The Founders Club – A confidential place to discuss business
Having a confidential place to talk about business, express worries, talk about new ideas, the challenges of scaling a business plus have a place to celebrate successes, is something that seems to be missing for many female founders. The Founders Club is a safe online space (our monthly meetings are via Zoom) to meet with other like-minded women for an added level of business support, confidential conversations, brainstorming and a place to help form and develop exciting new business strategies.
Having input from others to help you make better business decisions, from women who inspire you, will share their insight and knowledge about how they are scaling and developing their own business, is always helpful and constructive. Ironically the more successful you become in business then the less people you may have to turn to, to seek sound and valuable advice.
The Founders Club
The Founders Club was set up in the summer of 2020 at the start of the pandemic. Being in business can become a lonely place if you don’t have peers to share successes and the challenges or seek advice.
It was created as a way to introduce consultancy clients to each other. I knew the women I worked with would really like and respect each other and were mostly at a similar stage in business. I was right, they loved meeting each other and talking business! After all, they are like-minded business women.
The monthly meetings are a place to discuss new initiatives, activities, ideas, or simply to ask for help or input for a problematic situation (or problematic client) and seek respected views, opinions and advice from others who may have experienced a similar situation. Tapping into the collective wisdom of aspirational business owners who are experienced business women, is powerful and enlightening. You can get further ahead in business when you have the mutual support of others. We believe in collaboration over competition.
A business support group for female business founders
The Founders Club is not a networking group but a dedicated business support group for entrepreneurial female business founders. It offers a chance for collaborative thinking with a group mentoring ‘edge’.
There is no pitching for business, no professional lockout, no selling, no marketing, but it is a place to learn from others. A place to share valuable business experience and knowledge. The sessions are confidential and provide the opportunity to discuss business through facilitated and structured discussion. No question are too big or small.
Grow your peer group
Growing and scaling a business can be stressful, time consuming, problematic, expensive and challenging, but surrounding yourself with an added business expertise is always helpful and sensible when you’re serious about developing your business. There is nothing better than being in the company of generous spirited business ‘friends’, bouncing ideas and exploring new information. Sharing goals and business aspirations can be reassuring even for the most confident and experienced business owner. Seeking different perspectives is often very powerful and inspiring, particularly when you only see your own point of view most of the time.
Experience matters!
Those involved are experienced business women who are scaling their business. They have a lot to share and are generous with their time, ideas and information. They have no agenda other than to help other women succeed and gain advice from others they admire. Each has aspirations of growth, development and ‘scaling up’ for their business and brand. The common thread between them is the determination to be successful.
The monthly sessions (via Zoom) are intimate (a maximum of 14 women per group to encourage meaningful discussion) which allows each woman to have a ‘voice’ and time to share her advice and opinions. The sessions have become invaluable to those involved, helping to push their business forward. A session they look forward to each month and will not miss!
Being in smaller groups mean that each woman has the opportunity to get to know each other well. They can fully understand what the other has as plans for business growth, to be able to offer suggestions, new ideas, share hindsight or be able to offer a helping hand where needed. The meetings are also great for moral support.
New groups will be launching in 2024. If you’re a female founder (or co-founder), an entrepreneur, consultant or owner of an independent business and looking for something ‘different’ to run alongside your networking, to support you and your business (this is definitely not networking) then please get in touch. It is important to build a valuable ‘power circle’ around you and your business, so you don’t have to go it alone!
Who would benefit?
Female founders who are driven and motivated to achieve business success by scaling their business.
Female founders who inspire others, have something to give and are willing to share their business knowledge.
Female founders who want a place to ‘belong’ with like-minded women and a place to share their ‘value’.
Female founders who love to discuss business with others, join in with collaborative group discussions but are open and receptive to new ideas and ways to approach situations and challenges in their own business.
Female founders with enough experience of running a business that they can bring something valuable to the conversations.
Female founders who are innovative and have created their brand from the ground up!
Female founders who may feel that they have ‘outgrown’ networking and now want more focused conversations about business.
Please get in touch for an informal chat if this sounds like you.
Please email jan@janibbott.co.uk for more information.
