Claire Bicknell

Owner @Catena Network

Catena is set up as a business \"dating agency\", providing time efficient, cost effective networking, by putting businesses in touch with those that they want to grow business relationships with.\\\\n\\\\nWe understand that people do business with people, and that it takes time to build a business relationship, in the same way that it takes time to build personal relationships and how both grow in a similar way.\\\\n\\\\nCatena provides opportunities for business people to meet in relaxed and informal surroundings, allowing people to establish trust and credibility, hopefully leading to an ongoing and long standing business relationship.\\\\n\\\\nCatena events are held quarterly, designed to avoid \"networking fatigue\",\"name badge prejudice\" a requirement to \"work the room\" or stand up and deliver a 60 second pitch! Generally this is music to the ears of people who dislike networking!\\\\n\\\\nAt Catena events, the attendee list is circulated a week or so before the event and attendees are asked to identify who they would like to chat with. On arrival, each will receive a WLTM (\"would like to meet\" in dating agency parlance!) list of names; warm contacts who want to chat with you. If you aren\'t able to chat with all the names on the list, Catena will facilitate an introduction to the people you missed, allowing you to make contact and meet up at a mutually convenient time. If any assistance is required with follow up, then Catena is happy to oblige\\\\n\\\\nBut events are only part of the offering!\\\\n\\\\nAll members receive the database of members, which allows them to identify businesses they would like to meet, either by industry type, location or other options. They can then make an approach directly or request a Catena introduction. Terms & Conditions of membership of the Network request all members to view an approach from another member as an opportunity rather than as a cold call.\\\\n\\\\nWould your business benefit from Time Efficient,Cost Effective Networking? Please see \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n