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Grow your small business through partnerships and collaboration

You’d be forgiven as an SME owner for assuming that partnerships are just something large businesses do. In truth, they can be fruitful at any level.

27 Jan 2022 . 2 min read

Here, through exclusive conversations with small business leaders about their own collaborative journeys, you’ll learn how to capitalise on the many opportunities of partnership.

With our experts’ help, we’ll look at the benefits and challenges of working with others and get tested tips on how to choose collaborators and where to find them.

Be informed: the value of partnerships and how to build them

By establishing relationships with other companies, you could: fill skills and knowledge gaps, increase your reach, make valuable contacts, and gain access to valuable resources.

Watch our film to understand more about the benefits of partnering with other businesses.

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Be inspired: creating a successful partnerships strategy

Boom Sauce, founded by Maryann Penfold, is a chilli sauce company based in Worthing, West Sussex. She has partnered with a local bakery, as well as other Sussex retailers and hospitality businesses, to reach even more consumers.

Watch our film with Maryann to see how she has formed strategic alliances to grow her brand.

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Be successful: why partnerships are an effective way to scale your business

The value of working together became more apparent than ever during the Covid-19 pandemic. Partnerships and collaborations needn’t stop during recovery, they are an effective way to scale.

Check out our podcasts with Dr Jackie Mulligan, founder of nationwide small business campaign, ShopAppy (listen here), and Sanjay Aggarwal, who runs artisanal spice and tea company Spice Kitchen with his mum, Shashi (listen here).

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