As I sit here on a rainy miserable day with my cup of tea thinking about my new networking group, I am reminiscing about my own networking journey. I remember my first networking meeting in early 2018, I went along with my then business partner to...
An events expert from Northamptonshire is launching the county’s very first Business Online Showcase – an exhibition-style networking event set to take place in July. Kerry Bate, who runs Polka Dot Events, has planned this interactive event to bring businesses from around the UK together into...
Why hold an event? It’s a question I’ve been asked a lot as an Event Organiser and one I find easy and thoroughly enjoy answering! I’ve worked with many business owners who attend lots of events and make contacts through networking, meeting people who might possibly become...
1st Year Anniversary Well we made it! 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8760 hours, 525600 minutes, 31536000 seconds of crazy, non stop meeting people, building relationships, booking venues and organising events and I wouldn’t have it any other way! At Polka Dot Events, Kettering, we’re celebrating our...
Why Should You Hire An Event Planner? Whether it's your wedding day, a corporate product launch, an AGM a anniversary, a charity Gala Ball or an engagement party, organizing an event can be unnerving just as it can be exhilarating. If you have ever thought it's...
How do you unwind…? A little insight into me, since starting my business I feel I live and breathe work 24/7, I am not complaining as I absolutely love what I do, every day is amazing, but it is important that I do allow myself some...
As a startup company this question, Is Networking Worth It ? I am sure gets asked over and over again, my answer is 100% absolutely yes!! As per my previous blog, because of one network event the Kettering Business Awards was born, I was apprehensive about networking,...
Oh what a night…… Wow, Its not often I struggle for words but in regards to the first Kettering Business Awards that we hosted I am speechless. Back in April we attended our first network event, this event was a social meal, we decided due to the...
Polka Dot Events How it all began……. Hello, my name is Kerry and I am the owner of Polka Dot Events Management, here is my story of how Polka Dot Events began. In 2015 my dad was diagnosed with a Stage 4 brain tumour, in the October dad underwent...