Some people thought that the telephone was a fad. The founder of IBM himself failed to see the long-term possibilities of the computer. Others believed that TV would never catch on and still others thought that email would never replace letters...
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Quite a new network with a few hiccups to iron out. Looks
professional and has a slick Web 2.0 interface (I’m bound to comment – I’m a web designer!). Worth hanging around on it and seeing how it develops.
Website:...
Probably the most well-known of all the online networks, LinkedIn
boasts a membership of over 20 million professionals from 150 different industries.
I doubt all of these are active, but LinkedIn’s tools for building a network and...
The Gedling Business Partnership was founded by the then Mayor of Gedling, Jenny Spencer to create a bridge between the Borough Council and local businesses.
As Chairman of the Partnership, I am keen to speak to local Gedling Borough...
I am also pleased to have been invited to join Courvoisier The Future 500 as one of the new members for 2009.
Courvoisier The Future 500 is an exclusive member's network of the country's most innovative business brains and creative talent...
Read through the thousands of forums, blogs and articles on the Web and you will find plenty that focus on the lack of website traffïc. There are just as many that complain about how difficult it is to get people to come back to a particular...
A partnership between Rushcliffe Borough Council and businesses in the Borough, UnderDesign is on the steering group committee and we want more local businesses to attend our monthly 'networking over coffee' meeting in West Bridgford. A small...
If there is anything that we should have learnt from past recessions, it is that we need to pay attention to our marketing.
Specifically, we should continue to market our products and services just as we have always done or, better yet, we...
Profit Club is another Nottingham-based network that meets at the Park Plaza Hotel, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham at 6pm once a month. There's no joining fee, no subscriptions and no industry restrictions.
As Profit Club leader, Stuart Ross...
Naymz – Another new network, Naymz is a bit different to the others and cites itself as a reputation network: “Maximize your professional opportunities by promoting your good name in our Reputation Community.”
Apart from allowing you to...
Plaxo – One of the old favourites, and great for managing your address book and contacts on the fly because you can “take your address book with you” to Outlook, Thunderbird or even your mobile phone.
Website:...
OK, so this is one of our own, but I'm entitled to a shameless plug, aren't I?
Fifty Finest is a Nottingham-based networking group that is all about bringing together the finest networking businesses and businesspeople at networking events...
Nottingham City Business Club - The premier networking club in Nottingham, NCBC has been running since 1924. For business principals only, the Club currently meets monthly, usually at the Park Plaza Hotel in the city centre. As a member of the...
Ecademy is certainly one of the most popular online business networks available and is particularly effective because of the number of offline events organised by Ecademy and/or its members.
Check out the Ecademy marketplace too – it’s a...