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BUSINESSWISE
BusinessWise takes business owners and
senior employees beyond networking- it
creates powerful relationships
Let us help
spread the word
about your business
www.businesswise.org.uk
Member Benefits:
BusinessWise is not a networking group – it’s a small, bespoke
referral group with members who believe meeting regularly builds
strong, lasting and knowledgeable relationships in business.
We are a Swindon-based group but attract members who
live and work in outlying areas – not just in the town itself.
For the group to succeed in its aim of providing
high quality referrals, members have to commit to
building relationships and make the most of networking
opportunities within the group and externally in the
Wiltshire business community. Over the last 12 months
over £750,000 of business has changed hands between
members.
It is also an evolving group which is currently re-
shaping its meeting structures and agendas to maximise
engagement and provide a variety of discussion and areas
for learning.
Andy Phipps, of Crystal Ball, is a recent new member
who is just learning the robes when it comes to being part
of the group.
He said: “I’ve been working in the vehicle tracking
industry for more than ten years and joined BusinessWise
to help grow Crystal Ball’s local business reach as they
focus on their customer base in the South West.
“The company provides mobile and vehicle tracking
services for companies with vehicles – from one car right
through to a large fleet.
“In the short time I’ve attended BusinessWise it has
generated three strong, qualified referrals which I would
not have got if I had not attended meetings. On top of
this, the benefit of sharing ideas and best practice with
other like-minded people, helps me focus on my goals and
pushes me to achieve more.”
BusinessWise is a non-competing group – this means
one member will not compete with another similar
business in the room. There will only ever be one
accountant, one solicitor, one printer or one website
developer as a member.
Visitors can come along free of charge to the weekly
breakfast meetings – 6.45am every Friday morning at
Jury’s Inn, central Swindon – also during 2018 there will be
several events which will be open to visitors.
At the time of writing we are particularly looking
for a plumber, a beautician, a hair stylist, an architect,
an office supplier, a graphic designer and a cleaning
company to name a few. Please contact us to find out
more information or to book a free visit to our group, we
would be more than happy to see you and make you feel
welcome.
BusinessWise would like to take this opportunity to wish
the Swindon and Wiltshire business community a very
Happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous 2018.
• Not for Profit Organisation
• Fees re-invested into the group
• Exclusive business category
• Opportunities for new business
across all sectors
• Low annual membership fee
VISITORS
If you are interested in visiting BusinessWise (all visitors
can come along free of charge), we meet on Friday
morning at 6.45am at Jury’s Inn, Swindon town
centre. We are run on a not-for-profit basis and, as a
non-competing group, one member will be the only
member representing his or her sector in the room.
We are currently looking for new members in these
areas:
Architecture Retail
Dentistry Opticians
Graphic Design
Floristry
Restaurant or food industry
Plumber
Fitness Sport
GP practice Education
Wellbeing/health-based
Interested?
If you would like to find out more – or come along
as a visitor, please visit our website or call the
BusinessWise Chair, Fiona Scott:
07789 270030
For more info:
www.businesswise.org.uk
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