Entrepreneurs could you do better with a like-minded business partner? You will find that growing a business, getting great business ideas and having the confidence and skills to drive it forward is easier. Together you are able to motivate, brainstorm, plan and just generally get the whole process going quicker and with more chance of success.
Or are you are looking for Business Angel funding and have a great opportunity? Post your business summary on the site and let Business Angels find you.
Are you a Business Angel looking for interesting investments? You can have free access to all the business summaries, get unlimited contact and even our own Automatch service that will automatically notify you if a suitable investment comes along.
Mentors or Non-Executive Directors - as experienced business people, have you the time & skills to assist young companies? Put something back, get satisfaction from helping a growing business, maybe even equity shares.
How it started
Company Partners began as a practical idea to help people start a business. There was increasing news about the importance of entrepreneurs to the economy, yet I realised that although a lot of people I had been talking to had some really excellent ideas for starting their own business, they didn't seem to take them forward.
It wasn't just one group of people that had these ideas; they ranged from finance directors and academics, to the electrician that came to rewire my house and a chap who was starting a business in removing house & garden rubble that couldn't get the right people to join him.
On the other hand, my brother and some colleagues had successfully started a consultancy company because they had complimentary skills that they could call upon and they were there for each other to encourage, motivate and bounce ideas about.
What was needed was not just advice on tax etc, but something that would really move people forward, to grab the chance of starting their own work, business, company - call it what you will. A way to put like minded people in contact at whatever stage they might be. Hence a sort of "dating agency" for business people.
After much research, we launched Company Partners, primarily for people to find others in order to start-up a business. With a demand however for inexpensive routes to funding, further extensions of using the site for Investors and companies needing investment, soon followed. The last piece of the jigsaw was adding the ability for established companies, perhaps needing fresh talent to join with the founders, to also become members.
As time goes on, I hope the site will increasingly make a real difference to people's lives and their dreams for achieving a fulfilling work experience.
wishing you success,
Lawrence
Founders:
Lawrence Gilbert
Spent youth in France and Canada, before returning to the UK. Studied Engineering at Brunel University, and Management at Imperial College, London. After running a couple of small engineering companies spent time at HP, Digital, and Cray Supercomputers before starting a management consulting company. Member of Nominet's SLD panel and the LDA (regional development agency for London) specialist consultancy panel for small business.
Dr. Hazel Gilbert
A Research Psychologist with a strong administrative and organisational background (used to be a Chartered Librarian !) keeps everything in order and shipshape. Hazel has brought her attention to detail and appreciation of motivation to full use in Company Partners.
Both would like to have more time to play golf and go running.
Company Partners Ltd. is a registered company in England, reg. no. 4666501.
Data protection registration: Z8231127
