Take two, because this is the second meeting this year, following the very successful event earlier this year.

There are some 1300 business expected and up to 200 business stands will be filling the hall just off J24, Bridgewater. To increase the opportunities for business, there are four speed networking sessions during the day. So there will be plenty of chances to WorkTheRoom.

For those wanting to learn more, there are 12 seminars across two seminar rooms.

This event is a good example of networking groups working together with participation from BNI, Business Link, GWE Business West, Business Network SW, NRG networks, Business Scene, FSB, BSN, 4Networking, the business league, TBX1 and local chambers of commerce.

If you are going to the event and wish to meet up with me, then drop me an email and we can arrange a time.

This is hosted by James, from Best of Bath. It is a great venue with even greater nibbles, so if you can arrange not to drive – even better! This is a chance to meet with local business people in a relaxed environment, to find new suppliers, to discover new opportunities and contacts, and not forgetting to make new friends.

If you live in Bath, then Queens Square should be a short walk, or bus ride. If you live outside Bath, then I suggest you take advantage of the lower parking rates in the evening, or do what I do, which is to go in early and then catch up on a few Bath customers and check out some shops!

If you can not attend, then I still suggest you look for a bestof.co.uk group in your area. It is a franchise operation with each person buying the bestof for one or even more towns.

This is a good example of a business that seems to start as a simple web listing site for local business in a town and then expands into a more interactive marketing service for business in that area.  The quality of each group will depend on the person running it, but I have yet to hear of a bad group.

So thanks in advance to INIGO for the venue, HYDROMEL EVENTS for the nibbles and drinks and to James for inviting me. Hope to see you there too. If you think you miss out on business networking because you can not rise early enough for breakfast, here is a 6.30pm appointment not to miss.

Lastly, I hear a few of your thinking, but John, we are not good at this networking thing. Please help us. My answer to you is that I have just setup a new web site called WorktheRoom.co.uk and it will be live this Monday. You will find information on how to make such events enjoyable, easy and effective.