Business events
23/07/2025
Richmond Business Networking - Zenith Enterprise Programme
As the ancient proverb goes “A journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step”. Together let’s stay positive, work hard, and make it happen. Give your business the boost that it needs and click to register. Come join us at The Slug & Lettuce in Richmond for a chilled evening of business banter, good company, and summer vibes.
Grab a drink, pull up a seat, and chat with fellow local entrepreneurs who are all about sharing ideas, sparking opportunities, and supporting success. No pressure, no pitches, just great conversations and even better company.
18/08/2025
Business Clinic - Zenith Enterprise Programme
Do you feel underprepared before sales calls or struggle to close deals with confidence? Join this practical and interactive session where you’ll discover a proven 5-Step Prep Formula to help you go into every sales conversation focused, calm, and ready to close. Preparation is the secret to converting sales conversations into results. This session will give you hands-on support to sharpen your skills and take your business to the next level.
40-min Interactive Q&A: Apply the 5-Step Prep Formula to your own sales process. Bring your questions and leave with practical next steps you can implement immediately.
21/08/2025
Stay Safe Online – What Every Small Business Needs to Know
Join Cyber Protect Officer Samantha Hancock from Derbyshire Constabulary, alongside Small Business Britain and BT Digital Skills, for a straight-talking session on the most common scams affecting small business owners - and how to avoid them.
27/08/2025
Disabled Entrepreneurs Networking
This is a regular opportunity to bring together business owners with any form of physical or mental health issues to network together, advise each other and build up contacts across the whole of the UK.
The monthly online networking session will feature a short 10 minute talk by a speaker with a health issue - or someone who is an advocate for those with a disability - before we go into breakout rooms so attendees can network with one another in a friendly and supportive environment.
03/09/2025
Make This Christmas Your Best Sales Season Yet
Believe it or not, in the retail world Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s one of the biggest opportunities of the year to increase your sales. Join Small Business Britain, BT Digital Skills and Charelle Griffith as she shares her top tips to help you make the most of the festive rush.
10/09/2025
Women in Business Bi-monthly National Networking
These female focused events are a great option for those new to networking and looking for a friendly place to start, but also great for those with more networking experience who would like to grow their contacts within a community of inspiring business women.
12/09/2025
Business Startup - Taster
RHACC runs a range of business start-up courses, this taster is to enable you to understand the skillset needed and what appropriate courses best suit your journey into enterprise!
18/09/2025
Force For Business: Virtual Networking for Military Entrepreneurs
This is a unique joint partnership between X-Forces Enterprise (XFE) and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to provide regular opportunities to bring together business owners from the Armed Forces community to network, exchange knowledge, and build contacts across the whole of the UK.
23/09/2025
Hospitality Sector Networking
This group will meet quarterly and discuss the topics important to you and your business. You will have the opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas, and your views will then be fed back to FSB’s Policy Team to help inform our national and local work to represent you. This will also be a great opportunity to make and cement relationships with other business owners in your sector.
30/09/2025
South West Women in Business Virtual Networking
These female-focused events are a great option for those new to networking and looking for a friendly place to start, but also great for those with more networking experience.
30/09/2025
Disabled Entrepreneurs Networking
The monthly online networking session will feature a short 10 minute talk by a speaker with a health issue - or someone who is an advocate for those with a disability - before we go into breakout rooms so attendees can network with one another in a friendly and supportive environment.
01/10/2025
What finance can I access, and how do I get ready for it?
Whether you’re just starting out, scaling up, or strengthening your position, this session will help you approach funding with clarity and confidence. explore the range of debt funding options available to businesses and outline what you need to know to prepare for funding success. Learn how to identify the right finance for your needs, what funders are looking for, and how to avoid some of the most common pitfalls.
07/10/2025
Festival of New Business
This unique full-day event has been designed exclusively for UK independent agencies and consultants who want to sharpen their new business skills, hear from industry experts and connect with others facing the same challenges. Cover everything from smarter systems and pitching tips to managing client relationships and winning work that lasts.
13/10/2025
Greater London Women in Business and Enterprise
Quarterly networking that includes inspiring stories from women in business and enterprise, learning together through sharing knowledge, all in a relaxed and informal setting online. These quarterly events are designed to bring women in business and enterprise together and to learn from the best in a relaxed and informal way, with a platform to learn, share, network and build vital relationships.
05/12/2025
Richmond Christmas Ball: 2025 Business Awards, Reception, Dinner, DJ, Dance
Spirit of Rugby Suite, The Allianz, Twickenham Stadium accessible via the Rose and Poppy Lion Gates West Stand, Fine Dining, DJ, dancing and requests, business networking, office parties and 2025 Richmond Business Awards.
Your business celebrations start here with a drinks reception, cash bar, 3 course fine dining, half a bottle of wine per person, DJ, dancing, networking and Richmond Business Awards ceremony with TV Presenter, MP Sarah Olney for Richmond Park, Munira Wilson MP for Twickenham, former Twickenham MP Sir Vince Cable, sponsors and the Richmond Chamber of Commerce.
Also, in attendance are: the Leader of Richmond Council and GLA Member SW London Gareth Roberts and directors of businesses global, large and small. Charities and non-profits too are competing for their Award and networking with the region's business community.