About the Institute of Independent Business

The Institute for Independent Business is a not-for-profit research and accreditation organisation established in 1984 to give independent businesses direct access to some of the country's top business people so bringing practical advice & timely ideas to the business.

The IIB is the largest organisation of its type in Europe.  With over 2,000 Executive Associates having now been through our accreditation process, working with businesses mostly within the 'small to medium sized' (SME) sector, in placing at their disposal mature senior executives to use as 'sounding boards' and support and mentoring whenever and wherever is required, drawing on one of the most comprehensive support infrastructures in the world, during which time issues arising within any aspect of the business can be addressed.

The IIB has five main aims:

• To bring to independent business the most practical advice and timely ideas from knowledgeable experts and business innovators; to open doors to important and profitable opportunities; to raise the professional standards of independent business practice; to enhance the image of business leaders and all other executives working within the independent business sector.
• To advance the understanding of the workings of independent business by research in relevant fields, alone or in co-operation with other interested and competent bodies.
• To provide research facilities pertaining to independent business for the benefit of and use by other persons or bodies.
• To disseminate such findings and information as may be useful to the operators of independent business by all means expedient, more particularly through training courses, educational programmes, conferences, journals and other publications or media.
• To educate and train those working within the independent business sector to such a standard that they may confidently work independently at the appropriate level.

For details and information please contact:-

michaelbooth@iib.org.ws