Hear from our members
“I can very quickly and very easily have a conversation that adds value.”
John Stapleton
Founder, New Covent Garden Soup Co.
An exclusive community for founders of scale-ups beyond £1m. No sales. No ego.
Access inspiration and ideas from our diverse mix of members. We’re made up of over 400 founders turning over between £1m - £100m.
Join rich conversations at our intimate round-table events, learn from your peers in our online sessions and connect with fellow founders at special experience events.
Your Forum group will become your sounding board for decisions big and small, accelerating your growth to the next level.
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“I can very quickly and very easily have a conversation that adds value.”
“The secret's in the sauce for Helm, you get these insights very candidly from other businesses, that you wouldn't get anywhere else.”
“Helm is like my friendly board who help me navigate difficult situations and choices.”
Speak to the Helm team to help us understand you, your challenges and to make sure you're a fit for Helm.
Experience the rich conversations at our in-person events. Connect with others at a similar stage and be inspired by those further along their journey. All in intimate private dining rooms to give you the best experience in the company of up to 9 other founders.
Ask “that” question on our online community platform to over 400 founders who get it. Connect with the right founder to hear their experience and take action; saving you time or helping you be inspired faster than before.
Our expert led digital events are focused on subject specific learning in a way that uses your time efficiently. Join discussions with the expert and other founders from their desk or home.
Within three months you'll join your Forum. Chaired by an experienced Helm member, the Forum meets 10 times a year and includes six to eight founders. Forums develop deep relationships and allow members to get challenge, accountability and inspiration from a group acting like a non-exec board and a group of critical friends.
Have you stepped back from your business or exited? Our later stage members gain a huge amount of personal value and development from mentoring founders earlier on their journey and meeting fellow founders at a similar stage.
Helm members are founders of established, high-growth businesses. Many have been with us as they took the journey from scale-up through to exit or stepping away from the business. We welcome applications to join from founders of any stage from scaling (£1-10m, 10 staff), through scaling and stepping back (£10M-£20M / 100+ staff) to life after your business.
You get out of Helm what you put into it. There are multiple ways to get value from accessing the experience of other members in our digital community, to attending Forum (for 3 hours per month) to attending our digital or in-person events but there is no fixed time commitment. But you will get more value from Helm the more you spend time sharing insights and experience with fellow members.
We run 2 to 3 events per week but do not expect you to come to them all. We put on a variety of events to help members with different challenges and interests. We normally see members come to an event every 1 to 2 months.
No. One additional benefit that Helm members often mention is how a tip, insight or piece of wisdom from a fellow member has saved them repeating mistakes made by others. Helm can help you navigate a better route to business success.
We have a lot of respect from the entire founder ecosystem. But from experience, each network offers something unique. If you’re looking to support business growth and develop your own personal journey to health, wealth and your positive legacy, there isn’t a better place than Helm.
Helm was founded in 2003 to create a space for founders to have open and honest conversations, without being sold to. A lot has changed since those early days, but our 'Give and Get' ethos has held true. Helm started as a reaction to the feeling of being sold to at networking events and we protect that feeling every day for our members.
No. While our members might be your target market, we’re a network for pioneering founders. Our events are a safe space for members to share experiences and be open and honest with other founders and to learn from each other. We don’t accept non-founder staff as members.
You can view our Guiding Values here, including the Give and Get ethos which shapes everything we do and ask of members. To summarise though we are inspired and driven by growth. We want to help our members succeed in their journey of business and personal growth that creates positive impact and delivers more than it takes.
“I am delighted to see that Helm are actively supporting their scale-up founders in their quest to deliver both innovation AND impact in their markets. Becoming a B Corp requires businesses to meet the highest standards of social and environmental impact. If you are a founder of an established business, Helm are big advocates of the B Corp movement, and the power of business for delivering good. They already have a significant proportion of their members certified or going through the process”
James Perry, co-founder B Lab UK / board member, B Lab
