No lunch on Thursday 1 October: we're on a stand at the Chamber Business Expo, University of Worcester Arena, 7.30am to 3.30pm. Come and see us.

Great Malvern · meeting since 2013

Somebody in this room has already solved it.

Thirteen owners and directors from across Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, round one table, twice a month. Ask any of them and the answer comes from someone who has actually done it.

11.45 – 1.30
First & third Thursday
Two visits free
Then £150 to join
£30 a month
Covers both lunches
One seat per trade
Nobody chasing your referrals
Free parking
At the Mount Pleasant

What it's actually worth

Three things you can't buy from a supplier.

An introduction, when it's the right one

There's no referral quota to hit. When someone in the room knows the person you need, you get told. When nobody does, you don't get handed a made-up name so the numbers look busy.

A second opinion, before you commit

The most useful sentence at a Matrix lunch is usually “we tried that, here's what went wrong”. It's the cheapest due diligence you'll ever do.

People who'll say the unhelpful thing

Other owners with no stake in flattering you. If your plan has a hole in it, somebody will point at it over lunch rather than let you find it in six months.

The Mount Pleasant Hotel, Belle Vue Terrace, Great Malvern
The Mount Pleasant Hotel, 50 Belle Vue Terrace. Photo: The Mount Pleasant Hotel

Where and when

An hour and three quarters, twice a month.

First and third Thursday of every month at The Mount Pleasant Hotel in Great Malvern. The room opens at 11.45, lunch is at 12.00, and we're normally finished by 1.30. Parking at the hotel is free.

Independent, single seat and run by the members since 2013. No franchise above us, no scoring, no quota.

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