Partner Spotlight – How Xerox Channel Partner Steve Shannon Plans to Double His Revenue

By Anna Foblets – Xerox Channel Partner Steve Shannon of Nustream Limited is committed to doing whatever it takes to grow his business – and it shows. He recently invested his time into the completion of the 10,000 Small Businesses certificate program.

Founded by Goldman Sachs, the course is designed and delivered by globally renowned business schools including the Said Business School at Oxford University in the UK where Shannon was a participant. The course helps participants identify and execute the steps necessary to enable them to scale their ventures, expand their workforce and tackle new markets.

Similar to a mini-MBA, participants also develop business growth plans which they can implement in their own businesses upon completion of the course. While Shannon took advantage of the UK-based program, there is also a program for business owners across the pond, in the United States.

Goals align with coursework and running a business simultaneously

Like any business owner, Shannon couldn’t just walk away from Nustream while completing the coursework. In spite of the significant time commitment, his vision for growth was strong enough that he was willing to take on this new challenge while simultaneously running his businesses.

The coursework consists of both Webex and on campus sessions. Shannon acknowledges his belief that his twelve year career with Xerox had a positive impact on his ability to participate. Only high growth SME’s were accepted into the course, which was also an excellent opportunity to network with like-minded business owners.

We caught up with Shannon recently to learn more about the course and how this and similar investments can help channel partners on both sides of the Atlantic execute their visions for growth.