Pro-Development are partnering with York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub offering a fully funded Peer to Peer Group running from September 23 – March 24.
Peer-to-Peer support is not simply networking with peers but rather a structured, trusted intervention with a small cohort of businesses with similar growth trajectories where issues, challenges, concerns, opportunities – and even financials – are shared, ideas exchanged, and guidance sought from a trusted group.
It can be lonely leading a business. You don’t always have someone to bounce ideas off and debate a new path forward. Or share the excitement of a hard-fought win.
Peer support is proven to enhance a business leader’s confidence more than 33%, and Pro-Development have been running action learning and peer groups for business leaders and directors interested in really learning and growing in a group setting.
Helped us to gain clarity on where we stand in our business and establish our café values and culture, restart regular staff meetings – open up communication and share info rather than on the hop. I learnt a lot about myself, got a structure to have honest conversations
Jo Connolly, Marigold café & boats
Pro-Development was the driving force behind the people's panel peer to peer group. Many thanks for all your support. A great move to bring together a local group when the world was falling apart.
Duncan Sanford, Mole Valley Asset Management
Pro-Development were superb. Tough gig trying to be engaging over Zoom with so many attendees!
Andy Boyde, Consilia Legal
Are you ready to find a group of people you can share ideas with, learn from and debate the best way forward for your business? If so, then a peer group might be for you.
Our expert facilitators 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.
How will my business benefit?
Peer groups enable you to make connections that go far beyond networking.
By joining a peer group you will:
Find a safe and supportive environment to explore and overcome challenges and recognise and act on new opportunities
Build a trusted network of connections to support you now and in the future
Have time to focus on business growth and strategy rather than just operational day to day and improve your long-term personal and business performance
Focus on people and team aspects of the business to improve engagement and increase productivity and explore leadership skills needed to improve retention
Pro-Development have been one of our top providers throughout the funded programme and have been a delight to work with throughout. They showed huge flexibility and responded quickly and successfully to the opportunity to deliver peer to peer groups for us. These were very successful and therefore extended. Thank you Michelle and Pro-Development for supporting the businesses with these peer to peer groups
Joanne Harvatt, West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges
About the programme
This programme is fully funded by the York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. All you need to commit is your time to the sessions. It is important that you attend them all to create maximum benefit. Your business must be in the North Yorkshire Council area.
The programme consists of the following:-
6 x half day sessions running from September to March 24
These will be a mix of face to face, in York off the A64/A19 junction where there is plenty of parking, and online – will be agreed to suit the group
3 x 1.5 hour mentoring sessions
These will be 1:1 sessions to fit in with your schedule and enable you to explore challenges bespoke to just you
We plan to start the programme in September 23 and it must be completed by March 2024. So far, we have planned the first few sessions:-
Friday 22nd September 1-4pm
Thursday 26th October 1-6pm
So, if this is something that would be of value, get these dates pencilled in your diary and get in touch to find out more.
There are only 10 places available on this group so it will be first come first served.
You can join the programme by registering using this link here
Written by: Steph Edwards
Published: 21 August 2023
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