Business Growth doesn’t happen by accident!

If you are a business owner who likes to make ideas happen, who prefers conversations to pitches, collaboration to competition, making connections that light you up, challenging the status quo, kicking up a ruckus, giving credit where its due and sharing stuff just because you can, you’ll fit right in!

Come to a breakfast meeting, a workshop or a supper meeting. Listen to our radio show interviews with inspiring people. Give interviews and inspire a few yourself. Read our blogs, write for our blogs and take part in our on-line discussions and Google Plus Hangouts. Elect to be mentored and held accountable for your business growth.

 

Who comes to TIG events? People! People – not businesses!

People who range from having staff and premises to working on their own at home. They have weird little quirks like eating chillies, collecting Lego mascots, bee keeping, gambling in Las Vegas, running, extreme ironing, martial arts, wheelchair racing, supporting Chelsea football club, writing, playing bass, restoring canal boats, having secret tea parties, drinking dirty Martinis, driving cars across the Sahara, speaking four languages, being stopped by the police, geeking out on Jazz music, kissing in the rain, owning too many cars, liking DIY, tearing across Europe with a van full of books, singing in a choir, scuba diving, cooking, being motivated, challenging the status quo and loving their neighbours. Of course they are all “in business”.

Deep networking is when you find out about this stuff, find the people you can like and trust and how they can benefit from the things you know and start sharing.

There is no smoke and mirrors, no TIG “prefect” standing at the door to force you to join something or sell you features and benefits and no promises that just showing up will bring you more business. Try a few things and choose for yourself how you want to play.

When you put your head up and say “I’m in!” everyone else does too, then something really happens.

So …. are you in?

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The Business Growth Programme 

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Achieving success and consistently hitting your goals is a tough thing to do, which is why we created a Business Growth Program for busy business owners. Combining the best elements of peer groups, workshops and 1 – 1 mentoring the programme uses the most up-to-date thinking and builds on proven and tested business strategies. The result is a practical program for any business owner wishing to improve their profits and enjoy success.

Don’t let your business become more of a pain than a pleasure, join the programme now, get control of your business and realise your ambitions!

You might run a business on your own but you don’t have to do it alone!

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Call us on 01480 830666 / 07711 705038 or email us to find out how we can help 

When you join the Business Growth Programme you get access to mentoring and accountability as well as our monthly business owners breakfasts, workshops and supper meetings .

There is no lack of information about how to run a successful business – its all out there free of charge but most people download material, buy books and programmes and then do nothing with them. What is missing is real accountability from people who know all the excuses for not getting things done – and how to fix them.

“We’ve hired Ann to work with us on several projects this year. She has provided mentoring support, business finance guidance and most recently, and on an ongoing basis, is helping us scale up to manage a new business route which will be a huge activity for us in 2012. Her knowledge in terms of breadth and depth seems to be never ending and she’s helping us achieve the turnover, profit and results that we would have had in 2012, in 2011, which is the perfect outcome.” October 26, 2011 Liz Weston. M.D. Weston Communications

Here’s what other business owners think about us!

  “It can be difficult working out what the next steps are – you know where you want to get to but don’t necessarily know how to get there. Working with Ann is one of the most valuable things you can invest in to help you. Ann is expert at knowing what you need to do to achieve the next steps in your business and her guidance and support in putting things in place to ensure you get there make it all so much easier. Instead of racing around wondering what the answers are I am now happily creating a really solid foundation to take my business to the next level and it just feels so much more enjoyable and effective. Thanks to Ann.” November 8, 2011 Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative Tamsin Higgins, Owner, Tom Higgins Exhibition and Retail Interior Designs

“Ann is a great Mentor, she is encouraging, always on my case, full of wonderful ideas and information….and we have fun (which is important to me) She has great integrity and I know that she will always give me constructive feedback – Highly recommended.” October 26, 2011 Lindsey Reed Glows Coaching, hired Ann as a Business Consultant in 2011

“I attended Ann’s talk on Mastermind groups yesterday at a networking event. As a speaker she is able to get your attention and keeps it. Her talk was informative, humorous and entertaining. Ann is very passionate about her subject and I would recommend her as a speaker because of the natural energy that she puts into it. Thanks Ann, I hope to hear you speak again one day.” October 12, 2011 Mark Buchan, MSc (CSM) Change Management Specialist and Managing Director, New Thought Leader

“Ann is an inspiration …so it is wonderfully appropriate that she runs The Inspired Group. She is also one of the warmest and kindest people I have met through business in recent years. Ann is so attentive and caring, which shows itself in the quality of the events she runs which are always a delight to attend.” August 14, 2011 Garry Mumford, Managing Director, Insight Associates

“I met Ann quite a few years ago and was totally impressed by the quality of the event. It made a lasting impact on my mind. I have since attended as many events as possible over the past years, getting everytime stimulated and inspired by the guest speaker, by the people attending, by Ann herself always warm, vibrant, funny and inspiring. For a few months I worked on a project with Ann and discovered how dedicated, how competent and efficient she is in all her dealings. I also attended one of her brilliant workshops. My wish is to be able to share as much time as possible with her. She is a gem, a true inspiration to us all in business!” July 27, 2011 Francine Rouanet-Démocrate, Founder & Director, The Way To France

“Ann has been a great support during some difficult times and has helped us to stay focussed. Her input on the marketing side has been invaluable and she has not only come up with some great suggestions but also makes sure we get on with the job! I don’t know where we would be without Ann.”December 23, 2010 Christine Seymour, Director KTS Computers Ltd. hired Ann as a Business Consultant in 2009

“I joined Ann’s mastermind group to leverage the skills, abilities, experience and knowledge of all her mastermind members. To be able to share ideas, thoughts, information, feedback and resources proved invaluable as well as having access to Ann 1-2-1. It is a great concept Ann launched to provide this facility to small business owners; in addition to the mastermind group you also have access to her networking forums. Ann is very personable and cares. She is extremely knowledgeable in running small businesses and this is a great service she provides.”November 30, 2010 Jennifer Baker, hired Ann as a Business Consultant in 2010

“I am proud to have Ann Hawkins as my Mentor. When I started my new business earlier this year I knew that I would have to improve my exposure . When you don’t know what you don’t know, then what you do know is that you need help. I attended one of Ann’s  Workshops and was most impressed with the way she cared for and treated everybody in the room, whether they had no previous experience when they walked in, or quite a lot. Everybody came away from the event with so much. She is a master and from that event I more fully understood how to rapidly increase my contacts and so much more. She is always happy to take my calls and answer my questions and is so free with her advice and encouragement. So if you need to ramp up your activity contact Ann for the “fast-track” to excellence!” November 28, 2010 Nick Ratcliffe | Partners in Motivation, hired Ann as a Business Consultant in 2010, and hired Ann more than once

“I have know Ann for a number of years now, she is a lady with a great personality and will always give her best to help and guide her clients to achieve their best, Her professionalism and duty to her work is second to none and I would fully recommend her in everything she does.” November 27, 2010 Anne Hardesty Owner, T&A Plant Hire and Leader of WIRE in South Norfolk