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Business Growth & Networking Events
Next Week (27 Oct - 2 Nov)
BIG Buzz Networking for Northamptonshire • Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Chester House Estate, Irchester Wellingborough NN8 2DH United Kingdom – £26.38
NNBN Network Meeting at Hilton Northampton • Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:00 - 20:30 GMT Hilton Northampton, 100 Watering Lane Collingtree NN4 0XW United Kingdom – Free
Hot Desk with NNBN at Vulcan Works • Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:00 - 16:00 GMT Vulcan Works, 34-38 Guildhall Road Northampton NN1 1EW United Kingdom – Free
Meet Up By Igor Rybakov Delta Hotels Northampton, Eagle Drive Northampton NN4 7HW United Kingdom – £65.71
Business Networking Thrapston, East Northamptonshire and Huntingdon The Woolpack Inn, 6 Kettering Road Islip NN14 3JU United Kingdom – £15.00
BNI Pavilion Business Networking Event Holiday Inn Northampton, an IHG Hotel, Bedford Road Northampton NN4 7YF United Kingdom – £2
Grow Your Business with BNI Pavilion Holiday Inn Northampton, an IHG Hotel, Bedford Road Northampton NN4 7YF United Kingdom – £15
Northampton Business Lunch - October 2025 Nuovo Restaurant – £25
Next Gen Project Manager NN1 5PH NN1 5PH – TBC
BNI Sterling Business Lunchtime Networking 30th October Northampton Active, Bedford Road Northampton NN4 7AA United Kingdom – £15
Coming Up in 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 Buzz - Brackley • Thu, 6 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Brackley – TBC
NNBN Networking - Kettering • Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:00 - 20:30 GMT Kettering Park Hotel, Kettering, NN15 6XT – Free (Members) / £10 (Non-members)
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)
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
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 Buzz - Kettering • Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00 - 12:00 GMT Kettering – TBC
Start-Up Day 2025 • Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:30 - 14:30 GMT Northampton Central Library – Free
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
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
Health and Wellbeing
Next Week (27 Oct - 2 Nov)
Meet the Homebirth Team • Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:00 - 13:00 GMT Northampton General Hospital, Maternity Day Unit, Area L, Cliftonville Northampton NN1 5BD United Kingdom – TBC
Campfire and Calm (Teenagers Only) • Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:00 - 16:00 GMT Daventry Country Park, Northern Way Daventry NN11 2JB United Kingdom – £13
Soulful Sundays, Mindfulness Relaxation • Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:30 - 20:00 GMT Milton Malsor Village Hall, 26 High Street Milton Malsor NN7 3AS United Kingdom – £15
Samhain Ecstatic Dance & Breathwork • Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:30 - 20:00 GMT Lulu Rose Wellness, Marston Lane Market Harborough LE16 9SL United Kingdom – Free
Halloween Sacred Sound Eve @ Brigstock • Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:00 - 20:15 GMT Brigstock Village Hall, Bridge Street Brigstock NN14 3ET United Kingdom – £15
The Alchemical Soul Day Retreat • Sat, 1 Nov 2025 09:30 - 16:00 GMT Diana's Health & Fitness, 109E Finedon Road Wellingborough NN8 4AL United Kingdom – £33.22
Ongoing & Recurring Events
Autumn & Halloween Speech and Language Therapy Group Northampton BBOB RFC, St Andrew's Road Northampton NN1 2PQ United Kingdom – £8.83
Pytchley Sacred Sound Bath Evening Pytchley Village Hall, Church Road Pytchley NN14 1EL United Kingdom – £15
Tai Chi Classes - September - December 2025 Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Road Northampton NN1 1DP United Kingdom – £8
Samhain Breathwork & Sound Bath Lulu Rose Wellness, Marston Lane Market Harborough LE16 9SL United Kingdom – £16.96
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, Rothwell Road Kettering NN16 8UZ United Kingdom – TBC
EYESI Slit Lamp Simulator opened to Internal & External Candidates Kettering General Hospital, Rothwell Road Kettering NN16 8UZ United Kingdom – TBC
Bath Bomb Making At Lush Northampton Lush Cosmetics Northampton, Lush Northampton #28 Northampton NN1 2EB United Kingdom – Free
Friday Evening Wellness - Sanctuary of Stillness (Yoga Nidra) The Roade House Hotel, Cafe Bar, Restaurant & Yoga Studio, 16 High Street Roade NN7 2NW United Kingdom – £15.87
Womb Warriors first meet West Glebe Park & Pavilion, Cottingham Road Corby NN17 1SZ United Kingdom – Free
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
📊 Overview
AI innovation accelerates with new browser wars, expanded automation, and AI-driven marketing transforming how SMEs operate. Staying adaptive to AI-powered tools and search shifts is critical for competitive advantage.
🚀 Major Developments & Business Implications
AI Browser Wars: OpenAI's Atlas and Microsoft's Mico AI browsers launch, signalling a new battleground for user attention and raising security concerns—SMEs must monitor browser integrations impacting customer interactions.
AI Agents Automation: AI agents now automate customer service and workflows, enabling SMEs to reduce manual tasks and hyper-personalise engagement for increased efficiency and loyalty.
Search Evolution: AI-driven search shifts from clicks to direct answers, requiring businesses to optimise SEO for AI-generated responses to maintain visibility and lead generation.
💡 Actionable Recommendations
Integrate AI automation tools to streamline sales follow-ups and customer support, cutting costs and improving response times.
Update SEO strategies to target AI search algorithms by focusing on clear, concise content that answers key customer questions.
Explore affordable AI content creation platforms to produce professional marketing videos and user-generated ads in-house.
🔮 3 Simple AI Tips to Try This Week
1. Start with AI Customer Service Automation (Easy Win)
Action: Implement a simple AI chatbot on your website to handle FAQs and initial customer inquiries.
Why Now: AI agents have matured significantly and can handle 60-70% of routine queries
Quick Start: Use platforms like Tidio, Intercom, or ChatBot.com (many offer free tiers)
Expected Impact: Reduce response time from hours to seconds, free up staff for complex issues
Time Investment: 2-3 hours to set up basic automation
2. Optimise Your Website for AI Search (Critical)
Action: Rewrite your key service pages to directly answer customer questions in clear, concise language.
Why Now: Over 60% of searches now end without clicks, AI provides direct answers
Quick Start: Identify your top 5 customer questions and create dedicated FAQ sections with structured, direct answers
Expected Impact: Maintain visibility as search behaviour shifts from click-based to answer-based
Time Investment: 1-2 days to audit and rewrite key content
3. Create Video Content with AI Tools (Competitive Advantage)
Action: Use AI video tools like Descript, HeyGen, or Google Veo to create professional marketing videos without filming.
Why Now: Professional video content is now accessible without expensive production teams
Quick Start: Create a simple product demo or customer testimonial video using AI avatars
Expected Impact: Boost social media engagement and brand credibility at fraction of traditional cost
Time Investment: 3-4 hours for first video (gets faster with practice)
For local support on AI adoption, contact Success Formula Club
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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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