Will there be people in the same business I’m in on my Board?
No.
The Board is selected carefully to ensure no competitors are on the same ‘Team’.

Is this another network?
No.
However on occasion networking does take place as someone on the board is providing a service you require but the Board is for business owners to get & give support to each other.

Am I suitable to be a board member?
If you own/run a business and feel you could do with a support group of people willing to listen and discuss openly (in a confidential environment) their plans and issues then you are suitable. 

What would make me unsuitable?
If you were not willing to share ideas, not interested in other business’ experiences or if you can honestly say ‘my business is where I want it to be and I have no issues anyone could help me solve’.

Are my issues and plans not unique to my industry?
Every business has commonalities from Sales & Marketing to Finance and Operations and every Board will have Business owners who are skilled in different areas.

How will the Board Meetings & Manager meetings be structured?
Each Board Meeting will have an agenda that will cover items you would like discussed. On occasion expertise will be brought in if a topic requires it. This meeting is for you and will be designed for you. The Board Manager Meetings will be centred around your needs for your Business. Typically your Board Manager will be involved in implementing ideas and plans you have discussed at the Board Meeting.  

What will this cost me?
This service is €650 per month.

Tell me a success story that illustrates a benefit gained by a Business Owner?  
A wholesaler who sourced his products in Asia and sold them to the large retail stores in Ireland found himself with large quantities of stock at the end of 2008 due to the collapse of the retail market. This stock and lack of sales threatened to close his business. The board were asked to spend the first hour examining solutions. It was ascertained that the wholesaler purchased his stock at €1 a unit and sold it to the large retailers at €2 a unit and this unit was subsequently sold to the public at €4 per unit. After an hour of ideas and discussion it was agreed this wholesaler should become a retailer and supply his outlets from his large quantity of stock. As the property market had also collapsed finding cheap rental units was easy and now the wholesaler is a retailer (and wholesaler) with 12 units and rising – but not the stock  -that’s reducing.