Monthly Archives: January 2021

How peer support is helping me and my business

Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
There has never been a more important time to invest in the future of your business by working with people who know business best. Other business leaders.
Peer Networks is bringing together business leaders to work collaboratively to find solutions to common problems and develop opportunities.
Whether an SME business is facing challenges around product development, HR, tech, finance or navigating through the third national lockdown or the UK’s exit from the EU, peer support can give business owners the opportunity to share these issues in a collaborative environment often leading to high-impactful tangible solutions that reflect on valuable feedback from their peers.
This is what business owners have to say about Peer Networks:
Aspen Peer Networks in Oxfordshire is nearly halfway through the sessions.
One business owner said: “What I found interesting is how people have been coping over the last nine months and the creative and resilience people have shown has been amazing.”
This was echoed by another participant, who said: “What I found for my own personal development is that it helped me in listening to the whole problem rather than jumping to a solution, which is usually what my management style has been.
“So, having that

Read more...

Elite Business Live goes virtual – e-meet some of the biggest names in British business

Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
Elite Business Live, the national business advice and networking event, has announced its plans to take their annual event online. On March 11-12 2021, entrepreneurs from across the nation can interact with some of the leading names in British scale-ups, via a live stream service that is available completely free of charge.
With events often being a core part of a business’ marketing strategy, live events have been sorely missed over the last year; missed at a time when most businesses are facing elevated pressure on building pipelines and growth, in fact, arguably when they need them most. Aside from the lead generation and sales benefits events bring, they also bring much needed networking opportunities. It is often through the power of live events that you meet that golden nugget contact or hear that piece of advice that changes the direction you are going in that ultimately helps elevate your business.
At Elite Business Live, the focus is bringing to life and delivering the core aspects of live events that can help SMEs through these challenging times but doing it virtually. The team have worked hard to secure speakers who have built their business from

Read more...