About this Event
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
Event venue & nearby stays
245 Summit Blvd, 245 Summit Boulevard, Birmingham, United States
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