Create a trusted support network that can help you explore your business challenges

PEER NETWORK

Your facilitated peer group will help you to consider your own challenges from different perspectives and act on new learnings from
the sessions.

Designed for business leaders who want to grow and develop their organisation for future success, LCR High Growth Peer Networks are fully funded by Liverpool Growth Hub and consists of five 3-hour sessions over a ten week period.

About Peer Networks

Who is it for?

“One of the most useful cross sector forums I have ever been involved in” – Lisa Furlong, Director, Mole Group

Build a trusted network of connections to support you now and in the future

A Peer Network is a private group of invited business leaders, formed to support its participants by working together to share challenges, solutions, knowledge, expertise and experience.

Improve your long-term personal and business performance

Participants will need to actively engage with the action learning process which requires them to openly explore business opportunities and issues within a group environment and contribute to the success of others.

Overcome business challenges recognise and act on new opportunities

The programme is fully funded, so there is no cost to participants. There is expected to be high demand for places, so it’s important that you are able to commit to attending every session – that is a big part of what makes Peer Networks effective.

Dionne Thomas, Head of Sales and Marketing at Hi-Impact Media.

Hi-impact were one of the businesses in the Liverpool City Region to take part in Growth Platform’s Peer Network programme, led by delivery partner HeyStrategy. As the Head of Marketing, Dionne used the Peer Networks programme to seek advice from other businesses, whilst trying to manoeuvre through lockdown and to support the growth of the department. She said: 

“The Peer Network programme is by far the best programme I have been a part of since I joined my organisation. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started but I was very lucky to be a part of a great group of people with varied positions from business owners through to sales. With support from the individuals in the group and delivery partner Phil, I managed to shift my department structure and streamline processes, meaning everything is a lot clearer and responsibilities shared evenly. These changes that have been implemented were huge to my organisation as it has helped to navigate the growth in the business development department and given all staff a clear path for professional development.“

Hear from previous participants…

This work is part funded through the European Regional Development Fund. The Liverpool City Region High Growth Programme is receiving up to £5,504,829 of funding from the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The Department of Levelling up Housing and Communities (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) is the Managing Authority for European Regional Development Fund. Established by the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support innovation, businesses, create jobs and local community regenerations. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding. The Northern Powerhouse is a key aspect of this Government’s approach to addressing the productivity gap in the North and ensuring a stronger, more sustainable economy for all parts of the UK. Alongside over €1.5 billion of European Regional Development Fund support for businesses and communities across the North, the government has awarded £3.4 billion in three rounds of Growth Deals across the Northern Powerhouse.