Member testimonials
"I have been attending Business Junction networking events for only a few months and we have benefited from being introduced to a wide range of like minded business people who want to meet others in an informal and friendly atmosphere.
One of my perosnal successes resulting from a Business Junction event is my introduction to a marketing consultant. This promises to develop into a mutually profitable business relationship. Business Junction is proving to be the ideal networking medium for our company!" Harry Lipman, Carter Backer Winter
"We’ve been members for two years and although I don’t get the chance to get to as many events as I’d like, there are always good people to meet and old contacts to catch up on. Til this week we’d done ok in terms of generating hard sales from Business Junction events, but I wanted to share a recent success.
We were introduced to another member at a Business Junction event around 18 months ago, who over time suggested we chat with one of their contacts. In turn, they passed us on to someone else. And they signposted us to another contact. That contact has just become our biggest client. Without that original introduction through Business Junction, we would never have met this person and wouldn’t have them as a client. I imagine the positive stories often get forgotten so I thought I’d share the good news!" Paul Collins, Clarity "I have been with Business Junction now for 8 months and it has paid for itself. Thanks to Business Junction Alerts I now work for the Royal Household, tell me cold calling would have got me that client!" Garry Samuels MD. Get Shot Ltd. Photographic Services and Studio "Business Junction enables RAP Interiors to network with key industry specific personnel. As regular attendees of the evening networking events, we find them well organisedand informative with a comfortable and friendly environment for networking. Of the many networking opportunities available to us, Business Junction rates highly in its friendly and relaxed approach. We have met so many useful contacts that I can't think of them all, especially project managers and quantity surveyors which are among my main attractions. But we also meet many others and make them aware of out interior specialism works for when when they move - that's why we love Business Junction!" Nicholas Eaton, RAP Interiors "Excellent event, very good speaker, and the best breakfast I have ever had at any event." “As a new member, I hadn’t fully appreciated the value of Business Junction Alerts until I required a recommendation for a specialist insurance broker. Google searches gave me nothing useful and I was stumped. I then gave Alerts a try and was very impressed by what happened next. Over a couple of days I received numerous messages and calls from fellow members,recommending and putting me directly in touch with their brokers; creating an‘instant relationship’ with the brokers offered to me. I now have found a solution where I had once given up hope. A GREAT service. Well done Business Junction!” "I wanted to thank you for a really enjoyable networking event last week at The Grange St Paul’s. It was the first Business Junction Event I have attended (my colleague usually attends) and I was impressed by the quality of the event. The speakers were fascinating and animated and the attendees were a very interesting group and everyone seemed to be on the same page. We attend many networking events and thought you may like to hear that this one really stood out." "Alerts are great - it's the reason I subscribe. They gives a sense that there's a community of similar sized businesses out there helping each other - it's the only place I've ever found this vibe. Any person that writes to me saying they're from Business Junction gets my full attention - no other cold calls/emails do." Ben Harris, New Brand Vision [via Twitter] @ZippOffice are installing a new reception desk in Docklands tomorrow morning, another new customer from networking. Thanks @bjunction! ZippOffice "We had a great response for the alert we sent out this week about a problem we've been having with Google especially our location on their map. There were lots of useful suggestions and thanks to the Business Junction Alerts system, we found another member company which has successfully resolved our issue in a day!" City Business Library "I just wanted to put on record my satisfaction at having joined Business Junction. The atmosphere is great – businesslike but informal, and all of the members are very supportive of each other. I’ve been an introduced to a new client almost immediately, which I know should not be the ‘expectation’, but I’m not complaining!. I’ve also met several very useful contacts who I am confident will lead to mutually helpful referrals. Thanks to the Business Junction team. It’s already been money well invested, and looks likely to continue to provide a great return!" Mike Davis Shirlaws "My colleague and I attended the first Business Junction evening event in Clerkenwell and both of us were impressed by the relaxed and friendly atmosphere: always condusive to networking. Not being 'hardened' networkers, we found the open format allowed us to meet as many people as we were able to in the available time. All in all it was a memorable evening: we made contact with quite a few potential clients and met up with some old clients too. I would highly recommend these events to any 'nervous' potential networkers out there! We were so impressed by follow up events, we have now joined! " Kristian Wright Commercial Director, Inbay Solutions "We signed up in summer 2004 and to our immense satisfaction we began, almost immediately, reselling our IT systems to other design and web companies that we had met at the networking events. We are now working with several other network members and partners and importantly can credit the network with many thousand pounds worth of sales. In fact, business contacts made directly thorugh Business Junction account for around 90% of our annual turnover. We didn't hesitate to renew our membership every year." Jeremy John, Webstars Ltd
Daniel McBrearty, Mac Services Ltd (after the Built Environment breakfast at Imperial College London)
Ken Davey,Smarter Ltd
Rebecca Howlett, MACKRELL TURNER GARRETT
"Business Junction office often sends out tender notices to members via its Alerts system. We received such an Alert about the British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust and their Zoom project. We tendered - and won! This sizeable contract, worth tens of thousands of pounds, is invaluable to our company and we only saw it because we are members of Business Junction.
We have also picked up smaller contracts from Business Junction member companies in different sectors via the networking events. Not only is Business Junction brilliant for us at finding new business, but the events are actually great fun. For us, membership has been the best business decision we have made." Neath Films
