[AshWhite]

I still think if you are keen and need a kick up the arse its a good move.

So what if you have to get up 'early', so what if you have to come along with leads and pay for your breakfast. If you are mixing with people who are trying to get where they are going fast you are probably going to be positively influenced motivationally as well as developing business.

You become like the people you associate with most.

I agree with the sentiment, but the networking breakfasts I've been to have been full of people who are more concerned with trying to look more important than they are, while drinking mocca-frappe-chocco-chinos and and feigning interest in anybody elses business.

[maxcampbell]

I've been to one. Very ra ra Yankee.

I just found the idea of recommending people to your customers on the basis that you have breakfast with them once a week fundamentally dishonest. A bit creepy.

Every "chapter" wants a CC, though.

[wynne jones]

I still think if you are keen and need a kick up the arse its a good move.

So what if you have to get up 'early', so what if you have to come along with leads and pay for your breakfast. If you are mixing with people who are trying to get where they are going fast you are probably going to be positively influenced motivationally as well as developing business.

You become like the people you associate with most.

I agree with the sentiment, but the networking breakfasts I've been to have been full of people who are more concerned with trying to look more important than they are, while drinking mocca-frappe-chocco-chinos and and feigning interest in anybody elses business.

I would hate that. But at least you went and found out. I think you also have to go with the attitude you have something to offer and hopefully everyone else has the same view too.

[wynne jones]

I've been to one. Very ra ra Yankee.

I just found the idea of recommending people to your customers on the basis that you have breakfast with them once a week fundamentally dishonest. A bit creepy.

Every "chapter" wants a CC, though.

No, creepy is being on Mumsnet as Wendy moaning about BFs and recommending that nice Wynne chappy to come round and clean their carpet. 

[maxcampbell]

No, creepy is being on Mumsnet as Wendy moaning about BFs and recommending that nice Wynne chappy to come round and clean their carpet. 

Maybe, but I like your thinking...

[AshWhite]

I've been to one. Very ra ra Yankee.

I just found the idea of recommending people to your customers on the basis that you have breakfast with them once a week fundamentally dishonest. A bit creepy.

Every "chapter" wants a CC, though.

No, creepy is being on Mumsnet as Wendy moaning about BFs and recommending that nice Wynne chappy to come round and clean their carpet. 

Why didn't I think and that. There's at least a dozen miserable cows on my Facebook that I could copy & paste from directly..

[Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)]

The problem with a lot of breakfast meeting groups is that they are full of micro-businesses all passing round the same £10 note - in other words, they're all skint

[Mike Halliday]

I joined, biggest waste of money i ever spent.

the members were so scared of having to admit they didn't have any leads for someone else they almost made them up ..... 'my sister wants her carpets cleaned'..... I go round to quote and she says "I want it doing in 6 months when I decorate"

most of the referrals were like this. the whole system is based on bullying members by humiliating them into finding leads.

another member was a plumber who did our boiler, a right cowboy, but he had the gift of the gab and put on a good show.... they recommended him.... he was a absolute tr@t in real life

it took 3 hours out of my day every thursday, if I spent those hours doing other marketing it would have been more productive