When you’re the boss, it can get lonely. You’re responsible for keeping up your company’s morale, so there’s often nobody inside your firm who you can talk to about your own concerns, worries and reservations.
So who do you talk to about your exit strategy, your finances or your staff’s performance? You can hardly discuss your thoughts about a reshuffle of your senior management team with your senior management themselves…
1845 Connect is for experienced Company Directors with 5 or more employees, or people running a serious businesses with serious turnover, so you have a room full of people who know exactly how you feel, ready and willing to share their experience and ideas in a safe, confidential environment.
No ‘elevator pitches’
There are plenty of networking groups where you’re expected to throw out business cards like confetti and summarise your business in a one-minute elevator pitch.
Relax – this isn’t one of those.
We believe that trusted working relationships take time to build, so the focus is more on how we can help each other improve our own businesses than getting new clients and suppliers. You will certainly meet people you’ll want to work with at 1845 Connect, but that’s the cherry – not the cake.
Dinner is served
And it’s a very good one. We select some of the best venues across West and North Oxfordshire. You get time to enjoy your two or three-course dinner and wine with a table of other business owners, getting to know everybody in a relaxed atmosphere. Between the main course and dessert, your table captain will introduce each person on your table to the rest of the room, leaving you to enjoy your meal while you take note of who you’d like to meet on the other tables.
Guest speakers you’ll actually want to listen to and topics you want to discuss
Each quarter we host an inspiring guest speaker. We hand-pick speakers who will be interesting, relevant and engaging – so you don’t have to sit through yet another dry Powerpoint on cashflow and balance sheets. Recently we’ve heard from people who have: overcome drug addiction and founded a successful business; sold a marketing company to form a startup ethically extracting lithium in Cornwall; and uncovered the dark side of the entertainment industry.
For the Member’s meetings between guest speakers our hosts, or a member, pre-select a topic of discussion that’s arisen in a past meeting as a challenge other businesses are facing. You can then bring your expertise or listen and learn from those in the know.
Afterwards there’s time to retire to the bar and continue the discussions that have been sparked. You might even exchange business cards…
Where and When
Venue: Each month a different venue hosts 1845.
Time: 18:45 – 21:15 on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
Be our Guest
If you would like to join us free of charge for supper and to meet our members, choose a guest supper date that suits you..
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Join Us
Membership costs £79.00+VAT per month and requires a visit as a guest and a short informal interview.