Looking for a business partner

[meteora]

Hello everyone, i have a uk registered company that i registered some years back, its a business advisory and consultancy company. Im looking for a business partner in the uk, someone that i can collaborate with to push and introduce business models to smes and large corporate companies. I have a lot of concepts to introduce to companies in the uk, so im looking for business partners and investors who we can together connect with business owners and offer them solutions to boost their business.

 

[fisicx]

Are you in the UK?

 

[meteora]

Are you in the UK?

No im not, im currently based in nigeria, but the company is registered in uk, hence who i need a business partner living in the uk

 

[fisicx]

No im not, im currently based in nigeria, but the company is registered in uk, hence who i need a business partner living in the uk

Never going to happen. Sorry to be so blunt but if I can generate leads I can sell them to a UK based business rather than some unknown and unproven person overseas.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

business models

What does this mean?

 

[meteora]

What does this mean?

I have a couple of business models to introduce to business owners in the uk

 

[meteora]

I intend to organise a webinar.

The webinar is a funnel strategy to attract paying customers who are business owners, the business partner would collaborate with me to organise the free webinar and webinar we would share the proceeds from the consultancy fees we charge from the business owners who are interested in a one on one consultancy cycle or full consultation.

 

[Ozzy]

Why don't you look at hiring an event company to organise the webinar for you, and pay them to do it, rather than looking for an 'investor' to do it?
This should be part of your own marketing budget to put on especially as you are expecting to win business from the webinar, so should recover your own 'investment'.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

I have a couple of business models to introduce to business owners in the uk

Doesn't help.

Business models for what?

 

[meteora]

Why don't you look at hiring an event company to organise the webinar for you, and pay them to do it, rather than looking for an 'investor' to do it?
This should be part of your own marketing budget to put on especially as you are expecting to win business from the webinar, so should recover your own 'investment'.

Its the same reason you would tell someone not to post on this forum for free and instead run adverts on social media to look for people to find solutions to their problems. I need to explore no cost related business models like posting on a free forum looking for a business partner

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

BTW, what is your definition of a business partner? JV? SHareholder? Director? Commission sales person?

 

[fisicx]

I need to explore no cost related business models like posting on a free forum looking for a business partner

And that business partner will want paying. Nobody works for free.

 

[meteora]

And that business partner will want paying. Nobody works for free.

After we organise the webinar, we would get paying clients, its the early sacrifices that would lead to prosperity. Besides how would you feel if the owner of this forum says no more posting for free, we all have to pay to post

 

[Ozzy]

Its the same reason you would tell someone not to post on this forum for free

I don't think you fully understand the business model for 'free' platforms like forums and social media platforms. When you use something for free it means you are the product, free members on this forum are the product same as people using Facebook for free are Meta's product.
It is not the same, in your scenario the people attending the webinar are the prospect and you want to sell your product to them.

 

[Paul Carmen]

After we organise the webinar, we would get paying clients, its the early sacrifices that would lead to prosperity. Besides how would you feel if the owner of this forum says no more posting for free, we all have to pay to post

You organise the webinar and prove it works then. No one is going to invest or partner in this, it's unproven and you can't even articulate what it is you plan to do...

 

[meteora]

You organise the webinar and prove it works then. No one is going to invest or partner in this, it's unproven and you can't even articulate what it is you plan to do...

I can obviously organise it on my own, but i figured out that its best i collaborate with someone living in london, someone who would be interested in something long term. I guess you would have advised ppl like zuckberg not to look for business partners during the early days of facebook,he should have hired ppl from day one instead of getting ppl involved for stakes or shareholders in facebook.
The webinar is a free marketing training for business owners covering how they can get more customers to their business, im not looking for investors for the webinar, just looking for business partners

 

[fisicx]

As already suggested, organise and run the webinar. Show it generates leads then ask for a business partner.

Right now you need someone to drum up participants. There are plenty of marketing companies that can help with this.

 

[Mark T Jones]

What you have described here is commission-only selling, not business partnership.

Business partnership:

• What share are you offering?
• What is the current value of the business? (On what basis?)

Commission-only sales won't work because:

1. Lead times are too long.
2. There is zero clarity or guarantee on your ability to deliver/upsell.

So in fact you are looking for a gullible sucker to take your business risks for you.

My deal (given that my industry will be in turmoil for 3 months):

I will take this on as a dedicated project, either on an agreed monthly fee or an up-front fee plus a commission-per-seat deal.

And that is as good a genuine offer as you will get.

 

[meteora]

As already suggested, organise and run the webinar. Show it generates leads then ask for a business partner.

Right now you need someone to drum up participants. There are plenty of marketing companies that can help with this.

I can run online ads, since you run a web design company, your business model is needed as part of the consultancy offering, but since you are giving me cold shoulders, i wont make any attempt to let you in on the details

 

[meteora]

What you have described here is commission-only selling, not business partnership.

Business partnership:

• What share are you offering?
• What is the current value of the business? (On what basis?)

Commission-only sales won't work because:

1. Lead times are too long.
2. There is zero clarity or guarantee on your ability to deliver/upsell.

So in fact you are looking for a gullible sucker to take your business risks for you.

My deal (given that my industry will be in turmoil for 3 months):

I will take this on as a dedicated project, either on an agreed monthly fee or an up-front fee plus a commission-per-seat deal.

And that is as good a genuine offer as you will get.

I have not been too technical about the business partnership. It entails a long term partnership. The webinar is a leads getting strategy, after which we make our proposition to interested clients on a full consultancy offering. If i get a business partner here or anywhere else, we would share proceeds from the profit for every client generated and subsequently embark on more profitable ventures. We would get to the stage of shareholding and equity in the company later, this is a beginner entry model.

 

[Mark T Jones]

I have not been too technical about the business partnership. It entails a long term partnership. The webinar is a leads getting strategy, after which we make our proposition to interested clients on a full consultancy offering. If i get a business partner here or anywhere else, we would share proceeds from the profit for every client generated and subsequently embark on more profitable ventures. We would get to the stage of shareholding and equity in the company later, this is a beginner entry model.

My final post

If I wanted to sell webinar seats - or anything else for that matter - on a commission only basis (ie better offer than this) I would have my choice of 'business partners'.

Why would I choose you over one that has been proved to deliver?

 

[meteora]

My final post

If I wanted to sell webinar seats - or anything else for that matter - on a commission only basis (ie better offer than this) I would have my choice of 'business partners'.

Why would I choose you over one that has been proved to deliver?

I can give you the full details about the webinar privately if you are interested in a partnership. Either on whatsapp or through the mail feature on this from.

 

[meteora]

The webinar is free though, i think i stated this earlier

 

[fisicx]

I can run online ads, since you run a web design company, your business model is needed as part of the consultancy offering, but since you are giving me cold shoulders, i wont make any attempt to let you in on the details

There are no details. You are running a webinar to propose your business ideas. Should anyone be interested you can sell them whatever. There is nothing new about this. It’s been done hundreds of times before. There is no benefit to any partner without proof that you can make money.

 

[meteora]

There are no details. You are running a webinar to propose your business ideas. Should anyone be interested you can sell them whatever. There is nothing new about this. It’s been done hundreds of times before. There is no benefit to any partner without proof that you can make money.

Well at this stage, proprietary information about the webinar is only going to be revealed to anyone who privately contacts me, where ill reveal the full information. My website is being remodelled, it would have been a good background check.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

Hello, can anyone see me?

 

[Paul Carmen]

I guess you would have advised ppl like zuckberg not to look for business partners during the early days of facebook,he should have hired ppl from day one instead of getting ppl involved for stakes or shareholders in facebook.

I guess you don't know the history of Facebook. He did not go around asking for investors or partners based on a vague forum post online. He built a working website, persuaded fellow Harvard students he knew to invest/get involved and then rolled it out across universities, then the US and the UK. He also had lawsuits from other people who claimed he'd stolen their idea.

He did not spam a UK forum, offering, showing, or explaining nothing of any substance, then bristle when experienced UK business owners told him he had nothing meaningful to offer.

Here's what you need to potentially get people interested in your offering:

• a working website showing your company and it's credentials
• the consultancy process itself; e.g. how it works, what it does for businesses you'd consult with and why they'd sign up for a paid service
• feedback from customers who've used this process, these could be Nigerian, but you still have to have sold something to someone to get others interested
  • reviews and real people that can be contacted are a big benefit here
• accounts that prove the profitability in its native market
• a business model/projection for how this would work in the UK with costs, revenue and profit expected etc

Do you have these, if not it's an unproven idea only, and people in the UK will assume it's a scam?

 

[Porky]

Nope, that is some old sneaky fraud con, con artists from nigeria dont use that format anymore

Oh a bit old school that one I guess, now we arrange online webinars to gather the intel and hope to extract cash from the gullible that might be daft enough to get involved.

Hello, can anyone see me?

No

Do you have these, if not it's an unproven idea only, and people in the UK will assume it's a scam?

That’s because it is highly likely to be a scam. With 40% of the Nigerian population under the poverty line, inventing new ways to scam via credit card fraud or phishing techniques to lure the stupid to give up their personal data run rife frankly. The OP will have an impossible task pushing this one, especially to a sophisticated audience like the contributors here.

As for, I have a great idea, join my webinar to find out, I can’t tell you now as I have no website but it’s game changing - didn’t we do that one back in the 1980s with Pyramid schemes? I guess they call it retro now.

 

[Paul Carmen]

Oh a bit old school that one I guess, now we arrange online webinars to gather the intel and hope to extract cash from the gullible that might be daft enough to get involved.


No


That’s because it is highly likely to be a scam. With 40% of the Nigerian population under the poverty line, inventing new ways to scam via credit card fraud or phishing techniques to lure the stupid to give up their personal data run rife frankly. The OP will have an impossible task pushing this one, especially to a sophisticated audience like the contributors here.

As for, I have a great idea, join my webinar to find out, I can’t tell you now as I have no website but it’s game changing - didn’t we do that one back in the 1980s with Pyramid schemes? I guess they call it retro now.

Totally agree, it's very very likely to be a scam, but the OP seems to want to argue otherwise while not providing anything of any substance.

He either needs to show he's legitimate, or go away and stop wasting everyone's time!

 

[MikeJ]

28 replies to this. And we wonder why the UK has low productivity

(I'm retired, so this doesn't count)