We're taking over new and stylish venues for a little relaxation as well as sharing opportunities and market gossip.
Take a look at our events calendar.
You could get £10 every new member you introduce at any of the networking nights
Seminars and social events are open to any GBA member,
their staff, clients, customers and friends.
Prospective members are also welcome to come along either as guests of another member or for a small charge refundable when membership is accepted.
Meetings are usually held monthly (except August and December).
Please register your interest in each event by email indicating how many tickets you'd like.
Take a look at some of the past events
SOCIAL BBQ
Wednesday 15 July 2009, 6.30-8.30pm, at Steve's place in Kennington
Social night for members and prospects.
The meeting is open to everyone - colleagues, clients, friends - especially prospective new GBA members!
IGLCC's Second Annual Congress
25-27 July 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark. (Same time as the World OutGames)
From July 27-29, the International Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and its 17 members invite you to join us in Copenhagen, Denmark for our Second Annual Congress and our series of networking activities and business development workshops. Our gala dinner will highlight the main events of 2008 and once again will praise international business leaders as we will announce the awards’ recipients for this year. It will be in Copenhagen that we will reveal the results of the first International Business Equality Index.
Join us for this history making event!
THE OLYMPICS
Wednesday 16 September 2009, 6.30-8.30pm
venue: Ambassadors Bloomsbury
12 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0HX
What GBA members can do in the lead-up to the event. GBA Board Member Mazz reports on the impact the Olympics had in Sydney. World Pride will be in London the same year 2012. Compete4 contract situation.
The meeting is open to everyone - colleagues, clients, friends - especially prospective new GBA members!
GAY TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
tbc: October 2009, 5.30 for 6pm until 9pm
In association with Business Link in London
Venue: MWB or Regius, central London, tbc
How LGBT owned and managed tourism and hospitality businesses can market themselves to the mainstream.
Whether you are a club, bar, travel agent, tour operator, hotel or restaurant, there are ways to expanding your business by building on your LGBT expertise.
Our experts will give insights into:
- useful support networks
- maximising the internet and joint promotions
- funding and grants
- domestic and international marketing
- using LGBT events and cultural activities
Free, refreshments provided.
OUT AT WORK
Wednesday 21 October 2009, 6.30-8.30pm
Venue: ANDAZ Hotel (Formerly the Great Eastern Hotel)
40 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 7QN. MAP
Have changes in legislation, and growth of Diversity Champions, benefitted LGBT professionals at work?
The meeting is open to everyone - colleagues, clients, friends - especially prospective new GBA members!
MARKETING IN THE RECESSION - more bang for your bucks
Don’t cut your budget, find out how consumers are redefining value and responding to the recession
Wednesday 18 November 2009
The meeting is open to everyone - colleagues, clients, friends - especially prospective new GBA members!
EQUALITY BILL – A fairer future
Wednesday 20 January 2010, 6.30-8.30pm,
venue St James’s Hotel
One of the most controversial and talked about Bills in the UK surrounding all the strands of Diversity. This is your chance to understand the true impact this Bill will have on you personally and in business.
The Bill will replace this thicket of legislation with a single Act, which will form the basis of straightforward practical guidance for employers, service providers and public bodies, As well as streamlining the law. but will it?
Find out the true meaning behind this new piece of legislation on the 20th Jan with key speakers.
LGBT HISTORY MONTH - national event about the history of gay rights and business, how this impacts on today’s society
Wednesday 17 February 2010, 6.30-8.30pm, venue tbc
Gay Travel / Internet and Social Networking / The Changing Market
The meeting is open to everyone - colleagues, clients, friends - especially prospective new GBA members!
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP ACT - 4 years on
Explore the impact Civil Partnerships have had in business and on a personal level.
Wednesday 17 March 2010
FUNDING & FINANCE - ready for recovery?
A chance to find help with business planning, legislation and trends and opportunities.
Wednesday 21 April 2010
Dates and venues to be confirmed.