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SUMMARY:Givers Gain new business referrals - April session
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p>'Givers
  Gain' structured word of mouth marketing is the m
 ost effective way to learn about each others' busi
 nesses and commercial goals\, find partners and ge
 nerate new trading opportunities. This event is fo
 r workers.coop members\, cooperators\, supporters 
 and independent workers in the UK and internationa
 lly. It's part of a programme of monthly Givers Ga
 in referral events.</p>\n \n <p>You can join the s
 ession directly (without registering) using <a hre
 f="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84700781676">this lin
 k.</a></p>\n \n <p><em>Have you ever been introduc
 ed to someone who completely changed the trajector
 y of your business? Perhaps they were the key to s
 ecuring a new contract or owned the ideal location
  for your business. This structured networking ses
 sion is designed to make these transformative conn
 ections through ethical word-of-mouth referrals.</
 em></p>\n \n <p><strong><strong>Why Attend?</stron
 g></strong></p>\n \n <p>The event is not just anot
 her network meeting\, it's a facilitated experienc
 e aimed at maximising the potential for productive
  business introductions. It's about creating and s
 trengthening relationships\, not just one off tran
 sactional deals. Using a tried & tested method\, w
 e will help you connect with individuals who can p
 ropel your business forward.</p>\n \n <p><strong><
 strong>Reality check</strong></strong></p>\n \n <u
 l>\n 	<li>\n 	<p>James became the go-to architect 
 for <a href="https://www.resonancefm.com/" rel="no
 referrer noopener" target="_blank" title="https://
 www.resonancefm.com/">Resonance FM</a></p>\n 	</li
 >\n 	<li>\n 	<p><a href="https://www.steffijoy.com
 /" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title
 ="https://www.steffijoy.com/">Steffi </a>received 
 £10\,000 + worth of freelance work in the first ha
 lf of 2025 alone</p>\n 	</li>\n 	<li>\n 	<p>Lou fr
 om <a href="https://lutalica.studio/" rel="norefer
 rer noopener" target="_blank" title="https://lutal
 ica.studio/">Studio Lutalica</a> won an £8\,000+ w
 ebsite contract</p>\n 	</li>\n 	<li>\n 	<p>John fr
 om <a href="https://sepheo.co/" rel="noreferrer no
 opener" target="_blank" title="https://sepheo.co/"
 >Sepheo</a> found new freelancers for their mutual
  support agency</p>\n 	</li>\n 	<li>\n 	<p>Caleb f
 rom <a href="https://www.workers.coop/podcasts/pun
 chcard/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
  title="https://www.workers.coop/podcasts/punchcar
 d/">Punchard Podcast</a> received one-to-one podca
 st training from <a href="https://www.thesassyshow
 .com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" t
 itle="https://www.thesassyshow.com/">The Sassy Sho
 w</a></p>\n 	</li>\n 	<li>\n 	<p><a href="https://
 www.calverts.coop/" rel="noreferrer noopener" targ
 et="_blank" title="https://www.calverts.coop/">Cal
 verts</a> received a £40\,000 no-strings grant to 
 buy new machinery.</p>\n 	</li>\n 	<li>\n 	<p>Cent
 re Point got an introduction that led to them beco
 ming the UK’s leading provider of accounting softw
 are to the charity sector.</p>\n 	</li>\n </ul>\n 
 \n <h4><strong><strong>Facilitation</strong></stro
 ng></h4>\n \n <p>The session is designed and facil
 itated Siôn Whellens from Principle Six\, who prov
 ide specialist development support to cooperatives
  and democratic businesses. We support groups to n
 avigate and develop legal structures and incorpora
 tion\, governance\, financial planning and underst
 anding what it means to be a co-op\, especially me
 mber engagement and participation. Principle Six i
 s especially experienced in supporting worker coop
 s\, housing coops and collective venues in and aro
 und London.</p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:'Givers Gain' structured word of mouth marketing i
 s the most effective way to learn about each other
 s' businesses and commercial goals\, find partners
  and generate new trading opportunities. This even
 t is for workers.coop members\, cooperators\, supp
 orters and independent workers in the UK and inter
 nationally. It's part of a programme of monthly Gi
 vers Gain referral events.\n \n \n \n You can join
  the session directly (without registering) using 
 this link. (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84700781676)
 \n \n \n \n Have you ever been introduced to someo
 ne who completely changed the trajectory of your b
 usiness? Perhaps they were the key to securing a n
 ew contract or owned the ideal location for your b
 usiness. This structured networking session is des
 igned to make these transformative connections thr
 ough ethical word-of-mouth referrals.\n \n \n \n W
 hy Attend?\n \n \n \n The event is not just anothe
 r network meeting\, it's a facilitated experience 
 aimed at maximising the potential for productive b
 usiness introductions. It's about creating and str
 engthening relationships\, not just one off transa
 ctional deals. Using a tried & tested method\, we 
 will help you connect with individuals who can pro
 pel your business forward.\n \n \n \n Reality chec
 k\n \n \n \n \n 	\n 	James became the go-to archit
 ect for Resonance FM (https://www.resonancefm.com/
 )\n \n \n 	\n 	\n 	Steffi  (https://www.steffijoy.
 com/)received £10\,000 + worth of freelance work i
 n the first half of 2025 alone\n \n \n 	\n 	\n 	Lo
 u from Studio Lutalica (https://lutalica.studio/) 
 won an £8\,000+ website contract\n \n \n 	\n 	\n 	
 John from Sepheo (https://sepheo.co/) found new fr
 eelancers for their mutual support agency\n \n \n 
 	\n 	\n 	Caleb from Punchard Podcast (https://www.
 workers.coop/podcasts/punchcard/) received one-to-
 one podcast training from The Sassy Show (https://
 www.thesassyshow.com/)\n \n \n 	\n 	\n 	Calverts (
 https://www.calverts.coop/) received a £40\,000 no
 -strings grant to buy new machinery.\n \n \n 	\n 	
 \n 	Centre Point got an introduction that led to t
 hem becoming the UK’s leading provider of accounti
 ng software to the charity sector.\n \n \n 	\n \n 
 \n Facilitation\n \n \n The session is designed an
 d facilitated Siôn Whellens from Principle Six\, w
 ho provide specialist development support to coope
 ratives and democratic businesses. We support grou
 ps to navigate and develop legal structures and in
 corporation\, governance\, financial planning and 
 understanding what it means to be a co-op\, especi
 ally member engagement and participation. Principl
 e Six is especially experienced in supporting work
 er coops\, housing coops and collective venues in 
 and around London.\n \n 
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