Comparing Small Business Peer Advisory Groups - Scalepath VS The Rest
The pain points of many small business owners:
- Nearly 75% of small business owners do not know who to turn to when the going gets tough (ultimate Finance survey).
- Most owners do not have safe environments where they can bounce ideas and get objective feedback. Outside groups, like high paid consultants, have their own vested interests which include fees and making their clients dependent on them.
- Small business leaders have tons of conflicting interests that need to be carefully weighed up and balanced constantly. E.g. employee interests, morale, customer focus, growth, and profitability.
It has been traditionally assumed that small professional services businesses have enough in-house “know-how” that they do not need any external advice and support.
Most small professional services business owners would disagree.
The solution:
The Peer Advisory Group. Who is better placed to advise you, give you objective feedback and have the credibility of “having been there and done that” than other small business leaders?
The question is which Peer Advisory Group fits your small business profile and meets your unique needs?
Enter Scalepath.
Scalepath fills a unique niche in the small professional services business Peer Advisory Group space, not catered to by the other Peer Network players.
Other known peer networks often overlook small businesses. While not necessarily competing in the same space as Scalepath the following serve as a means of comparison:
- Vistage.
- EO (Entrepreneur’s Organization).
- YPO (Young Presidents Organization).
- C12 (C12 Christian Business Forums).
Who is targeted and served by each Peer Advisory Group?

What are the group members looking to achieve?

What is the typical Business Profile?

Requirements/Qualifications for entry:

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Structure and minimum Time Commitment of the group:

Costs:

Networking and Learning Opportunities:

Culture and Community:

Pros and Cons:

Final Thoughts:
Scalepath clearly fills the Small Professional Services Business niche that differs from many of the other long established Peer Advisory Groups. Just as Scalepath fills its focused small professional services business place, the other players fill theirs in their own way.
- Vistage caters towards more established larger businesses and their leaders.
- EO caters towards technology and fast paced entrepreneurs.
- YPO, young emerging and high-flying executives and business leaders.
- C12, Christian based principles tied to business practices.
Each of these Peer Advisory Groups fills a unique niche or would appeal to a particular type of business and business leader. All have their place and value in serving their target markets.
How We stack Up:

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