Peter Boydell

You should always be adding to your bank of contacts. You never know when somebody or somebody’s product or service might be useful, however obscure or irrelevant it seems at the time.

This is impossible to gauge. Maybe time will tell but it’s great when you have hundreds or thousands of useful contacts each of whom you know you can call on or refer to or reccomend.

Be yourself. Inventure is all about networking in an informal and relaxed environment so it’s easier for you to communicate your personality. Don’t ever be intimidated by somebody who might profess to be super-qualified or whom you deem to be important. Speak with people at your level and not theirs.

Inventure has a great relationship with Leeds Met University and Leeds University as well as local centres of business incubation such as Huddersfield Business Generator and The Park Lane Unit, Leeds.