Typically they face the following challenges:

• Worried about not generating enough new business
• Attend networking events but find it hard to build long term relationships
• Frustrated at not having a sounding board for business problems and ideas
• Are successful but concerned how to take their business to the next stage

• In the business services sector
• Established in business (54% > 3 years)
• Has between 2 and 25 employees (73% )
• Turnover <£1m pa (53% between £50k - £500k pa)
• joining NRG their main concern was that they weren’t generating enough business (32%)
• since joining NRG they
  • are establishing a network of close business relationships (80%)
  • value the support and sharing of ideas from NRG members (66%)
  • have become an advocate for other members (64%)
  • are actively collaborating with other NRG members (51%)
• are advocates for just over three other members
• regularly visit other NRG groups (56% go to two lunches per month)
• are getting business through NRG
  • 82% of members > 1 year get £13k pa on average
  • 38% of members < 1 year get £6.6k pa on average

The survey was completed by 83 members during 12 June – 12 July 2007.