Get Connected
RBN holds regular meetings, with expert speakers, business advice and intelligence sharing, and we have links to a broad selection of training and skills offers, latest local business news, and the wider regional recovery and growth agenda.
We also provide regular newsletters, B2B and B2C promotions and run neighbourhood forums to encourage businesses to shop local.
Upcoming Events
If you'd like to join us for our next meeting, simply follow the link to Eventbrite HERE to register your interest.
It's free to attend, but booking is essential.
Wednesday 15th May, 6-8pm LIVE - Lights! Cameras! Business! - Book through Eventbrite (£5 cover fee).
An RBN live events - supporting professionals into the screen industry. Penta Hotel, Reading.
Thursday 27th June, 7.45am ONLINE - sign up through Eventbrite.
We are talking economy and the economic forecast for this year – looking at PWC’s recent report and what’s changed locally and nationally in the last twelve months.
Wednesday 17th July, 6-8pm LIVE - Welcome to our Summer Social!
Just after the Euros and just before the Olympics, we'll be meeting IN PERSON at one of Reading's favourite watering holes.
Thursday 29th August, 7:45am ONLINE
Business and Politics - RBN will meet up with local councillors to talk about investment and growth.
Thursday 26th September, 7.45am ONLINE - sign up through Eventbrite.
Property Conundrum II - We welcome back local property experts to talk about development and housing issues.
Wednesday 30th October, 6-8pm LIVE - RBN is Face to Face!
Join our live networking event to talk current affairs, a changing political landscape, and more, in Reading Town Centre.
Thursday 28th November, 7.45am ONLINE - sign up through Eventbrite.
Skills fo All Ages - There's a lot of investment in skills and a lot of talk about skills gaps - join the conversation with local experts.
Recent Events
See below for details of one of the many events we've held for our members over the last few months...
Past Events
Thursday 25th April, 7.45am
RBN looks at all things TRANSPORT – on the road, bus and train networks locally.
Thursday 28th March, 7.45am ONLINE
Health Industry – speakers include Rose Murphy, as we look at the wellbeing and leisure industry.
Wednesday 28th February, 5.30pm-8pm
Holiday Inn South Reading, Basingstoke Road, Reading RG2 0SL
Thursday 25th January,
Online Zoom Event.
Reading Business Network started 2024 as it means to go on – with expert advice on support to grow your business in 2024.
This New Year is definitely going to be interesting, with the ongoing challenges to business, let alone a probable change of government.
RBN will continue to be here to support you with networking, access to expert advice, and local intelligence.
Our panel of experts for January included Steve Bulley from Berkshire Growth Hub, who talked about about advice, training and funding routes that are available to grow your business in the New Year.
Our second speaker for our January online event was Susan Elliott!
Sue is an experienced commercial professional working with the British Business Bank – stakeholders, intermediaries and delivery partners to help smaller business access finance for growth.
Her knowledge and connections in the funding and business support community were gained from co-founding and running her own advisory and consulting business for 10 years, providing strategic advice for scale ups, delivering business accelerator programmes, managing public sector business support contracts and through partnerships with sources of finance for small and mid-sized businesses.
Her thoughts on Business Growth were fascinating!
