the business community
Harpole
Hi there - I'm Paul Green, the founder of The Business Community. I've been an
independent business owner since 2003 and love working with small businesses; in
particular family-run businesses. I'd like to share a little story about the
reason for this and what my "why" is. What drives me My father ran his own small
business designing, manufacturing and supplying electrical control panels to
various companies within the UK and overseas. At the age of 11, unfortunately,
the business went bust - as happens to quite a few businesses. This meant having
to move house, move schools - money was tight and the atmosphere was not that
great in the household. Having gone through this experience, it obviously left
an impression. A few years ago, I attended a workshop (run by Jacky Sherman)
looking at why a person is in business and exploring the type of businesses that
I enjoyed working with. In this session, the seed that was subconsciously
planted many years before emerged. It became apparent that what was driving me
in my endeavours to support small, family-run businesses, is that I didn't want
any children associated with the business owners to go through the trauma of a
failed business! This is why I strive to impact the performance of the
businesses I work with; having them be better at what they do - focusing on
profitability and cashflow within the business. My journey My experience and
knowledge of 20 years being employed by someone else and to date, working with
100s of business owners, gives me the confidence and ability to offer business
advice, coaching and training when given the opportunity to do so. Having
experienced the trials and tribulations that face a small business on that
entrepreneurial journey, I am passionate about making sure businesses don't make
the same mistakes that I made en route! I am a big believer in collaboration and
encourage businesses to work together to grow their businesses; as well as
offering help and support to each other for mutual gain. In 2020, my story
culminated in the creation of The Business Community. This brings together my
principles of businesses working together. With our ‘pay it forward’, positive
and collaborative approach, we are creating a vibrant mutually supportive
business community - for the benefit of all
