Create a trusted support network

National programme funded by Central Government

About Peer Networks

Peer Networks is a national peer-to-peer networking programme for SME leaders that want to grow and develop their organisation for future success.

Delivered locally by Worcester Business Central, we will create diverse cohort groups of individuals to collaboratively work through common business issues. Through interactive action learning, we will enable you to discuss your own challenges, gain and reflect on valuable feedback and implement practical solutions to overcome them.

From finance and HR to sales, marketing and more, our expert facilitators will give you the flexibility to create a trusted support network that works for you, helping you to build and strengthen your business and improve its overall performance.

The support is FREE 18hrs of facilitated learning and FREE 3.5hrs one to one time with the facilitator and that the activity will need to be completed by March 2021

Benefits

Businesses that seek external advice or undertake formal training are more likely to improve their overall performance, but many prefer to take advice from trusted sources, such as their peers, when presented with external challenges and opportunities.

Peer Networks enables you to make connections that go far beyond networking.

By completing Peer Networks, you will:

Overcome business challenges and recognise and act on new opportunities

Build a trusted network of connections to support you now and in the future

Improve your long-term personal and business performance

Who is the programme for?

Peer Networks is designed for business leaders who want to grow and develop their organisation for future success.

The programme is available to any SME business that has:

Operated for at least one year

At least five employees

A turnover of at least £100,000

An aspiration to improve

Ideally, participants should also have:

The potential to scale up

The ability or potential to export

The Programme

Peer Networks is delivered through a series of high impact group sessions, with each cohort led by a trained facilitator. Also to add in areas that will be covered to include best use of technology in the COVID world to present the business in the best way digitally and also look at new business development opportunities at home and abroad.

The programme includes:

Interactive action learning

Trained facilitators

Small groups

Flexible topic selection

One to one coaching

To register your interest for this programme please fill out the form below:

Open to fill out form

Company Name*
Sector*
Company Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Post Code Country
Contact Name*
First Last
Phone*
Email*
Please confirm all of the following*
To use externally:

Essential (All Four Criteria must be met)
- Operated for at least one year
- At least five employees*
- A turnover of at least £100,000*
- An aspiration to improve
Please confirm any of the following?
Desirable:
- Businesses with the potential to Scale up
- Businesses who already export, or have the potential to become an exporter
*There are two eligibility flexibilities:

Businesses impacted by Covid-19

In the case of SMEs that prior to the impact of Covid-19 would have qualified, but which now do not due to the impact of Covid-19 (i.e. drop in turnover, or reduction in the number of employees), that would have met the criteria prior to March 2020

Sectors

Flexibility is provided for the number of employees in creative industry businesses, which can include associates. This exemption only applies to the creative industries and does not include sub-contractors, or cover any other sectors. An associate is defined as someone who “Pays their own self-employment taxes and doesn't have any employees”. Usually not a LTD organisation, partnership organisations are also excluded.

Note that part time permanent employees should be counted as one employee.