Launch of West Northamptonshire's Only "Hollywood Face Rejuvenation" Treatment • Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:00 - 20:00 GMT Mercure Hotel Northampton – £10

Join Total Body Confidence for the exclusive launch of EMFACE - West Northamptonshire's only "Hollywood Face Rejuvenation" treatment! What is EMFACE? EMFACE works on the facial muscles (something that even surgery doesn't do) and skin layers to achieve a natural looking face lift with improved skin tone, texture and contouring, without injectables or fillers.

Treatment Details:
•4 x 20 minute treatments
•Long lasting results
•No pain
•Zero downtime

Event Details: •Secure your spot for just £10 (includes catering) / Free trial slots available - Email [email protected] (first come, first served) / RSVP: [email protected]

📅 Wednesday, 13 November 2025 / 📍 Bell of Northampton, Kingsthorpe Road / 💷 FREE!

Renowned home lifestyle store Bell of Northampton is hosting its Christmas at Bell shopping evening — a festive evening filled with sparkle, shopping and seasonal cheer!

The event features brand new stalls as well as firm favourites returning from previous years. Visit: www.abell.co.uk/pages/christmas-bell-event

Small Business Coffee Morning - Wellingborough • Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:30 - 11:30 GMT Wellingborough – TBC

Northampton Business Buzz Networking • Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Barratts Club, Northampton NN2 6HT United Kingdom – Free

Daventry Means Business • Wed, 20 Nov 2025 08:30 - 10:00 GMT The Saracens Head Inn - JD Wetherspoon, Daventry NN11 4GG United Kingdom – £8

Cowork Crew Northampton • Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:00 - 16:30 GMT Vulcan Works, Northampton NN1 1EW United Kingdom – £30

Business Buzz - Daventry • Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Daventry – TBC

How to write an effective business plan workshop • Wed, 22 Nov 2025 13:00 - 15:00 GMT Wellingborough Library, Wellingborough NN8 1AS United Kingdom – TBC

JAM Networking Meeting - Local Businesses - Local Charities - Good Causes • Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:00 - 14:00 GMT Waterside Connect, Northampton NN5 5JP United Kingdom – £5

Northampton Business Lunch - November 25 • Mon, 25 Nov 2025 Nuovo Restaurant – £25

Towcester Business Buzz Networking • Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Towcester Mill Brewery, Towcester NN12 6YY United Kingdom – Free

Hot Desk with NNBN at Vulcan Works • Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00 onwards Vulcan Works, Northampton NN1 1EW United Kingdom – Free

Business Buzz - Brackley • Thu, 4 Dec 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Brackley – TBC

Business Buzz - Kettering • Thu, 4 Dec 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Kettering – TBC

EMFACE Launch Event - Hollywood Face Rejuvenation • Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:00 - 20:00 GMT Mercure Hotel Northampton – £10

Friday @ 4 with NNBN • Fri, 5 Dec 2025 16:00 - 17:00 GMT Online – Free (Members) / £5 (Non-members)

NNBN Networking • Mon, 8 Dec 2025 19:00 - 20:30 GMT Chester House Estate, Irchester NN29 7EZ – Free (Members) / £10 (Non-members)

Business Buzz - Wellingborough • Tue, 9 Dec 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Wellingborough – TBC

Small Business Coffee Morning - Wellingborough • Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:30 - 11:30 GMT Wellingborough – TBC

Business Buzz - Northampton • Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Northampton – TBC

Business Buzz - Towcester • Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Towcester – TBC

Business Buzz - Daventry • Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Daventry – TBC

Start Up Day 2025 • Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:30 - 14:30 GMT Northamptonshire Central Library, Northampton NN1 2BA United Kingdom – Free

Love Corby - November Networking Event - Guest Speakers Greg & Victoria Council Chamber, The Corby Cube, George Street Corby NN17 1QG United Kingdom – TBC

Founders and Freelancers: Your Enterprise Journey Starts Here! Creative Hub – 1st Floor Exhibition Space, Northampton NN1 5PH United Kingdom – TBC

Solo Connects - Singles Salsa Evening with Kristina Rihanoff Soo Yoga fitness and wellbeing family centre, Northampton NN1 1SR United Kingdom – £16.96

Solo Connects Northants - Singles Event in Daventry Middlemore Farm, Daventry NN11 8AE United Kingdom – £16.96

Business Networking Thrapston, East Northamptonshire and Huntingdon The Woolpack Inn, Islip NN14 3JU United Kingdom – £15.00

BNI Pavilion Business Networking Event Holiday Inn Northampton, an IHG Hotel, Northampton NN4 7YF United Kingdom – £2

Rushden Business Buzz Networking The Railway Inn - JD Wetherspoon, Rushden NN10 0PA United Kingdom – Free

Mindset of Mastery: The Levels of Entrepreneurial Growth Vulcan Works, Northampton NN1 1EW United Kingdom – £90

Grow Your Business with BNI Pavilion Holiday Inn Northampton, an IHG Hotel, Northampton NN4 7YF United Kingdom – £15

EXCITING! NNBN IS COMING TO DAVENTRY! Icon Innovation Centre, Daventry NN11 0QB United Kingdom – Free

Storytelling Through Social Media Networking - In Person Arena Sports-Kettering Comp, Kettering NN15 6PB United Kingdom – Free

SEND Spotlight - 'Mind the Gap' - Emma Turner Wooldale Centre for Learning, Wootton NN4 6TP United Kingdom – TBC

Business Growth and Team Development Roadmap Holiday Inn Northampton, an IHG Hotel, Northampton NN4 7YF United Kingdom – Free

Recruitment Morning North Park Drive – TBC

Pay Day NN1 5BD NN1 5BD – TBC

Why Survive When You Can Thrive in your Business? Thomas A Becket, Northampton NN5 5HY United Kingdom – Free

ELEVATE - Business & Career Networking Sunley Hotel, Northampton NN4 8RR United Kingdom – TBC

Daventry Business Buzz Networking The Arc Cinema, Daventry, Daventry NN11 4GH United Kingdom – Free

Managing Performance – 1 Day Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £536.99

Microsoft Power BI – 2 Days Training in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £1,073.98

Leadership Skills – Lead, Motivate & Inspire 2 Days Workshop in Northampton For venue details, reach us at [email protected], Northampton NN4 7PA United Kingdom – £970.35

✨ Winter Yin & Sound Bath – Oundle ✨ Queen Victoria Hall, Oundle PE8 4EJ United Kingdom – £16.96

Pytchley Sacred Sound Bath Evening Pytchley Village Hall, Pytchley NN14 1EL United Kingdom – £15

Discussing sex in therapy (2.5hr CPD session) Northampton Therapy Rooms, Garden Cottage, Quinton Rising Lodge Quinton NN7 2EF United Kingdom – £40

Blended 12 hours Paediatric First aid 14 Brooklands Court, Kettering NN15 6FD United Kingdom – £90

Introduction to Mindfulness Board Room 1, Sudborough House, St Marys Hospital, London Rd, Kettering, NN15 7PW – TBC

Staying Well at Work Danetre Hospital, Daventry NN11 4EB United Kingdom – TBC

Wellbeing & Wavelengths - November 2025 Frank Bruno Foundation, Northampton NN3 9TW United Kingdom – Free

The Resilience Toolkit: Practical Skills for Managing Stress Mind in Towcester, Bransons Lane Towcester NN12 6AX United Kingdom – TBC

ante natal class for breastfeeding and safe sleep Isebrook Hospital, Wellingborough NN8 1LP United Kingdom – TBC

Heart Awakening Day Retreat The Roundhouse Haven, Market Harborough LE16 8PL United Kingdom – £111

Sacred Sound Eve @ Brigstock Brigstock Village Hall, Brigstock NN14 3ET United Kingdom – £15

Gong Bath at The Roade House The Roade House Hotel, Cafe Bar, Restaurant & Yoga Studio, Roade NN7 2NW United Kingdom – £19.12

Mini Retreat - Yoga Class & Gong Bath (with cake) The Roade House Hotel, Cafe Bar, Restaurant & Yoga Studio, Roade NN7 2NW United Kingdom – £33.22

Soulful Sundays, Mindfulness Relaxation • Sun, 1 Dec 2025 18:30 - 20:00 GMT Milton Malsor Village Hall, Milton Malsor NN7 3AS United Kingdom – £15

Mature Drivers Event (Brackley - morning) Brackley Fire Station, Brackley NN13 7DY United Kingdom – Free

Tai Chi Classes - September - December 2025 Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton NN1 1DP United Kingdom – £8

Immersive Yoga - single ticket November - December 2025 Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Northampton NN1 1DP United Kingdom – Free

Immersive Sound Bath Experience Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Northampton NN1 1DP United Kingdom – £22

Essential Oils Make & Take + Symphony of the Cells Experience Cooper Drive – £11.55

Essential Oils Rollerball Workshop & Symphony of the Cells Experience Cooper Drive – £11.55

Private Introduction to Yoga for Wellness - Move Well, Live Well The Roade House Hotel, Cafe Bar, Restaurant & Yoga Studio, Roade NN7 2NW United Kingdom – £60.29

ONLINE SEMINAR - Emotional Separation from Parents NN1 3AS NN1 3AS – £15.00

ONLINE SEMINAR - Inner child. Stuck in childhood NN1 3AS NN1 3AS – £15.00

Juvelook & Lenisna - Advanced hybrid collagen Bio stimulator Northampton Young & Beautiful Aesthetics, #3 Wollaston NN29 7PJ United Kingdom – £191.94

Online Psychotherapy session (Relationships) NN1 3AS NN1 3AS – £49.00

Note: Events are organised by week with confirmed dates listed first. Some events without specific dates are listed under "Ongoing & Recurring Events" - please click the links to confirm exact dates and times. This comprehensive listing includes events from Eventbrite, NNBN, Business Buzz Networking, and Facebook.

Total Events: 55+ events across business networking and health & wellbeing categories

📅 Tuesday, 25 November 2025 / 🕐 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM GMT / 📍 Waterside Connect, 35 Saint James' Mill Road, Northampton NN5 5JP / 💷 £5 (All proceeds donated to SCCYC)

Damian Mark Smyth is Director of Adaptive Intelligence at the AI Leadership Lab, a fractional marketing consultant for several local businesses, and a local Ambassador for The Entrepreneurs Circle. He established one of the first AI Marketing Consultancies in the UK and is a multiple TEDx speaker on entrepreneurship and peak performance — known for making complex topics both accessible and actionable.

In this engaging session, Damian will help you cut through the noise and understand how to harness AI effectively — whether you're a charity looking to do more with less, or a business wondering where to start. His approach focuses on Human–AI Co-Creation, showing that the future belongs to those who master the partnership between human creativity and artificial intelligence.

🎟️ Get Your Tickets: Book Now on Eventbrite

•Chinese Hackers Use Anthropic's Claude AI for Automated Cyberattacks – AI accelerates complex cyberattacks, increasing risks for businesses.

•LinkedIn Launches AI-Powered People Search for Premium Members – Natural-language queries improve networking and recruitment.

•SEO Strategy Redefined by AI Search Optimisation Techniques – New AI-driven methods reshape how businesses appear in search results.

•Lindy.ai Releases AI Agent Tutorials and Integrates Kimi K2 Model – Free templates and guides support AI adoption for SMEs.

•AI Startups Face Profitability Challenges Amid Investment Bubble – A warning for businesses to assess AI investments

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Recent developments demonstrate how AI is radically changing both the opportunities and risks for Northamptonshire SMEs. Notably, Chinese state-backed hackers have harnessed Anthropic’s Claude AI to automate up to 90% of complex cyberattacks, increasing speed and sophistication beyond traditional defences. This shift means that local businesses face a growing threat from AI-accelerated cybercrime, which can compromise sensitive data and disrupt operations swiftly. It is no longer enough to rely solely on conventional cybersecurity tools; businesses must adopt AI-aware security measures and invest in staff training to recognise phishing and social engineering tactics powered by AI.

On a more positive note, AI is also enhancing business growth and efficiency. LinkedIn’s new AI-powered people search allows Premium members to find contacts with natural language queries, making networking and recruitment more intuitive. Additionally, evolving SEO strategies incorporating AI optimisation techniques such as AIO, AEO, and GEO offer Northamptonshire SMEs a practical way to improve their online visibility and attract local customers cost-effectively. For those interested in exploring AI automation, Lindy.ai’s free tutorials and AI agent templates provide accessible tools to experiment with custom AI solutions, helping to automate routine tasks and improve customer engagement without heavy upfront costs.

Review your cybersecurity protocols to include AI-aware threat detection and ensure your team is trained to spot AI-enhanced phishing attempts. Partner with local cybersecurity providers who understand these new threats to safeguard your business data and continuity.

(Difficulty: Intermediate)

Learn more about Anthropic Claude and AI cyber threats.

If you have a LinkedIn Premium account, use the new AI-powered natural language search to quickly find potential clients, suppliers, or hires in Northamptonshire and neighbouring areas. This tool can enhance your business network efficiently without needing advanced technical skills.

(Difficulty: Beginner)

Explore LinkedIn Premium AI People Search.

Update your website content and SEO practices to incorporate AI-driven optimisation methods such as AI Optimisation (AIO), Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO), and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO). This will help your business maintain or improve online search rankings and attract more local customers.

(Difficulty: Intermediate)

Start building simple AI agents to automate routine tasks or enhance customer interaction using Lindy.ai’s free tutorials and templates. This low-cost, hands-on approach allows you to explore AI automation benefits before making larger investments.

(Difficulty: Beginner)

Access resources at Lindy.ai.

Be cautious when engaging with new AI startups or expensive AI tools without established profitability or support. Focus on stable, cost-effective solutions that demonstrate clear return on investment aligned with your business needs.

(Difficulty: Beginner)

•Anthropic Claude – Understand the capabilities of this AI model and its role in emerging cyber threats.

•LinkedIn Premium AI People Search – Enhance your networking and recruitment with AI-powered natural language search.

•Lindy.ai – Access free tutorials and templates to build AI agents for automation and customer engagement.

•Guides on AI SEO optimisation (available via specialist marketing consultants or platforms).

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