[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":679},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-groups-back-september":3,"site:reading-news-breakfast-groups-back-september":317,"news-rows":436,"site:og:\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-groups-back-september":677},{"id":4,"title":5,"answeredBy":6,"atAGlance":6,"author":7,"blocks":6,"body":8,"date":272,"description":273,"events":274,"extension":281,"gettingThere":6,"image":282,"imageAlt":283,"imageCredit":284,"interview":6,"kind":285,"lifted":6,"means":6,"meta":286,"navigation":287,"now":6,"organisers":6,"path":288,"photos":6,"pick":6,"pull":6,"questions":6,"quote":6,"readMins":289,"scene":6,"seo":290,"source":6,"sources":291,"span":6,"standfirst":310,"stem":311,"steps":6,"tags":312,"town":6,"updated":315,"venues":6,"was":6,"__hash__":316},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-groups-back-september.md","Hampshire's breakfast groups: how they work and why",null,"hampshire.events",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":261},"minimark",[11,21,26,29,58,66,70,86,89,93,102,111,120,123,127,130,158,166,170,173,193,201,205,242,246],[12,13,14,15,20],"p",{},"The end of the summer is a natural time to look for a regular group, and in Hampshire a regular group usually means breakfast. When we updated this article on 12 November 2026, 131 of the 243 upcoming business dates we listed were breakfasts by our ",[16,17,19],"a",{"href":18},"\u002Fformats","format rules",": more than every other format put together. This piece looks at why the format took hold, what happens at one, how to visit, and what research suggests about the habit of turning up every week.",[22,23,25],"h2",{"id":24},"how-many-and-how-early","How many, and how early",[12,27,28],{},"Breakfasts on our listings come in two shapes. Most start very early: of those 131 dates, 62 started in the six o'clock hour and another 20 before nine. Then there is a second wave of later breakfasts and brunches, with 49 dates starting in the nine o'clock hour. So if a 6.30 start is impossible for you, there is often a later one in the same part of the county.",[12,30,31,32,36,37,36,41,36,45,36,49,36,53,57],{},"They meet everywhere. 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The government's ",[16,115,118],{"href":116,"rel":117},"https:\u002F\u002Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk\u002Fmedia\u002F6a297517d95ffddb05d4ae28\u002Fhelp-to-grow-management-phase-1-final-evaluation-report-process-and-impact-evaluation.pdf",[77],"Help to Grow: Management evaluation",", published in June 2026, found that 63% of completers said the course had expanded their peer network, and 68% were having informal discussions with other businesses at least quarterly.",[12,121,122],{},"A weekly or monthly breakfast is a simple way to keep a set of moderately weak ties warm: people who know what you do, see you often enough to remember, and know a different crowd from yours.",[22,124,126],{"id":125},"what-happens-at-one","What happens at one",[12,128,129],{},"The breakfasts we list tend to take one of three shapes:",[131,132,133,141,147],"ul",{},[134,135,136,140],"li",{},[137,138,139],"strong",{},"Open networking."," Coffee, food and conversation, sometimes with a round of introductions. The easiest kind to try.",[134,142,143,146],{},[137,144,145],{},"A talk."," A speaker or a member presenting, with networking either side. Good if you would rather listen first.",[134,148,149,152,153,157],{},[137,150,151],{},"A structured group."," A set agenda with each member giving a short summary, often weekly and with one member per trade. Our guide to ",[16,154,156],{"href":155},"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-a-networking-chapter-works","how a networking chapter works"," explains this kind.",[12,159,160,161,165],{},"Our guide to ",[16,162,164],{"href":163},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-happens-at-a-business-breakfast","what happens at a business breakfast"," walks through a typical morning.",[22,167,169],{"id":168},"choosing-between-them","Choosing between them",[12,171,172],{},"With so many on the calendar, the choice is mostly practical. 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Each listing says how to book.",[134,214,215,218],{},[137,216,217],{},"Ask about visiting."," Ask the organiser whether you can come along before joining, what a visit costs and whether your trade is already represented.",[134,220,221,224],{},[137,222,223],{},"Arrive a little early."," The first few minutes are the easiest time to talk, before the room fills.",[134,226,227,230],{},[137,228,229],{},"Go back."," The weak-tie research is about contact over time. One breakfast is a sample; three tell you whether a group is for you.",[134,232,233,236,237,241],{},[137,234,235],{},"Follow up the same day."," One short message to the two people you most want to see again. 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