Sussex Playwrights

Frequency: Monthly (usually the first Sunday of every month)

Next meeting: Sunday October 1

Venue:  New Venture Theatre Bar, Brighton

Time: 7-9pm

Price: Membership £12 per year. Meetings free to members; visitors pay £2 to include wine and juice

More details: www.sussexplaywrights.co.uk

Note: A rehearsed and recorded reading of ‘The Teaswell Incident’ by John Dutton, winner of the 2016-17 Constance Cox playwriting competition

The Breakfast Club

Frequency: Weekly

Next meeting: Tuesday October 3 (and every Tuesday)

Venue: Courtlands Hotel, 19-27 The Drive, Hove

Time: Morning, 7.15am-8.45am

Price: £10 for non-members. Members pay £45 a month.

More details:  http://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.

Toast network Hove

Frequency: Twice a month

Next meeting: Tuesday October 3

Venue: The View, Western Esplande, Hove, BN3 4FA

Time: Breakfast, 7-8.45am

Price: £15 non-members including breakfast. Members pay £100 a month

More details:  www.toastnetwork.co.uk

Note: The speaker is business growth expert Andrew Abaza who will be discussing 'How ready are you for change and growth?

The Hove Albion BNI Chapter

Frequency: Weekly

Next meeting: Wednesday October 4

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 October 4

Venue: Hotel du Vin and Bistro, 2 Ship Street, 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 October 4

Venue: Caxton Arms pub, 26 North Gardens, Brighton

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. Check the website for venue. For other Digital, Media & Technology events in Sussex, see the Wired Sussex website http://www.wiredsussex.com/event-calendar/

Network Albion Business Club + Business Expo

Frequency: Monthly

Next meeting: Thursday October 5

Venue: Regent Suite, Brighton Racecourse (note change of venue)

Time: Morning, 8-10am

Price: £15 plus VAT

More details: http://www.networkalbion.co.uk/events

Note: This month is a special networking event tying in with the Brighton Business Expo

Mumpreneurs Networking Club

Freq: Monthly

Next meeting: Friday October 6

Venue: The West Quay, Brighton Marina Village, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 5UT

Time: Morning 9.45-11.15am

More details: www.mumpreneursnetworkingclub.co.uk/

Price: Membership is £192 a year.

Note: First event is free for non-members.

Toast network Brighton

Frequency: Twice a month

Next meeting: Tuesday October 10

Venue: Brighton Hotel, 143-145 King’s Road, Brighton

Time: Breakfast, 7-8.30am

Price: £15, including breakfast. Members pay £100 a month

More details:   www.toastnetwork.co.uk

Note: The speaker is business growth expert Andrew Abaza

Sussex Chamber of Commerce: Grow your connections

Next meeting:  Tuesday, October 10

Venue: Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne

Time:  8-10.30am

Price: £18 (members), £25 (non-members), plus VAT

More details: www.sussexchamberofcommerce.co.uk/

Note:  This months’ speaker is Matt Turner, CEO at Creative Group. 

Second Friday Hove

Frequency: monthly (second Friday of the month)

Next meeting: Friday October 13

Venue: Watchmaker's Arms, 84 Goldstone Villas, Hove

Time: Lunch, 12.30-2pm

Price: free

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

Notes: No booking required

Juice Breakfast

Freq: Monthly (usually third Friday of the month)

Next meeting: Friday October 20

Venue:   The Brighton Hilton Metropole, King’s Road, BN1 2FU

Time: Breakfast, 7.30am

Price: £10

More details: http://www.juicebrighton.com/business/breakfast-club/

Note: Big and busy, with different speakers and venue every month.

Third Friday Networking club

Freq: Monthly, third Friday of the month

Next meeting: Friday October 20

Venue: Pitcher and Piano 1-5 King’s Rd, 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

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

Freq: Monthly

Next meeting: Friday October 27

Venue: Carluccio's, Jubilee Street, Brighton 

Time: Morning 07.45 – 09.30

Price: £19

More details: Brighton Chamber on thebestof

Note:  This month’s speaker is Laurence Elphick from Juice 107.2. The Chamber hosts a number of events each month – see website for details.

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