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Belleville Chamber Networking Series Expands With Multiple Venues
Regular chamber gatherings and targeted weeks are giving local businesses repeated chances to connect, with Moody Brews, River's Edge Wellness and the Avaya Building already on the calendar.
How we reported this
The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce opened its free 1st Thursdays Networking Series at Moody Brews for the July 2026 session running 8:00-9:00 AM, adding one more stop on a schedule that already includes Business After Hours on the first Thursday of each month from 5-7 PM.
These recurring sessions sit alongside Coffee Cup Connections on the second Tuesday, creating a predictable pattern that lets owners and managers build contacts without waiting for one-off conferences. The pattern matters because Quinte Business Week runs October 15-19, 2026, packing workshops at the Avaya Building on Sidney Street and a Mega Mingle at the CAA Arena on October 16 into five days that reward participants who already know one another from earlier meetups.
Venues already in use
Quinte Women in Business held its July 10, 2026, gathering at River's Edge Wellness on 16 Gardiner Street, showing how groups outside the main chamber are booking the same circuit of spaces. Earlier Community Futures Week events in April 2025 used the Bay of Quinte Business Centre and the Small Business Centre for sessions on pitching, funding and cybersecurity, giving smaller operators direct access to the same buildings now hosting 2026 programs.
Businesses that attend the monthly series therefore enter larger events with existing relationships rather than starting from zero. The July Moody Brews slot and the October Avaya Building workshops share the same logic: repeated, low-cost entry points that compound over the year.
Next steps for participants
Chamber members can track the full schedule through the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce listings and the Quinte Women in Business site. Those who attended the July 10 session or the Moody Brews morning already hold an edge when October workshops open, because the venues and formats remain consistent across the calendar.
Registration details for both the 1st Thursdays series and Quinte Business Week appear on the chamber pages, allowing firms to slot the dates into existing routines without new travel or planning overhead.
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