Date: Every 3rd Thursday
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Business Buzz Colchester is a fresh, high-energy way to network. A relaxed, face-to-face drop-in event bringing together ambitious businesses from across Colchester, Essex and Suffolk.
No membership. No long-term commitment.
Just £10 + VAT — book on the Business Buzz App or pay on the day.
We meet every 3rd Thursday, 10am–12pm at the Digital Forum.
Come along, make powerful connections and feel the Buzz.
Scale with Clarity: Strategy, Systems & Marketing for Founders
Date: Wednesday 30th September 2026
Time: 9:30am - 4:00pm
Scale with Clarity at Digital Forum Colchester. A business growth workshop covering strategy, systems and marketing for founders.
Join us for a full-day business growth and marketing workshop in Colchester, designed for founders, directors and business owners ready to scale with more clarity, structure and confidence. Hosted at the new Digital Forum in Colchester, this interactive workshop brings together business strategy, systems, delegation and social media marketing to help you identify what is holding your business back and build a clear plan for sustainable growth. Through expert-led sessions and practical activities, you will learn how to strengthen your business foundations, improve your customer journey, and use marketing more effectively to drive consistent leads, sales and long-term success.
EBN members co-working day
Date: Monday 29th June 2026
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Join Nadine for a monthly coworking day at the Digital Forum, a relaxed and friendly space to step away from the day to day and focus on what matters most in your business. Hosted exclusively for the Effective Business Network community, these sessions are a great opportunity to get productive, share ideas and connect with like minded business owners.
Automation School
Date: Tuesday 30th July 2026
Time: 6pm - 7:30pm
A fully funded, hands-on evening workshop where business owners build real AI automations — on their own laptops, with expert help in the room. 20 seats per session.
Step Back to Scale Up: A Business Growth Workshop with Ambitious Essex
Date: Tuesday 19th May 2026
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Step away from the day to day and refocus on growing your business at this practical, no fluff workshop for Essex SME owners. Led by Aidan Corbishley from Mohala Growth Partners, the session is designed to help you take a fresh, honest look at what is working, what is holding you back and where your best opportunities lie.
You will leave with a clear, realistic plan for growth, simple actionable next steps and a renewed sense of direction. The session also includes time to connect with other like minded business owners in a relaxed networking environment.
Sales Geek: Fully Funded Sales Accelerator in Partnership with South Essex College
Date: Friday 5th June 2026 , weekly for 4-weeks
Time: 9:00am – 1:30pm
Can't attend the Sales Accelerator, no worries. There's another tranche in June!
Fully funded by South Essex College, Sales Accelerator gives local businesses the opportunity to transform the way they perceive and do sales.
Lisa Ansell is back and ready for the new cohort of business owners and indiviuals looking to drive their sales, through this fun and interactive course.
HR Prime: Lunch and Learn
Date: Thursday 9th July
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The session will cover different types of contractor/statuses, as well as employment law changes and your responsibilities as an employer.
Sales Geek: Sales Club
Date: Wednesday 1st July 2026
Time: 09:00am – 12:00pm
Join the ever dynamic Lisa Ansell of Sales Geek for their quarterly Colchester Sales Club.
AI Guys: AI for Leadership
Date: Wednesday 24th June 2026
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
AI is moving faster than any technology before it, and most leadership teams are being asked to make decisions about it without a clear picture of what is real and what is noise. This session is built for exactly that audience.
In one focused hour we will give you an honest, jargon-free view of where AI is today, the risks that are already inside most organisations whether leaders realise it or not, and what a sensible, confident approach to deploying AI actually looks like. We will cover governance and shadow AI in plain terms, walk through what to think about before you roll anything out, and share real use cases from the work we are doing with businesses right now.
You will leave with a clearer head, a practical sense of your own next steps, and the chance to connect with other local leaders working through the same questions. This is a conversation for decision makers, not a sales pitch.
Colchester Institute: Summer Showcase
Date: Thursday 25th June 2026
Time: 17:00 -19:00
Come along and celebrate the amazing creative talent emerging from Colchester!
Explore an exciting collection of work from Animation, Graphic Design and Concept Art students, meet the creatives behind the projects, and get a glimpse into the future of the city's creative industries.
Whether you're an art lover, a supporter of local talent, or simply curious to see what Colchester's next generation of artists and designers have been creating, this is a fantastic opportunity to be inspired.