Bringing together women in businesses from across Oxfordshire and beyond. Meet like-minded entrepreneurs, small business owners & employees.

Bringing together women in business from across Oxfordshire and beyond. Meet like-minded entrepreneurs, small business owners and professionals in a relaxed and supportive environment.

Welcome to Oxfordshire Women In Business, a community of professional women from businesses across Oxfordshire and beyond.

We meet several times throughout the year to network, build relationships, support one another and hear from speakers on topics that genuinely matter to women in business.

Join us on Friday 20th November 2026 at the Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South, between 9.30am and 12.00pm, for a morning of networking, refreshments, conversation and an educational speaker session.

This month’s speaker is Lianne Johnson from Element6 Websites, who will be delivering a session titled:

The 10-Second Test: Does Your Website Make the Right First Impression?

When someone lands on your website for the first time, can they quickly understand what your business does, who you help and why they should choose you?

It's easy to become so familiar with our own websites that we forget to look at them through the eyes of a potential customer. What seems perfectly clear to us might not be quite so obvious to someone visiting for the first time.

In this practical and interactive session, Lianne will explore what makes an effective homepage, some of the common mistakes that could be costing you enquiries, and how small changes to your messaging and calls to action can make a difference.

You'll also have the opportunity to put your own website to the 10-second test, working with others in the room to see what impression it makes on someone who hasn't seen it before.

Whether you're planning a new website, thinking about refreshing your existing one or simply wondering whether yours is doing its job, this session will give you some useful things to consider and practical ideas to take away.

Feedback from previous OWIB attendees:

"A great event, it was my first Women In Business networking event and it definitely won't be my last."

"The environment that you create at Women In Business Oxford is the most friendly environment I've ever been to in terms of a business event. It allows people to open up a little bit more and be themselves and not feel so nervous."

What to expect:

Educational speakers with practical, relevant insights

Relaxed networking in a friendly and supportive environment

Refreshments, fruit and pastries

A welcoming group of women from a wide range of industries and backgrounds

Oxfordshire Women In Business is a supportive and friendly community welcoming women from businesses across Oxfordshire and beyond.

www.oxfordshirewomeninbusiness.co.uk

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