June 2010
Last chance for business collaboration before summer break .
A successful independent collaboration organisation is holding the last of its networking events before the summer, and is offering the chance for business individuals and organisations a free chance to ‘meet the professionals’.
Ipnconnect, which relaunched under its new identity earlier this month, holds its last Meet The Professionals networking event before the summer holidays and ipnconnect owner, Paul Lawton says the event, on Wednesday July 7th at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, gives people a great chance to make some quality connections.
Ipnconnect, which has members including Lloyds TSB, Ward Hadaway and ROK, offers a variety of different ways for its closely vetted private, public and third-sector members to connect. It includes bi-monthly exhibitions, monthly dinners and weekly gatherings, as well as a protected and secure online members’ discussion and online procurement forums.
The Meet The Professionals event, which starts at 12noon, offers non-members a free chance to meet some of ipnconnect’s members. Already confirmed to be exhibiting at the event, sponsored by Diamond are Gordon Brown Associates, Young Enterprise and the North East Property Forum.
ipnconnect managing director, Paul Lawton, says: “This event offers the perfect insight into what we are trying to achieve with this organisation. We have no public funding and we are doing this purely for the benefit of the North East business community. This is becoming the most dynamic networking platform the region has ever seen’.
“The plan is to cap membership at 250 so all members get a fantastic chance to work closely with one another. We are very close to that cap now, so there are just a few places left for business organisations or individuals to apply.”
Amy Whyte, business development manager of Gordon Brown Associates said: “An organisation like this, which wants to see business connect with others in innovative, resourceful and successful ways is long overdue in the region. We have done some fantastic business through relationships we simply would not have developed without being members.”
Paul Lawton, who has ambitious plans to spread the concept he has created in the North East, predicts that by the end of 2012, more than 27,000 businesses will be members of ipnconnect across the UK and is aiming for more than 100,000 businesses worldwide. He has already been invited to discuss his concept with businesses and business organisations in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
To register for attendance on July 7th, contact ipnconnect on 0191 256 6253.
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