Your BDM

19/09/2026

Your 60 Seconds Isn't a Sales Pitch
You've got 60 seconds to introduce your business.
Don't try to sell everything you do.
Help the room understand one thing.
A problem you solve.
A type of customer you'd like to meet.
A recent success.
Or perhaps a particular introduction you're looking for.
At Your BDM, your 60 seconds isn't supposed to close a sale.
It's there to start a conversation.
Someone listening might recognise themselves in what you're saying.
Even better, they might recognise somebody they know.
That's why being clear about who you help can be far more valuable than trying to tell everybody everything.
Come and introduce yourself at our next meeting:
Wednesday 21st October 2026 9am–11am Drayton Park Golf Club, Tamworth
Book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999028269366?aff=oddtdtcreator

19/09/2026

What Can You Give to the Room?
Try approaching your next networking meeting with a different question.
Instead of:
"What can I get from this room?"
Ask:
"What can I give to it?"
An introduction.
A recommendation.
Some useful advice.
A contact.
An opportunity.
Or simply ten minutes genuinely listening to another business owner.
The people who become valuable members of a business network aren't necessarily the people who sell the hardest.
They're often the people who become known for helping.
That's the kind of business community we're continuing to develop at Your BDM Lichfield.
Come and be part of it.
Wednesday 14th October 2026 8am–10am The Owl, London Road, Lichfield
Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996834059425?aff=oddtdtcreator

18/09/2026

You Don't Have to "Work the Room"
Not everybody enjoys walking into a room full of strangers and trying to introduce themselves.
We understand that.
Your BDM is designed to make networking a little easier.
You’ll have the opportunity to introduce yourself to the whole group, but we also build structured 1-2-1 meetings into the morning.
That means you don't have to desperately "work the room".
Instead, you can sit down with another business person, have a proper conversation and discover whether you can help one another.
If traditional networking isn't really your thing, you might find Your BDM pleasantly different.
Wednesday 23rd September 2026 9am–11am The Tall Chimney, The Pipeworks, Swadlincote

18/09/2026

Three 1-2-1s. Thirty Minutes. Proper Conversations.
You can learn quite a lot about somebody in ten minutes.
That's why three facilitated 1-2-1s form an important part of every Your BDM meeting.
No standing around wondering who to approach.
No trying to squeeze your entire business into a quick exchange over coffee.
You sit down together.
You talk.
You listen.
You find out what the other person actually does, who they work with and what sort of introductions might help them.
And they discover the same about you.
Three conversations. Thirty minutes.
Who knows where they might lead?
Wednesday 14th October 2026 8am–10am The Owl, London Road, Lichfield

18/09/2026

What Do People Say About You When You're Not There?
Here's an interesting networking question:
Could somebody in your network confidently explain what you do when you're not in the room?
Not just your job title.
Who you help.
What problems you solve.
And, most importantly, what sort of person would make a great introduction for you.
That's when networking starts becoming powerful.
Your BDM gives you the opportunity to keep having those conversations and gradually build that understanding.
Because ultimately, you don't just want people to know you.
You want them to know when to think of you.
Join us at Your BDM Tamworth:
Wednesday 21st October 2026 9am–11am Drayton Park Golf Club, Tamworth

17/09/2026

Don't Just Collect Contacts
A room full of contacts isn't the same as having a network.
You can meet 20 people at a networking event, connect with them on LinkedIn and never speak to them again.
Or you can have one really good conversation that develops into a relationship lasting years.
At Your BDM Tamworth, we'd rather encourage the second.
Our meetings give you time to introduce yourself, learn from other business people and, importantly, sit down for proper 1-2-1 conversations.
Because networking shouldn't be about collecting names.
It should be about getting to know people.
Our next Tamworth meeting is:
Wednesday 21st October 2026 9am–11am Drayton Park Golf Club, Tamworth
Book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999028269366?aff=oddtdtcreator

17/09/2026

Great to have Jay with us yesterday!

Lovely networking event today!
Your BDM
Great to meet everyone
Video on its way
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17/09/2026

What Happens AFTER the Networking Meeting?
Here's a better question than:
"Did I get any business from that networking meeting?"
Try asking:
"Who am I going to speak to again?"
Because very few meaningful business relationships are created in a single two-hour meeting.

The first conversation creates awareness.
The second builds understanding.
Over time comes trust.
And that's when recommendations, introductions, collaborations and business opportunities begin to happen.

Your BDM creates the introduction.
What happens afterwards is where the real value can begin.

Join us at Your BDM Lichfield:
Wednesday 14th October 2026 8am–10am The Owl, London Road, Lichfield
Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996834059425?aff=oddtdtcreator

17/09/2026

**Cyber security doesn’t have to start with a huge policy document. It can start with five good business habits.**

That was the practical message from **Andy Price of Initial IT** during the education slot at yesterday’s Your BDM Tamworth.

Andy took cyber security back to the everyday things that every small business can do:

1. Protect your sign-ins – use MFA and unique passwords.
2. Stop and check – particularly unusual messages and changes to payment details.
3. Keep devices current – install updates and lock phones and laptops.
4. Back up important data – and make sure those backups can actually be recovered.
5. Know what to do – make reporting easy and know who you need to contact if something happens.

There were some particularly useful reminders around emails and payments too.

When something arrives that feels urgent: **stop, check, confirm and report**.

And perhaps the most important point was on Andy’s final slide:

**“Small, completed actions are more valuable than a long policy nobody follows.”**

Cyber security isn’t just an IT issue. It’s a set of everyday business habits – and a very worthwhile education slot for everyone in the room.

Thank you Andy.

16/09/2026

Networking Isn't the End Goal
Networking isn't the objective.
Building relationships that can help you develop your business is.
There's an important difference.

At Your BDM Lichfield, we don't measure a successful morning by how many business cards you've collected.
We'd rather you left having had a handful of worthwhile conversations with people you'd genuinely like to speak to again.
Because that's where networking starts becoming business development.

Come and join the conversation at our next meeting:
Wednesday 14th October 2026 8am–10am The Owl, London Road, Lichfield
Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996834059425?aff=oddtdtcreator