It’s hard to see if there’s a silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic, but look closely the pandemic changed the structure of everything we experience from how we shop and socialize to how we work. How might your ideal client avatars be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic? Avatars or your ideal customer or clients are […]
As a long-term member of Thrive, I have drawn many benefits from being a part of its community. From the outset, it has been continually evolving and innovating to serve its members. Not only that, the community is great at supporting innovation amongst its members. This isn’t just a place for “business as usual”. At […]
With further announcements today from the Government around businesses, networking and events – look no further than here, we are delighted to advise you that Thrive Connect has evolved again, we are all very much not just in an onwards state of mind but we want to help us take on an upwards one as […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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.