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Leading Edge is IGD’s FREE network giving you the tools, knowledge and skills to build a successful career.

Nearly 4,000 members meet online and via a nationwide programme of training workshops, networking events and conferences to further their personal development, share their opinions and build relationships with their peers.

If you work in the food and grocery industry you can apply for FREE membership, which entitles you to:

Value – more than £3,500 worth of FREE training available every year from our nationwide programme of events
Contacts - build a business contact network to help further your career, both at events and online
Proof - certificates to highlight the valuable training you receive
Insight - keep up-to-date on industry topics and key trends through exclusive resources on our website
Ownership - a range of tools to help you take charge of your own career development

To find out what you’re missing and to register for FREE membership, visit the Leading Edge site now: www.leadingedge.igd.com

Forthcoming free Leading Edge events

Sustainability: how, why and where it matters

Dates in April 2010

Perfect pitch: How to develop compelling business proposals

Dates in May 2010

Following the shopper: The art of successful business planning

Dates in Oct & Nov 2010

Latest news from Leading Edge

Experiences of a Leading Light Award winner

Experiences of a Leading Light Award winner	11 February 2010

Tom Benton, Head of Commercial at Little Dish, won last year's Danone Leading Light Award at IGD's Food Industry Awards. Here, he tells Shanna Ritchie how he won the award, the challenges he faced, and how it has helped him grow professionally.

Maximising Business Relationships	14 January 2010

The 2010 Leading Edge series of free master classes kicks off this month with 'Maximising Business Relationships'. Find out all about it here.

Leading Light Award - The finalists	13 October 2009

The winner of the Danone Leading Edge Leading Light Award will be announced at the IGD Food Industry Awards on 13 October. Here we meet the four finalists.

Inspiring success, developing talent	17 September 2009

Inspiring Success and Developing Talent is a free after-work event from Leading Edge taking place on 10 November 2009, and boasts a fantastic line-up of speakers to help inspire you in the workplace.