Terms of membership

This page along with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy gives you the legal terms and conditions of The Consultancy Growth Network (Terms) including membership to The Consultancy Growth Network, the purchase of tickets for events, workshops, mentoring and any online resources (Services).

These Terms will apply to any contract between us for the sale of Services to you (Contract). Please read these Terms carefully and make sure that you understand them, before applying for membership or purchasing any Services from us. Please note that terms with any third parties as part of your membership are subject to those third parties’ terms.

Members shall be bound during the continuance of membership by these Terms, including any amendments made in accordance with the details set out below.

1. Information about us

1.1 The Consultancy Growth Network Ltd, company number: 12267746 operates the website consultancygrowthnetwork.com.

1.2. Contacting us: You may contact us by emailing info@consultancygrowthnetwork.com if you wish to give us formal notice of any matter in accordance with these Terms.

2. Membership applications

2.1 Applications for membership can be submitted through an enquiry via our website and will be considered by The Consultancy Growth Network, who have the right to refuse applications.

2.2. We will confirm our acceptance of your application by sending you an email confirming your membership. The Contract between us will only be formed when the first payment is taken from your account.

2.3. Membership options: Depending on the membership you have purchased, we will provide you with access to our membership packages. The following membership packages are available:

2.3.1. Starter Membership is an archived membership. It is no longer available to new members. Existing members on this membership have access to online workshops but no face-to-face events. Starter members also have access to the Slack channel;

2.3.2. Growth Hub Membership as set out in Appendix A to these terms; or

2.3.3. Professional Membership as set out in Appendix B to these terms; or

2.3.4. Partner Membership as set out in Appendix C to these terms; or

2.3.5. Corporate Membership as set out in Appendix D to these terms; or

2.3.6. Advisory Membership as set out in Appendix E to these terms.

2.4 Code of Conduct: All members must comply with the code of conduct in Appendix G and failure to do so will entitle The Consultancy Growth Network to terminate your membership and/or bar you from attendance at events with no obligation to refund.

3. Membership payments, renewals, changes and cancellations

3.1. Payments: Membership is paid on a monthly basis with a minimum 90-day commitment. Your membership starts on the day you receive your Growth Hub login. After the 90 days have passed you can cancel your membership by providing one month’s notice. You cannot cancel if your Strategic Review has already taken place; you will then be committed for the 12 months. After 90 days, monthly subscriptions will automatically continue on a rolling basis until terminated by either party with 30 days’ notice.

3.2. Change of membership: We require one month’s notice in writing for a change from a Professional Membership to a Corporate Membership. You may change to become an Advisory Member at any time by informing us in writing. We are unable to offer refunds to members changing from an Advisory Member to a Corporate Member, or a Corporate Member to a Professional Member.

3.3. Access outside your membership package: If you wish to access events or mentors outside of your membership package you may purchase these separately. Prices are available on request. If within one month of the event you change to a membership package that includes that event, then you will be charged as though you joined on the date of the event and the price you paid for the event will be deducted from your membership fee.

3.4. Ending your subscription: Once you have passed the initial 90-day minimum commitment you are able to cancel your membership, provided either party has given 30 days’ notice.

3.5. All information provided by you to us must be true and accurate at the point of applying. Please notify us immediately of any changes to your email, account or billing information. You will also receive a notice if there are any changes to these Terms.

4. Prices and payment

4.1. Membership fees for events, workshops and online resources are payable via monthly subscription with an initial 90-day commitment. We shall be under no obligation to provide membership or access to any events or resources until payment has been received in full.

4.2. A member may join at a discounted rate if they receive a promotional code through The Consultancy Growth Network or a third party with whom The Consultancy Growth Network has a formal agreement. This discount may be for a free trial or a discount on the annual fee for a set period of time. The discount is only valid for the determined period. Members may also qualify for a month of free membership for each successful referral given to The Consultancy Growth Network. A referral is successful at the point the referred member has passed their 90 day cooling off period.

4.3. Membership fees and prices of other services may change from time to time. Any changes that impact existing members will be notified in writing with a minimum of 30 days’ notice.

4.4. The Consultancy Growth Network may receive introducer fees from third parties. Such fees will be at the cost of the third party and not affect fees payable by you.

4.5 Member to Member Acquisition Fees: Where a member is looking to acquire another consulting firm and TCGN introduces that member to potential target companies then an introduction fee will become payable on completion of a successful transaction;

4.5.1. The fee will be 0.75% of the enterprise value of the acquired business, subject to a minimum fee of £20,000.

4.5.2. In cases of a merger where no money changes hands, a finder’s fee of £20,000 will be charged for the introduction.

4.5.3. All fees are payable by the acquiring or lead company in full at the date of the acquisition/merger.

4.6. If we do not receive payment authorisation for a service or if the authorisation is cancelled, we may immediately terminate or suspend access to your membership.

4.7. All prices are expressed exclusive of any VAT payable unless otherwise stated. If the rate of VAT changes between the date of your application and the date of acceptance, we will adjust the VAT you pay.

4.8. We only accept payment for membership via GoCardless direct debit.

4.9. Online events: A member can join our digital roundtables and virtual workshops as part of their membership. Professional membership entitles one person to attend, Corporate membership entitles three people to attend. You agree not to give access to staff members outside of your membership.

4.10. In-person events: One person from Professional members and three people from Corporate and Advisory members can attend in-person events. Should you bring additional people, The Consultancy Growth Network will either charge you to upgrade your membership in that month or you will pay the event ticket price. Additional attendees must be communicated in advance to the Community Team.

5. Your personal information

We are committed to maintaining the privacy of our users and members and maintaining the security of any personal information we receive from you. If you register for any of our Services you will be asked to provide basic personal information. We only use your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which is available on our website. We use cookies on our site, details of which can be found in our Cookie Policy, also available on our website.

6. Intellectual property

6.1. The content of our site, our online forums, events, and content on subsidiary connected platforms and all Services sold via our site is wholly owned by The Consultancy Growth Network or we have a third party licence to sell the service. You may view the content for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy or distribute or use for commercial purposes any of the materials or content without written permission from us.

6.2. If you agree to provide, take part in or feature in any content for The Consultancy Growth Network, that content is wholly owned by us and you may not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy or distribute or use for commercial purposes without written permission from us.

6.3. The Consultancy Growth Network may use your company logo to show your attendance at an event and show you as a member. You may tell us in advance should you wish for your business not to be highlighted in our marketing and other communications.

6.4. We sometimes video and photograph The Consultancy Growth Network events for use in our marketing and as part of our resource library on the Growth Hub. If you would prefer not to feature in these, please make this known to one of the team at the beginning of the event or by emailing info@consultancygrowthnetwork.com in advance of the event starting.

7. Our liability

7.1. We only supply Services including membership for internal use by you, and you agree not to use any parts of your Services or membership for any resale purposes.

7.2. We will under no circumstances whatever be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the Contract for:

any loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
loss or corruption of data, information or software;
loss of business opportunity;
loss of anticipated savings;
loss of goodwill; or
any indirect or consequential loss.

7.3. It is your responsibility to ensure that membership, any event, or any Services are suitable to your requirements. We are happy to offer advice, but accept no liability in the event that membership or any content provided does not meet your requirements.

7.4. We give no guarantee that by becoming a member, attending events, taking or following advice, and/or engaging with an online resource that you will experience success in any business or activity. That will be down to you. We do believe though that by being a member of The Consultancy Growth Network your probability of success is increased.

7.5. We make no promise that materials on our site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United Kingdom. If you choose to access our site from locations outside the United Kingdom, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

7.6. Our site and subsidiary sites contains links to external internet websites as part of the services on offer with your membership package. Whilst we have chosen them to the best of our knowledge and belief, we do not endorse or guarantee in any way advice given by other members, the external organisations, services, advice, or products included in these external website links. Nor do we in any way control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of the information contained in them. All services offered by external service or product providers are subject to their terms of business. You are therefore responsible for checking those terms of business and The Consultancy Growth Network has no responsibility in this regard.

8. Communication between us

8.1. Any communication given by you to us, or by us to you, under or in connection with the Contract shall be in writing and shall be delivered by email.

8.2. Any notice or communication shall be deemed to have been received one business day after the email has been sent.

8.3. In proving the service of any notice or communication, it will be sufficient to prove that such email was sent to the specified email address of the addressee.

8.4. The provisions of this clause shall not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action.

9. Event cancellation

9.1. Whilst we will use all reasonable endeavours to retain agreed dates for events set out on our website, we reserve the right to reschedule, amend or cancel any one or more of the events for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a Force Majeure). Where we are required to or decide to cancel an in-person event outright we shall notify members of such cancellation as soon as possible in writing.

9.2. The parties agree that we shall not be in breach of this agreement by virtue of that cancellation or abandonment.

10. Rights and obligations

10.1. We may transfer our rights and obligations under a Contract to another organisation, but this will not affect your rights or our obligations under these Terms.

10.2. You may only transfer your rights or your obligations under these Terms to another person if we agree in writing.

10.3. This Contract is between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms.

10.4. Each of the paragraphs of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

11. Disputes

11.1. A Contract and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

11.2. We both irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with a Contract or its subject matter or formation (including noncontractual disputes or claims).

Appendix A – Growth Hub Membership

A single membership for the owner of the business with access to all resources
Access to our 100+workshops/frameworks and insights that cover a variety of themes from sales to marketing, finance to people and more
Annual benchmarking reports with key benchmarking data and insights in the consulting sector
New monthly workshops uploaded onto the Growth Hub
Access to discounts with vetted partners and suppliers
Payment method: Rolling monthly fee via Go-Cardless. One month’s notice on termination.

Appendix B – Professional Membership

A single membership for the owner of the business with access to all resources
A one-to-one strategic review in the first year of membership with a Growth Expert. This will typically include an introductory session, the completion of the strategic review template, the strategic review itself (90 minutes) via video or telephone conference and then a follow-up call to review progress against agreed actions with the Growth Expert.
Access to all – Growth Hub, online workshops, sector referral forums, in-person events
Access to the Consultancy BenchPress survey and event
Peer community channel – access to our 24/7 slack channel
Access to occasional specialist consultations (marketing, recruitment and more)
Ability to explore our high-quality vetted third party suppliers

Payment method: Rolling monthly fee via Go-Cardless. One month’s notice on termination. You may wish to pay for the year in advance, which you will be committed to for 12 months without refund, which will entitle you to one month’s discount. This annual membership will renew automatically.

Appendix C – Partner Membership

All of the benefits of the Professional membership, but access for two people only.

Appendix D – Corporate Membership

All of the benefits of the Professional membership, plus:

Access for up to 3 senior members of the team.
Access to our sub-community ‘Marketers in Consulting’ for a member who is responsible for marketing.
Access to the HR/People forum.

Should you wish to exceed the three senior member limit, there will be an additional monthly £100 per head.

Appendix E – Advisory Membership

Advisory membership is available as an extension of any of the other membership packages. The additional benefits of Advisory membership include:

Up to six days per annum of support from your dedicated Growth Expert. This time can be used in whatever way you and your Growth Expert agree will make the biggest difference to your business. By way of illustration this might include:

Full business evaluation
Facilitated team strategy day
Quarterly board meetings
Monthly 1:1 mentoring sessions

Payment method: Rolling monthly fee via Go Cardless. This membership option is a 12-month commitment. Should you choose to leave within the 12-month period you will still be liable for the full 12 months.

Appendix F – Code of Conduct

In order to participate in The Consultancy Growth Network and get the most from our services you must keep our core values in mind:

Abundance Mentality – a belief that there’s plenty of work to go around. This leads to openly sharing experiences and ideas.
Collective Ambition – challenge each other with curiosity and compassion, be proactive in our endeavours to create opportunity for all members through partnerships and other means.
Mutual Trust – the community can only thrive where members feel safe and fellow members have their interest at heart.

The Consultancy Growth Network strives to be a fully inclusive community for all consultancy owners. Harassment and other code of conduct violations reduce the value of our community for everyone. We want you to be happy in our community and adhering to this code of conduct will help make a better experience for all.

We do not tolerate harassment of members, staff, or participants in our events, in any form, online or offline. Violations include, but are not limited to:

offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion
sexual comments or images in public or directly to event attendees, without permission
sustained disruption of talks or other events
inappropriate physical contact; unwelcome sexual attention
photography or recording of specific participants unless explicit permission has been given. Please note that photography and videoing of presentations is generally permitted, unless stated beforehand
sharing of confidential information unless given explicit permission.

Anyone asked to cease in any of the behaviour listed above will be expected to comply immediately. On receiving a report of violations, The Consultancy Growth Network staff, associates or event organisers / contractors working on their behalf may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender, or expulsion from an event, or cessation of membership with no refund.

If you have any concerns relating to this code of conduct, please contact The Consultancy Growth Network’s owner, Marc Jantzen on 07970 027662 or marc@consultancygrowthnetwork.com. Alternatively, speak to a member of the team at an event. All reports will be treated in the strictest confidence.