UK Professionals in Australia networking group launches via LinkedIn

22 June 2010

The UK Professionals in Australia networking group will be holding its official launch on Thursday 8th July at the Consul General's residence in Vaucluse, Sydney.

The group was founded a few months ago by British-born, locally based, businessmen Steve Hobbs and Tim Lea who recognised that the thousands of British businesspeople who arrive in Australia each year needed a way to meet people quickly in an informal atmosphere. The group has been growing quickly since inauguration and is now over 180 people.

Paul Noon, Director of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Australia, and his team have been assisting Steve and Tim to grow the group, recognising how valuable it could prove to be for the many British businesses that UKTI assists to enter the Australian market every year:

"When I first came to Sydney I had to start from scratch, building up all of the business networks that I had previously taken for granted. I wish that the UK Professionals Networking Group had been around when I got here, it would have made things so much easier."

Click here to find out more about the UK Professionals in Australia Networking Group and register to join or contact
Steve Hobbs: steve.hobbs@achievecapital.com.au or
Tim Lea tim.lea@cashstream.com.au