Taking place on the first Wednesday of every month, the Brighton Animators Networking Group (BANG) provides an opportunity for animators to meet in a relaxed and informal environment to network and share knowledge. All types of animators. Casual hobbyists, students, freelancers and hardened professionals are welcome to attend this event and enjoy time away from their computer! It’s totally free to attend, all you have to do is register at www.wiredsussex.com

Weekly meetup for startups freelancers small business owners inventors independents, or anybody who wants to be any of those things.

Our focus is to create an environment in the south east in which all creative writers and new writing can flourish.

We are part of the SIFE UK organisation of Universities, whereby Sussex University have recently set up a team. We set up this year and are looking to develop four strong projects this year: Education project - we will be mentoring and providing interactive workshops for small groups of ‘at risk’ (of exclusion) schoolchildren from two different high schools in the Brighton area. The aim and focus is to develop these childrens’ motivation, interests, ambitions and entrepreneurial thought. Homeless project - this will be a mentoring project linking local community organisations, businesses, university students and homeless people. The aim and focus will be to develop a relationship between these groups, develop understanding and awareness of homelessness and its affects to the wider community, and to explore and support the needs, health and situation of the homeless people that participate. Refugee project - this will be a fully enterprise focused project which will mentor and educate refugees who want to sety up their own business or enterprise. The aim and focus will be to develop entrepreneurial thought and to really make a financial and life changing difference to these peoples’ lives. International project - we may be developing a project alongside …

Vibrant and fast-growing, Athena is the UK’s premier business networking organisation for women. Providing opportunities to make strategic connections with professionals in a wide range of industry sectors. Developing members’ business skills through a choice of interactive workshops and training courses. Encouraging women in business to inspire and support others for greater success. Visitors are always welcome at our monthly lunchtime meetings. Contact us to find your nearest Athena group, then come and see for yourself why we are so passionate about business networking.

A community of people, passionate about making a difference through technology innovation. Open to everyone, with a particular focus on students and graduates with technical backgrounds.

the space is a non profit making organisation that provides support for those interested in the creative sectors. Primarily we organise a monthly networking event bringing together Brighton’s creative community, which provides an ideal environment for making contacts and connections. Over the past year guest speakers have been invited from a wide range of the media and arts.

Vine is a networking group launched specifically to support entrepreneurs in the Sussex area. Our aim is to encourage business owners to develop themselves and their businesses. No more nerve-wracking networking evenings - at Vine you can make new friends and contacts in a relaxed, informal setting. Every month we invite expert guest speakers who can advise us on a specific business related topic. Previous guest speakers have delivered talks about funding, marketing, social media on the web, getting the perfect website, FSB, Business Link etc. Why not come along to our next event and see how Vine can help you and your business to develop and prosper?

Wired Sussex is the business development agency for over a 1,200 digital media companies across Sussex and south east. In 2005, we encouraged companies and suppliers to join Wired Sussex through a membership scheme offering a range of essential services aimed at enhancing productivity and efficiency, streamlining costs and increasing revenue. Joining Wired Sussex places you at the centre of the region’s thriving digital business community.

The Women In Media project inspires, sustains and increases the number of women working in the digital media industry by addressing barriers to employment and development through a demand-led training programme, networking events and an online resource. The initiative supports a network of over 500 women in Sussex and attracts a monthly average of over 1000 unique visitors to its online resource.