Making contact and asssociations with similar sme owners and entrepreneurs offer much in the way of resources and inspiration to help grow businesses. Advice from other experienced operators, depending on whether they are local or nationally based, industry focused or generaly such as a chamber of commerce member. Or again it may be specific to one kind of industry and would benefit from this trade association experienced advisor. Advice can come in all kinds and there are many agencies out there who are willing and able to guide the newbie along and help keep them on the sometimes rocky road to success. The british chambers of commerce for example is a network that supports and connects companies to bring together organisations and companies to form new relationships to foster an atmosphere of best practice and support in these difficult trading tims. There are currently 53 of the individual chambers which form the main network of companies who between them employ about 6 million folk around the uk.
Another excellent form of advice and support for the newer business venture could be the feeration of small businesses which aims to help the smaller operation achieve ambitionbs. They are very much a business campaigning group – a voice to be heard at the highest levels.
