Masterclass & Networking - Strategic Alliances & Social Value

A Networking Masterclass for Glasgow Businesses

📍 11 March at The Social Hub, Glasgow
🕘 9:30am – 12:30pm
☕ Coffee & networking from arrival

Building strong partnerships and creating local impact can transform your business and your community.

This Networking Masterclass is designed for Glasgow-based organisations looking to develop strategic alliances, create meaningful social value, and expand networks beyond their immediate sector. Through expert insight, peer learning, interactive workshops, and structured networking, you’ll gain actionable strategies and new connections that drive both business growth and community impact.

Attending this masterclass will help you:

• Identify opportunities for cross-sector partnerships
• Understand how to embed social value into business strategy
• Build local networks that create lasting impact
• Connect with peers and experts sharing real-world experience
• Develop a clear action plan to implement post-session

Explore how to:

• Forge mutually beneficial partnerships beyond your immediate sector
• Leverage networks to drive community and economic development
• Integrate social value into everyday business strategy
• Create tangible, measurable impact in Glasgow

Led by Gemma and Jordan, this session brings practical guidance and real-life examples of successful partnerships and social value initiatives. They will also host an expert Panel with live Q&A opportunities.

Each 3-hour masterclass is structured to maximise learning, participation, and meaningful networking:

• Welcome Networking: Coffee and informal introductions
• Expert-Led Introduction: Trends, challenges, and strategic insights
• Interactive Workshop: Group activities to develop actionable partnership and social value strategies
• Refreshment Break: Space to network
• Expert Panel & Q&A: Discussion with real-world examples and audience questions
• Structured Networking: Guided peer discussions and business matchmaking
• Closing & Takeaways: Summary, commitments, and access to follow-up resources

This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The events are organised in collaboration with Glasgow City Council, and your details will be shared with the GCC business team upon registration

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