FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We will develop this section as questions are received.  Please check below for additional questions you may have, and if you require more information, please enter your question in the "Troubleshooting" section in the forums on My Speed Business Network.

What is the difference between My Speed Business Network, and Speed Business Networking?
How can you afford to provide all these resources for free?

What is the difference between My Speed Business Network, and Speed Business Networking?

Speed Business Networking is a live networking community that is growing as Founders come forward to either begin a new networking hub in their region, or to bring their existing networking organisation into the group.  Live networking groups require an annual membership fee, of which 90% is retained by the Founder.  Founders and Members of Speed Business Networking must commit to following the ethical principles and proven methodologies of Speed Business Networking.

My Speed Business Network on the other hand is an on-line community that not only enhances networking activities, but provides powerful business-building tools for members.  There is no charge to be a member of My Speed Business Network.

These days if a business is not using on-line resources to support growth and development, it is, sooner or later, going to find that it is unable to compete with more technologically-savvy competitors.  That's why we strongly suggest that business owners and business professionals join both Speed Business Networking (if there is a convenient hub) and My Speed Business Network.  For all the obvious reasons!

How can you afford to provide all these resources for free?

Our parent company, The Lifeworks Group Pty Ltd, has invested heavily in building up these resources.   Since 2003 when we first formalised the Speed Business Networking "way", we have directed a very large percentage of profit into development of more resources for SME's, and this includes all the free resources you see here.

Our rationale for that is fairly emotional.  You could say that we were so disturbed and disgusted at the 95% failure rate for SME's, a failure rate that is especially insidious because it is totally unnecessary, that we reached a point of "enough is enough"!  The answers are available, and we don't see anyone else, including various government departments of small business, doing anything very sensible about it. 

And Lifeworks already enjoys strong income from its twin activities of corporate consulting and clinical research and services, so it's an investment in the health of SME's that we can afford to make.