Meet other business owners at our monthly networking event hosted by The Plaza in Braintree.

Meet other business owners face-to-face at The Plaza - Braintree's new enterprise centre for a community of innovators, entrepreneurs and like-minded businesses.

Network, collaborate, promote your services and support each other at this monthly in-person networking event, which is open to FSB members and non-members.

In addition to smaller breakout sessions, we'll be joined by a guest speaker who has been hand picked to deliver advice and local business news.

This month's guest speaker is Sarah Yandell from Get Ahead Virtual Agency.

Sarah will be discussing using a balanced approach to leadership, encouraging more women to embrace their natural strengths of leadership such as openness, empathy, collaboration and authenticity. Using her own experience of running several businesses including one which grew to 7 figures, Sarah will also be giving some tips on how to scale your business in three steps:

  • Recruiting the right people the first time so they fit with your core business values
  • Communicating effectively with your team so they consistently deliver beyond expectations
  • Scaling your business by replacing yourself with your team.

Member tickets for this event are £5 and non-member tickets are £8. The price includes unlimited tea, coffee and biscuits.

There is free parking available on site and the venue is fully accessible. Please enter your registration number into the computer at reception, to claim free parking for the duration of the event.

Only one ticket per email address can be purchased for our events. For additional tickets, each guest is required to use their own email address.

To enable FSB to deliver a high level of customer service at our events, and to tailor the content where appropriate, we will share your full name and business name with the host of the event you have registered to attend. The event hosts are representatives of FSB who irretrievably delete your details following the event.  Should you not consent your full name and business name being shared with the event host, please contact [email protected] within three working days of the event taking place, with details of the event.

Event contact

For general enquiries regarding the event, please contact Leila Jones on [email protected]

Further information

  • To help ensure things run smoothly, please refer to our Events terms and conditions here.
  • We want all attendees to feel welcome - please read our statement on Diversity and inclusion here.
  • Joining our virtual networking for the first time? Find out more about FSB virtual events and a quick guide to getting started here.