Shrewsbury networking event for Shropshire professionals

Shropshire Chamber of Commerce has announced the return of its Professionals Partnership group, which aims to inform and educate specialists working in law, accountancy, finance, PR, marketing, recruitment, insurance, and related fields.

The next meeting will take place at Shrewsbury Town Football Club, on September 18, from 7.30am to 10am.

Kelly Riedel, head of member success at Shropshire Chamber, said: "The core mission of our Professionals Partnership is supporting the businesses and individuals whose work is based around advising, supporting, and collaborating with other businesses."

Paul Bennett, partner at law firm Bennett Briegal and chair of the Professionals Partnership, said it is about building trusted networks.

He said: "Clients rarely instruct a professional service firm by chance; they instruct a person they trust within that firm, often as another professional knows and trusts them.

"This is true of law, accountancy, finance, and other advisory services, such as PR, marketing, recruitment, and insurance.

"This is why professional services remain relationship driven and why the Professionals Partnership matters to professionals and suppliers to the professional services sector."

The event will include a talk from guest speaker John Cordrey of the London-based Foresight Group, who will discuss current trends in the private equity market.

Mr Bennett said the quarterly meetings are designed to provide practical value to attendees.

He said: "Our events aim to inform and educate service businesses through a talk each quarter so that each attendee can leave with something of practical use, and to develop and maintain a network of professional relationships across the county for the benefit of the local economy."