The Shire Collective – Coffee with a purpose

About

The Shire Collective – Relaxed Networking for local business owners.

We are an informal networking group that aims to help you grow your business and connect with other like-minded business owners in your local area. We are passionate about sharing skills and supporting you to achieve your business goals, ranging from well established businesses to start ups and from a wide range of industries. What we all have in common is that we are serious about growing our businesses, learning new skills and sharing advice.

Events

Berkshire

Tuesday 6th May 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Tuesday 3rd June 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Tuesday 1st July 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Tuesday 9th September 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Tuesday 7th October 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Tuesday 4th November 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Tuesday 2nd December 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Oxfordshire

Friday 2nd May 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Friday 6th June 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Friday 4th July 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Friday 12th September 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Friday 3rd October 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Friday 7th November 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Friday 5th December 2025 – 10AM – 11.30AM

Wiltshire

Coming Soon

Hampshire

Coming Soon

“A fantastic networking group”

Owning and running a small business can be lonely and daunting. Prior to my involvement with The Shire Collective I knew very few people who were running their own business and only a fraction of those were women. The Shire Collective, for me, has been a place of friendship and support. You immediately feel welcome and no one there claims to know everything about everything! I have attended workshops with the group on Instagram, Branding, and FB ads to name a few and we usually have a guest speaker at the meet-ups. My advice to anyone that is toying with the idea of coming along is to join us is, please do! We don’t bite :-)’

I attended my first Shire Collective meeting in 2018, and immediately found a group of like-minded, small business owners. Everyone was passionate, dedicated and enjoyed being part of a collective that was supportive, informal and very welcoming.

I love the shire collective I'll never forget the first time I plucked up the courage to go to one of the meet ups, walking into a busy pub not knowing anyone is my worst nightmare! But Katie came up to me and said a warm hello and introduced me to some of the other members and we'll that was it, I was hooked. It's such a supportive group of people. Not only is it a great way to meet fellow business owners in the local area it's been brilliant for my business, I've had brand photography done, social media reviews, Facebook ads advice to name a few. The group also run brilliant courses that are just invaluable and really good value.

Workshops

We have a line up of great workshops run by amazing experts.

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Events

The year ahead events are always planned in conjunction with members and peoples growing business needs. We aim to support the individual with our meetups and workshops. The topics covered are varied to incorporate both personal growth and business development. Our saying ‘you can’t pour from an empty cup’ is key and we really nurture the whole so you and your business can grow.

Benefits

You will meet like-minded local business owners, who are serious about business growth and helping others. Through sharing knowledge and advice this will provide the links and network to build your buisness ambitions, as we know that support and knowledge is key! It’s a great forum for creating solid business friendships, forming collaborations and feeling energized and focused on your business journey.

Coffee with Purpose

We launched ‘Coffee with Purpose’ to connect local business owners to one another in an informal setting. An opportunity to share the highs and lows of running your own business with others in the same position.