In-person· Friday mornings
Sandbach Circle
Independent business owners and founders across South Cheshire. Hosted in a local restaurant. Curated by Dave.
Circle Networks
You don't need another event. You need the right Circle.
Curated peer circles for independent business owners — where connection drives referrals, collaboration builds momentum, and belief turns into business.
Why Circle exists
"Most networking is rooms full of sellers, not supporters. Scripts instead of real conversations. Circle is the opposite of that."
The Circles
Four rooms. One philosophy.
Three in-person Circles across South Cheshire, plus an online Circle for the independent brand and retail community in the UK and UAE.
In-person· Tuesday mornings
Alderley Edge Circle
Cheshire's commercial corridor. Founders, advisors, and operators meeting around a quieter table.
In-person· Friday mornings
Nantwich Circle
Local to Flourish Foundry HQ. The home Circle. Smaller, more frequent, more familiar.
Online· Recurring online sessions
Independent Brand & Retail Circle
For founders, makers, retailers, and the wider partners across the FMCG world. Food, drink, health, wellness, and lifestyle.
What's different
Connection over collection.
Circle isn't a card-swap event. It's a recurring room of people who actually want to know what you're working on — and have something useful to say about it.
- Real conversations, not transactional pitches
- Referrals that come from belief, not scripts
- Curated rooms — not events full of sellers
- Recurring meetings to build trust over time
- Sector circles where the right people are already in the room
- Hosted by Dave, not outsourced to a chapter manager
Join in
Quiet rooms. Right people. Real conversations.
Tell us which Circle suits you — Cheshire in person, or the Independent Brand & Retail Circle online.