About us

Our Story

"Our story started as I realized I had around me great people offering high end services, and on the other hand companies struggling to find the right skills. I decided to create FRIENDS in BUSINESS, to connect both words - for the benefit of everyone."

Rachel Ougier Simonin

Founder FRIENDS in BUSINESS

At Friends in Business, we believe in the power of community.

By collaborating and working together, we achieve a greater impact than we would on our own - to our benefit, and the benefit of our customers.

Our Values

We came together because we want to work with people we trust, and who live by the same values:

we support and benefit from one another, having our customers' best interests in mind - we have your back!
we complement one another - one person is the face of one service: we do not compete with one another
we seek for excellence in everything we do, both in the quality of service we provide and the impact we make - and that is why we can recommend one another
we are committed - once we said yes, count on us!
we seek for transparency - we play no game and enjoy open discussions. What you see is what you get!

Our Business model

We are a handpicked referral network.

We earn a living from the actual work we do for customers. There is no fee involved, neither from our members nor from our customers.

We believe value comes from keeping our customers happy and healthy, which will generates more business for everyone.

Last, the income generated by our "365° pack" fully remains with FRIENDS in BUSINESS, to cover our costs and grow our network.

Our Ethics

We are also very big on high quality of service together with the right mindset: failure to deliver or behave leads to being immediately excluded from our network.

Collaborating with FRIENDS in BUSINESS

Leverage your network.

Connect with strong partners, recommended by people you trust.

Level up your busines.

Mutual benefits

Keep your customers happy and their business healthy: introduce them to carrefuly selected professionals, who will be able to go beyond expectations. And similarly be sollicated by our members to support their customers.

Customer Centric

We only introduce Customers to other members of our community when you can benefit from it. This is not about business development or spamming: it is about addressing a concrete need of yours.

Save time & money

Finding who's good at delivering a service takes time and money. Save both leveraging our FRIENDS in BUSINESS network.

Experience shows that recommendations are very likely to be a match, coming from someone who already knows both parties.

High end

We only include in our network people who are highly skilled at what they do, and who share our Business values & behaviors.

Our selection process does validates so upfront, and our Charter of Ethics safeguards we keep up with the right people.

Joining FRIENDS in BUSINESS

It is a 2 ways street: you give, and you receive!

Bring and receive opportunities from our network

Members reach out for one another, when we hear a customer has a need you could fulfill.

We can't guarantee these opportunities will aim at you - but we do guarantee there will be real opportunities feeding our network.

Focus on your value add

Our value lies with the services we provide.

Accordingly, we charge no fee - neither to our members, nor to our customers.

The costs of our network are covered by the sales of our 360° pack.

You also remain an independent company: we remain free to conduct your business as you see fit.

Join a supportive community

We are here to support one another. We are in it together to build the trust and make it work.

We will also share our experience with one another, and help one another grow.

This network is our network: we own and evolve it together.

Be part of an exclusive and non-compete network

We believe in word of mouth and long term partnerships.

Accordingly, all our members come from different places, and have all been recommended in the first place. They were then selected for their quality of service together with their business values.

In addition, there is no competition between our members: you will only find one company for one type of service. Complementing each others forms the basis of the solidarity in our network.

Our Mission

Building a Better World Together

Our mission at FRIENDS in BUSINESS is to build a better world through collaboration, support, and shared resources.

We are together visionary and realistic, as we live and apply our values day-in day-out. We believe that good people meet good people, and that good business generates more business!

Leverage our network and level up your business!

Work with people you like and value, and who make an impact!

Becoming a member

To join FRIEND in BUSINESS, you need

To be co-opted by an existing member, or a customer of us
To offer B2B services
To offer a service we do not already have in our portfolio (re-non compete principle)
To share in an opening discussion about the high end services you provide, and tell us more about your business values
To commit to contributing to our "360°pack"
To commit on bringing a minimum of 3 opportunities per year to our network
To sign our partnership agreement and ethical charter