicholson.
Toast network
Next meeting: Tuesday May 9
Venue: Brighton Hotel, 143-145 King’s Road, Brighton
Time: Breakfast, 7-8.30am
Price: £15, including breakfast. Members pay £50 to join and then £30 a month to cover the breakfasts.
More details:www.toastnetwork.co.uk
Note: A new networking group, with an exclusivity policy.
Sussex Chamber of Commerce
Next meeting: Tuesday May 9
Venue: The Cooden Beach Hotel, Bexhill.
Time: Lunch, 12-2.30pm
Price: £26 (members), £32 (non-members), plus VAT
More details: www.sussexchamberofcommerce.co.uk/
Note: This month’s speaker is Fred Thomas from Business East Sussex Growth Hub.The Sussex Chamber runs many other events – see its website for details.
Juice Breakfast
Freq: Monthly (third Friday of the month)
Next meeting: Thursday May 11
Venue: Brighton Racecourse
Time: 7.30am
Price: £11.04
More details: http://www.juicebrighton.com/business/breakfast-club/
Note: This month’s session ties in with the Let’s Do Business Exhibition
Second Friday Hove
Frequency: monthly (second Friday of the month)
Next meeting: Friday May 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
Third Friday Networking club
Freq: Monthly, third Friday of the month
Next meeting: Friday May 19
Venue: Pitcher and Piano 1-5 King’s Rd, Brighton BN1 1NB
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
Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
Freq: Monthly
Next meeting: Friday May 26
Venue: Carluccio's, Jubilee Street, Brighton BN1 1GE
Time: Morning 07.45 – 09.30
Price: £20
More details: Brighton Chamber on thebestof
Note: This month’s speaker is Karl Jones from Moshimo
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