Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
As a small to medium sized business owner, engaging with a network of trusted peers to talk about and find solutions for opportunities and challenges can be an extremely valuable experience.
Gaining practical insights as a result of support others who are in a similar position can help guide the business in the right direction and position them to take advantage of future growth.
Whether an SME business is assessing new market opportunities or facing challenges around product development, HR, tech, finance or marketing, peer support can give business owners the opportunity to share those issues in a collaborative environment often leading to highly impactful solutions that reflect on valuable feedback from their peers.
Peer Networks has been developed to create a trusted and powerful virtual support network for SMEs to work together in small groups so they can strengthen their own knowledge and improve the overall performance of their business.
Backed by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Peer Networks is being delivered locally in England by Growth Hubs with the support of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) network.
Kirsti Grayson (below), director of Go Velo, a Bikeability provider offering cycle training and bike maintenance