Discussion groups
Coming soon: Regional networking groups. Want to run one? Here's how.

Business reality TV
A group focusing on business reality television
Manager: Verity Gough - 21 Members - 4 ThreadsLast viewed 13 hours 39 min agoLatest post in 'Fix up' TV 22 weeks 5 days ago
BusinessZone Book Club
An informal group for members to review the latest business books
Manager: Dan Martin - 80 Members - 13 ThreadsLast viewed 1 hour 37 min agoLatest post in FREE BOOK: Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company 5 weeks 1 day ago
BusinessZone.co.uk feedback group
Tell us what you think of the new site, and how could we improve it?
Manager: Dan Martin - 29 Members - 4 ThreadsLast viewed 2 hours 39 min agoLatest post in Help us to help you 12 weeks 4 days agoCampaign: Tax breaks for UK small businesses
A group supporting a petition calling for the government to introduce immediate tax breaks and incentives to assist small and start-up businesses
Manager: elainec100 - 23 Members - 3 ThreadsLast viewed 5 hours 15 min agoLatest post in Sign the petition - Small Business Owners Demand Tax Breaks and Incentives 2 weeks 4 days ago
Coaching: Focusing on the individuals that make an organisation work
Coaching: Focusing on the individuals that make an organisation work
Manager: r11osyconsultants - 27 Members - 11 ThreadsLast viewed 1 hour 1 min agoLatest post in Boss is creating low morale 5 weeks 4 days ago
Customer service and marketing
Tips for effective customer service and marketing
Manager: Neil Davey - 53 Members - 6 ThreadsLast viewed 5 hours 14 min agoLatest post in Twitter as a customer service tool 3 weeks 13 hours agoManaging risk in insurance
A group focusing on business insurance.
Manager: Simon Ball - 7 Members - 2 ThreadsLast viewed 4 hours 13 min agoLatest post in Working from home - what are your insurance needs? 38 weeks 4 days ago
Organisational development
A group focusing on business reorganisation, structuring, business culture, staff development, leadership management and team development.
Manager: ahughes3 - 33 Members - 5 ThreadsLast viewed 3 hours 15 min agoLatest post in Are we getting worse or better at providing training? 14 weeks 4 days ago
Public relations
A group looking at the benefits of public relations
Manager: Rebecca Douglas - 35 Members - 7 ThreadsLast viewed 3 hours 58 min agoLatest post in The future of PR? 18 weeks 1 day ago
Reputation and networking strategies
Reputation and networking strategies
Manager: Judith Germain - 26 Members - 2 ThreadsLast viewed 5 hours 8 min agoLatest post in Personal Branding and Attraction 3 weeks 13 hours ago
Sales effectiveness
Best practice advice on how to sell.
Manager: rljwhite - 48 Members - 9 ThreadsLast viewed 5 hours 14 min agoLatest post in Commission only sales staff 3 days 1 hour ago
Social media and small businesses
The benefits of social media and social networking for small businesses
Manager: Dan Martin - 206 Members - 26 ThreadsLast viewed 12 hours 59 min agoLatest post in Who's on Twitter? 4 days 4 hours agoTechnology for small business
Chatter and debate about all things tech.
Manager: Jon Wilcox - 27 Members - 4 ThreadsLast viewed 6 hours 26 min agoLatest post in Google's Chrome OS 3 weeks 13 hours ago
The Pitch 2009 final and conference networking group
A networking group for people attending The Pitch 2009 final and conference
Manager: Dan Martin - 30 Members - 4 ThreadsLast viewed 7 hours 44 min agoLatest post in Are you on our delegates Twitter list? 18 weeks 7 hours ago


Battle will commence in the regional heats of our business competition The Pitch 2010 this summer. Do you have a new company good enough to impress the judges? 
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