The Thrive Collective - Business Growth

For just £15, this full-day event offers practical insight, expert guidance, and meaningful connections for SMEs and business leaders who want to grow with confidence in an increasingly data-driven world.

Across the day, attendees will hear from experienced practitioners who work at the sharp end of business growth, digital transformation, and data protection. The programme is designed to move beyond theory, focusing instead on real-world challenges, realistic expectations, and actions you can take back into your organisation immediately.

The morning sets the foundation for sustainable growth. Strength Before Scale challenges the “grow fast at all costs” mindset, helping business owners and leaders rethink sales performance, business development, and the role of data in driving long-term success. This naturally leads into a highly practical session on data protection as a digital advantage, showing how embedding GDPR and data protection requirements into transformation projects can reduce risk, build trust, and support growth rather than slow it down.

After a provided lunch and dedicated networking time, the afternoon focuses on records management and regulatory readiness. Attendees will gain clear, practical insight into what the ICO expects organisations to have in place, with opportunities to assess their own current approach, ask questions, and take away actionable tips for improvement.

Beyond the content, the event offers valuable networking with peers facing similar challenges, access to expert speakers in an informal setting, and the chance to continue conversations during an optional tour of Newark Town Hall.

For the cost of a modest lunch, attendees gain a full day of learning, practical takeaways, expert access, and networking—making this event a high-value investment in smarter, safer business growth.

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