Essex Business Forum

Ingatestone

Caterer seat open

Need a recommended caterer in Ingatestone?

At EBF, we only ever recommend businesses we’ve vetted ourselves. Right now, our caterer seat is open, so we’re looking for the right one in and around Ingatestone.

Which one are you?

I know a great caterer

Recommend them to us

I’m a caterer

Claim the only seat

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Know a good caterer in Ingatestone?

If you know a caterer who did a great job, tell us about them. We’ll invite them to a no-obligation breakfast meeting, and you’ll be the introduction that grows their business.
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For the right business

Work as a caterer in Ingatestone?

There’s a seat with your name on it. EBF only ever accepts one caterer, so every catering referral our members come across comes straight to you. Ingatestone is only about 12 minutes from our Thursday meeting along the A12.
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Where the work comes from

Why referrals work for a caterer

The warmest leads rarely come from cold advertising. Instead, they come from people who already work with businesses, families and event hosts – often around a party, a corporate event or a wedding. This is why events organisers, venues and wedding planners make strong referral partners for every caterer.
Natural referral partners: events organisers, venues and wedding planners

Members from across Essex

Our members travel in from across Essex, and Ingatestone is only about 12 minutes from the meeting along the A12. Browse all our current members in the member directory.
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Getting there from Ingatestone

Ingatestone is a large village just off the A12 with its own railway station, a High Street of independent shops and the Tudor Ingatestone Hall on its edge.
Ingatestone is about 12 minutes from the meeting along the A12.
By train: Greater Anglia trains run from Ingatestone station.
Where we meet and where to park →

Membership

Why businesses join EBF

Once you join, you’ll have a dedicated profile on our website and a 60-second slot each Thursday to promote your business. Each week includes a business education slot to help you grow your business. Once you’ve been with us a year, you can apply for our Mark of Excellence.

£25,000+

of new business a year, on average, for each member through EBF

Your own profile page

60 seconds or more every week

A spot on The Referral Effect podcast

Mark of Excellence after 12 months

The meeting room set out in a U shape with a member presenting

How our meetings work

We meet every Thursday between 6:30am and 8:30am, so it’s done before the working day starts. Every week you have 60 seconds or more to tell the room about your services. Between meetings, you’ll arrange one-to-one catch-ups to learn what each other is looking for.
Members having breakfast together at the long meeting table

Costs, and paying monthly

Your first visit costs nothing. If you’d like to join, all fees can be paid monthly, and there’s a 6-month trial membership to start with.
See membership details and costs →

Questions

Does the caterer have to be based in Ingatestone?

Not at all. EBF members travel in from all over Essex, so any trusted caterer in the area is welcome.

Is there any obligation to join?

Not at all. Visiting costs nothing, and you’re under no obligation to join. Join us one Thursday, see how the meeting runs and decide for yourself.
Members laughing together around the breakfast table

Recommend someone, or take the seat

However you found this page, get in touch: introduce a caterer you trust, or claim the seat if it’s yours.