Success Story
“Members at Helm helped me navigate a stock market listing, floating at over £100m market cap”
Alex Cheatle
CEO and Founder, Ten Lifestyle Group
For established founders to grow themselves and their business to the next level
Growth. That’s what drives us.
What separates us is our common desire to innovate and deliver positive impact: to give back more than we take.
This ethos of ‘give and get’ is at the heart of the who we are as pioneering founders.
Are you ready to take your business to the next stage of growth?
Tap into the experience, not opinions, of founders who've solved the challenges you're facing today.
Our members are innovative and impactful.
Access inspiration and ideas on how to build a business that delivers on people, planet and profit.
Develop better health, wealth and legacy.
Join rich conversations with our community on topics to help you improve as an individual.
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“Members at Helm helped me navigate a stock market listing, floating at over £100m market cap”
“I can’t speak highly enough of Helm. In 5 years as a member, we’ve 10X our business. Ranking 36th best company to work for in the UK and recently won a Queens Award for International trade.”
“Helm is a friendly, experienced and thought-provoking community of businesses from all sectors. Joining a Forum within Helm, increases the efficacy of your business journey.”
Our members range from those early in their scale-up journey, to exited founders who are looking to give back.
The diverse sectors and sizes of our member businesses means there will always be someone who has dealt with the challenges you’re facing today. They've made the mistakes, so you don’t have to. They learned the lessons and can share them with you.
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.
