The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce runs this morning session at its Franklin Street headquarters downtown, and it’s networking stripped of the guesswork: a structured, speed-networking format designed so attendees walk out with roughly twenty fresh business contacts before the workday properly begins.

It’s a members-only program, free with Chamber membership, aimed squarely at small and mid-sized member companies looking to generate leads and widen their circles. That makes the room unusually useful — everyone is there to do business, introductions are facilitated rather than left to chance, and the whole thing wraps early enough to make your first meeting. Bring a stack of business cards and a tight version of what your company does. If you find cocktail-hour networking inefficient, this is the Chamber’s antidote: brisk, friendly, and built for follow-up.