What we’re about

## 🌐 Geelong Business Owners Networking Group — New Description

Welcome to the Geelong Business Owners Networking Group — the community where creatives, entrepreneurs, freelancers and small-business owners around Geelong come together to connect, collaborate, and grow.
🎯 Our Purpose
We aim to build a supportive and inclusive network of local business owners who believe in community over competition. This group is all about:

Creating real, meaningful connections across industries
Unlocking local opportunities through collaboration, referrals, and shared resources
Learning together — sharing wins, lessons, and business know-how
Empowering members at all stages: whether you’re launching, scaling or pivoting

🙋 Who Should Join
You’re a great fit if you are based in Geelong (or nearby), and you are:

A small business owner, freelancer, creative, consultant, coach, or service provider
Launching a startup or scaling an existing business
Looking for authentic community, support, and collaboration
Open to giving and receiving support — willing to share expertise, connections, and encouragement

✅ What You’ll Get From Us
Members can look forward to:

Friendly, informal connection events (like breakfasts, coffees or meet-ups) — no pressure, just good chats 🍵
Opportunities to meet others to collaborate with, refer to, or learn from
A safe, welcoming environment to share challenges, seek advice, or celebrate wins
Access to a community that values support, trust, diversity and long-term relationships

📅 Our Events
Our gatherings are designed to be relaxed, informal and valuable. Expect:

Local networking breakfasts or coffees — simple, low-cost, and welcoming
Open — everyone can attend; no rigid formats, just genuine conversation and connection
A chance to show up, share what you do (if you want), how you might collaborate — or just listen and learn

🌟 Our Ethos
We believe in:

Community over competition — when one of us succeeds, we all benefit
Support and generosity — sharing contacts, knowledge, encouragement without expectation
Diversity and inclusivity — all industries, experience levels and backgrounds welcome