BATLEY has been chosen as the home of a new regular networking breakfast meeting.

National business networking group 4Networking is launching its latest group on January 13 at Batley Bulldogs RLFC.

The group picked Batley as its location because of the number of independently-owned businesses in the town.

4Networking already has almost 300 busy breakfast groups taking place around the country attended by more than 50,000 members,

“I’ve been doing business in and around Batley for years and know what a strong business community there is here, says 4Networking area leader Michelle Poole, of Virtual Hand PA.

“It just made perfect sense for us to come to the town.

“We know there’s a vast amount of privately-owned businesses here as well as in the villages and business parks around and this format gives the business owners the ideal opportunity to meet and promote themselves.”

Over a relaxed and informal breakfast, members and visitors can meet each other, hear about each other’s businesses and have three short business appointments – all before 10am.

Local group leader Jo Fox, of Autex UK, a business providing autism awareness training, said: “I wanted to promote my business, so I attended a 4Networking meeting in Wakefield.

“I liked the format so much that I got in touch with Michelle to ask if I could run a meeting here – now we launch on January 13 and there are already local businesses booking in.”

Contact Michelle Poole on 07789 174792; email jofox146@yahoo.co.uk or visit www.4networking.biz