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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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Effective Business Network (ebn)

Frequency: every 2 weeks

Next meeting: Tuesday May 3 (and every two weeks)

Venue: West Hove Golf Club, Badgers Way Hangleton, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 8EX

Time: Morning, 8am-10am

Price: Meeting costs: £15. Members pay £225 per year plus meeting costs for the first group joined, with reductions for joining subsequent groups.

More details:  www.effectivebusinessnetwork.co.uk

Note: The club has an exclusivity policy, so only one member in each sector can join “but with some common sense”. For more info contact  Amy Trevellick via the website.

The Breakfast Club

Frequency: Weekly

Next meeting: Tuesday May 3  (and every Tuesday)

Venue: Courtlands Hotel, The Drive, Hove

Time: Morning, 7.15am-9am

Price: £10 for non-members. Members pay  £35 a month.

More details:  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.

Southern Project Management Network

Frequency: monthly

Next meeting: Tuesday May 3

Venue: Alcampo Lounge, 84-86 London Road, Brighton BN1 4JF  

Time: After work, 6.30-8pm

Price: £3

More details: www.meetup.com/Southern-Project-Management-Network

Note: A meet up for project managers.

The Hove Albion BNI Chapter

Frequency: Weekly

Next meeting: Wednesday May 4 (and every Wednesday)

Venue: Courtlands Hotel, The Drive,  Hove

Time: Morning, 6:30am-8:30am

Price: £10 for visitors. Members pay £10 a month for breakfast and there is an annual subscription fee.

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 4

Venue: The Old Ship Hotel, Kings Road, 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.

The Farm

Frequency: Weekly on a Wednesday

Next meeting: Wednesday May 4 (and every Wednesday)

Venue: Hampton Arms pub, 57 Upper North Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3FH

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  www.wiredsussex.com/event-calendar

Women in Business Network

Frequency: Monthly (first Thursday of the month)

Next meeting: Thursday May 5

Venue: The Ginger Dog, College Place, BN2

Time: Lunch time, 12-2pm

Price: £25 as a guest

More info: www.wibn.co.uk/brighton/

Note: This is a women-only event with one member per sector

Mumpreneurs Networking Club

Freq: Monthly

Next meeting: Friday May 6

Venue: Laughing Dog Gallery, Unit 31, The Octagon, Brighton Marina, BN2 5WA

Time: Morning 9.30-11am

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. 

Brighton Business Curry Club

Freq: Monthly, second Tuesday of the month

Next meeting: Tuesday May 10 

Venue: Bali Brasserie, First Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LR

Time: Evening 6pm – 9pm

Price: £19.50 

More details:   www.brightonbusinesscurryclub.co.uk/

Note:  Your entrance fee includes a curry buffet and your first drink. Register and pay in advance.

Brighton & Hove Ladies Lunch Club

Next meeting: Tuesday May 10

Venue:  The Ginger Pig Pub, Hove

Time: lunch time, 12.30-2.30pm

Price: £21

More details:  www.ladieslunchclubs.co.uk/?p=1090

Note:  No membership fees or commitments. The fee includes a two course lunch.

Brighton Speed Networking

Next meeting: Thursday May 12

Venue: Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton. BN2 9XZ

Time: 2.30-4pm

Price: £10 – which all goes to Blind Veterans UK

More details:  www.sussexbusinessbureau.co.uk/speed-networking/lets-do-business-brighton-eastbourne-hastings

Note: This is part of the Let’s Do Business show. There’s a maximum of 30 attendees for the networking.

Second Friday Hove

Frequency: monthly (second Friday of the month)

Next meeting: Friday May 13

Venue: Watchmaker's Arms, 84 Goldstone Villas, Hove, BN3 3RU

Time: Lunch, 12.30-2pm

Price: free

More details: https://www.firstfriday-network.co.uk/meetings/details/hove

Note: new event from the organisers of Brighton’s Third Friday and First Friday in Lewes.

Hove Business Association Breakfast

Next meeting: Friday May 13

Venue: Hove Club, 28 Fourth Ave, Hove BN3 2PJ

Time: breakfast, 7:30am
Price: £14 members, £16 non-members

More details:  www.hovebiz.com/events

Note: The speaker is Hove MP Peter Kyle, who will be talking about the issues affecting local businesses.

Hove Business Association special event - wine tasting

Next meeting: Wednesday May 18

Venue:  The Claremont Hotel, Second Avenue, Hove BN3 2LL

Time: Evening – 6-7.45pm

Price: Members £15, non-members £18

More details:  www.hovebiz.com/events

Notes: Hove Business Association has teamed up with The Claremont Hotel, as part of the Brighton Festival Artists Open Houses. You’ll be able to see local artwork, followed by tasting three local wines.

Third Friday Networking club

Freq: Monthly, third Friday of the month

Next meeting: Friday May 20

Venue: myhotel, Jubilee Street, Brighton

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

Juice Breakfast

Freq: Monthly (third Friday of the month)

Next meeting: Friday May 20

Venue:  Varies. This month is at Sussex County Cricket Club

Time: Breakfast, 8.00-9.30am

Price: £10

More details:  www.juicebrighton.com/business/the-juice-107-2-brighton-breakfast-club.php

Note: Big and busy, with different speakers every month. You need to book and pay in advance

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce pop-up Breakfast

Freq: Occasional

Next meeting: Wednesday May 25

Venue: Republic, a spiegeltent next to the Brighton Wheel

Time: Morning 9.30-11.30am

Price: £15

More details: Brighton Chamber on thebestof

Note:  This breakfast is a light buffet. This event focuses on networking and watching some performances rather than listening to a speaker.

Grosvenor Casino Networking Event

Next meeting: Wednesday May 25

Venue: 9 Grand Jct Rd, Brighton BN1 1PP

Time: 6pm

Price: £15pp

More details:  http://bit.ly/1Uetzfi

Note: This new event includes a hot buffet, drink, private networking and guest speaker. For more information or to book for this event contact Leela on 01273 326514 or email sm.gc-brighton@rank.com

Sussex Chamber of Commerce Growing your Connections

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Next meeting:  Thursday May 26

Venue: Burwash Hotel & Bear Inn Burwash TN19 7ET

Time:  4.30-6.30pm

Price: 0-£10 (members), £15 (non-members), plus VAT

More details: www.sussexchamberofcommerce.co.uk/

Note:  This is a purely networking event. The Sussex Chamber also holds many other events each month, often with speakers, in various venues. See  website for more details.

Athena Network Brighton and Hove

Freq: Monthly (fourth Thursday of the month)

Next meeting: Thursday May 26

Time: 12-2pm

Price: £295 to join (annual payment) and £20 meeting fee

Venue: The Brighton Hotel 143-145 King’s Rd, Brighton BN1 2PQ

More info:  theathenanetwork.co.uk/viviennesmith/hove

Note: Business group for women. They hold various meetings including Cappuccino Connections (next date March 9) and have various groups nearby including Falmer. Only one member per sector.  

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

Freq: Monthly

Next meeting: Friday May 27

Venue: Carluccio's, Jubilee Street, Brighton  BN1 1GE

Time: Morning 07.45 –09.30am

Price: £19

More details: Brighton Chamber on thebestof

Note:  The May speaker is the Duke of York’s Felicity Beckett.