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Business Growth & Networking Events
Week of 3rd - 9th November
NNBN Member Parliament Visit and Meet with Northamptonshire MPs • Tue, 4 Nov 2025 11:00 - 15:30 GMT Westminster, London – Free (Members only)
Business Networking Through Golf Northamptonshire Pytchley Golf Lodge, Pytchley NN14 1EY United Kingdom – Free
Business Buzz - Brackley • Thu, 6 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Brackley – TBC
NNBN Network Meeting at Kettering Park Hotel • Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:00 - 20:30 GMT Kettering Park Hotel & Spa, Kettering NN15 6XT United Kingdom – Free (Members) / £10 (Non-members)
The Marketing Meetup IRL: Northampton Vulcan Works, Northampton NN1 1EW United Kingdom – £3
Beyond Limits with James Mossop from The Pink Octopus • Fri, 7 Nov 2025 10:00 - 11:00 GMT Online – Free
Friday @ 4 • Fri, 7 Nov 2025 16:00 - 17:00 GMT Online – Free (Members) / £5 (Non-members, refundable)
Week of 10th - 16th November
Community Connect - Corby • Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:30 - 11:00 GMT Corby – TBC
Business Buzz - Wellingborough • Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Wellingborough – TBC
Kettering Business Buzz Networking • Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Prezzo Italian Restaurant Kettering, Kettering NN16 0AQ United Kingdom – Free
Networking at the Start Up + Small Business Expo • Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00 - 10:00 GMT voco Rockingham Forest Corby – Free
Start Up and Small Business Expo • Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00 - 16:00 GMT Voco by IHG, Rockingham Forest, Corby – Free
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
Start-Up Day 2025 • Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:30 - 14:30 GMT Northampton Central Library – Free
Week of 17th - 23rd November
The Connections Club Northampton - November Delapré Abbey, Northampton NN4 8AW United Kingdom – £39.60
NN Clear Speakers Meeting North Park Pavillion – TBC
Small Business Coffee Morning - Wellingborough • Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:30 - 11:30 GMT Wellingborough – TBC
Business Buzz - Northampton • Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Northampton – TBC
Business Buzz - Daventry • Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Daventry – TBC
Week of 24th - 30th November
Get Your Business Brand Seen for More Success • Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:00 - 17:30 GMT Online – Free (Members) / £10 (Non-members, redeemable)
Business Buzz - Towcester • Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Towcester – TBC
Hotdesking at Vulcan Works • Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00 onwards Vulcan Works, Guildhall Road, Northampton NN1 1EW – Free
Ongoing & Recurring
Grow Your Business with BNI Pavilion Holiday Inn Northampton, an IHG Hotel, Northampton NN4 7YF United Kingdom – £15
1 day Workshop - How to Make Cold Calls that Work! The Office Genie, Northampton NN2 6EZ United Kingdom – £199
GUTP Train to Teach Open Evening Grand Union Teacher Training Partnership, Towcester NN12 6DJ United Kingdom – TBC
Meet Up By Igor Rybakov Delta Hotels Northampton – £65.71
Hot Desk with NNBN at Vulcan Works Vulcan Works, Northampton – Free
Health and Wellbeing
Week of 3rd - 9th November
Copy of Body, Mind and Menopause Mensah Wellbeing Assessment, Training and Therapy services, Upton NN5 4DR United Kingdom – £11.55
Reiki Level 1 & 2 Training Course Soo Yoga fitness and wellbeing family centre, Northampton NN1 1SR United Kingdom – Free
Week of 10th - 16th November
Emergency Department Surgical Skills Course Holiday Inn Express Kettering by IHG, Kettering NN14 1UD United Kingdom – £150
Depression Awareness and Recovery Stuart Road Resource Centre, NN17 1RJ – TBC
Towcester Mind Body Spirit Wellbeing Show - November 2025 Town Hall, Towcester NN12 6BS United Kingdom – Free
Week of 17th - 23rd November
Saree na Sorry - Dance and Dress "Funshop" The Elgar Centre, Upton NN5 4EN United Kingdom – TBC
The Resilience Toolkit: Practical Skills for Managing Stress Mind in Towcester, Bransons Lane Towcester NN12 6AX United Kingdom – TBC
Ante natal class for breast feeding and safe sleep Willowbrook Health Centre, Corby NN17 2UW United Kingdom – TBC
Neonatal Support Group Penrith Drive Children's Centre, Penrith Drive, Wellingborough, UK, Wellingborough NN8 3XL United Kingdom – Free
Ongoing & Recurring Events
Tai Chi Classes - September - December 2025 Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton NN1 1DP United Kingdom – £8
Gong Meditation Evenings Islip Islip NN14 3JT United Kingdom – £15
Breathe into Abundance - An Autumn Reset for Mind, Body & Heart The Breathe in Space, Kingsthorpe NN2 8AE United Kingdom – £27
Immersive Yoga - single ticket November - December 2025 Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Northampton NN1 1DP United Kingdom – Free
Online Psychotherapy session (Relationships) NN1 3AS NN1 3AS – £49.00
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
EYESI Surgical Simulator opened to Internal & External Candidates Kettering General Hospital, Kettering NN16 8UZ United Kingdom – TBC
EYESI Slit Lamp Simulator opened to Internal & External Candidates Kettering General Hospital, Kettering NN16 8UZ United Kingdom – TBC
Note: This comprehensive listing includes events from multiple sources including Eventbrite, NNBN (Northamptonshire Business Networking), and Business Buzz Networking. Please review all event details and verify accuracy before publishing. Some events may be missing complete date/time information - click the links to confirm details.
Eye on AI: Week of Oct 18-24, 2025
This Week's Headlines
•Canva Launches Own AI Design Model and Free Affinity Suite Canva introduces a foundational AI design model that enables editable layered designs across formats and makes the professional Affinity design suite free forever. Plus, the new AI marketing platform Canva Grow integrates ad creation with performance analytics and direct ad publishing.
•OpenAI Introduces Aardvark: Autonomous AI Cybersecurity Researcher OpenAI launches Aardvark, a GPT-5 powered autonomous agent that proactively identifies and helps fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities, currently in private beta—aimed at reducing the need for large security teams.
•Google Launches Pomelli: Free AI Marketing Tool for SMBs Google Labs and DeepMind debut Pomelli, an AI-driven marketing tool tailored for small and medium businesses, offering scalable, on-brand social media campaign generation without the need for large budgets.
•Microsoft Teams Adds AI Facilitator Agent for Meeting Productivity Microsoft Teams introduces an AI Facilitator in Teams Rooms (Android) that creates real-time meeting notes and tracks follow-up items, reducing administrative tasks and enhancing remote team collaboration.
•Small Business AI Adoption Trends Highlight Free Tools and Automation Reports show SMEs are optimistic about AI productivity gains, with 15 free AI alternatives to premium tools focusing on customer service, marketing, and admin automation—encouraging a test-before-invest approach.
•Figma Acquires Weavy to Enhance AI-Powered Media Generation Figma’s acquisition of Weavy (now Figma Weave) brings multiple AI models and editing tools into a single canvas, empowering designers with flexible workflows blending AI generation and professional editing.
•Universal Music and Udio Settle Lawsuit, Launch Licensed AI Music Platform Universal Music Group and AI startup Udio resolve copyright disputes to collaborate on a licensed AI music streaming and creation platform, providing businesses with legal AI-generated music for marketing and content.
💡 Actionable Recommendations
Leverage AI Design Tools to Enhance Your Marketing Materials
Difficulty: Beginner
Automate Social Media Campaigns with Google Pomelli
Difficulty: Beginner
Sign up for Google Pomelli to generate consistent, on-brand social media content automatically. This tool helps grow your online presence without needing a large marketing team or budget.
Boost Meeting Productivity with Microsoft Teams AI Facilitator
Difficulty: Intermediate
Enable the AI Facilitator agent in Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android to capture real-time meeting notes and track action items, reducing administrative overhead and keeping your team aligned.
Streamline Repetitive Workflows Using Automation Platforms
Difficulty: Intermediate
Prepare Your Website Content for AI-Driven Search
Difficulty: Advanced
Stay informed about AI changes in search engines by reviewing the Google AI Mode Guide. Update your SEO and content strategy accordingly to maintain strong online visibility and customer reach.
For local support on AI adoption, contact Success Formula Club
Sporting Fixtures
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Cricket: No fixtures until next season.
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Useful Links
Success Formula Club: Mindset + Marketing + AI
West Northants Council (all things council)
Vulcan Works (office workspace)
Entrepreneurs Circle Northampton Group (business support)
NNBN (business support)
Action For Happiness (Free wellbeing resources)
Jo Banham Dance Company (the best form of exercise and well-being)
Water Matters Yearbook (Free download)
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