CBMC Business Growth Groups: Grow personally, grow your business, grow in good company

Our work environment is often challenging and pressure-packed with so many things competing for our attention. Time is a precious commodity and always seems to be in short supply. We are taught that we are fully self sufficient – but it is only through the support and encouragement of a few people who are on the same journey we are on that we can be most effective and fulfilled. That’s why CBMC Business Growth Groups were established.

Through Business Growth Groups, CBMC serves the business community in South Australia, and being part of a group is open to anyone who is involved in the marketplace.

What is a Business Growth Group?

• A CBMC Business Growth Group consists of four to six people involved in the marketplace in some way (business, education or government) and a facilitator, who meet every month to discuss and learn new strategies to solve important issues.
• Business Growth Groups offer:
  Counsel – shared wisdom, giftedness and experience of like-minded people based on sound values and ethics
  Be Accountable – gaining the courage to follow through on tough decisions and issues as they arise
  Mutual Support – receiving and giving understanding, empathy and encouragement
  Confidentiality – gaining trust and confidence in one another that comes with honesty and transparency in a confidential environment
  Business Tools – resources, training and networking opportunities
  Gain Skills – to more effectively interact interpersonally in the marketplace
  Grow – personally, spiritually and professionally.
• Each group determines its own meeting times – breakfast, evening, weekend or whatever suits. The duration of the meeting is usually 1.5 to 2 hours and is structured along the following lines:
  o Welcome and personal sharing time
  o Report on accountability task carried out over the previous month
  o Discussion of this month’s resource
  o Setting of accountability task(s) for the coming month.
• CBMC provides the resources, mentoring and the system to establish and run Business Growth Groups in conjunction with Churches, organisations, businesses and groups of individuals.
• Groups use Dr John C Maxwell’s audio series ‘Maximum Impact’ – a monthly mentoring program (participants are responsible for the cost of all resources they use, approx $200 pa).

To join a CBMC Business Growth Group or to find out more contact us at bgg@cbmcint.com.au or telephone 08 8396 6111.