Club FIVE55 News

What a great month for Club FIVE55 ... the most successful evening networking events in the UK.

We thought it was going to be difficult to match September because attendances had gone up almost 50% on the YTD average once everyone got back to work after the summer BUT in October our total attendances were up another 18%.

A fantastic result and many thanks to everyone (members and non-members alike) who helped promote all of our the events by inviting visitors and posting on LinkedIn / Facebook etc ... it was brilliant, thank you.

You will probably have noticed an increase in the amount of contact you receive regarding events and this can be put down to two factors:

The first is the increased number of events resulting in more invitation emails being received ... there are an amazing 14 meetings planned for November.

And the second is simply a better system for generating the invitations which gives us more time to bring fresh faces along to events.

There were 35 first time visitors across all the events in October ... the highest YTD beating Sept which “only” had 31 ... we had 10 first time visitors at Glasgow last night alone (an awesome night ... sorry if you missed it).

Just looking at C555 Forth Valley which is next Monday ... there are already 12 people booked and 4 are first time visitors ... so, in my opinion, this system is definitely working.

The club has a fast growing in reputation as being a great place to connect with like minded business owners who actively support one another ... this is the feedback I get when I talk to people at other networking events and it’s what people write about us on Social Media.

That’s pretty amazing.

We have two new Platinum Members ... Angela Daye and Lorraine Noble-Thompson. Please take a minute to send them a congratulation email / text message when you get the chance.

What’s happening in November?

Well November will be another busy month and we aim to increase attendances another 15% to 20% by bringing more visitors and guests to every event.

As said previously we have 14 events planned ... 7 Evening Events, 5 Hot Seat Lunches and 2 Training Workshops ... use this link to register for any that suit your diary.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/club-five55-scotland-17303489449

Jonathan Clark is delivering the training workshops and these are open to anyone who would like to improve their networking skills ... the next one is in Busby on Nov 11th and the following one in Stirling on November 25th.

If you’re not sure what is involved then give either Jonathan or myself a call and we’ll give you more details.

The cost of the workshops is only ￡5 to help cover the cost of room hire, teas and coffees etc ... the last one that was delivered in September had 18 people along and half were non-members so these are another great opportunity to do some networking. Book now to avoid missing out.

I hope your October was as successful as Club FIVE55’s ... and I hope November will be busy for you too.

See you at the next meeting. Jim

07711 228209