building business relationships Archives

28Apr

Thrive meetings on Zoom – how businesses are meeting in virtual groups to support each other through Coronavirus

When Norfolk went into lockdown every business owner felt the impact And for Lorna Burroughes, founder of the Norwich-based Thrive, networking group, it meant switching almost overnight to online video meetings instead of the traditional face-to-face sessions that the group’s 70 odd members were used to. Instead of attending weekly gatherings at the usual Norwich locations […]

Building business relationship with Thrive

03Mar

What is the difference between networking and relationship-building?

We’ve sparked a bit of conversation about the difference between networking and relationship-building, we think that it’s huge… but to us what is interesting that some people don’t know or see the difference.

15Nov

Building relationships is the most important aspect of building a business

Any relationship in life is important, relationships are just as important in business as in your personal life. By nature we are naturally social creatures, we want friendships and good constructive interactions, just as we want food and water. So it makes sense that the better our working relationships are, the happier and more productive […]

10Jan

Use networking to combat loneliness

Self-employed business owners urged to use networking to combat loneliness A worrying rise in the link between self-employment and mental health issues has led the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to urge isolated workers to try networking.

Many self-employed people have experienced loneliness at some point following their decision to become their own boss

13Nov