We’re announcing a new partner—and we’re pretty excited about it!

?? Welcome to B2BeeMatch Connections. In this issue, we’re announcing a new addition to our growing global partner network! We’re pretty excited about this because, well, our partners help us bring more diversity, increased access to quality matches, and unique benefits to our small business members like you! So, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to read this issue, learn about our new partner (and a few long standing partners, too!) and join us in welcoming our new Enterprise partner!?

?? Join us in welcoming our newest Enterprise partner!

We’re excited to tell you that Smart Cities Council is our newest Enterprise Partner!

When our founder and CEO, Karima-Catherine Goundiam , went to this spring’s AIM Congress in Abu Dhabi, she didn’t know she’d be meeting a new partner. But, when she met SCC’s Chair, Corey Gray , they instantly connected and almost immediately knew a strategic partnership made sense.?

You see, SCC is the largest and longest-running global social impact organization for smart cities. SCC has a network of more than 400,000 practitioners in 20 countries, and those practitioners work to enable the cross-sector connections and collaborations needed to build and sustain smart cities and the social, environmental, and economic benefits that come with them..

“For B2BeeMatch, a critical aspect of our decision-making was the alignment on values,” says KC, founder and CEO of B2BeeMatch, in a recent press release. “SCC isn’t just a huge global network in the same way that B2BeeMatch is not just another software platform. We share a mission to deliver positive social, environmental and economic transformation at a global scale.”

Cities are made up of business ecosystems (which are primarily driven by small businesses), so offering more opportunities for more businesses to connect and collaborate just makes sense for both B2BeeMatch and SCC.?

Of course, it’s not just about the big picture. We know our partnership with SCC will attract new member businesses from all over the world, delivering more diversity to our global B2B community and more potential for better matches on our global B2B platform.

So, basically, yeah, we’re excited! We hope all our partners and member businesses in 190 industries and 90 countries around the world are excited too! And, we hope you’ll all join us in welcoming SCC!?

?? Can you tell me more about this Enterprise partner thing?

Do you represent a large government agency, business organization, or corporation that needs more than our Basic plan or Premium plan has to offer??

Well, our Enterprise program may be right for you!?

When you become an Enterprise Partner, you get everything our Premium members get PLUS solutions for the business networking struggles that large organizations face:

• Search and connect with any company, organization, or leader on our platform using our new ExpressMatch feature.
• Facilitate connections between companies, organizations, and leaders in your network and beyond with our AI-powered matchmaking.?
• Recruit, screen, and invite companies, organizations, and leaders to join your organization or events from your personalized dashboard.?
• Create, manage, monitor, and host free or paid industry events and trade missions using our Events feature.
• Enjoy live, remote one-on-one and group training sessions with our knowledgeable team members.
• Capture actionable data about the companies, organizations, and leaders in your network with our Insights tab.
• Attract new opportunities with on-platform ads and branded Knowledge Hub posts.
• Work closely with our project coordinators to get the custom solutions to your most challenging business networking needs.

Learn more about Enterprise now and start revolutionizing how your large organization does business networking today.?

??? Did you know we built and launched a custom B2B initiative for aerospace with one of our Enterprise partners?

When we team up with a new Enterprise partner, we take that partnership seriously. We work closely with our partners to make sure they get the solutions they need to their toughest business networking challenges. Keep reading to meet a few of our partners and learn how we’ve collaborated with them and supported them over the years!

Ontario Aerospace Council?

The Ontario Aerospace Council is a not-for-profit organization that represents more than 200 businesses in Ontario’s aerospace sector and works to ensure the continued growth and prosperity of the Ontario aerospace sector. The B2BeeMatch team works closely with the OAC to provide custom solutions to business networking problems unique to the aerospace sector. In 2022, we co-launched Aero+B2BeeMatch, a revolutionary business networking initiative engineered to connect aerospace companies from different tiers, and from around the world, with each other and with the B2B services they need to succeed.

Quartier d’affaires

The Fédération des gens d'affaires francophones de l'Ontario represents Francophone businesses and business leaders in Ontario and works to advance the social and economic interests of Francophone businesses and business leaders in Ontario. The FGA and B2BeeMatch work together to develop the Francophone business ecosystem in Ontario and make it more sustainable and accessible. In 2022, we co-launched Quartier d’affaires+B2BeeMatch, an innovative business networking initiative engineered to connect Francophone businesses in Ontario, across Canada, and around the world.?

International Chamber of Commerce

The International Chamber of Commerce represents 45 million companies in more than 170 countries and works to make international trade easier for businesses everywhere. The ICC and B2BeeMatch partnered in 2021 to support the digital transformation and the exchange of B2B services between small businesses—and women-led businesses in particular—around the world.?

And many more

In addition to the OAC, FGA, and ICC, we are very proud to maintain strategic partnerships with Manitoba Aerospace , Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) , the Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce (CanWCC) , BritishAmerican Business , TechUkraine , Tech Bay Area Advocates , and, most recently, Smart Cities Council .

???? What’s diversity data and how will it change the world??

Episode 44: Press play on this ????BONUS EPISODE???? to hear Dr Rashada Harry , Deborah Womack , and Aggie Yemurai Mutuma FRSA talk about breaking harmful stereotypes around Black women in the business world!

Episode 45: Check out this episode with Amy Spurling , co-founder and CEO of Compt , to discover how to personalize employee benefits to achieve over 90% utilization!

Episode 46: Meet Maddie Morris , the first Trade Commissioner to openly transition while serving the Trade Commissioner Service | Service des délégués commerciaux , on this very special ??PRIDE EPISODE??!

Episode 47: Hear Cynthia V Davis CBE , founder and CEO of Diversifying Group and Diversifying.io , explain how to reach a diverse workforce and amplify your brand!?

Episode 48: Catch Aftab “Af” Malhotra , founder and chair of Diversity Economics Institute (DEI) and founder and CEO of Diversity Economics AI as he forecasts how making diversity data accessible to C-suite leaders will completely change the corporate world.

Don’t miss our next guests: Joseph Zeratzion , learning and performance consultant at People Club and Coaching Lens ; and Oli Barrett , co-founder of Powered By Ethos and Turn On The Subtitles .

Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe to It’s a Small Business World on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

???? Welcome to our latest Premium member from the Land of Maple Syrup

Based in Canada, Docsie.io is an award-winning, digital documentation and knowledge management platform. With the help of AI, their platform supports you to write, share, publish, and improve your business documentation. They registered with B2BeeMatch in January, recently upgraded their membership, and now we’re super excited to welcome Docsie.io to Premium membership!

?? Get more from your B2BeeMatch experience with a Premium membership (Pssst… there’s a promo code!)

Upgrade your membership to take advantage of these Premium benefits:

• Get up to one AI-powered lead per day (versus one per week as a Basic member).
• Use our new ExpressMatch feature to search and match with any company on our platform, up to four times per month, in addition to your AI-powered leads.
• Add up to three users with our Colleagues feature.
• Access Events and Trade Missions.
• Get exclusive promotional opportunities when you join our VIBee program.
• Publish up to three pieces of branded content each month on our Knowledge Hub.
• Use B2BeeMeet to start or schedule a video meeting with anyone on or off the platform.
• COMING SOON: Attract new opportunities with access to on-platform ads.

Watch a tutorial on how to upgrade your membership, and use promo code SAVE25 to take advantage of our limited time offer and save 25% on your first three months as a Premium member!

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