Partnerships and market development
The right partners, the right markets, the right people around the table.
Helping businesses and organisations identify the right partners, enter new markets, strengthen stakeholder relationships and create commercially useful collaborations.
Relationships with a commercial purpose.
Plenty of growth plans depend on someone else: a distributor, a referral partner, a funder, a public body or a business in the next market over. Getting those relationships right is slow and easy to get wrong.
Our work starts with understanding the commercial situation. From there we identify where relationships can genuinely help, who is worth speaking to and how to approach them, then help develop the opportunity into something both sides can stand over.
What it can cover.
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Partnership development.
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Routes to market.
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Strategic introductions.
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Cross-border growth between Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
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Stakeholder engagement.
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Ecosystem development.
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Commercial collaboration.
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Bringing the right people around the table.
What this is not.
We do not sell access to contacts or promise introductions to specific people. Introductions are made when they make sense for everyone involved. The value is in understanding the situation, seeing where a relationship could help and developing it credibly.
Where the experience comes from.
Martin has spent almost 25 years building business relationships across Ireland and the UK, and in 2022 founded The Growth Network, a business community that brings founders, owners and professionals together. Running it means partnership development and ecosystem growth are part of our week, not a theory.
In their words
In their words.
I've known Martin for around seven years and one thing has stayed consistent, his ability to build genuine relationships and connect the right people. He takes the time to understand people's businesses, challenges and ambitions before making introductions, so the connections are always meaningful and mutually beneficial.
Ross Davidson
Associate Director, Amplifi
Since working with Martin, my network has grown with connections I can genuinely engage with. I have already gained new clients through the work we have done together, and I know this is just the beginning.
Karina Bamber
Managing Director, Legal Costing (NI)
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