St Albans Business Buzz, drop in networking 3rd Thursday of the month

I can't believe it was our last event of the year already! We had a wonderful time at The Beech House, St Albans yesterday. Though, the sharp minded of you will have noticed there weren't any of the promised mince pies. 🥧 I forgot to take them out my bag! 🤦🏽♂️ Big fail! Sorry! 🙏🏾 Thank you to Jeni Peacock from STANTA (St Albans Enterprise Agency) for sharing with us about the wealth of support for businesses in the St Albans, Harpenden and surrounding area, and much of it free! Check them out. 🗣 Congratulations to Pete Hogg, first time to St Albans Buzz, yet won the December ShoutOut. Lucky him! It was great to hear from him about his Marketing Automation & AI Services for Small Businesses. Look out for LinkedIn and email posts about him in the new year. 👀 🍛 As well as the Buzz we hosted our joint Conekto Community/St Albans Buzz Christmas Meal, which again was a great success. The Beech House treated us very well and and the food was delicious! 🤣 And finally, Janice O'Neill bought a special Christmas jumper. She managed to convince Jeni Peacock to wear it. See what you think! We have thoroughly enjoyed hosting St Albans Buzz this year and it's been amazing to see how it's continued to grow, and nice to win another award! It's always great to see a room full of people having buzzing conversations! Looking forward to many more in 2025! 🗓️ Mark your calendars for Thursday 16th January for our first St Albans Buzz of 2025. Book your tickets early to secure your spot. Link in the comments. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Your St Albans Buzz Team, Richard Lalchan, 🎯 Shaun Phillips, Ian Hardy Keep on buzzing! 🐝 #StAlbansBuzz #BeechHouse #LocalBusinesses #NetworkingEvent #StAlbansEvents #BuzzLove #BusinessConnections #NetworkingSuccess #StAlbansCommunity Business Buzz - Local Business Networking

It's our Christmas Special today! 🎄🎅 You've still got time to join us at the Beech House, St Albans for our last friendly –award winning 🏆 – business networking of 2024. Come join us between 10am-12noon. A great opportunity to grow your network and connect with wonderful people and celebrate in style. Booking link in comments. See you there! St Albans Buzz Team Richard Lalchan, 🎯 Shaun Phillips, Ian Hardy #stalbansbuzz #businesscommunity #networking #christmasnetworking Business Buzz - Local Business Networking

We love our monthly shoutouts at St Albans Buzz! Congratulations to each and everyone of our winners in 2024. 👏🏾👏🏾🏅 But there's still time for you to fill in the last place! 👤❓ Here's the list of winners: 🗓️ January - Crosby Enninful - Egbenn Accountancy Services 🗓️ February - Hazel Ovington - Health Research & Results Coach 🗓️ March - Fahim Maqsood - Accountancy 🗓️ April - Lisa Miles - Creative Sofa Graphic Design and Illustration 🗓️ May - Eben Neale - Videography 🗓️ June - Paul Weinstein - Brands2Market 🗓️ July - Sara Moore - Lumin Wealth 🗓️ August - Guy Davison - One Stop Business Finance Limited 🗓️September - Si Braithwaite - Emerald Living Solutions Limited 🗓️ October - Khurram Shahzad - Rayner Essex LLP 🗓️ November - Alex Liberatore - Musidex Ltd and Podcast Production & Music 🗓️ December – It could be YOU⁉️ Join us this Thursday, 19th December at the Beech House St Albans for our Christmas Special Buzz, to close out the year. #stalbansbuzz #businesscommunity #networking #christmas #shoutouts Business Buzz - Local Business Networking

Our 🎄Christmas Special 🎉 at our 'Award Winning' St Albans Buzz is just around the corner and your Buzz team have been busy putting together some festive delights for you! Feel free to come in Christmas attire 🧑🏽🎄 – but don't feel you have to either! Come join us at the Beech House, 10am - 12noon, Thursday 19th, for mince pies, nibbles and a fun and festive networking atmosphere for our last St Albans Buzz of the year. 🎉🧑🏽🎄 Bring along friends, colleagues and anyone who wants some Christmas networking cheer! You can book beforehand, or on the day for £10+VAT. Link in comments. We look forward to seeing you there! St Albans Buzz Team Richard Lalchan, 🎯 Shaun Phillips, Ian Hardy #stalbansbuzz #businesscommunity #networking #christmas Business Buzz - Local Business Networking

It’s that time again to do our monthly shout out. Our November winner was…Alex Liberatore! Congratulations Alex! 👏🏾👏🏾 Alex was last at St Albans Buzz, 2 years ago, so it was great to see him get back to Buzz and we had a wonderful catch up 1-2-1. Let's get to know him. 👉 What does he do? Alex is a music and podcast producer. This includes mixing, mastering, recording, audio cleanup and background noise reduction. He also runs Musidex a music tech startup. More on that below. 👉 What would you like people to know about your products/services? "I specialise in business podcasts and can utilise my 10+ years of experience in the audio field to help create amazing and captivating stories." 👉 Who is your ideal client? "I love to work with enthusiastic people who have recorded a podcast (either using their own mics or computers) and who need assistance in making it sound professional." 👉 What do you love about St Albans Buzz networking? "Meeting a variety of people from different industries in the Hertfordshire area!" 👉 Tell us something interesting about yourself you'd like others to know “I am currently diving into the world of music tech startups with my company Musidex. Think of it as Dropbox, but tailor-made for the unique needs of music creators. Musidex is already gaining traction with fellow composers, and I'm eager to scale it into an essential tool for the music community. To achieve this, I'm searching for a passionate and talented technical co-founder who shares my vision. If anyone knows of a tech-savvy music enthusiast eager with CTO ambitions with a desire and drive to make a real impact on the creative world, I'd love to connect!” You can hear from Alex in January (he's not around in December) but if you need any podcast or audio help, or if you know of a wonderfully tech-savvy tech co-founder, please get in touch with him. Email: alex@alexliberatore.com LinkedIn Profile: Alex Liberatore Phone: 07454 570 772 Website: www.alexliberatore.com If you want a chance to win a #monthlyshoutout, book your place on our December Buzz on the 19th and just turn up! Link in comments. cc: Richard Lalchan / 🎯 Shaun Phillips / Ian Hardy #stalbansbuzz  #NetworkingSuccess #BusinessSpotlight #ClientFocus #StAlbansCommunity #PodcastProduction #MusicRecording

We’re slightly behind in our ShoutOuts, so we have two this month. Our October winner of St Albans Buzz monthly shout out was Khurram Shahzad from Rayner Essex LLP. Congratulations Khurram! (He's in the middle of the photo.)👏🏾 Let's get to know him... 👉 What do you do? Rayner Essex is a highly respected mid-size firm of Chartered accountants and business advisors with over 50 years of experience, specialising in delivering accountancy services, tax solutions and strategic business advice in the most transparent and practical way. Our services extend to providing management accounting & bookkeeping, cloud accounting, audit, tax, payroll, vat, corporate finance and other advisory services. 👉 Who is your ideal client? With offices in St Albans and London, we represent clients of varying sizes across diverse industries. We work with large companies, multinationals, corporates, privately owned businesses, including SMEs, professional services, partnerships, sole traders, self-employed individuals, as well as private clients. 👉 What makes you different? Rayner Essex is a client-focused firm, putting our clients at the heart of what we do and supporting them to achieve their goals and aspirations. Every client is supported by a dedicated team, with direct access to our senior partners and directors who take time to understand their unique business and support them to meet their personal and business objectives. We combine technical expertise with a personalised and friendly approach and are committed to building long lasting relationships with our clients. 👉 What do you love about St Albans Buzz networking? We found it a very easy and smooth process to join and it provides with an opportunity to meet established and new businesses from the St Albans community and beyond. 👉 Tell us something about you personally I enjoy meeting new people and have a passion for 🥊 boxing, 🚴 cycling, and 🏊 swimming. Get in touch with Khurram for all your accountancy needs via: Email: khurram.shahzad@rayneressex.com LinkedIn Profile: Khurram Shahzad Phone: 01727 736101 If you want a chance to win a #monthlyshoutout, book your place on our December Buzz on the 19th and just turn up! Link in comments. cc: Richard Lalchan / 🤖 Shaun Phillips / Ian Hardy #stalbansbuzz  #NetworkingSuccess #BusinessSpotlight #ClientFocus #StAlbansCommunity #AccountingExcellence

What a wonderful St Albans Buzz yesterday! Another record (post lockdown) turnout with 42 people packed into the Beech House St Albans. We are now a 2 x award winning Buzz! after winning an Excellence Award at our national conference yesterday afternoon. 😊 🏆 More on that in another post... Thank you to all who came. We'd love to know what you enjoyed most about the St Albans Buzz yesterday? Let us know in the comments. If you missed out, here's what happened... 🎄 We plugged our Christmas Meal on Thursday 19th December, 12:30pm –it's straight after our December Buzz. The deadline to book your place is **Thursday 28th November**. So get in there quick! 🦃 🙏 Thanks as always to our sponsors, STANTA (St Albans Enterprise Agency), who provide a wealth of support for businesses in the St Albans, Harpenden and surrounding area, and much of it free! Check them out. 📣 Congratulations to Alex Liberatore for winning our #MonthlyShoutOut! 🗣 We’ll be featuring him in our LinkedIn and email newsletter in the coming weeks. Look out for that! 👀 🏡 Last month's winner Khurram Shahzad from Rayner Essex LLP–a well known and popular chartered accountancy and business advice firm in St Albans. He shared how they are value driven with a high regard for their staff. Well done Khurram! 👏🏾 Get in touch with them, whether you are self employed or a multinational. 🗓️ Mark your calendars for Thursday 19th December for the final St Albans Buzz of the year, and our Christmas Special! 🎄 There may be mince pies 🥧! You won’t want to miss it! Book your tickets early to secure your spot. Link in the comments. And remember to keep the buzz alive with our 3:2:1 principle. ➂ Talk to at least 3 new people (We hope you did!) ➁ Follow up with at least 2 people - this is where the magic happens! (get them booked in now) ➀ Either bring 1 new person with you next time, or share this post with your network (or both!) Keep on buzzing! 🐝 Your St Albans Buzz Team, Richard Lalchan, 🤖 Shaun Phillips, Ian Hardy #StAlbansBuzz #BeechHouse #LocalBusinesses #NetworkingEvent #StAlbansEvents #BuzzLove #BusinessConnections #NetworkingSuccess #StAlbansCommunity Business Buzz - Local Business Networking

There's still time to join 30+ other businesses at the Beech House, St Albans for friendly business networking. Come join us between 10am-12noon. A great opportunity to grow your network and connect with wonderful people. Booking link in comments. See you there! St Albans Buzz Team Richard Lalchan, 🤖 Shaun Phillips, Ian Hardy #stalbansbuzz #businesscommunity #networking Business Buzz - Local Business Networking

We're looking forward to another busy St Albans Buzz on Thursday with a good number already booked. Come join us at the Beech House, St Albans to make connections to grow your business. Get your business cards – virtual or physical, at the ready! Here's the details: Beech House, St Albans, on Thursday 21st November, between 10am-12noon. 📆 Want some more reason to join us? You can... 🔗 Connect with potential clients, partners, and suppliers 💡 Gain insights from others local business people 💪🏽 Help to build a strong local presence 📢 Receive referrals and recommendations from others 😀 Have fun meeting wonderful people 🏆 In with a chance to win a Shout Out! 💸 Pay just £10 + VAT Invite your friends and colleagues. Tag them in the comments. The more the merrier! 😊 Book your tickets now so we can fast track you on arrival. But equally, if you want to turn up on the day, you can do that too. 🙂 Booking link in the comments. See you there! Your St Albans Buzz Team, Richard Lalchan, Ian Hardy, 🤖 Shaun Phillips #StAlbansBuzz #NetworkingEvent #LocalBusinessCommunity #NetworkingOpportunity #BusinessConnections Business Buzz - Local Business Networking

Another Buzzy, St Albans Buzz yesterday! We had a great time in the Beech House with more than 35 businesses represented. There was a great mix of regulars, and several completely new to Buzz. Thank you all for coming! We hope you made some great connections. Here’s some of what happened. 🙏🏻 Jeni Peacock from STANTA (St Albans Enterprise Agency) our wonderful sponsors, shared about the range of support they provide for businesses in St Albans–and much of it is free. Please check them out. 📣 Congratulations to Khurram Shahzad from Rayner Essex LLP for winning our #MonthlyShoutOut! 🗣 We’ll be featuring them in our LinkedIn and email newsletter in the coming weeks. Look out for that! 👀 🏡 Last month's winner Si Braithwaite shared about the property solutions his company, Emerald Living Solutions provides. For all your property investment, and solutions-such as dealing with probate, get in touch with him. Well done Si! 👏🏾 🫅🏼Thanks also to the lovely Janice O'Neill–the networking queen–for helping Ian Hardy and myself run the event. But more importantly, she reminded us, during this Breast Cancer Awareness Month, of the need to get yourself checked. Thank you Janice. 🙏🏻 📸 Thank you John Williamson for capturing the event as you can see from the photo montages. 🗓️ Mark your calendars for Thursday 21st November for the next St Albans Buzz - you won’t want to miss it! Book your tickets early to secure your spot. Link in the comments. And remember to keep the buzz alive with our 3:2:1 principle. ➂ Talk to at least 3 new people (We hope you did!) ➁ Follow up with at least 2 people - this is where the magic happens! (get them booked in now) ➀ Either bring 1 new person with you next time, or share this post with your network (or both!) Keep on buzzing! 🐝 Your St Albans Buzz Team, Richard Lalchan, 🤖 Shaun Phillips (we missed you!), Ian Hardy #StAlbansBuzz   #BeechHouse  #LocalBusinesses  #NetworkingEvent #StAlbansEvents  #BuzzLove   #BusinessConnections  #NetworkingSuccess #StAlbansCommunity Business Buzz - Local Business Networking