Who We Are
We are local business owners like you, looking for opportunities to network, grow and build our businesses, through business networking in Melbourne.
The Business Referrers network was founded in 2015 to provide a business network that met the needs of small business owners.
Our network is made up of professionals from a wide range of industries, all looking to build meaningful relationships and gain referrals. We believe that by working together and referring business to each other, we can all achieve greater success.
Our community is professional yet warm, creating an environment that fosters collaboration and growth. We hold our members accountable while recognising that we all have businesses to operate and that time is valuable.
At Business Referrers, we believe that success in business is not just about working hard but also about building relationships and supporting each other. We meet regularly to share ideas, discuss challenges, and build our businesses together.
We invite you to join our network and become part of our community of small business owners who are dedicated to growing their businesses through referrals and meaningful connections.
Be Our Guest
Are you looking for a way to kickstart your morning and grow your business at the same time?
Join us for breakfast at our weekly networking event, where you can connect with other local business owners and start your day off right.
Our breakfast meetings provide a great opportunity to build meaningful relationships with other professionals in your community and gain referrals for your business.
At your first meeting with us, we even shout you breakfast as a way to say thank you for considering our network.
Our breakfast events are held in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, allowing you to network with other professionals and learn more about the benefits of joining our community.
Upcoming Events
It’s easy, we meet weekly!
Members are provided with the opportunity to regularly present at the Business Referrers Event.
Attendance for Guests is free. However, you are required to register prior to the event, as guest’s seats are limited to 10 per meeting.
Business Referrers Members
The Business Referrers Members Directory provides the opportunity to connect with our member network.
A full list of available business categories is available, but if you can’t see your business category, do not hesitate to contact us.
To ensure an effective networking environment, specific categories are used to identify new members, and only one business per category is able to be a member.
Limiting membership to one category per member ensures that each member can benefit from unique networking opportunities and potential referrals without feeling overshadowed or crowded out by similar businesses.
Testimonials
I first attended a BR networking meeting about 5 years ago in response an invite from a respected business colleague. I became a member soon after because BR consistently offers a welcoming mix of inclusive informality and valuable accountability.
The meetings, groups and committee all offer forums for my own personal or professional development so that I'm not only a more effective networker but also a more effective businesswoman. I like that Business Referrers is an independent group - we set our own rules - so the connections made are more local and face to face and less of emails arriving from an inevitably impersonal centralised head office. There's every encouragement to raise my game and stay accountable for that constant growth through the inspiration and example of other members. Be my guest and give BR a go!
I have only been a member of Business Referrers for a short time. During that period, I have been welcomed by the members and have already started developing relationships which have resulted in referred work.
Whilst there is accountability, the general atmosphere is one of co-operation, collaboration and friendly networking.
I enjoy the opportunity to network with the members and guests on a weekly basis and it provides the opportunity to give and receive business opportunities which are often missed without some sort of forum or organised structure.
I have been a member of Business Referrers for over 4 years. I joined initially in the hope of growing my network and to improve my talking and presenting skills.
My business has grown and we have had a number of clients come to us via referrals from Business Referrers.
My membership has been so beneficial, both personally and professionally. I have met so many like minded professionals who are all so supportive of others in the group in so many ways.
My business would not be what it is today without the benefits of being a member of the group.