Circle Networks
You do not need another event. You need the right Circle.
Circle Networks are curated peer groups for independent business owners, hosted by Dave Christie. There are in-person Circles in Sandbach, Alderley Edge and Nantwich in Cheshire, plus an online Independent Brand and Retail Circle for the UK and UAE.
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 · Friday mornings
Sandbach Circle
Sandbach, Cheshire. Independent business owners and founders across South Cheshire, hosted in a local restaurant.
In person · Tuesday mornings
Alderley Edge Circle
Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Founders, advisors and operators meeting around a quieter table in Cheshire's commercial corridor.
In person · Friday mornings
Nantwich Circle
Nantwich, Cheshire. Local to Flourish Foundry. The home Circle: smaller, more frequent, more familiar.
Online · Recurring sessions
Independent Brand & Retail Circle
UK and UAE, online. For founders, makers, retailers and partners across food, drink, health, wellness and lifestyle.
What is different
Connection over collection.
Circle is not a card-swap event. It is a recurring room of people who actually want to know what you are 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
Common questions
About Circle Networks.
What is Circle Networks?
Circle Networks is a set of curated peer groups for independent business owners, hosted by Dave Christie of Flourish Foundry. They focus on real conversations and referrals rather than sales pitches.
Where do the Circles meet?
In person in Sandbach (Friday mornings), Alderley Edge (Tuesday mornings) and Nantwich (Friday mornings) in Cheshire, plus an online Independent Brand and Retail Circle for the UK and UAE.
How do I join a Circle?
Get in touch through the contact page and say which Circle suits you.
Join in
Quiet rooms. Right people. Real conversations.
Tell us which Circle suits you: Cheshire in person, or the Independent Brand and Retail Circle online.