Essex Business Forum

Shenfield

Optician seat open

Looking for a recommended optician in Shenfield?

At EBF, we only ever recommend businesses we know and trust, and we keep one seat for each trade. Right now, our optician seat is empty.

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For everyone

Can you recommend an optician near Shenfield?

If you’ve used an optician who did a great job, send them our way. They’ll be invited to a free breakfast meeting.
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For the right business

Work as an optician in Shenfield?

The seat is yours to claim, and only one. Essex Business Forum will only have one optician, so every eyecare enquiry our members come across is yours. Shenfield is only about 5 minutes from our Thursday meeting along the A1023.
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Where the work comes from

How referrals flow for an optician

The warmest introductions rarely come from cold advertising. Instead, they come from businesses who already talk to families, older people and screen-based workers. That’s why GPs, audiologists and employers are natural allies for any optician.
Natural referral partners: GPs, audiologists and employers

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

What you get from joining

Once you join, you’ll have a dedicated profile on our website and a 60-second slot each Thursday to promote your business. Every meeting includes a business education slot to help you grow how you work. After 12 months, 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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How our meetings work

Members meet every Thursday from 6:30am to 8:30am, so it’s done before your working day gets going. Each week you have 60 seconds or more to present your business – roughly double some larger networking groups allow. Outside the meeting, members arrange 1-2-1s to understand what each other is looking for.
Members having breakfast together at the long meeting table

What it costs

Your first visit costs nothing. If you’d like to become a member, membership fees can be spread into monthly payments, and there’s a 6-month trial option to start with, which makes it manageable for smaller businesses.
See membership details and costs →

Questions

Does the optician have to be based in Shenfield?

No. Our members come from across Essex, so any trusted optician nearby is welcome.

Do I have to join after my first visit?

No. Visiting costs nothing, and you’re under no obligation to join. Join us one Thursday, meet the members and decide for yourself.
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Recommend someone, or take the seat

However you found this page, we’d love to hear from you: recommend an optician you trust, or book your free visit if it’s yours.