A free online Zoom networking session where business owners meet in small breakout rooms, have meaningful conversations, and explore future collaborations.
Small breakout rooms of 5, rotating every ~10 minutes — you'll meet several people each session.
Instead of one-way introductions or rushed pitches, participants get time to speak, listen, and understand each other's businesses — and build relationships that may lead to referrals, collaborations, and business opportunities over time.
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Hop on from anywhere — no travel, no venue, no cost.
Rishi welcomes everyone, then sends you into your first breakout room.
Small rooms of 5 people for ~10 minutes — then everyone returns and is regrouped. Repeated three times, so you meet new people each round.
After the three rounds the main session wraps up. Anyone who needs to head off is free to drop here.
Staying on? Ask questions or share feedback — then we close out together.
You can become a client of someone in this network — or they can become a customer of yours.
If you're in a similar industry, you can collaborate instead of compete — and share revenue with each other.
If you can, and feel it's worth it, you can refer people to your own network.
Business owners, consultants, freelancers, service providers, founders, and professionals who believe networking works best when relationships come before transactions.
Unscripted feedback from attendees at the end of a recent session — on the breakout rooms, the energy, and the people they met.
I love the energy. I love the idea of breakout rooms — meeting new people. That's perfect.— Pankaj Patel
The breakout rooms are fantastic. We get to know people and what they're doing. The idea is fantastic.— Sameer Shah
A nice place to interact with each other — an ideal platform for me to be. Looking forward to the next one.— Divyaa Advaani
If you'd like to connect and collaborate with other members of Networking Circles, take a few minutes to share your business details. Once you submit, we'll give you access to the details shared by other business owners — so everyone contributing to the community can discover relevant connections, referral opportunities, and potential collaborations.
Share Your Business Details →Takes ~2 minutes · You'll receive access to the member list
By submitting you agree to our Community Guidelines & Terms, including how member details are shared in the directory.
Tell us about your business through a short form.
We send you the details shared by other business owners.
Find referral opportunities and reach out directly.
Join the Networking Circles WhatsApp Group to continue building relationships, invite members for 1:1 conversations, request introductions, ask for referrals, explore collaborations, and stay updated about future sessions. Share your business profile in the Member Directory so new members can continue discovering you long after you've joined.
Request to Join WhatsApp GroupMeeting once a week on Zoom is just the first step. Stronger relationships develop when you continue the conversation through a 1:1 meeting and take the time to understand the person behind the business.
Read the 1:1 Conversation Guide →Having an ASK is important — but when you work on how you can give someone business or references, that works even better.
Don't blindly refer people. Get to know them and ask for case studies if they offer services, before recommending them to your trusted network.
Practical guides to help you build stronger relationships, make thoughtful introductions and become a better networker.
How to Have a Meaningful Networking 1:1 →The day we cross 100 members, if everyone promotes their business, that's 100 posts every single day. The group becomes noise, people mute it, and it stops being useful for anyone.
No unsolicited promos, offers, or sales pitches dropped into the main group. One person's promo invites everyone else's — and the feed turns to spam.
Every week after the Networking Circles meeting, members are welcome to share their own WhatsApp group or community link once, together with one or two sentences explaining who the community is for and why members may benefit from joining. This lets interested members opt in and keep learning, while keeping the Main Group focused on relationship building.
✓ Opt-in, not broadcastThe Main Group exists to start conversations that build relationships and create business opportunities.
The Promotions Group exists to showcase your expertise, products, services and events to members who are interested.
Conversations that build relationships and business together.
Content that primarily introduces or promotes your own business.
If you and other members are in the same area or city, you're encouraged to meet offline and turn a Zoom conversation into a real friendship. Keep it simple — a casual, low-pressure catch-up where each person pays for what they eat or drink.
An easy, relaxed setting for a 1:1 or a small group. Everyone pays for their own.
Have a meeting room at your workplace? Offer it up and host a few members for a focused session.
Busy, public, and convenient — meet over a meal where, again, everyone covers their own bill.
We recommend meeting in public spaces only, and please avoid pubs and bars — keeping things professional and comfortable for everyone makes the community better for all.
Planning a meet-up? Post it on the WhatsApp group so nearby members can join.
Join the group →Treat every member with courtesy. Listen as much as you speak.
If you have to choose between being right or being kind, choose to be kind.
Stick to conversations around business, work, and collaboration.
Please keep religion and politics out of the discussion.
That's a question I'm asked quite often.
The simple answer is that I genuinely believe networking is one of the most rewarding investments anyone can make.
My vision has never been to build another paid networking group. My goal is to build a community where business owners, professionals and entrepreneurs help one another through introductions, referrals, collaborations and meaningful relationships.
The beautiful thing about networking is that when people genuinely receive value, they naturally want to tell others about it.
If Networking Circles helps you build meaningful relationships and create new business opportunities, there's a good chance you'll invite someone else who would also benefit. As more wonderful people join, the community becomes stronger, everyone gains access to a larger network, and the opportunities for all of us, including me, naturally grow.
That's why I don't feel the need to charge a membership fee, at least for now.
Of course, if the community grows to a point where it requires a dedicated team to manage and support it, I may introduce a small membership fee in the future to cover those costs.
That said, I also love building systems and using technology to automate repetitive work wherever possible. My hope is that, by continuously improving the platform, I can keep Networking Circles accessible to everyone for a very long time.
For me, the greatest reward isn't a membership fee.
It's seeing relationships turn into referrals, collaborations, friendships and successful businesses.
If that continues to happen, I think we're all winning.
Just register through Zoom and check your email for a confirmation message with the subject line "Networking Circles Confirmation" from no-reply@zoom.us. It includes your personal joining link — simply join at the time shown in it.
If you don't see it in your inbox, check your Spam, Promotions, or Updates folders.
No. You only need to register once. When you register for the first time, Zoom creates a unique personal joining link just for you — that same link keeps working for future meetings, since we simply update the date and time each week. The easiest option is to bookmark your personal Zoom link so you can use it every week without registering again.
If you can't find your original Zoom email, don't worry — simply register again using the same email address, and Zoom will automatically send you a fresh confirmation email with your personal joining link.
In summary: register once, bookmark your personal Zoom link, use the same link every week, and if you ever lose it, just register again with the same email to get a new confirmation.
After your first registration, bookmark your unique Zoom link in your browser or save it as a shortcut on your phone. Then joining Networking Circles each week is just one click away.