Do you see people on LinkedIn and wonder what they are like in real life? Do you run a small business and want to meet other local business owners without having to drive to Exeter?
W e have been hosting the Sidmouth LinkedIn Local s ince June 2022 and are loving how more people are joining in and connecting with other local business owners
Please do not worry. We are here to stay and will be bringing this informal networking meeting to you on the 4th Thursday of every second month.
I love LinkedIn and I love Sidmouth, so why not combine them both?
There are not many networking opportunities for us here in East Devon so I'm seeing what interest we can get in our lovely town. It's not for profit, there's no agenda, it's just a platform to meet local like-minded business people on our doorstep rather than having to dash around the countryside.
I'll be sharing some LinkedIn tips and we'll also have the lovely Odessa Sherreard on hand to tell us a little about how we can construct great content on our social media.
But more importantly, there will be plenty of time to meet new people and catch up with old friends. It's a networking event, not a sales event, nor is it a space for top speakers. Proper informal and friendly, so if you are hoping to pitch your business and make loads of sales, then maybe this is not for you.
The Lovely Simon and Daisy from the Balfour Arms are giving up their time and their wonderful restaurant to enable us to host this for free, but as they are putting on Breakfast Baps and free tea and coffee we've kept the costs down to a nominal £3.50 (includes Eventbrite fees)
Here's how it all started
In June of 2017, LinkedIn Local was started in Australia by Anna McAfee because she to wanted to meet her LinkedIn connections offline and used the #LinkedInLocal in the post. Piquing other people's interest, #LinkedInLocal went global to 4 global communities in its first month and quickly fanned a flame that set the world alight.
Over 2 years the community grew from the initial 4 cities to 1,000+ communities, in 1,000 cities and 100 countries run by LinkedIn users for LinkedIn users. It was an organic grass-roots movement centred around the values of Authenticity, Inclusivity, Collaboration and Respect.
“LinkedIn Local™ is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation and is used under license. However, this event is not sponsored or operated by LinkedIn.”
