About Us!
The History of The Idea
My name is Max, and I am the Founder of the Society. The basic idea and concept of the NSBO non-profit 'Society' came to me over 15 years ago, when I was already managing large groups of people, for a number of non-profit organizations. I have been a businessman for over 45 years, and it is my passion. I know precisely what it is like to work for yourself, and to open and manage a business. The long hours, dedication, stress, always thinking on ways to make the business better (day and night!), dealing with staff issues, promotion, marketing, customer care, and so much more. The truth is that owners of SME's (small to medium enterprises) work much longer hours than most people working in full time employment, as there is so much more to think about and deal with, when running your own business.
When I had the idea of the Society, all those years ago, I was living and doing business abroad, so it simply wasn't the right time to start to start such a large UK based project. In 2020 I was finally back in the UK, and got started on making the original idea into a reality! Even though the COVID-19 pandemic stalled the launch of the NSBO (as everyone was in lockdown!), it gave me much needed time to research, develop, and improve on the idea, in readiness for the official NSBO launch in late January 2022. I am sure that the Society can make a real difference, and I am looking forward to taking the reigns, and steering it towards a better future for all UK business owners.
When I had the idea of the Society, all those years ago, I was living and doing business abroad, so it simply wasn't the right time to start to start such a large UK based project. In 2020 I was finally back in the UK, and got started on making the original idea into a reality! Even though the COVID-19 pandemic stalled the launch of the NSBO (as everyone was in lockdown!), it gave me much needed time to research, develop, and improve on the idea, in readiness for the official NSBO launch in late January 2022. I am sure that the Society can make a real difference, and I am looking forward to taking the reigns, and steering it towards a better future for all UK business owners.
The Mission and The Way Forward
I knew that if business people were offered the chance to air their grievances, and be heard at the same time, they would jump at the opportunity, so I decided that this is exactly what the NSBO would provide its members. When I was researching the concept several years ago, I looked at what other similar organisations were providing their members, and I was utterly stunned by how little use they were to any business person, and yet they charged huge annual membership fees, while proving virtually nothing in return!
This is when I decided that basic 'lifetime' membership to NSBO had to be 100% free. Every member can send our office an email, with their blog post, and we will in turn share it with the whole membership, through our 3 Blogs on the website.
It is so important that business people in the UK are given a real 'voice', not just to support each other, but to hopefully affect government policies relating to business and trade, in the future. These blog posts allow the members to talk about so many subjects; from issues with local council and national government policies, taxation, business rates, seeking or giving advice to members, passing on website links to useful things they have found on the web, sharing news items, or even simply posting a 'welcome' message to new members. By also allowing members to put their business details below each post they make, this enables them the benefit of free advertising for their businesses, for the effort they have made. We have extended this 'promote your business' free bonus to also include the new Discount Directory, which is due to be launched in January 2022.
The Associate Membership
Once I determined that basic membership would be free, in order to entice business people to join, I then went to work on a special members package for the invaluable 'Associate Membership'. Associate Members are the foundation stones of the Society. They are the true 'ambassadors' of the service we provide, and located in cities and towns, all around the UK.
For their support, our Associate Members are given free access to our huge library of downloadable business e-books, video lectures and video training courses, plus a large 'stand-alone' display listing in our new Discount Directory (rather than the lineage advert we offer to Basic Members), along with the benefit of advertising their businesses on each blog post they make.
This is when I decided that basic 'lifetime' membership to NSBO had to be 100% free. Every member can send our office an email, with their blog post, and we will in turn share it with the whole membership, through our 3 Blogs on the website.
It is so important that business people in the UK are given a real 'voice', not just to support each other, but to hopefully affect government policies relating to business and trade, in the future. These blog posts allow the members to talk about so many subjects; from issues with local council and national government policies, taxation, business rates, seeking or giving advice to members, passing on website links to useful things they have found on the web, sharing news items, or even simply posting a 'welcome' message to new members. By also allowing members to put their business details below each post they make, this enables them the benefit of free advertising for their businesses, for the effort they have made. We have extended this 'promote your business' free bonus to also include the new Discount Directory, which is due to be launched in January 2022.
The Associate Membership
Once I determined that basic membership would be free, in order to entice business people to join, I then went to work on a special members package for the invaluable 'Associate Membership'. Associate Members are the foundation stones of the Society. They are the true 'ambassadors' of the service we provide, and located in cities and towns, all around the UK.
For their support, our Associate Members are given free access to our huge library of downloadable business e-books, video lectures and video training courses, plus a large 'stand-alone' display listing in our new Discount Directory (rather than the lineage advert we offer to Basic Members), along with the benefit of advertising their businesses on each blog post they make.
The Future!
Over the next 2 years the NSBO will undoubtedly evolve and grow. With the participation of the Associate Members, and the general membership, I will be listening to what you all have to say about the Society, and I promise that any improvement/development ideas that you have, will be well received. I also plan to meet as many Associate Members over this period as I can, and I am really looking forward to that (I love a coffee and a good chat!).
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I wish you all the very best of success in the future,
Regards Max Diamond DBA Society Founder |
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