Online business networking with Felicity Dwyer 12th March 2026

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… Mandy Dineley of My Beautiful Pen
• 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 March…What’s one thing we don’t know about you or your business? This article will give you some ideas.

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

This month our speaker is Mandy Dineley. Mandy writes for weddings and special occasions and produces a range of wordy gifts. She is also a talented vocalist sometimes appearing with her bassist husband, Pete.

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.

Mandy’s talk is “ How Loving Other Businesses Could Bring Surprising Results” she’ll share some interesting examples of using reviews to access other people’s audiences for a win win.

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.