Refer Local Lunch Gatherings
Get to know your fellow GO LOCAL business members and gain new customers!
Held on the second Friday of the month from 12-1:30pm, in person at rotating GO LOCAL Member restaurant locations.
Upcoming Refer Local Lunch Schedule
12/12 – Sazón Peruvian Cuisine | 1129 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa, 95407
1/9 – Location TBD
2/13 – Location TBD
3/13 – Location TBD
4/9 – Location TBD
5/8 – Location TBD
6/12 – Location TBD
7/10 – Location TBD
8/14 – Location TBD
9/11 – Location TBD
10/9 – Location TBD
11/13 – Location TBD
12/11 – Location TBD
Please note that GO LOCAL often takes photos at our events for use on our social media channels and website.
What is Refer Local?
Refer Local is a monthly business networking gathering for GO LOCAL members and guests every 2nd Friday at noon. Attendance is capped at 25 RSVPs per luncheon.
Why participate?
The driving spirit is building a stronger GO LOCAL business community through quality relationships, working together, and creating referral connections.
Refer Local provides a social format to work together to share and gain customers, which in turn helps strengthen the local economy. Participants provide their energy and expertise to help our community keep our dollars local.
Who can participate?
Refer Local is open to GO LOCAL business and organization members. If you’re not yet a member, you’re still welcome to attend as a guest.
Guests:
Current Refer Local members are encouraged to bring guests, including non-members. If you’d like to attend regularly, simply become a GO LOCAL business member.
New Members:
All participants are encouraged to invite others to join both Refer Local and the broader GO LOCAL network.
Group Makeup:
There are no limits on how many businesses from the same industry can participate—everyone is welcome.
What are the meetings like?
The agenda for the meetings is generally as follows:
GO LOCAL updates – 10 minutes
Informal networking – at beginning, when lunch is served, and at end
Brief introductions by all attendees and host – 20 minutes
Member Spotlight(s) – 10-20 minutes
10-Minute Member Spotlight
A GO LOCAL member will be featured at each meeting and may present to the group about themselves and their business, including time for Q&A.
Host a lunch
Interested in having your eating establishment host a Refer Local Lunch? Contact us!
