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Boardwave

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Boardwave is a free, partner-funded peer community for European technology founders and chief executives, registered in Canterbury and set up in 2022. It is open to founders, chief executive officers (CEOs), chairs and non-executive directors (NEDs) of European technology, software-as-a-service (SaaS), artificial intelligence (AI) and software-enabled businesses scaling towards and past €100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR). Full Membership, for companies with about €1 million to over €100 million ARR, includes small moderated peer groups called Breakouts, dinners and one-to-one executive mentoring from leaders a stage ahead. Digital Membership, for earlier-stage companies with up to €1 million ARR, covers masterclasses, peer mentoring and the online platform. Applications are reviewed one by one, and bootstrapped, venture-backed and private equity-owned companies can all apply. Membership costs nothing, because partner firms such as investors and advisers fund the community. Events range from small dinners to an annual conference, Boardwave Live, and the online directory lists more than 2,000 vetted members. The company, Boardwave Ltd (number 14105403), was co-founded by Kath Easthope, its chief executive, and Phill Robinson, its chair. It states that it has donated more than £350,000 to Cure Parkinson's.

City Women Network

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City Women Network (CWN) is a London-based membership network for women in business and the professions, founded in the City of London in 1978. It began among women in banking and law and now has individual and corporate members from a range of sectors, including employees, self-employed entrepreneurs and women moving on from corporate careers. Members go to career development, wellbeing, networking and social events, can watch recordings of past events, and get a members-only area and LinkedIn group. They also see external board and trust roles. Members can volunteer as mentors or coaches on its mentoring and coaching programme, which typically asks for about an hour a month over six months. Individual membership costs £195 a year or £22 a month. Corporate membership covers up to 20 people at a price that is not published, and includes free entry to most CWN events, the option to host events, places on the mentoring and coaching programme and up to two places on its Rising Star Programme. The website lists an 11-member board, and the network supports a charity partner, Woman's Trust.

EO London

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EO London is the London chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), a global peer network for business owners that has operated since 1987. Full membership is open to owners, founders or majority shareholders of a business with at least US$1 million in revenue in its latest financial year, and to venture-backed companies with set funding levels and at least 10 employees. Members join a Forum, a confidential group of 6 to 10 members that meets monthly and is led by a trained peer moderator. They can also attend local, regional and global events, webinars and executive education. A separate Accelerator programme is for owners of businesses with revenue of US$250,000 to US$1 million, who meet monthly in small accountability groups and attend quarterly Scaling Up workshops. Accelerator members pay £1,050 in local dues and US$1,750 in global dues each year. Fees for full membership are not published. EO states it has more than 19,000 members in 221 chapters across 60 countries. It is a membership network, not a coaching or consulting provider.

Female Advisory Board

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Female Advisory Board (FAB) is a peer advisory organisation for female founders, chief executives and managing directors, launched in Yorkshire. Members join one of three boards set by business size. FAB Scale is for businesses with revenue of £500,000 to £3 million, FAB Enterprise for £3 million to £20 million and FAB Vanguard for £20 million and above. Each board meets in person for 12 full days a year, led by a Chair, with members drawn from non-competing sectors. Monthly meetings run from 8am to 2pm. Scale and Enterprise members also meet their Chair one to one every two months, while Vanguard members, in groups of ten, have quarterly check-ins. Two annual events bring all three boards together. Membership is by application, and applicants are vetted for sector fit. Fees are not published. The website says cost depends on tier and location, with payment by direct debit on a rolling contract. It lists London on its map and plans boards in Manchester, Cheshire and Liverpool from autumn 2026. Its founder and chief executive is Samantha Addy. The operating company, Female Advisory Board Ltd, was incorporated in 2019 as Aim High Recruitment Limited and took its current name in June 2023, according to The Gazette.