{"id":6088,"date":"2021-09-15T14:47:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T13:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/?page_id=6088"},"modified":"2024-06-19T10:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T09:57:49","slug":"networking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/networking\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column]<section class=\"m0 p0 cover fullscreen image-slider\" style=\"px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-one-item-fade main-slider slides\"><div  id=\"slider-69f5a32be878f\" class=\"header-slider item m0 image-bg p0 fullscreen \" style=\"\"><div class=\"background-content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-3.png\" class=\"background-image\" alt=\"Pink 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left;\">Spotlight Wales networking<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We meet 4 times most months<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our meetings are now at<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">1st Friday of the month &#8211; The Business Community @Glan Afan, Port Talbot<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">2nd Friday of the month &#8211; Pantruthyn Farm (Table Table Restaurant), Pencoed just off the M4 at Junction 35 behind Mcdonald&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">3rd Friday of the month &#8211; The Castle Hotel, Neath<\/p>\n<p>4th Friday of the month &#8211; Pantruthyn Farm (Table Table Restaurant), Pencoed just off the M4 at Junction 35 behind Mcdonald&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We have a \u00a0&#8216;<em>Simple friendly approach to networking<\/em>&#8216; each meeting starts with coffee, we ask 3 random questions, it&#8217;s an easy way to get to know the person behind the business and there is no pressure to stand up and pitch, you can then tell us about your business.<\/p>\n<p>At Spotlight it&#8217;s all about everyone helping each other become more successful at what they do, it&#8217;s about growing your network, it&#8217;s about building better business relationships.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\" image-captions\"><a href= \"http:\/\/spotlightwales.eventbrite.com\/\" target='_blank' ><div class=\"image-caption hover-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Networking coffee advert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/5.png 1600w, https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/5-1024x576.png 1024w, 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work feel free to do the same (but remember it&#8217;s still work, beachwear or PJ&#8217;s may be going a little far)<\/li>\n<li>Try to be on time and put phones on silent<\/li>\n<li>If the meeting involves a business pitch feel free to stand up or by all means sit down if that makes you more comfortable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\" image-captions\"><a href= \"http:\/\/spotlightwales.eventbrite.com\/\" target='_blank' ><div class=\"image-caption hover-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Picture of a bacon roll\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/4.png 1600w, https:\/\/dragonmarketing.wales\/spotlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/4-300x169.png 300w, 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