THE REFERRAL TABLE | Birmingham Local Referral Lunch Exchange

You do not need to meet everyone in Birmingham.

You need to meet a few people who understand:

WHAT YOU DO

WHO YOU HELP

WHAT YOU NEED

and

WHO THEY MAY BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE

THE REFERRAL TABLE is a 90-minute business lunch designed around those four questions.

Guests begin at intentionally mixed small tables.

A printed Referral Card makes current business needs visible without requiring a public elevator pitch.

Halfway through lunch, guests move into a second table group for another set of conversations.

The event finishes with open networking and one practical referral commitment.

There are:

No keynote speakers

No panels

No public pitching

No timed one-to-one rotations

No requirement to exchange contact information

The goal is simple:

Leave with fewer contacts — but better reasons to follow up.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Designed for:

Small business owners

Founders

Operators

Consultants

Professional-service firms

Finance professionals

Real-estate professionals

Marketing professionals

Sales professionals

Technology providers

Local vendors

Independent professionals

Professionals building referral relationships

This is a business referral lunch.

It is not a vendor expo or job fair."

11:30–11:40 AM — PRIORITY CHECK-IN

Referral Plus guests arrive first.

Collect Referral Card and seating assignment.

11:40–11:45 AM — GENERAL CHECK-IN

General seating begins.

11:45–11:53 AM — WELCOME

Brief explanation of:

Referral Card

Table structure

Table Reset

Event conduct

No presentation beyond approximately eight minutes.

11:53 AM–12:18 PM — CONNECTION TABLE I + LUNCH

First small-group conversation period.

Lunch service begins.

12:18–12:27 PM — TABLE RESET

Guests finish the active course and move to their second assigned table.

Staff assists with seating.

12:27–12:52 PM — CONNECTION TABLE II

Second conversation group.

12:52–1:07 PM — OPEN REFERRAL EXCHANGE

Return to someone from either table or meet another attendee.

Referral Plus assisted introductions occur during this period.

1:07–1:13 PM — ONE REFERRAL COMMITMENT

Complete the final Referral Card prompt.

1:13–1:15 PM — CLOSE

Choose:

one person to follow up with

and

one introduction worth making.

1:15 PM — Hosted event ends