KCC Connect & Grow – Business Growth Day

Supporting Business Growth and Development

Connect. Learn. Grow.

📅 Thursday 1st October 2026

📍 High Legh Golf Club, Cheshire East

⏰ 10:00am – 2:00pm

Please arrive from 9:45am for registration, refreshments and brunch orders.

What if you could get more from your networking - not just more business cards, but more meaningful conversations, better connections, practical ideas and the support to turn those connections into opportunities?

That's exactly what our KCC Connect & Grow Business Growth Day is designed to do.

We've taken everything you love about KCC - our relaxed, friendly round-the-table networking where you get to meet and speak with everyone in the room - and extended it into a full morning and lunchtime of networking, learning, expert insight and business growth.

This isn't a traditional expo where you spend the day walking around collecting business cards. It's about actually connecting with people, learning something useful and leaving with ideas and relationships you can take forward.

What's included?

Throughout the day you'll have the opportunity to:

• Meet everyone in the room through our structured round-the-table networking
• Hear from a fantastic line-up of guest speakers sharing practical insights and ideas you can apply to your business
• Learn from other business owners and hear different perspectives on growing your business
• Discover how to turn networking into real opportunities through our KCC Growth Hub panel
• Build new connections with members and guests from across the wider KCC community
• Enjoy brunch and informal networking at High Legh Golf Club
• Charity raffle, with all proceeds donated to Hospice of the Good Shepherd

Introducing the KCC Growth Hub

We're particularly excited to introduce something new at this Growth Day.

At the KCC Growth Hub panel, Sue Richards will be joined by members who have taken part in a recent pilot for tracking leads, introductions and opportunities generaed through NetHub. They will talk honestly about their experiences, what they've learned and whether tracking their networking activity has helped them get more from KCC.

It's about moving networking beyond simply "meeting people" and looking at what happens next.

Your Connect & Grow Agenda

9:45am – Arrive & Register

Grab a refreshment, register for the day and place your brunch order.

Raffle tickets will also be available from 9:45am and throughout the brunch break, with all proceeds going to Hospice of the Good Shepherd.

10:00am – Networking

Two rounds of round-the-table networking

Start the day by meeting the people in the room and making some new connections.

10:30am – Guest Speaker

Paul Kyte - Cheshire Film & Photography - Speaker topic to be announced.

10:45am – Networking

One round of round-the-table networking

11:00am – Keynote Speaker

Chris Dillon – Converting Leads Through Automations

Chris will share practical insight into using automation to help businesses convert more of the leads and opportunities they generate.

11:30am – Brunch & Networking

Time to relax, enjoy your brunch and continue the conversations you've started.

12:00pm – KCC Growth Hub Panel

Hosted by Sue Richards

Discover the results of our NetHub lead-tracking pilot and hear directly from participating KCC members about their experiences, successes and sessons learned.

12:30pm – Networking

Two rounds of round-the-table networking

More opportunities to meet people, make introductions and continue building relationships.

1:00pm – Guest Speaker

Mark Hawtin - Elev8exec - Speaker topic to be announced.

1:15pm – Networking

One round of round-the-table networking

1:30pm – Guest Speaker

Sam Blakley – ReThink Branding - Speaker topic to be announced.

1:45pm – Charity Prize Raffle

Draw the winners and support Hospice of the Good Shepherd.

2:00pm – Close

Why come along?

Whether you're already a KCC member or you're joining us as a guest, this is a great opportunity to experience KCC Connect & Grow and see what our community is all about.

You'll leave with:

✔️ New connections

✔️ New ideas and practical learning

✔️ Potential introductions and opportunities

✔️ Insights from experienced business owners and speakers

✔️ A better understanding of how to get more from networking

✔️ The chance to build relationships beyond a single meeting

And, of course, you'll get plenty of time to actually network - because that's at the heart of everything we do at KCC.

Come along, connect with the room, learn something new and leave with ideas you can put into action.

This event is FREE for ALL KCC Members

Guest Tickets £30

PLEASE NOTE: Brunch is an optional paid extra