Marie Mushing, co-founder of People in Connection has often joked that Hamilton Ontario has as many network groups as Tim Hortons locations when it comes to business. She and feels this is a good thing and I wholeheartedly agree with her!  Face to face business  networks provide an extremely effective way to build your business and get solid leads.  Having many network groups gives business owners choices as to the time, location and topics that are most interesting to them. They can also network with others in their target market by choosing groups that are right for them.

Oakville is the same – there are many networking groups here too – I’m not sure they outnumber Tim Horton’s but you never know. People have asked me why another networking group in Oakville – aren’t there enough?

Not really, as some meeting times don’t work well for everyone. There are many networking groups that meet first thing in the morning or in the early evening, but not a lot that meet at lunch time so I thought that would be a great gap to fill. For those who need to get the children off to school or be there when they come home – opportunities are limited to network. Many other businesses are busy during the day and can’t take the time to go to a networking event. or the only day of the week they have available are Mondays when they are closed. Hair salons and art galleries are two that come to mind.

This is why I thought that Monday at lunch time would be a great day to hold our meetings. We meet on the first Monday of the month at Sharkey’s Restauant at 220 North Service Road (north of the QEW, in the same plaza as Winners, Michael’s and Henry’s Cameras). The meeting time is at 12:30.  We offer a great meal and an opportunity to network, and we hope members will leave with new knowledge and great connections.

At People In Connection network events in Oakville, we are pleased to welcome members and guests.. Guests are always welcome but members get tons of benefits and advantages at various levels of membership at affordable rates for small business owners and BOLD membership packages are available for businesses that are ready for more visibility with a 5  to 7 minute video interview that they can use on their website, with their marketing package or at trade shows.   Your video is also placed our our main website beside your business listing and in our video directory.

Events and details are listed on the events page on this site. Watch for event news, photos, video and more! We will be airing some Hamilton events live to the web and will give members attending these events, the chance to have their moment in the spotlight!

Oakville is a dynamic BOLD business region in the Golden Horseshoe and we hope you will be able to join us at some of  the network events where you will meet other dynamic small business owners in many professions learn new things  and grow your business.

I host the Oakville lunch network events in the region. If you have questions or comments,  contact me at: jw@primeadminsolutions.com or by phone at 905-618-0308  or call our main office at 1-877-330-3384.

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Have a Bold Day!

Julia Wooster
Chapter Leader for Oakville People In Connection Network

Marie’s burger was presented so nicely that we had to get a picture of it. Marie’s daughter is a cook and we thought she’d appreciate the presentation.