Our Survey said….87% said they network – why – read on
Some results of the ongoing Business Network SW Networking Survey
87% of the people who responded network!
Why they network
| Enjoyment/fun |
 |
45.0% | |
| Camaraderie |
|
35.0% | |
| Personal development |
|
35.0% | |
| Business development |
|
80.0% | |
| Selling |
|
45.0% | |
| Buying |
|
25.0% | |
| Building relationships |
|
95.0% | |
| Food, drink, social |
|
15.0% | |
| Develop advocates |
|
15.0% | |
| Look for opportunities |
|
90.0% | |
| Business Seminars |
|
25.0% | |
| Effective use of time |
|
15.0% |
And what would encourage people to network more
| Duration of events |
|
23.8% | |
| Quality of venue |
|
4.8% | |
| Quality of food |
|
4.8% | |
| Level of people attending – decision makers |
|
61.9% | |
| Relaxed atmosphere |
|
33.3% | |
| Served lunch | 0.0% | ||
| Time of day |
|
23.8% | |
| Venue/location |
|
28.6% | |
| Seminars – CPD |
|
23.8% | |
| Types of businesses that you would like to meet |
|
76.2% | |
| Cost of events/Return on Investment |
|
52.4% | |
| Restricted membership |
|
4.8% |
The 13% that did not network attributed it to
| Time factors |
|
50.0% | |
| Cost/Return on Investment |
|
25.0% | |
| Value to your business |
|
25.0% | |
| Poor experience |
|
25.0% | |
| Too much choice |
|
25.0% |
Thank you to those who have responded
Want to participate………………….
About Us…
It’s about relationships!
Here at Business Network SW we want to provide decision makers and businesses in the South West region the opportunity to develop and enhance relationships with the invaluable skill of networking.
- we provide an environment to enable you to be relaxed and comfortable building relationships with the others there
- educational business seminars that can positively impact your business
- the unique seating plan system gives you a huge variety of contacts
- the opportunity for you to promote your business and expertise
- structured networking from the UK’s longest running lunchtime networking organisation
- build a team of advocates and ambassadors for your business
- No joining Fee – membership can be paid yearly or monthly
We offer monthly, lunch time, structured and business focused networking events in Bristol
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To book your place
Call 01981 540708
or
Email sean@business-network.co.uk
with “book my place for Bristol and the date of the event” and I will arrange everything – how to prepare, confirmation, any dietary requirements and your invoice
or
Prefer an invitation then complete your details here
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Bristol Business Network 
Hi there, great article summarizing your survey about networking in 2012. I’m just curious to know how many respondants you had?
We had a 35% response rate – survey was emailed to all members. We did one based on NPS in 2014 and the results were very helpful – details here http://wp.me/p1UdDl-5fL