Hello Dorking
Please join us for our face-to-face Business Networking Breakfast at The Watermill, Dorking. Remember to bring plenty of business cards with you!
February Chamber Networking Breakfast
Please join us for face-to-face February Breakfast Networking over a delicious breakfast at The Watermill, Dorking. Remember to bring plenty of business cards with you!
Our speaker is Jo McGowan from Hello Dorking the BID Manager for Hello Dorking, bringing a wealth of experience and passion for community development. With a diverse background spanning from family events coordination to leading digital transformation for a national charity, Jo has become a strategic strength in local business support.
We will be diving into an exciting journey of community transformation right here in Dorking. In 2025, we stand at a pivotal moment where local businesses aren’t just economic entities, but powerful catalysts for community revival.
The Dorking Town Partnership – or Hello Dorking – represents more than just a business initiative. It’s a dynamic movement that’s reimagining how towns can thrive through collaborative effort and strategic vision. Their mission goes beyond traditional business development; they are crafting an integrated ecosystem that connects businesses, residents, and visitors in a vibrant, mutually supportive network.
Hello Dorking – Why Community Matters in 2025
Through innovative projects like the Christmas Festival, Big Green Week, and targeted marketing campaigns, Hello Dorking is not just improving the town centre – they’re building pride of place.
Their approach focuses on:
- Raising Dorking’s profile locally and nationally
- Increasing inward investment
- Creating meaningful community engagement
- Rejuvenating our economic prospects
By working together, we can transform Dorking into a destination that doesn’t just survive, but truly thrives. Are you ready to be part of this exciting journey?
Guest Speaker
Jo McGowan from Hello Dorking.
Jo is a passionate supporter of local businesses and has a diverse and experienced background, from being a family events coordinator to running a local business hub in Guildford.
She has helped small businesses grow, thrive, and collaborate, and led the digital transformation for a national charity to maintain vital support through challenging times.
Jo’s most recent role, as Events and Engagement Manager with the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, has included directing large scale student recruitment events and building links with the local community through the Craft Town network.
A natural networker and strategic thinker, Jo is excited to share her skills with Dorking as the BID Manager, focusing on strengthening our business community’s growth and adaptability. In just 4 months Jo has organised the large scale Christmas Festival and is busy working with the BID on Fresh Start Feb, Wedding Week, Surrey Day/VE Day celebrations and other initiatives to highlight that Dorking is the place to say Hello to in 2025.
7:30am arrival for an 8:00am breakfast which will finish at 9:30am.
£15.00 Mole Valley & Surrey Chambers Members
£21.00 Non-Members
About this event
The Chamber’s monthly Networking Breakfasts are very popular, so do book early. Business people from the Mole Valley district and the surrounding areas come together to meet, eat and network in the third week of each month.
There is a wide range of people who attend from all sectors and all sizes. From sole traders and start-ups, to some of the biggest businesses in the district.
Each month there is a guest speaker, who talk about their own experiences of running a business and their own personal journey or give an insight into their particular skills and sector.
What you can expect:
- Enjoy an excellent breakfast with like-minded people.
- Make new connections through our informal networking.
- Get an introduction if there’s someone you’d like to meet.
- Find new local customers and suppliers.
If it is your first breakfast or you haven’t attended in a while the Chamber Directors are always on hand to make introductions.
Bookings must be made and paid-for online ahead of the event.
We do hope you will join us, and look forward to seeing you there!
Are you a local business in the Mole Valley District and interested in joining the chamber? Find out more here.
