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Business Tourism.qxd 9/7/08 10:49 am Page 211 business tourism Kent Networking Groups ABC (Active Business Creation) Canterbury 4 Business: C4B is BNI offers members is a business club for companies of a voluntary organisation rather all sizes based in Kent. Several open than a membership organisation the opportunity events are held throughout the year, and works to establish connections allowing attendees to benefit from with everyone in the business to share ideas, the presentations and network with community of Canterbury. contacts and most other businesses from the local area. www.canterbury4business.co.uk www.abcnetwork.co.uk importantly, referrals Ecademy is a social network for The Alternative Breakfast Club business people founded in 1998 (ABC) networking club meets every with over 170,000 member profiles third Tuesday at the Ramada Jarvis worldwide, it allows business Hotel in Pembury near Tunbridge people to connect both online on Wells, Kent. The meetings are the web site and offline at events designed to be relaxed and fun, and 1-2-1 meetings. with no pressure to make referrals www.ecademy.com for referrals sake. www.altbreakfastclub.co.uk The Institute of Directors current membership total in Kent is in BNI (Business Network the region of 2000, of which around International) is a business 40% are Chairpersons, Chief and professional networking Executive Officers and Managing organisation that offers members Directors and 45% are non- executive or other titled directors. the opportunity to share ideas, The Kent branch of the Institute contacts and most importantly, of Directors holds several events referrals. With over 2,800 chapters throughout the county. worldwide, BNI is the world's www.iod.com largest professional business networking organization. BNI Millipod is a networking have chapters in: organisation designed to benefit Ashford, Dartford, Faversham, small businesses; helping to find Medway, Gravesend, High Weald new customers and suppliers, and Rother, Maidstone, Rochester, pool skills and services and boost Sandwich and Deal, Sittingbourne, profits. Networking events are Tenterden, Tunbridge Wells, held throughout the year in Whitstable and Knole Park. Kent and London. www.millipod.com www.bni.com Mid Kent Women in Business Breakfast for Business holds aims to bring you a varied calendar regular networking events in of events that support local Canterbury, Ashford, Chatham, business women in and around Maidstone and Westgate-on-Sea. Maidstone and West Malling. www.businessforbreakfastkent.co.uk www.wib-midkent.org.uk 211.