Webstrong Ltd

Earlier this week we launched The Board. And now we’re looking for as many business owners as possible to join our Facebook Page.

The Board is an exclusive support structure for your business delivered in the form of monthly board meetings. These meeting are chaired by a trained facilitator who controls the meeting, ensuring that everyone gets a fair share of the allocated time.

This is an exclusive club. So it’s not for everyone. We want entrepreneurs, innovators, natural sales people, people with boat loads of experience. We want the very best people, so the advice they give is of the very best quality. If this sounds like you, then The Board needs you.

To find out more, visit The Board website and apply for an information pack or you can visit us on Facebook at our fan page.

We’ve also compiled at quick Q&A, addressing many of the questions we’ve received about The Board so far. If you’d like to know more, then reading these will be a good place to start:

Is my information confidential? Confidentiality is a key area. All members sign a non-disclosure agreement as part of the sign up process. Only members can attend meetings and a member must sign an NDA in advance of attending a meeting.

Will my competitors be at the meeting? Each meeting will be made up of members from non-competing sectors. Actually it is expected that members’ services will compliment each other and there may be market opportunities from within the group.

Do I have to stay in the same group for 6 months? No, if you are not happy with the expertise in any particular group we will facilitate you in joining another group which is directly suited to your needs

Define what I receive for €200:

• A three-hour monthly meeting with four fellow experts.
• Access to emergency meeting to discuss any urgent business issues.
• Online 24-hour confidential forum to ask members advice based on their experiences (launch date tbc).
• A structured environment to focus on your business.
• Procedure to set goals and continuous monitoring to ensure goals are achieved.
• Complimentary negotiation service on behalf of your business. You only pay if we save you money and what you pay is a percentage of the savings achieved.
• Internal Meeting Management Software (available in June 2010). Our software makes it easy for our members to implement their strategies.
• Discounts – Members qualify for exclusive discounts. Our boarding card will be updated monthly. We will add a new discount every month.
• Our monthly fee will not increase but we will continually add to our services

Is this like BNI (business network international)? This is a not a networking service. However by its nature it will offer networking opportunities between members. Our service it to allow business owners to step back from their business to focus on and grow their business in order to increase profits.

You should be paying me for advice! I am in business 12 years and I have no issues. All businesses evolve. To be the best business in a sector, owners must continuously be in tune with the market and customer demands. Our meetings gives members an opportunity to discuss cash flow, banking, taxation, sales, staffing issues or any other issue a business owner may have. By joining The Board it will help you secure your business for another 12 years!

I am a one-man band, is this suitable for me? This is a perfect structure for you. Business can be a lonely place. We are offering you a virtual board of directors. We are giving you a soundboard to use to bounce ideas off, to share their experiences with you. You will never have to make a decision on your own again.

I already have a board of directors, so I don’t need another? Using The Board can help you to impress your directors. You will go to your internal board meetings focused, with clear thought out strategies and solutions. You can use the board to solve operational levels that your directors will not be sympathetic towards.

How will I know there will be other members equipped to help me? Every member is a business owner like yourself and an expert at running a business. They like you have extensive experience and their experiences mirroring your advice will be very beneficial. At any stage if you have a specific area of expertise required we can arrange an extraordinary meeting to deal with that issue specifically.

35 minutes seems short, how will this sort my problems? This is a three-hour meeting and we plan to launch a 24hours Q&A online forum for members. Our members to date have found that by giving advice they are actually learning themselves. All the advice given around the table is generic to all business so everything that happens in the meeting is relative to your business.

What is the negotiation service? We can negotiate a deal on your behalf. You can always do your own negotiations but our results speak for themselves. We saved one company €18,000 on rent alone in the last 6 weeks. You only pay for the service if we achieve savings and our fees is only a small percentage of the savings you achieve.

What is the PA for a Day? This service is optional and is very much on a need only basis. You can register for it at no cost and then if you ever need a PA it will be available. We can book flights, tidy your office, type letters, record minutes of meetings etc. Our philosophy is to offer a solution to fit our members needs. If you need something tell us, if we don’t offer it today, we will strive to add it to our services.

Where’s the catch? There is none. Join The Board to focus on your business, in order to grow your business, in order to increase your profits.

Can anybody join? No, this is an exclusive club and we have a strict application process in advance of granting a new membership. We want entrepreneurs, innovators, and natural sales people, people with boatloads of experience. We want the very best people, so the advice they give is of the very best quality to fellow members.

Further information can be obtained from The Board website.