Wed 28Oct
Fortnightly brunchOpen to visitors
Didsbury Brunch
Didsbury · In person
25 years · The UK's original referral breakfast
Grow your business
before 9am
One seat per profession. A room of business owners who know your work well enough to send it your way. Breakfast is on the table, and you're back at your desk by 8:30.
- 25 years of referrals
- One seat per profession
- First breakfast free
08:30You're back at your desk, two introductions better off
What every Business for Breakfast group guarantees
- 25 yearsRunning referral groupsThe UK's original referral breakfast
- One seatPer profession, per groupEvery referral for your trade comes to you
- FreeYour first visitFood included, no card needed
- 90 minEvery meetingSame agenda, start to finish
Is this for you?
Three kinds of business owner. One reason to be in the room.
Different problems, same answer: people who understand your business well enough to recommend it when you're not there.
10:04Owner-operators
Electricians, bookkeepers, photographers, coaches
The problem
You are the business. While you're delivering, nobody is finding the next job, so work comes in feast-or-famine waves.
What changes
Twenty-plus people learn what a good job looks like for you, then spot it all week. You get a sales team without the salary.
A steady pipeline without cold calling
10:11Growing firms
Agencies, trades firms, installers, manufacturers
The problem
Ad costs go up every year and the leads get worse. You need growth you can forecast.
What changes
Referred work arrives already trusting you. It closes faster and haggles less, and every referral is tracked, so you can see exactly what your seat returns.
Lower cost per client and a shorter sales cycle
10:18Professional and advisory firms
Solicitors, accountants, IFAs, consultants, surveyors
The problem
Clients choose advisers on trust, and you can't advertise your way to trust.
What changes
You build standing with the people who already advise your ideal client. And you're done before your first appointment.
Introductions from trusted advisers, not strangers
How it works
Three steps from first coffee to first referral
No application form and no interview panel. See a real meeting, then decide.
- 01
Check your seat
Tell us your profession and postcode. We'll confirm the seat is open and send you the venue, the parking details and who to ask for.
- 02
Come as our guest
Eat with the room, watch a real meeting and take 60 seconds to introduce your business if you'd like to.
- 03
Claim your seat
Your profession is yours alone in that group — every referral in it for your trade comes to you, and to nobody else.
Book my free visit
Takes two minutes. We confirm your seat is open before you travel.
Inside a meeting
Ninety minutes. Every minute has a job.
No mingling and hoping. Every meeting follows the same structure, which is why the referrals keep coming.
- 20 min
Arrive and network
Coffee and open conversation. No forced icebreakers.
- 10 min
Food and welcome
A hot meal while the group leader welcomes visitors by name.
- 20 min
60-second pitches
Everyone gets the same minute: who you are, what you do, and the introduction you want this week.
- 15 min
Member spotlight
One member goes deep, so the room can refer them precisely.
- 15 min
Referral round
Members pass named introductions and thank each other for work that has closed.
- 10 min
Close
Diaries out to book one-to-ones. Visitors get a straight answer on open seats.
- The times above are a 10:00 brunch group. Breakfast groups run exactly the same agenda from 07:00, and twilight groups from 18:00.
Why it works
Same faces, same time, same seat. That's what makes people refer you.
Referrals don't come from meeting people once. They come from people who've watched you for months and trust you with their own reputation.
- Mornings
Done before lunch
Brunch groups finish by 11:30 and breakfast groups by 8:30, so your networking is behind you while the day still has room in it.
- No clash
Nothing competes
Nobody books a client meeting at 7am, and nobody schedules one for 6pm either. Each slot is chosen to stay out of the way of your working day, which is why attendance holds.
- One seat
No competition in the room
One seat per profession means every member is looking out for you, not competing with you.
What membership gives you
Relationships, referrals and the skills to use both
Trusted relationships
Repetition turns a contact into an advocate. Same faces, same slot, same seat — month after month, until they know your work well enough to stake their own name on it.
- Your profession's seat, held exclusively
- Structured one-to-ones that go deeper than small talk
- A member directory across every group in the network
Referrals you can measure
A referral group, not a mixer. Every introduction is named out loud in the meeting and logged afterwards, so you can see what your seat is actually worth.
- A referral dashboard that tracks every introduction
- A quarterly report on what your seat has returned
- Visitor days to reach beyond your own group
Skills from the Academy
Short, practical courses written by members who win work this way — not theory from someone who has never had to ask a room for an introduction.
- Four core courses, around 40 minutes each
- Live workshops and regional training days
- A new course every quarter
Member stories
Real members. Real numbers.
Being collected now
We're gathering the first set of member stories straight from their referral dashboards — the real figure, in their own words, published with their permission. No composites and no stock quotes, which means waiting for the real thing.
A member with a result worth telling? Your group leader can put you forward.
A minute inside the network
Grow your network
Two members talking before the room fills up — the ten minutes where most introductions actually start.
BforB workshops
Practical skills sessions that run alongside the weekly breakfasts, open to members across the network.
Network and grow
A member walking her table through how she wins work — the part of the morning where everyone else takes notes.
Membership
One price. Food included. No upsells at the table.
Visit free first. Join only if the room is right for you.
Visitor
Freefirst visit
No joining fee, no card needed
See a real meeting before you decide anything.
- A full meal, included
- 60-second introduction
- Meet every member
- A straight answer on open seats
- One free Academy course
Most popular
Monthly
£59per month
Plus a one-off £125 joining fee
Your seat in one group, billed monthly.
- Your profession's seat held exclusively
- Every meeting, food included
- Full Academy access
- Directory of every group
- Referral dashboard
- Guest passes
Best value
Annual
£590per year
Joining fee waived — a £125 saving
Two months free, and no joining fee.
- Everything in Monthly
- Priority booking for training days
- Two free guest meals for your clients
- A guaranteed member spotlight
- Annual referral report
Prices exclude VAT. Food is included at every in-person meeting.
One seat per profession
Each group holds a single seat for each trade or profession. If you're the mortgage adviser in the room, you're the only one — so every mortgage referral in that group comes to you. It also means seats genuinely run out, which is why we check availability before you visit.
Your first visit is on us
Visit any group as our guest, completely free — food included. Come twice if you want to be sure. There is no pressure to join and no follow-up sales call you didn't ask for.
Book my free visitThe BforB Academy
Referrals are a skill. We teach it.
Short, practical courses built from 25 years of referral meetings. Finish one on a lunch break and use it at your next meeting.
- Free for visitors
Mastering your 60-second pitch
Why 'a bit of everything' gets you nothing, and the one specific ask that makes a room remember you.
- Core
The referral mindset
How to give first, spot a referral in ordinary conversation, and never sound like you're selling.
- Core
Running great one-to-ones
The 45-minute structure that turns a polite coffee into a working referral partnership.
- New
Using AI to grow your business
Practical, no-jargon AI for small businesses: quoting faster, following up properly and writing less admin.
Free PDF
The 30-Day Referral Playbook
One action a day for 30 days: the exact asks, messages and follow-ups that get referrals moving.
- Word-for-word referral asks that don't feel pushy
- A one-to-one agenda you can print tonight
- How to thank a referrer so they do it again
One email with the PDF. Unsubscribe in one click.
Upcoming meetings
Where you can visit next
Every meeting below has visitor places. Book by 5pm the day before so the venue can cater for you.
- Book your seat
- Thu 29OctBook your seat
Fortnightly brunchOpen to visitors
Warrington Brunch
Culcheth · In person
- Wed 4NovBook your seat
Fortnightly brunchOpen to visitors
Trafford City Wednesday
Stretford · In person
- Fri 6NovBook your seat
Fortnightly brunchOpen to visitors
The Point Astley Brunch
Tyldesley · In person
Questions, answered
Questions people ask before their first visit
How much does it cost?
Your first visit is free, food included. Membership is £59 a month or £590 a year, plus a one-off £125 joining fee on the monthly plan. Prices exclude VAT.
What times do groups meet?
It varies by group. Most meet for brunch at 10:00 or 11:00 and finish 90 minutes later; some meet for breakfast at 07:00, and some in the evening at 18:00. Every meeting runs the same agenda, and each listing in the diary above shows its own start time.
Is my profession's seat open?
Each group holds one seat per profession, so it depends on the room. Tell us your profession and postcode when you book a visit and we'll confirm the seat is open before you travel — there is no point driving across town to find your trade already taken.
What if I miss a meeting?
Let your group leader know as early as you can. Groups differ on sending a colleague in your place and on making up a missed meeting elsewhere, so ask your leader when you visit and you'll get a straight answer for that room.
How are referrals tracked?
Every introduction is logged in your member dashboard, with its value recorded once the work closes. You get a quarterly summary of exactly what your seat has returned — which is the only honest way to judge whether membership is worth it.
Can I leave?
Yes. We'd rather you left easily and spoke well of us than stayed reluctantly. The notice period is set out in the membership agreement — ask for a copy before you join, so you can read the terms at home rather than at a breakfast table.
Still wondering something? Ask us directly — a real person replies, usually before lunch.
Your first visit is on us
Your seat might still be open
Pick a group, come along and watch business owners pass real work to each other. If it isn't for you, you've still had a meal with twenty people worth knowing.
- Food included
- No pressure to join
- Done in 90 minutes
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