Business Networking in Bath

• We meet every Tuesday morning in the Bath Rugby Club Premier Lounge at 7.15. 

• There’s a core of members and also visitors.  This enables you to develop strong relationships with the regulars but also allows you to make a stream of fresh contacts.

• Our meetings are structured so that everyone gets a clear understanding of everyone else’s business. Over time that understanding develops into trust and that produces quality referrals and mutual support.

• Membership guarantees exclusivity – only one full member from a particular organisation type is allowed to join

Business can be tough, especially recently with the credit crunch and the recession, but at The Bath Business Club 80% of TBBC members earned between £1,200 and £35,000 from referrals from other members in the last 12 months. In fact the average return on investment was 693%!

Impressive figures and here is why. At the Bath Business Club you get a chance to meet the right people at the right time to give you help in three vital areas.

Marketing & Promotion

• The best advertising is always word-of-mouth, but meeting lots of people is not easy. However if you get to know a few people very well who themselves have contacts who could use your services, you don't need to meet lots of people.

• Membership of The Bath Business Club enables you to build strong relationships with a team of like-minded professionals. Once we trust you, and understand what you offer, we can refer you to our relevant contacts. They trust us therefore they will trust you.

Expertise & Advice

• Joining The Bath Business Club is like becoming part of a virtual company. You get the chance to build solid relationships with a wide range of experts. You can trust us to do a great job for you because all of us are eager to build a good reputation with fellow members.

• Members share their expertise and sometimes work on joint projects. Regular attendance at meetings is an excellent way to extend your knowledge and pick the brains of experts.

Support & Encouragement

• Churchill said, "success only comes to those who go from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm". Success all on your own is impossible - when you run your own business you need positive input from as many sources as possible.

• By joining The Bath Business Club you surround yourself with like-minded people. We can not only bring you referrals that lead to real business but also regularly top up your enthusiasm.

How is The Bath Business Club different?

• We've evolved an approach that we know local people are comfortable with. You'll find our meetings structured, but also relaxed, informal and fun. We provide a welcoming and supportive environment in which to build relationships - not somewhere where you just swap handfuls of business cards with people you'll never see again.

• Unlike some organisations, there's no full on pressure to get provide referrals every week - naturally we keep score, but there's no ritual humiliation. We know that one good referral is worth a hundred poor ones and that's what we all prefer - good sound business. We're independent, so we can add more value to your business . We're not part of a large organisation, so we can keep the fees reasonable. We use them exclusively for the members' benefit.

• We meet weekly for breakfast but it doesn't stop there, we arrange local training, seminars and social events, so that members can, if they wish, get a great deal more benefit than being part of a national organisation.

• We're run by the members, for the members. Sure we have a charter which is very clear on what we all expect, but we all respect the fact that every member is an independent individual at a very senior level. If you don't like independence then we are wrong for you.