Informal drinks evening - come along and enjoy a few drinks, catch up with old contacts and make some new ones!

Effective Sales Techniques - Networking and Expert Evening Learn some great Sales Techniques with Andy Preston- Cold Calling Expert, Sales Trainer & Speaker. Andy is the founder of highly acclaimed Sales Training and Coaching Company Outstanding Results, providing help, guidance and support to in-house sales teams of both large and small organisations throughout the UK and Europe. With over 12 years senior-level experience in the industry, Andy works with entrepreneurs and their teams to help them Make more appointments Secure more clients Negotiate higher fees Make effective cold calls Motivated to achieve targets every month Handle rejection and objectives Defend your prices better As an entrepreneur it is important that you and your team can sell effectively - so don’t miss this great networking and speaker event. Andy is here to discuss their insights, approaches and answer the questions that you want to ask. Andy will join us for the evening to discuss his entrepreneurial success as a sales guru and share some top tips on how you can achieve outstanding business results. His quality of service and reputation is recognised nationwide and his impressive client portfolio includes Bank of Ireland, Antal International, SQ Computer Personnel, Selecture Global, Evolution Recruitment …

Striding Out in Liverpool is being launched on the 7th October in partnership with Make Your Mark and Active Profile. The event will provide a great networking experience, with an inspirational talk from Anna Heyes, founder of Active Profile. Recent winner of the “Northwest Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008” NWDA Active Profile is an innovative and creative company with a fresh and results driven approach to marketing and PR. Based in the heart of Liverpool’s creative quarter in Rodney Street, Active Profile has developed a client base spanning a wide range of sectors across the UK. In the past three and half years Active Profile has helped launch and grow companies, turned around the fortunes of not for profit organizations, and delivered flawless events and press campaigns. Anna will share her insights and experience with the audience on how she has successfully developed a growing business. This event will be held at the Hard Days Night Hotel, Central Buildings, North John Street, Liverpool, L2 6RR. Please click here for a map of the venue. To sign up for the event go to http://www.stridingout.co.uk/networking-events/liverpool.html

If you have heard about social networking websites like LinkedIn or Facebook and wondered what they are and how they could help your business, then make sure you attend this session. You will learn about social networking and how you can harness it to develop your business. Our speakers are two entrepreneurs from University of Bath who use social networking to run their lives as well as developing their businesses! You will leave having a clearer understanding of social networking and feel more confident to participate in it in the future.