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Better Networking Hubs is a supportive business networking community in Lancashire, UK, with networking groups in Rossendale and Accrington focused on genuine relationships, real conversations, and referrals built through trust.

Making sense of change and what it means for us all. 💡A big thank you to Matt Hilton from Mercury Financial Management f...
12/10/2026

Making sense of change and what it means for us all. 💡

A big thank you to Matt Hilton from Mercury Financial Management for delivering such an informative Fifteen Minute Focus™ at our Rossendale Better Networking Hubs meeting on Thursday.

With so many political decisions, proposed changes and developments in tax legislation, keeping up with what it all means can feel a little overwhelming.

Matt did a brilliant job of breaking everything down into clear, straightforward explanations, helping us understand how these changes could affect us personally and professionally.

And that's one of the things we love about Better Networking Hubs. 💛

Our members bring so much knowledge and experience to the table, and when we share that expertise, everyone benefits.

Because great networking isn't just about generating referrals.

🟡 It's about learning from one another.
🟡 Sharing knowledge and experiences.
🟡 Supporting each other's businesses.
🟡 Building relationships that make a difference.

Thanks again, Matt, for a really valuable session!

Better Networking, Better Business.

Fancy joining us at one of our friendly, professional networking meetings in Rossendale or Accrington?

Get in touch if you fancy a visit.

We hold our Rossendale networking meetings here, so we are pleased to be recognised as a Do Dahs - Cafe W**e Bar top fan...
10/10/2026

We hold our Rossendale networking meetings here, so we are pleased to be recognised as a Do Dahs - Cafe W**e Bar top fan! 🎉

How well do the people in your networking group really understand your business? 🤔Liz Anning from Havora Stays recently ...
06/10/2026

How well do the people in your networking group really understand your business? 🤔

Liz Anning from Havora Stays recently decided to find out during her Fifteen Minute Focus™ at our Rossendale Better Networking Hubs meeting.

Instead of giving a presentation, Liz gave us a quiz about her business, and with only a couple of questions answered incorrectly, she was delighted with the results! 👏

It showed just how much our members had learned about Havora Stays through Liz consistently showing up, talking about her business and building relationships.

Because good networking isn't about selling to the same room every fortnight. It's about helping people understand:

🟡 What you do
🟡 Who you help
🟡 Who you'd like to meet
🟡 What a good referral looks like

The better people understand your business, the easier it is for them to spot opportunities and make introductions.

We're all busy, but making time to network is making time for future business opportunities.

Better Networking, Better Business.

Want to come along and experience it for yourself?

Book your visitor today. Our contact details are in the bio.

💭 Our founder Tracy often quotes something her gran once said:“What other people think of you is none of your business.”...
23/09/2026

💭 Our founder Tracy often quotes something her gran once said:

“What other people think of you is none of your business.”

It’s a great piece of advice.

But it got us thinking about networking.

Because while you can’t control what somebody thinks of you, you can influence how well they understand you and your business.

Someone might initially know you simply as:

“The accountant.”

“The photographer.”

“The marketing person.”

“The IT company.”

But spend time networking together and they start to learn considerably more.

They learn what you’re particularly good at.

Who you enjoy working with.

The problems you solve.

How you work.

What matters to you.

Your personality.

Your values.

And, over time, they build their own picture of who you are and what it would be like to do business with you.

That matters.

Because when somebody recommends you, they’re putting their own reputation alongside yours.

They need more than your job title and a business card.

They need to know you well enough to feel comfortable saying:

“I know someone you should speak to.” 🤝

Good networking isn’t about controlling the narrative.

It’s about giving people enough genuine experience of you to form one.

Conversation by conversation.

Meeting by meeting.

Relationship by relationship.

So, make it their business to know your business.

After all, Tracy’s former business radio show was called Mind Your Own Business! 😉😂

💙💛 Better Networking, Better Business.

💬 You’re only one conversation away from…A new client.A brilliant introduction.A collaboration you hadn’t considered.Som...
22/09/2026

💬 You’re only one conversation away from…

A new client.

A brilliant introduction.

A collaboration you hadn’t considered.

Someone who can solve a problem you’ve been wrestling with.

A new supplier.

A different perspective.

A new idea.

Or perhaps simply meeting someone you really enjoy talking to.

The thing is, you never know which conversation it’s going to be.

And that’s one of the things we love about networking.

Not every conversation needs to result in business. In fact, most probably won’t.

But every time you get to know someone properly, you learn a little more about them. And they learn a little more about you.

Then one day, somebody is having a completely unrelated conversation somewhere else and thinks:

“I know someone you should speak to.”

That’s when all those conversations start to join up. 🤝

Good networking isn’t about walking into a room wondering:

“What am I going to get from this?”

It’s about being curious. Having conversations. Listening. Joining in. Getting to know people. And allowing relationships to develop.

Because you really could be one conversation away from something brilliant.

You just don’t know which conversation yet. 😊

Keep talking. Keep listening. Keep showing up.

💙💛 Better Networking, Better Business.

😂 How many networking clichés can we fit into one post?Challenge accepted.People buy people.It’s not what you know, it’s...
21/09/2026

😂 How many networking clichés can we fit into one post?

Challenge accepted.

People buy people.

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.

Your network is your net worth.

People do business with people they know, like and trust.

It’s all about relationships.

You have to be in it to win it.

Your fortune is in the follow-up.

It’s a marathon, not a sprint.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

You never know who knows who.

Enough clichés to keep us going until Christmas? 😂

But here’s the annoying thing...

They’re clichés because there’s truth in them.

Good networking IS about people and relationships.

Showing up matters. Following up matters. Getting to know people matters. And sometimes the person sitting opposite you really does know exactly the person you’d like to meet.

So perhaps we shouldn’t roll our eyes at the clichés too much. 😉

At Better Networking Hubs, we prefer to keep it simple:

Show up. Join in. Get to know people. Help where you can. Build relationships. Stay in touch.

Now, we're off to think outside the box, push the envelope and see if there are any low-hanging fruits we can circle back to. 😂

💙💛 Better Networking, Better Business.

(Let’s make this a cliché too.) 😀

💙💛 Graft and gratitude. The highs and lows with Pam Duxbury.That pretty much sums up this morning’s Fifteen Minute Focus...
18/09/2026

💙💛 Graft and gratitude. The highs and lows with Pam Duxbury.

That pretty much sums up this morning’s Fifteen Minute Focus at our Accrington Better Networking Hub.

Our member Pam Duxbury, Director of AC Accountancy, decided not to spend her fifteen minutes simply talking about accountancy.

Instead, she told us her story.

Pam shared some of the highs and lows of her career, including her time as CEO of Hartlepool Football Club, launching her own business and the hard graft that has gone into getting where she is today.

And there was a brilliant networking story in there too.

Networking introduced Pam to a fellow member who would eventually become her business partner at AC Accountancy. 🤝

Through all the successes and challenges, something that came across particularly strongly was gratitude.

For the journey. For the opportunities. And for the people she’s met along the way.

Pam also gave us a very clear description of the introductions she’d particularly value:

Businesses that DO and MAKE.

⚙️ Engineering businesses
🏭 Manufacturing businesses
🤝 Service providers

As an experienced outsourced Finance Director, Pam brings far more to her clients than traditional accountancy. She gets beneath the numbers, works alongside business owners and can effectively become part of their finance team.

Sometimes understanding someone’s business starts with understanding the person behind it.

Thank you for sharing the graft, gratitude, highs and lows with us, Pam. 👏💙💛

Better Networking, Better Business.

💙💛 We’re delighted to have Christine Smith , from LHE Cosmetics, with us for another year!A big thank you to Christine, ...
14/09/2026

💙💛 We’re delighted to have Christine Smith , from LHE Cosmetics, with us for another year!

A big thank you to Christine, who has recently renewed her Better Networking Hubs membership. 👏

And where do we start with Christine? 😊

Many people know her through Temple Spa, and she’s also certified in skincare. More recently, Christine has added Wellness Coach and Face Yoga Teacher to her growing list of skills.

And apparently that isn’t enough to keep her busy! 😂

Christine is also a running coach, runs marathons and takes part in triathlons. 🏃‍♀️

But impressive as all of that is, it isn’t really why we value Christine so highly as a member.

It’s the person she is.

Christine is kind, considerate, hardworking and incredibly determined. She genuinely cares about other people and is a natural connector.

She listens. She remembers. She introduces people. And she makes genuine referrals when she spots an opportunity to help. 🤝

That’s what good networking is about.

Not simply promoting your own business, but becoming part of a group, building genuine relationships and looking for ways to help the people around you.

Christine does exactly that.

We’re honoured to have her as part of Better Networking Hubs and absolutely delighted she’s chosen to spend another year with us.

Thank you for renewing, Christine. We’re very glad you’re staying! 💙💛

Fancy meeting Christine and the rest of our members? Book a visitor place online and come along to experience Better Networking Hubs for yourself.

Better Networking, Better Business.

🎯 Fifteen minutes. Five types of introduction. And a room full of people now listening out for them.It was our founder T...
14/09/2026

🎯 Fifteen minutes. Five types of introduction. And a room full of people now listening out for them.

It was our founder Tracy Heatley’s turn to take the Fifteen Minute Focus at our recent Rossendale Better Networking Hub meeting.

Most members know Tracy through Better Networking Hubs, but three days a week she wears another hat as Head of Marketing at GJD Manufacturing.

Tracy introduced members to GJD’s professional perimeter security, detection and illumination technology and, importantly, explained exactly who she’d like to be introduced to and why:

🎯 Commercial architects, particularly to discuss GJD’s lighting design services
🎯 Security integrators
🎯 Security companies and installers
🎯 Distributors
🎯 Commercial insurance brokers

And our members have been incredibly supportive.

There were questions, ideas, potential contacts and conversations about introductions. Tracy has even received her first referral already! 🤝

That’s exactly what our Fifteen Minute Focus is designed to achieve.

The more clearly you can explain who you want to meet, why you want to meet them and how you could help them, the easier you make it for your network to recognise opportunities.

Fifteen minutes to help people understand your business better.

Then plenty of time afterwards for them to keep their eyes and ears open for you. 👀

📸 Thanks to our Rossendale member Zain Zia of Zain Zia Photography for capturing the moment.

Better Networking, Better Business. 💙💛

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