Cumbria's Family Business Network has been announced as one of the delivery partners to co-ordinate the North West Family Business Programme.

It will work alongside the North West Business leadership team, the Institute of Family Business and other regional partners including Thomas Jardine & Co, North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce.

Supported and funded by the UK government and some of Britain’s leading companies, the North West Family Business Programme is part of the Be the Business movement.

Tony Danker, chief executive of Be the Business, said: “Our movement is about making the UK the most competitive economy in Europe.

"We do this by bringing together business leaders to share the things that have made them successful.

"The UK is already home to some of the best family run firms in the world, and we’re working to grow that number."

The aims of the North West Family Business Programme are to galvanise family businesses in the region to become some of Britain’s best-run firms through business placements, action learning peer groups, open days, advisory boards mentoring and productivity through people programmes.

They will be delivered through the North West Business leadership team and regional delivery partners.

Sue Howorth, founder of The Family Business Network, said: “I’m really pleased to be working with Be the Business and the North West Business leadership team on this programme.

"It presents an excellent opportunity for family businesses of all sizes across the North West and their talent pipeline of leaders to get involved, learn and gain support from one another.

“We are looking for family businesses that have plans for growth and sustainability who would like the added benefit of some support in the form of a board of business leaders over a 12 month period.

"There is no financial cost to businesses who join up; the investment is the time required to take away from the business to dedicate to the programme.”

Further information on the programme and details of how to sign up can be found at https://www.bethebusiness.com/group-event/north-west-family-business-programme/.

For more information contact sue@fambiznet.co.uk