The Better Business Board is returning to Southport this November, after the initial event proved to be a big success.
Business owners enjoyed meeting local experts across a range of sectors on 23rd September 2026.
Following positive feedback, the second Better Business Board will take place at the Waterfront Southport Hotel on the Promenade, Southport, PR9 0DZ between 9am and 12noon on Wednesday 18th November 2026.
It will offer another practical morning designed to uncover the hidden gaps that could be costing your business time, money and growth.
You can book your place here: The Better Business Board Tickets, Wednesday, November 18 • 9 AM – 12 PM | Eventbrite
This time its scope has been expanded with the addition of a fourth panellist.
The speakers will be:
Paul Furlong, Opus Media on Marketing
Helen Willan – Willan Consultancy on HR
Scott McLellan, No Graft No Glory on Sales
Bev Howard, BOSS Consulting on Operations
Bev Howard from BOSS Consulting said:
“The Better Business Board was a success in September – so much so we are running a second event this November.
“The success of our first The Better Business Board seminar was fantastic, with delegates describing the event as brilliant, informative, well-structured and genuinely useful.
“Our aim was to give business owners greater clarity around three key areas of their business, marketing, operations and HR. We also helped them better understand where to focus their attention and what steps they could take next.
“The feedback has confirmed just how valuable it is to bring these areas together, giving delegates a clearer picture of how the different parts of a business work alongside one another.
“Following such positive feedback, we’re delighted to be hosting our next seminar in November, where we’ll introduce a new sales-focused segment alongside marketing, operations and HR.
“We’re looking forward to building on the success of the first event and helping more business owners gain the clarity, confidence and practical insight they need to move their businesses forward.”
At The Better Business Board you’ll assess your business across critical areas, identify where the biggest opportunities and risks lie, and leave with practical tools and a clear set of priorities you can start acting on immediately.
Leading this event are:
Bev Howard
Feeling overwhelmed and spinning too many plates? Bev helps business owners fix what’s slowing them down, from systems and processes to people and priorities. Practical, hands-on fractional operational support that gets you organised, solves problems and frees up your time, giving you more clarity, more structure and less stress, without the cost of a full-time Operations Director.
Helen Willan
Worried the people side of your business is one tribunal away from disaster? With over 25 years in HR across manufacturing and FMCG, Helen gives SMEs access to an experienced HR function so business owners can focus on running their business, confident that the people side is in safe hands and the risks are managed, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.
Paul Furlong
Feeling like marketing should be doing more for your business? Paul helps growing businesses fix what’s holding marketing back, from unclear positioning and inconsistent leads to disconnected agencies and no senior ownership. Practical, commercially-led fractional CMO support that brings strategy, systems and hands-on delivery together, giving you a marketing function built to scale and results you can measure.
Scott McLellen
A commercial and sales leader with more than 20 years’ experience building sales functions, growing revenue and leading teams of up to 150 people.
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