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Hannah 🌿 Cox posted this10 weeks until the Better Business Summit which sold out every year for three years, then had a year off and is back in January… Last week I promised to break down the budget and our biggest costs... bet you can't guess what they are 🙈 🚀 We're at 12% capacity. To make buying a ticket easier we have: - Updated the ticket page so it's clear you can come as a Guest (thanks Bryonie Mathews) - Added the option to pay by instalments Ticket Tailor | Proud B Corp™ - Added a Community + Summit bundle for anyone interested in joining BBN - Shown The Better Business Network (BBN) members how to enter their code for member price tickets 🚀 The good news this week: - More sponsors confirmed, names to follow once agreements are signed - We've gone from around 300 people on the BBN Platform and App in March to over 800 now. When we did the first sold out summit we had 70 members. - New Summit social assets are in the works, so you can share it with your networks and help us promote! Each ticket costs around £225 for the two days. Here's where that goes: 🥙 39% Food: breakfast pastries, a two course sit down plant based lunch, tea and coffee, both days. It may seem mad that this is the biggest cost, but making your time with us frictionless and creating moments for people to connect is so important. 👩💻 20% Event organising 🏠 9% Everything else that makes it happen: signs, badges, radios, van, website, advertising 🧚♂️ 8% Event crew and production 🎤 8% Speakers and content 🎉 6% Evening events and activities 📸 6% Documenting the event 🤑 4% Contingency, because something always goes wrong 🚀 How we priced it. A Community member ticket is £225, Growth is £200 to make it affordable as possible. Tickets alone don't cover our costs and sponsorship helps us keep it profitable. 🚀 The ethical calls we make. Unlike many events, we pay all speakers and crew rather than running on favours or donate their fee to charity if they prefer. This year we’re also offering a Volunteer Crew option. Rather than paying £225 for a ticket, you can give us 8 hours of your time across one or two days and come to the Summit in exchange. That values your time at around £28 an hour, double the Real Living Wage, because a fair exchange matters to us as much as fair pay. 🚀 Guest tickets cost more on purpose. This is a members first event, and the Community + Summit bundle at £299 gets you a two day ticket plus a year of BBN membership for less than a guest ticket. ⏰ THE DEADLINE Prices go up on Tuesday 1 December. Four ways to help: 1. Book your ticket now 2. Send this to one person who should be in the room 3. If your business could partner or exhibit, message me 4. Tell me in the comments if you're coming, and why? Next week: I’ll share a first look at the programme Links in the comments 👇
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Hannah 🌿 Cox shared thisThursday morning I’m in Stockport, talking certifications. B Corp, EcoVadis, standards, frameworks. I get asked all the time where to start, and most people are worried about the same two things: cost and time. My answer: you don’t need a badge to begin. You need to know what you already do well, and what you want to change (but you should join The Better Business Network (BBN) 😉 ) I’ll be on the Future Ready Business Network panel with Stockport Council, chaired by Phill Marples of musicMagpie Thanks to Laura Howarth and Elliot Morrow for helping make it happen. If you’re a Stockport business wondering if certification is for you, come along and ask the people who’ve done it.
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Hannah 🌿 Cox shared thisA year ago today I ran the first of 100 marathons across India as Project Salt Run. No real running experience. No financial safety net. No idea how much it would change my life. I’ve been home eight months and some of them have been the toughest of my life. You’ve seen me take my business apart and rebuild it. You’ve seen the highs: a Woman of the Year nomination, the BE100, doubling our membership, nearly 800 people on the BBN Platform. You haven’t seen what it really cost. Success isn’t linear. It can’t always be measured in money, but it still needs money to work. A year on, something amazing is taking shape. And I don’t think the universe has finished with me yet. The documentary is coming. The book is being written. The real story is on its way. Until then, I’m finally doing something I’ve wanted to do for years: making my own videos. The honest, behind the scenes bit of building things that seem impossible. First video in the comments 👇 It would help so much to have you subscriber, like and comment
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Hannah 🌿 Cox reposted thisHannah 🌿 Cox reposted thisWhen we relaunched BBN this year, we set out to build the UK's largest community of purpose driven businesses. We couldn't do it alone and we're proud to announce the organisations who believe small businesses can be a force for good. Our Strategic and Founding Partners: Brabners x+why Ticket Tailor | Proud B Corp™ The Manchester Metropolitan University Tyler Grange | B Corp™ The Kindness Forecast And our Ecosystem Partners: Business Declares The Carbon Literacy Project Together they're helping us bring regional breakfasts to U.K cities, grow a community of now more than 700 businesses and deliver the Better Business Summit. Thank you for backing the idea that you don't have to choose between impact and income. Meet them all on our new partner page, live today 👇 https://lnkd.in/eTcN8yms
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Hannah 🌿 Cox reposted this11 weeks until the Better Business Summit. Time to start sharing the honest updates…. hannah 🌱 ballard asked me to show the ethical calls we make, JK (Jennie-Kate) McQuinn asked what will be different in 2027 And Hannah Williams picked up on "accountability network", which is exactly what we are. 🚀 Theme is ‘Money Matters’ and we’ve changed the financial model of the event. Reduced ticket prices till November, more focus on Sponsorship. 🚀10% tickets sold. 😅 With the event on 7th and 8th January it’s vital we sell as many tickets before December as possible. Via Ticket Tailor | Proud B Corp™ of course. 🚀 About a third of the sponsorship we need is confirmed. We are behind. I’ve sent proposals to past exhibitors and drafted agreements with three new partners (names once signed). 🚀Larger university venue but keeping Ngunan Adamu and Sophie Jane Lee as our amazing hosts. Obvs. 🚀 Keeping our unique Catalyst Conversations with 🌍 Jamie Bettles , Nature Activities with Jannine Barron and JK (Jennie-Kate) McQuinn . 🚀 No panels. Tessa Clarke of Olio • Share More, Waste Less opens day one, Pip Jamieson of The Dots closes day two, with Rebecca Trudgett and Sebastian Elwell FPFS TEP showing us how to change the system from inside. 🚀 Creating an event to change how you feel, Outdoors every morning and lunchtime, a nature activity on the 6th for anyone travelling up, a Peace Room when you need a breather, a book club, and planned facilitated peer support for the problems Business Leaders don't usually say out loud. 🚀 All tickets include Breakfast pastries, a two course sit down plant based lunch, tea and coffee and the evenings activities. ⏰ A DEADLINE Member prices and the Community + Summit bundle end Friday 13 November. Guest prices go up the same day. Three ways to help: 1. Book before 13 November 2. Send this to one person who should be in the room 3. If your business could partner or exhibit, message me 4. Tell me in the comments if you are coming and why? Links in the comments 👇 The Better Business Network (BBN) members use your code to get the discount pricing. Next week: Breaking down the budget and how we priced the tickets 🙈 Hannah
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Hannah 🌿 Cox posted this11 weeks until the Better Business Summit. Time to start sharing the honest updates…. hannah 🌱 ballard asked me to show the ethical calls we make, JK (Jennie-Kate) McQuinn asked what will be different in 2027 And Hannah Williams picked up on "accountability network", which is exactly what we are. 🚀 Theme is ‘Money Matters’ and we’ve changed the financial model of the event. Reduced ticket prices till November, more focus on Sponsorship. 🚀10% tickets sold. 😅 With the event on 7th and 8th January it’s vital we sell as many tickets before December as possible. Via Ticket Tailor | Proud B Corp™ of course. 🚀 About a third of the sponsorship we need is confirmed. We are behind. I’ve sent proposals to past exhibitors and drafted agreements with three new partners (names once signed). 🚀Larger university venue but keeping Ngunan Adamu and Sophie Jane Lee as our amazing hosts. Obvs. 🚀 Keeping our unique Catalyst Conversations with 🌍 Jamie Bettles , Nature Activities with Jannine Barron and JK (Jennie-Kate) McQuinn . 🚀 No panels. Tessa Clarke of Olio • Share More, Waste Less opens day one, Pip Jamieson of The Dots closes day two, with Rebecca Trudgett and Sebastian Elwell FPFS TEP showing us how to change the system from inside. 🚀 Creating an event to change how you feel, Outdoors every morning and lunchtime, a nature activity on the 6th for anyone travelling up, a Peace Room when you need a breather, a book club, and planned facilitated peer support for the problems Business Leaders don't usually say out loud. 🚀 All tickets include Breakfast pastries, a two course sit down plant based lunch, tea and coffee and the evenings activities. ⏰ A DEADLINE Member prices and the Community + Summit bundle end Friday 13 November. Guest prices go up the same day. Three ways to help: 1. Book before 13 November 2. Send this to one person who should be in the room 3. If your business could partner or exhibit, message me 4. Tell me in the comments if you are coming and why? Links in the comments 👇 The Better Business Network (BBN) members use your code to get the discount pricing. Next week: Breaking down the budget and how we priced the tickets 🙈 Hannah
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Hannah 🌿 Cox reposted thisHannah 🌿 Cox reposted thisManchester is hosting a season of People’s Emergency Briefing screenings this autumn: 13 free film screenings and discussions on the climate and nature crisis, across venues from Patagonia to Manchester Cathedral. We’re proud to be hosting one at Manchester Museum on Wednesday 18 November at 6pm, with a facilitated discussion with Hannah 🌿 Cox for businesses on what we can actually do next. Book your free place: https://lnkd.in/e8qnfbGy Full season below 👇 with thanks to Eleven, Nick Smith, Rhian Burge F IDM and everyone else involved. National Emergency Briefing, #PEBuk x+why, Nick Booton, Molly Gould, Effable | B Corp, Patagonia, Blues Kitchen, Brabners, Sustainable Ventures, Bruntwood SciTech, Business Declares, The Carbon Literacy Project, Phil Korbel, People Planet Pint
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Hannah 🌿 Cox shared thisI'm thinking of starting up my weekly countdown posts for the Better Business Summit.... sharing the behind the scenes of building what is both one of my favourite things to do and also a complete headache. 11 weeks to go.. tell me what you want to see and I'll start tomorrow! Video for attention. 2021 was a different time.
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Hannah 🌿 Cox shared thisWell this was a nice thing to wake up to this morning! ✨🥰Hannah 🌿 Cox shared thisHannah 🌿 Cox's remarkable endurance-running achievements have earned her a place on the Northern Leaders 2026 list. Cox is a director of betternotstop and the The Better Business Network (BBN), but is perhaps best known for her extraordinary fundraising exploits. In February 2026, she completed Project Salt Run, running 100 marathon distances in 100 days and covering an astonishing 4,222km across India. The challenge aimed to raise £1m for environmental organisation 1% for the Planet and has already generated more than £108,000. Another person recognised for his remarkable fundraising achievements is Adam Waugh, a 63-year-old sailor and former stockbroker from Northumberland. In 2021, despite having sailed only in UK waters for two years and never having built a boat, Waugh set about building his own vessel. He went on to sail solo around the world in the inaugural Mini Globe Race, raising £100,000 for the Ella Dawson Foundation. Property entrepreneur Rob Lloyd founded Bearmont Group in 2017 and is a passionate charity fundraiser, serving as an ambassador for charities including Sense and Cancer Research Wales | Ymchwil Canser Cymru. Lloyd has co-authored a book entitled ‘How to Raise Money for Charity and Survive It’ Well known in the North West, he’s raised more than £1.2m for Sense and has also co-authored a book entitled ‘How to Raise Money for Charity and Survive It’. Property professional Conor Flood’s fundraising efforts for brain tumour research are all the more remarkable because he was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of just 28. He completed a 10k run shortly after finishing chemotherapy and went on to run a half marathon alongside his father, Brendan Flood. Other people recognised for their charitable work include: 1. Natalie Kerr: The former nurse and mum-of-two has dedicated her life to raising awareness of organ donation after undergoing a double lung transplant in 2012. 2. Dez Derry: The entrepreneur and exited founder has become a passionate ambassador for Adoption Matters & Foster Care Matters, drawing on his own experiences of the care system. 3. Hannah Barlow & Tom Mathew: The siblings are the third generation to lead family-run Dunsters Farm, near Rochdale, and support a range of charitable initiatives, including Eat Well MCR. 4. Jo Walby: Chief executive of Mustard Tree since 2017, she leads the Greater Manchester charity’s work supporting people experiencing poverty and homelessness. 5. Vic Harper: Since becoming CEO five years ago, Harper has overseen significant growth at The Bread and Butter Thing. The headline sponsor of Northern Leaders 2026 is OBI, supported by law firm CG, GM Business Growth Hub and Rochdale Development Agency. Everyone featured on the list will be invited to the Northern Leaders 2026 awards evening at KPMG’s Manchester office on November 19. Read full list here https://lnkd.in/eW_7zREk #2026NorthernLeaders
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Its always right at the beginning of the year to start it right, but we have an event in bristol in March being announced soon :)
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