Owners should not face industry problems alone.
Thin margins. No spare staff. The same questions, answered alone, every week. This network exists so those answers move faster than the next crisis.
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Connect SME leaders. Build an ecosystem where collective action changes competitive position. Measure success by member outcomes, not by selling advice.
Vision
The ecosystem for 10,000+ owners across 8+ sectors within five years. A restaurant owner in Manchester should be able to swap a working solution with a barber in Edinburgh the same week.
Leadership
Founded by Ibrahim Dogus and Araf Bin Tarek. Through BritHair Awards, British Kebab Awards, TURTA Awards and CEFTUS Awards we already work with thousands of owners across these four sectors. The same problems kept repeating. This network is the answer.
Not a consultancy
Not a platform. A network. The advantage is not more capital — it is sitting with people who already solved the week in front of you. Ready to be part of it?
Sector figures on this site are UK industry data for 2024–25. We use applications only to review membership and do not sell your details.
SME Business Network is operated by SME Business Network Ltd, a not-for-profit company registered in England and Wales under company number 17464039. Any surplus generated is reinvested in supporting the organisation’s aims and activities.