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We had 60 attendees from a variety of different business sectors, ranging from social media gurus to photographers.<\/p>\n<p>The main aim of the event was to increase the community links between, and a market place for, our Clear Books customers. \u00a0Of course, we were happy to answer any questions that people had about Clear Books &#8211; but we were much more interested in providing our customers with a space to network!<\/p>\n<p>Every guest was given the opportunity to pitch their business to the Clear Books network in a 2 minute &#8220;Big Up My Business&#8221; slot. This opportunity was greatly received &#8211; and a lot of fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14553 aligncenter\" title=\"network_0007_1 (2)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/network_0007_1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/network_0007_1-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/network_0007_1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/network_0007_1-2-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/network_0007_1-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/network_0007_1-2-675x450.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/network_0007_1-2-230x153.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Clear Books team would like to say a massive thank you to all of our customers who attended! 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