The Institute for Independent Business (IIB) is a not-for-profit
research, training and accreditation organisation - it is not a
consultancy!
In 1984, the Institute for Independent British Business was
established to support independent businesses. To this end, in 1991,
the Institute created the Consultancy Business Development
Programme™ thus enabling IIB graduates to start and build their
own successful consultancy practices by providing their specialist
skills as practical advice that works™ to meet the needs of
independent businesses. Since 1995, as the Institute for Independent
Business International, our graduates, living in over 40 countries,
have been supporting independent businesses around the globe.
Research carried out by the Institute and supported by numerous
other academic institutions has highlighted the lack of independent
advice available to small to medium sized enterprises. Building,
running and growing a business is very challenging and
manager/owners often find themselves immersed in areas for which
they do not have the right skills or resources. The Institute
supports these business needs by selecting, training, accrediting
and facilitating a growing network of graduates, who, globally,
independently deliver the support needed by small to medium sized
businesses.
Graduates of the Institute become members of the Community of
accredited Associates, the IIB Alumni™, facilitated by the
Institute, is operated by Associates for Associates.
The Community is an incredible, exclusive resource of talent,
specialist skills, information, contacts and support for independent
businesses.
Nearly six thousand experienced executives from every type of
business discipline have been trained by the Institute and have
graduated from an IIB Residential Business School to advise and help
small to medium sized businesses. Only accredited Associates (the
IIB Alumni™) are qualified to provide the unique and highly
successful IIB Business Support Programme™ to independent
businesses.