Our new business support service is tailored to help Essex businesses survive and thrive during COVID-19 and beyond.
Our new business support service is tailored to help Essex businesses survive and thrive during COVID-19 and beyond.
The Group2Grow Peer Network Programme is coming back to Essex in Early 2025, to connect more business people together to create solutions and learn new skills.
Applications to join the new Group2Grow Programme are now open, and we’re ready to welcome more likeminded businesspeople from all over Essex. Read more about the programme, or click the button below to apply now.
Group2Grow peer groups bring together cohorts of business professionals to learn, grow, and solve common problems using each other’s knowledge and experience, with the support, guidance, and mentoring of a Business Coach.
Over 4 x 2 hr group sessions and 3 hours of 1:1 support with an expert mentor, we will through discussion and discovery, uncover the challenges faced by your business and work together to find logical and practical solutions.
We recognise that businesses are unique, and that whilst challenges may be shared, there is no magic algorithm for solutions. We use our collective experience and that of our group members to work together to find the ideal solutions for you and your business.
Hear from our expert business coaches below:
See how Group2Grow can benefit your business!
Caryl Lynzy, from Colchester, created her business Butterfly Home & Pet Sitters in early 2023 after falling in love with the flexible lifestyle that home and pet sitting offered. Quickly building up her own customer base, she established her own company – and found support from the Group 2 Grow Peer Network Programme from Backing Essex Business to create a business that thrived.
Jo Hall, from Chelmsford, gained expert support and guidance for her new resilience coaching business Let’s Get On With It through the free Group2Grow Peer Network programme from Backing Essex Business, which enabled her to develop her own confidence and business mindset
Deepa Graham is a breakup and divorce coach, helping others to navigate through their own emotional turmoil. Following her own struggles of going through a divorce, she set up Deevorce Coaching to support others in a similar situation. With the support from the Group2Grow Peer Networking Programme, she is now feeling more confident moving her business forward.
Naomi Koji-Paton, Owner of Koji Cam Photography in Epping Forest, tells us how peer network programme Group2Grow helped her to frame her business, providing her with new contacts, an understanding of all areas of running a business, and a fresh perspective on how to take things forward.
Barry Poulter, Managing Director of Transporter Engineering Ltd, tells Backing Essex Business how the Peer Network Programme Group2Grow enabled him and his team to take a hard look at their sales and marketing strategies to future-proof their business.
Caitie Glover, Owner and business leader of neurodivergent tutoring service ‘Syper’, Chelmsford, explains how the Group2Grow Peer Network programme has helped her define her marketing strategy, assisting her to make new connections and take the time to structure her thoughts and goals.
Owner of online music academy RockAcad, David ‘Greenie’ Green thinks outside the box for his business with the help of the Group2Grow Peer Network Programme.
Owner of Colchester-based business Transition Nutrition, Michelle Paterson, finds renewed perspective and direction for her business with help from the Backing Essex Business Peer Network Programme Group2Grow.