Essex Business Forum

Shenfield

Garden Designer seat open

Searching for a recommended garden designer in Shenfield?

At Essex Business Forum, we only ever recommend businesses we know and trust, and we keep one seat for each trade. Right now, our garden designer seat is open, so we’re looking for someone good in and around Shenfield.

Which one are you?

I know a great garden designer

Recommend them to us

I’m a garden designer

Claim the only seat

For everyone

Know a good garden designer near Shenfield?

If you’ve used a garden designer you’d happily recommend, tell us about them. We’ll invite them to a free breakfast meeting, and you could help a local business grow.
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For the right business

Work as a garden designer near Shenfield?

The seat is yours to claim. EBF only ever accepts one garden designer, so any garden design lead our members hear about comes straight to you. Shenfield is just about 5 minutes from the meeting along the A1023.
Claim the seat – book a free visit
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Where the work comes from

How introductions flow for a garden designer

The warmest introductions rarely come from cold marketing. They come from people who regularly work with homeowners wanting more from their outdoor space. That’s why landscapers, architects and estate agents are natural referral partners for any garden designer, in Shenfield or anywhere in Essex.
Natural referral partners: landscapers, architects and estate agents

Getting there from Shenfield

Shenfield is a commuter town at the end of the Elizabeth line, with fast trains to Liverpool Street and a busy run of shops, salons and cafés along Hutton Road.
Shenfield is about 5 minutes from the meeting along the A1023.
By train: Elizabeth line and Greater Anglia trains run from Shenfield station.
Where we meet and where to park →

Membership

Why businesses join EBF

As a member, you’ll get a dedicated profile on the EBF website and 60 seconds or more each Thursday to present your business, and a chance to appear on our podcast, The Referral Effect. Each week includes a short training session to help you grow your business. Once you’ve been with us a year, you can apply for our Mark of Excellence, a quality badge members show off with pride.

£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

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Inside a Thursday meeting

Members meet every Thursday from 6:30am to 8:30am, before most working days begin. Every week you have 60 seconds or more to tell the room about your business – roughly double some larger networking groups give you. Outside the meeting, members arrange one-to-one catch-ups to understand what each other is looking for.
Members having breakfast together at the long meeting table

Costs, and paying monthly

Your first visit is free. Should you decide to join, all fees can be paid monthly, and there’s a 6-month trial membership to start with, which makes it affordable for smaller businesses.
See membership details and costs →

Questions

Does the garden designer have to be based in Shenfield?

Not at all. Our members come from across Essex, so a trusted garden designer in the area is worth recommending.

Do I have to join after my first visit?

No. Your first visit is free, with no pressure to sign up. Come along, meet the members and make up your own mind.
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Recommend someone, or take the seat

Whichever side of the table you’re on, we’d love to hear from you: recommend a garden designer you trust, or book your free visit if it’s yours.