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101

20 minutes of gold.

Short, live sessions with people who know their stuff.

One subject. One useful idea.

From AI and marketing to money, admin, photography, hospitality, trades and the realities of running a business — 101 brings useful knowledge into short, accessible sessions designed to be worth your time.

Some are free.
Some are paid.

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First session: Friday 20 November 2026 • 10am • Live on Zoom

Our first 101

Social Media 101

Using AI with Style

Use AI. Save time. Still sound like you.

AI can make creating social media content much quicker.
It can also make every business sound exactly the same.

In our first 101, Sophia at Colloco brings 25 years of marketing and business development experience to show you how to use AI as a creative tool — without losing the personality, knowledge and voice that make your business yours.

No hour-long presentation.
No AI jargon.
No endless list of tools.

We'll take an ordinary piece of AI-generated content and show you how to turn it into something stronger, more natural and much more you.

In 20 minutes, we'll cover:

  1. 01Why so much AI content sounds generic
  2. 02How to give AI much better direction
  3. 03How to keep your own tone of voice
  4. 04How to turn an ordinary idea into stronger social content
  5. 05A simple approach you can use again and again

Big subjects.
Small, useful sessions.

101 started with a simple thought:

What if business learning didn't have to mean giving up half a day?

Instead, we ask:

“If you had just 20 minutes to share something genuinely useful, what would you teach?”

That's 101.

Short sessions. Specific subjects. People who actually know what they're talking about. And something useful to take away.

Some will be practical 101s. Some will be demonstrations. Some will be conversations. Some will take us behind the scenes of real businesses.

When a subject deserves more time, we'll run longer workshops and masterclasses too.

101

20 MINUTES
OF GOLD.

Not 20 minutes of filler.

One subject

We focus on something specific.

Real knowledge

Sessions are led by people who know their subject.

Use it

You should leave with something you can actually do, change or think about differently.

A taste of 2027

What could you learn in 20 minutes?

Quite a lot, if we get the right people in the room. We're building an eclectic programme for 2027 with business owners, specialists, creatives, professionals and tradespeople from the Isle of Wight and beyond.

These are examples of planned programme themes, not confirmed dates.

  1. 01

    Social Media 101

    Using AI with Style

    Use AI. Save time. Still sound like you.

    20 November • £20 • Booking now
  2. 02

    ChatGPT 101

    Get Better Results from AI

    Simple ways to brief AI better and make it genuinely useful in everyday business.

    Coming 2027
  3. 03

    Canva 101

    Make Your Business Look Better

    Simple design principles that can make DIY marketing look considerably more professional.

    Coming 2027
  4. 04

    Money 101

    Know Your Numbers

    The numbers small-business owners need to understand — without making finance unnecessarily complicated.

    Coming 2027
  5. 05

    Delegation 101

    What Shouldn't You Still Be Doing?

    A practical session with a VA about the tasks business owners hold onto for far too long.

    Coming 2027
  6. 06

    Better Photos 101

    Using the Phone in Your Pocket

    Practical advice from a professional photographer for taking stronger everyday business images.

    Coming 2027
  7. 07

    Cyber Security 101

    Protect the Business You've Built

    Straightforward ways to reduce everyday digital risks without drowning in technical jargon.

    Coming 2027
  8. 08

    Behind the Business

    Honest conversations with interesting business owners about what really happens behind the scenes.

    Some sessions free

Some free. Some paid.

Always worth turning up for.

Not everything needs to sit behind a paywall. Some 101 events and Behind the Business conversations will be completely free.

Focused 101 sessions will be affordably priced. And occasionally we'll go deeper with longer workshops and specialist masterclasses.

No membership required. Choose the subjects that are useful to you and join us when something catches your eye.

Free

Conversations, selected sessions and community content.

101

Short, focused live learning.

Masterclasses

Longer sessions when 20 minutes simply isn't enough.

We're looking for interesting people

What's your 20 minutes of gold?

You don't need to be a professional speaker. In fact, we're rather interested in people who aren't.

You might be a carpenter who knows the five things customers should understand before starting a renovation.

A chef who can explain what really happens behind the scenes of a busy kitchen.

A virtual assistant who knows exactly which jobs business owners should stop doing themselves.

An accountant who can make one important number finally make sense.

A photographer, hotelier, retailer, designer, solicitor, tradesperson, tech specialist, maker, entrepreneur — or something we haven't thought of yet.

If you know something worth sharing, we'd like to hear from you.

If you had just 20 minutes to teach someone the most useful thing you know, what would it be?

You don't have to deliver a formal presentation either. You could:

  • Teach it
  • Show it
  • Talk about it
  • Or let us interview you

Guest contributors receive promotion through Isle of Wight Networking and the opportunity to introduce a new audience to their expertise and business.

Sessions must provide genuine value and cannot simply be sales presentations.

Coming in 2027

More reasons to connect.

101 is just one part of what's coming next for Isle of Wight Networking. In 2027 we're creating more opportunities to meet people, learn useful things, share expertise and build genuine business relationships.

Useful people.
Useful knowledge.
Better connections.

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What's next?

Be the first to hear about new 101 sessions, guest announcements, networking dates and what's coming in 2027.

Start with the first one

Social Media 101

Using AI with Style

Friday 20 November 2026 · 10am · Live on Zoom · £20

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