Chesapeake Think Tank's

Business Advisory Board

Backstage Pass

Friday, January 21st 1:00pm-4:00pm in Annapolis

HOW CAN GROUP COLLABORATION, QUESTIONING NORMS, AND PLANNING HELP YOU GROW YOUR BUSINESS?

Small business owners often face similar challenges in their professional roles. A Small Business Advisory Board can provide objective perspectives and ideas in ways that employees and customers cannot. When it comes to high-level strategy for your business, these boards can not only help you to innovate and grow, they can help you stay accountable to your goals.

Join professional facilitator, Patrick Lee Jr. and members of the Chesapeake Think Tank, as we discuss the benefits of our Business Advisory Boards.

When you're in the throes of the day-to-day life of a small business owner, it's easy to overlook the details that will drive you towards long-term growth. With the help of the members of a Business Advisory Board, you can identify the icebergs, see the blind spots and make better decisions that will grow your business more strategically.

Members of our Business Advisory Boards consist of business owners from non-competing industries who come together to share experiences, ideas, and knowledge to assist each other in overcoming business challenges and help each other grow. We create a confidential and extremely supportive group atmosphere.

Benefits include:

• Scheduled time to work "on" your business instead of "in" your business

• Creative thinking and problem solving. A forum for innovation and brainstorming

• Sounding board of business experts to provide objective opinions

• Assessing risk management

• Improved decision making and planning process

• A place to discuss your "crazy" ideas and not feel compromised

• A group of trusted advisors to hold you accountable

• Access to experience beyond your industry experts and biases

• Monthly 1-2-1 business strategy session with Patrick Lee

The concept of private advisory boards has been in practice since the time of Ben Franklin. Typically, private advisory boards are comprised of business owners (in non-competing industries) who are experiencing a sense of isolation and seek accountability for themselves and their businesses, as well as input from peers. Groups of 8-16 business leaders are led by a professional facilitator and committed members function as each other’s business advisors. The Chesapeake “Think Tank” members meet monthly to get input, ideas, creativity and a reality check from respected and successful peers. Private advisory boards act much like highly paid board of directors of large corporations – only on an informal basis.

Questions to ask if a Small Business Advisory Board is right for you?

1. Do you desire a safe and confidential place to air your concerns, fears, and wild ideas?

2. Would you like to hear from other business owners who are or have gone through the challenges you are currently facing?

3. Is having 8-16, impartial, experienced business owners, from non-competing companies, at your beck and call an exciting concept?

4. Would you like to brainstorm your concepts, ventures, and decisions before you try them?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, we invite you to join us at our upcoming virtual session to discover how our Business Advisory Board can support you and your business.