Choosing between the downtown and west end networking groups was a real turning point

Last fall, I had to pick between joining the Edmonton Chamber's downtown lunch group or the Business Link's west end evening mixers. Both cost about $200 a year, but the time and crowd were different. I went with the downtown group because my office is there, thinking it would be easy. After three months, I felt like I was just seeing the same people from my own industry over and over. It was helpful, but not for finding new kinds of clients. I switched to the west end group in January, and it's been a much better mix of people from different fields. Has anyone else found one area of the city works better for their networking than another?

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davis.ruby1mo ago

What industry were you stuck with downtown?

reese_nelson1mo ago

Ugh, I was in that soul-crushing finance grind too!

diana_black1mo ago

My 401k match was the only good part.