Online business networking with Felicity Dwyer 11th September 2025

Welcome to this online business networking session with host Felicity Dwyer.

Where do you go for inspiration and support as a small business owner? Felicity’s meetings are a good place to start. Felicity is a learning and development specialist and one of her areas of expertise is the facilitation of meetings, so this is always a well-run, productive meeting.

A typical agenda

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

• Informal networking in either the main room or break outs depending on numbers
• Introductions to all present
• Speaker, this month… Charlotte Haye… Brand voice and how to find yours
• 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 September… What makes you different? We’re suggesting that you use AI to help you identify 2 or 3 things that differentiate you from your competitors. This article suggests how you might do that.

Your host

Felicity Dwyer is a CIPD qualified trainer, an accredited Time to Think Facilitator and a Clean Language Facilitator. Her passion is to facilitate connection, thinking and learning. She is an expert in getting us to think more deeply and in a way that leads to better communication. Her book, ‘Crafting Connection’ is available from all good booksellers.

Your speaker

Charlotte Haye is a copywriter and owner of Vivid Copy. Charlotte describes herself as a brand storyteller. Whether that’s through blogs, case studies, copy for your website or white papers she’ll help you get your message across with personality… yours. She offers coaching for small business owners so if you can’t outsource you’ll know how to write well for your business.

Charlotte has a degree in English and Creative Writing and a Masters in Writing for Children.

There’ll be time for some informal conversations with other attendees in break out rooms and there’ll be some ‘get to know you’ activities to enable you to make connections with your fellow attendees.

The group

This is a well-established group which before the pandemic met in Winchester. Felicity has taken the decision to make it permanently online so, whilst many attendees are still based in Hampshire, you don’t have to be to join us.

Reasons for attending.

• Running a business can be lonely, it helps to have friends in business. We can become those friends.
• Every business needs to reach new customers, when we understand what you do and who you do it for, we can introduce you to potential customers.
• Support and learning are two benefits our members frequently praise our community for.
• Our meetings are relaxed but purposeful. No pressure to bring referrals and no attendance rules. We hope you’ll come because you enjoy it.

Everyone is welcome. We don’t operate professional lockouts; there’s no pressure to refer and no attendance rules. Our members belong to the community not a specific group. We encourage people to get to know each other and to find ways to support each other on our business journeys. Visitors are welcome to try us out at three events before making a decision about joining.

Please book by clicking ‘Going’ so that we can send you the Zoom link the evening before the meeting.