Join Federation of Small Businesses, Colbea and the BEST Growth Hub for this free small business networking event.

Meet with like-minded entrepreneurs, self-employed people and small business owners at Colbea's North Colchester Business Centre over a spot of lunch with FSB and BEST Growth Hub.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Nadine La Reine from FSB about how membership can support your business, and Craig Baston from Colbea about their current opportunities:

  • Drop in, flexible, co-working workspace and virtual office at their Colchester City Centre and North Colchester Business Centres.
  • Meeting and training room hire, ideal for business meetings, training courses, social groups, or networking events.

Attendees will also be offered 6 months free on any of Colbea's annual Virtual Plus Membership plans and a 10% discount off FSB membership purchased on the day. This event is free and open to all self employed people/small business owners, but booking in advance is essential.

Tickets for this event are free, with food and drink provided.

There is free on site parking, including blue badge parking. The centre is just off the A12 on Severalls Business Park, with both train stations under 4 miles away.

Accessibility Information: The venue is fully accessible, with the event taking place on the ground floor. There are disabled toilets available.

Due to limited numbers, only 1 ticket per email address can be booked for this event.

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.