Hook business networking in person 21st August 2025

Welcome to our Hook business networking in person group.

If you do business in the Hook area of Hampshire or surrounding area we’d love to meet you.

Your host is expert networker, Claire Johnson of Bluebell Bookkeeping and Admin.. Claire knows what it’s like to walk into a room full of strangers and will make you feel welcome from arrival, or even before,

Grow your business network in Hook and beyond

There’s an old saying that it’s not what you know but who you know that counts. We agree. Our aim is to create the best connections in Hook and surrounding areas. Connections to people who will support you and your business. They might become your customers, your advocates and, very likely, your friends.

Fabulous Networking is a membership organisation, but visitors are always welcome. We don’t restrict attendance by profession or gender. We believe that there are opportunities to be gained by working with our competitors. Visitors are encouraged to attend up to three of our events before deciding if they’d like to join.

Your attendance fee is £15 (£12 for members) to cover venue and light refreshments.

A typical Hook agenda

Our agenda is structured but flexible to respond to the needs and size of the group on the day.

• Informal networking with light refreshments
• Take your seats for the structured part of the meeting
• Introductions to all present
• Speaker, this month… Mark Rouvray, Activ Digital Marketing
• Discussion, hot seat or business activity
• Wrap up

Introduction round

We vary our introductions each month to keep them fresh and interesting whilst building our understanding of your business.

In August we’re asking you to share a little of what you love about what you do. Here’s an article to help you if you need it.

Support, learning and inspiration are three of our core values and will be woven through the meeting. We want you to leave feeling it was a morning well spent. We also like to have fun and laughter is never far from the surface.

Your speaker

Mark Rouvray is an award winning digital marketing consultant specialising in web design. Working within the Activ franchise Mark builds websites that convert. He offers digital marketing support including PPC and social media.

Mark’s talks are always very practical and delivered in accessible language.

This time his talk is ‘3 Keys to Unlock Successful Online Marketing’ Why having a professional website is essential but not enough!

Your host

Claire Johnson is the driving force behind Bluebell Bookkeeping and Admin. She is an avid networker and a big believer that working with your competitors has many advantages.

Our venue

We’re meeting at the Coach and Horses in Rotherwick, a lovely country pub on the outskirts of Hook. There’s ample parking but if you need help with transport please email marketing@fabulousnetworking.co.uk and we’ll try to connect you to a lift.

Reasons for attending.

• For many, business is especially tough at the moment, it helps to be surrounded by people who ‘get it’ but who will lift you up and help you to stay positive.
• The connections you make today can lead to the business you do, if not tomorrow, then in the coming months and years.

Here’s what some previous attendees have said…

What a lovely group . . . like every Fabulous Networking group. We had a great session capturing everyone’s learning from the networking that they have done. So many tips and hints. Ian Crocker

Another great meeting and Gabriele Kreutzlucken-Swift‘s talk was excellent, inspiring.
Her work is amazing. Mandy Dineley