Be the Business
Careers at Be the Business
Be the Business is a not for profit start-up founded in 2017. We work to boost the UK economy by bringing together the breadth of the business ecosystem
Enabled by our partnerships with leading firms, we strive to support the leaders and owners of UK SMEs, through targeted, impact driven interventions
BtB is a small team of 50 but with strong senior networks and growth ambitions. Our Productivity Leadership Group includes CEOs and Chairs from across UK PLC including BAE Systems, Cisco, Facebook, John Lewis Partnership, Lloyds Banking Group, Nestle and Rolls Royce. We also have over 50 corporate partners that we work closely with.
BtB was established with seed funding from government in 2017, and now operates with a blended funding model from the public and private sector.
Escape's take on Be the Business
The UK lags behind comparable nations in terms of productivity. But, by improving the performance of small business leaders, Be The Business have stepped up to improve the UK’s position overall – and with that, everyone benefits. They work with some of the UK’s most successful businesses to provide small business leaders with the support, resources, and guidance they need to improve their productivity. A fully-remote team, offering 4 day weeks and compressed hours, we’re also reliably informed that their annual team retreats are fun-filled affairs! Sounds like a pretty great place to work to us!
Stats we are proud of
£473m
gross value added to the UK economy as a result of our work
3000
businesses participation instances in FY23/24
7699
No of volunteer hours committed to support delivery
46%
of staff used the word TEAM to describe their FY23 highlight
Behind the scenes
Benefits & progressive ways of working
💷 Financial benefits
Bonus
Bonuses paid
What the team says
Best for...
(as reviewed by current employees)
* Employees annoymously reviewed this organisation as part of our Escape 100: Top Organisations to escape to campaign.
- AB
Anthony B
Jun 2023
😎 Autonomy
Empowering individuals to take ownership of their work and make impactful decisions that drive positive change.
👻 Transparency
Excels in transparency by ensuring that every team member has access to the information they need to understand the organisation's goals, strategies, and decision-making processes. This commitment to transparency creates a sense of trust, empowers employees to contribute their best ideas, and creates a culture of openness and collaboration that drives our collective success.
📖 Opportunities to learn
Be the Business culture of openness and continuous learning, valuing the insights and perspectives of employees as catalysts for growth and innovation.
Overall
Its commitment to creating a positive and engaging work environment. The organisation values collaboration, continuous learning, and employee empowerment, which are key factors in making it a great place to work. - LS
Lori Sartwell
Jun 2023
👩👧👧 Team members
BtB is positively brimmed with intelligent people devoted and passionate to deliver on our productivity mission. People are truly kind, want to help one another, and regularly praise/give recognition and appreciation to celebrate wins/work, whilst learning along the way.
🏖 Flexibility
BtB offers the most flexibility I've experienced in my career. This includes its hybrid working policy, openness to compressed hours, full or part time roles, flexible starting and finishing hours, or acceptance for people to block out for school runs, classes etc.
⛑ Employee wellbeing
BtB is truly people-first. In addition to the flexible working mentioned, it leads with compassion for its employees' wellbeing, and supports healthy work/life balance. I can personally attest that under some of the worst of personal circumstances (death in family and a major illness), BtB was nothing short of truly supportive, kind and accommodating.
Overall
For all the reasons cited above- flexibility in allowing people to work in a way that best suits them as much as the organisation; work/life balance; inspirationally intelligent, kind, and devoted teammates; and a truly important mission. - E
Eilidh
Jun 2023
🥰 Employee recognition
We have a great 'Start of the Week' message from our CEO where he highlights the wins and the achievements of team members from the week before. It is always great to hear about what everyone is up to and to celebrate other parts of the organisation.
👩👧👧 Team members
I have never worked for an organisation where everyone is so friendly and supportive. Everyone takes time to support one another on different tasks.
🏖 Flexibility
The working from home/office policy is very flexible and the organisation really trusts and empowers its employees to work in a way best for them.
Overall
Lots of room to grow, make friends and to learn about small businesses in the UK!
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