Expand Your Local Professional Network Online

Cognates are groups of business leaders based across the Midlands that all work together collectively as supportive teams to help you grow your business.

Closed Seats

One seat policy per group

Two

High-quality networking groups

Fortnightly Meetings

Online meetings that ALWAYS finish on time!

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Join the members of Cognates from across the Midlands at the BIG Online Meeting and find out what it’s all about.


Benefit from joining offers if you join on the day. 

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How it works

We have regular one-to-ones with each other to learn how we can help each other's business. Sometimes you need advice in business, sometimes you may need to bounce an idea around, maybe you need social media support, friendships and even more leads. Everyone joins and goes through different stages in their business, which is why we have the ethos to learn how we can help each other.


What do you need in your business right now?


'How can we help you?'


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Why Join Cognates?

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

We believe that having quality connections where every member fully understands how we can help each business is more important than having a high number of connections. This is why we cap our groups.

UNMONITORED REFERRALS

We do not track our referrals, and this is our strongest and best feature. Instead, we focus on the true foundations of networking, which is building quality relationships. This also means that because we don’t track referrals, we aren’t protective over what leads we get. Thus, ensuring all members are free to help increase the exposure for each member as much as they like. However, we do encourage 121 meetings outside of the group.

NO TRAFFIC LIGHT OR SCORING SYSTEMS

We all work together, as a team and nothing is forced. We all genuinely want to help each other and therefore there is no need to have point scoring systems.

ALWAYS VIRTUAL

This means that we are more easily accessible to all, and for those that are usually unable to give up a half day to attend a face to face, are now able to network their business.

Hear From Our Members

"Without being big-headed, I don't struggle to get work. John and myself had a few chats beforehand as i was so unsure, and since joining in November 2020 (in only 2 months) I have managed to seal an extra £30,000 worth of projects through the recommendations from the team! I will undoubtedly have to go VAT registered by the end of the year. This is going to be a big, big year for me!"

Sam Goldsmith

"I have been a member of the group since November 2023 and I find it a really close nit group that collaborate well together. I use them as sales meetings and they go in my diary twice per month without fail. The business owners are aways looking for business for each other and to help them with their business journey too."

Sarah Beggan

"Joining this business networking group is one of the best decisions I've made this year! When all seemed hopeless at the start of lockdown, I decided to try it out and it's given me motivation, confidence and friends who I now consider part of my 'team'. Thanks Everyone!"

Caroline Menham

"John runs the most fantastic networking groups out there, and I've done loads!! Within 4 months I've already had 10x the Return-on-investment!

The sole focus of helping the team grow collectively is unlike any group I have joined or attended. John's way of steering the group to easily help each other out is highly commendable. It's the perfect blend of maximising productive time and building great friendships.

John has had a massive impact on the way I do business on a personal level too. I would highly recommend you speak to John if you are a pro-active business owner."

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