The Reinventors Network is a vibrant, supportive community for entrepreneurs aged 40+ across the Ards and North Down Borough Council area. It’s a place to connect with like-minded peers, exchange real-world experiences and uncover practical ideas that help you stay confident and competitive in today’s changing business landscape.

Strong Foundations: Getting It Right When Working with Others is the second event in this series of networking events.

By the end of this 2-hour session, participants will be able to:

Understand the Strategic Importance of Collaboration

• Recognise why structured collaboration is essential for sustainable partnerships and business growth.
• Reflect on personal experiences to identify what strengthens or undermines collaborative efforts.

Apply Practical Tools to Formalise Agreements

• Use the Collaboration Risk Radar (T1) to assess vulnerabilities in informal partnerships.
• Identify and apply key clauses from the Partnership Agreement Checklist (T2) and Director/Shareholder Agreement Checklist (T3) to real-world scenarios.
• Evaluate investor conditions using the Investor Readiness Checklist (T4) and understand implications for control, governance, and mission alignment.

Identify and Mitigate Common Collaboration Pitfalls

• Map personal or observed missteps using the Collaboration Pitfall Map (T5).
• Link pitfalls to preventative clauses and overlays that support emotionally intelligent leadership.

Strengthen Peer Learning and Decision-Making Confidence

• Engage in scenario-based discussions to explore agreement gaps, role clarity, and exit strategies.
• Share insights and lessons learned to build a peer-informed understanding of collaboration readiness.

Self-Assess Collaboration Preparedness

• Complete the Collaboration Readiness Scorecard (T6) to evaluate strategic clarity, agreement preparedness, and emotional readiness.
• Identify next steps for formalising structures, seeking advice, or re-aligning collaborative goals.

Date, Time and Location

Date and Time: Wednesday 4 February | 10am - 12pm

Location: NDDO

Our chosen venue is fully accessible, ensuring that everyone can join us for an inclusive workshop experience, with parking available.

This is the second of three events, while it is not essential for you to attend all, we strongly would encourage it to maximise your experience! Details of subsequent sessions are below:

The Reinventors Network: Better Together - Collaboration in Practice

Date and Time: Wednesday 4 March| 10am - 2pm

Location: The Goose Coffee Shop, Comber

For full details and to register, please visit: https://thereinventorsnetwork.glistrr.com/e/841

Spaces are limited, so we encourage you to register early.

Registration instructions: This event is free for individuals. Please note, your email confirmation and eTicket will come from noreply@glistrr.com, please add this to your list of trusted accounts to prevent information landing in your junk folder.

Accessibility: Should you require any reasonable adjustments for this in person meet up, please get in touch with enievents@enterpriseni.com. 

Please note that the registration numbers are restricted because this is an in-person event. Whilst Go Succeed operates across NI, this event is being hosted by Ards and North Down Borough Council, therefore should the event reach capacity and a waiting list is created, priority access will be given to businesses based in this council area.

This network is brought to you as part of Go Succeed NI. Go Succeed represents a significant investment in local entrepreneurs and businesses, funded by the UK Government.