Partnerships can be a powerful tool for growing your business, but the process of developing and managing them can be complex, expensive, slow-moving, and difficult to scale. We're a partnership development company that offers a platform with a community of individuals and organizations who are open for collaborations to support each other's growth. In this blog post, we will cover our most recent definitions and offerings in detail.
Challenges of Developing B2B Collaborations
Partnerships can be extremely important to the success of enterprises and organizations, despite the difficulties in creating partnerships and collaborations with other businesses. Partnerships can give companies access to fresh ideas, views, and resources that can spur growth and innovation. By utilizing the skills and qualities of numerous partners, collaborations can also assist businesses in achieving their objectives more successfully and effectively. Here are some of the core challenges that we are tapping into:
Complex: Too many steps to succeed, and no clear mainstream guide
Lack of Community: Lack of community to help each other, build and grow together
Un-scaleable: Irregular, volatile, and inconsistent introductions and deals
Slow ROI: Making money out of partnerships is slow and unpredictable
Pricy: Which mostly big companies able to take advantage
In this article, you will find the solution that openforco provides. But first, now let's have a look at what is openforco, what we are providing, and why you should be part of it!
What is openfor.co?
Openfor.co, Inc., is a “B2B Collaborations Development Company” originated in Silicon Valley in 2019, that provides everything for growing businesses with B2B Collaborations and strategic partnerships such as joint marketing, affiliate sales, co-development, PoC collaboration opportunities, and many more. We provide an online platform, a marketplace, training programs, and promotions to other potential partners, and most importantly it is a thriving community of over 3000 people and organizations ranging from startups to large enterprises from 20 different countries that seek collaboration opportunities.
Platform
Our platform offers a wide range of features designed to help businesses establish and grow successful partnerships. Here are some of our key platform features:
Appear as a partner collaborator: Being a partner collaborator on openfor.co directory/marketplace means that your business will be visible to potential partners within our ever-growing network. This can increase the chances of receiving collaboration offers from other businesses that are looking for partners with similar goals and values. Being a partner collaborator also establishes your business as a thought leader and innovator within the industry, which can help to attract new customers and partners.
Post callab calls/Inquiries - Beta: To publicly express interest in cooperating with other companies, post collaboration questions on our website. Collab-Calls Beta enables organizations to save time and effort by creating, publishing and sharing collaboration opportunities with their network. Identify possible sales, marketing, supply, technology, investment, co-founding, and CSR partners. Increase our community's visibility and open the door to potential collaboration opportunities. Explain your unique value proposition and what you can provide to a collaboration.
Propose collabs: One of the primary features is the opportunity to suggest collaborations to other users who have posted collaboration inquiries. This enables you to actively seek for partnerships and make your own propositions to possible partners. The amount of collaboration proposals you can make is limited by your price plan, with higher-tier plans allowing for more proposals. This feature is a valuable resource for companies wishing to form new alliances and expand their network. It enables you to be proactive in partnership creation rather than waiting for possibilities to present themselves.
Response to incoming collabs: Preview un-named incoming proposals and respond according to your preferences. Use the Response to Incoming Collabs Inquiries tool to preview collaboration proposals from other companies and decide whether or not to react. This feature enables businesses to be selective in their collaborations, ensuring that they only deal with companies that share their goals and beliefs. Businesses can use the preview option to swiftly assess the possibilities of collaboration before devoting any resources to it. Furthermore, the option to respond based on your choices enables organizations to personalize their responses to specific opportunities and maximize their collaborative efforts.
Community
As a member of Openfor.co, you'll be part of a thriving community of like-minded individuals and organizations who are all working to build successful partnerships. Join a community of 3K companies from 20 countries who support our vision!
Pair group support: Pair groups are the best way of interaction. We pair you with a group of similar businesses to support each other, the simplest support is advocating (co-marketing in a simple way) each other products and services in a friendly way. Basically, brands like, comment, co-create posts and re-post each other's content over social media (most commonly Linkedin, and Twitter) to reach a bigger common audience.
Exclusive Contents and Resources Contents: Access to a ton of member-only articles, reports, checklists, cheat sheets, and many more! With our regular paid community-only content, you may have access to exclusive and useful stuff. As a member, you will have access to a plethora of information and resources that non-members will not have. Our premium community-only material, which includes anything from in-depth training programs to member-only webinars and articles, is meant to help you take your business to the next level. With new content being uploaded on a daily basis, you'll always have access to the most up-to-date knowledge and tools to help you succeed.
Regularly community-only updates: Stay informed and never miss out on what's going on in our town. You'll always be the first to hear about new events, resources, and opportunities accessible to you as a member thanks to our frequent updates. Our updates will keep you informed and connected to our flourishing community, with unique webinars, industry news, and expert insights. Don't lose out on the important tools and connections that are available to you; upgrade your membership today and start receiving frequent updates on our community!
No chats! Get real engagements through exclusive events We don't have a chat channel on our platform since we believe that members may connect and speak with one another through LinkedIn or other social media platforms. Instead, we deliver real-life engagements through private events where members may focus solely on networking and connection building. In contrast to informal internet discussions, our events are intended to create quality relationships and engagement among members. Face-to-face conversations and events, we feel, provide a more valuable and meaningful experience for our members, which is why we prioritize in-person engagement opportunities.
Regular community shoutouts & other co-promotion collabs (especially on Linkedin) Openfor.co provides a tool that helps businesses achieve attention and traction for their partner program with regular community shoutouts and other co-promotion activities. This involves a series of social media promotional activities aimed to assist you to reach a broader audience and raising awareness of your partner program and your company in general. By signing up for our membership plan, you will also be able to sponsor our events, which we feature you on our events based on your pricing plan. You may display your business and services to a focused audience of potential clients by co-hosting events with us. We even feature events for the smallest pricing plan members by showcasing their names or logos smaller scale. Bigger the plan is bigger the surface area. These operations are carried out in a collaborative manner, which means that they are carried out in collaboration with other companies or organizations. This is especially useful for businesses who are new to partnership development or want to broaden their reach. Promotional activities can help you raise your profile, increase traffic to your program, and ultimately help you form more successful collaborations.
Collaborations
By becoming a member together we launch regular collabs (We have ready-to-integrate, fast and easy pre-set collaboration templates a.k.a Plug & Collaborate) to help you to get traction and introduce you to the entire community! Here are the most common ones:
Co-promote / Cross-promotion: Cross-promotion is the practice of promoting the products, services, or content of two or more businesses, organizations, or individuals. Social media co-promotion, which can include actions such as liking, commenting, reposting, or giving shoutouts on each other's social media posts, is one way to accomplish this. This can help both parties increase their visibility and reach by exposing their followers to the content of the other party. Furthermore, this type of co-promotion can help the parties build relationships and trust, which can lead to future collaborations and opportunities. Overall, social media co-promotion is a simple and effective way for both parties to increase visibility and reach while also building relationships and trust.
Co-blog / Guest Blogging with us: Co-blogging or guest blogging with us is a great way to boost your online presence and reach a larger audience. This could include webinars, video collabs, e-books, whitepapers, industry reports or other types of informative content that provides value to your audience. You will be able to get into our wide network of corporate decision-makers and earn exposure to over 30,000 monthly impressions on our LinkedIn profile by engaging in a co-blogging or guest blogging opportunity with Openfor.co. This is a simple, quick, and extremely successful approach to begin working with us and gain traction for your company. By co-blogging or guest blogging with us, you can share your skills and knowledge with our audience while simultaneously promoting your brand and services to a specific group of potential clients. You may establish yourself as a thought leader in your business and increase interest in your products or services by creating valuable and insightful material. Furthermore, co-blogging or guest blogging with us gives you the opportunity to network with other businesses and people in your sector. By collaborating with us, you can meet other like-minded individuals and businesses and explore prospective partnership options. It's an easy, cost-efficient, and highly productive method to begin working with us and start seeing benefits for your company.
Co-host Events with us: Co-hosting events (webinars, workshops, meetups) with Openfor.co is an excellent approach to raising your profile and reaching a larger audience, such as speaking engagements or panel discussions. This means you'll be able to reach out to a highly engaged audience of over 30,000 people on a monthly basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with other businesses and professionals in your sector. It also allows you to position yourself as a thought leader in your sector and build interest in your products or services. Moreover, co-hosting events with us allows you to gather vital insights and feedback from your target audience. By collaborating with us, you can obtain useful input from other like-minded individuals and businesses, as well as explore prospective collaboration options. Overall, co-hosting events with Openfor.co is an excellent way to increase visibility, reach a larger audience, and connect with other businesses in your industry. It's a simple, cost-effective, and highly effective way to begin working with us and start seeing results for your company.
Campaigns to get initial buzz: Openfor.co recognizes the significance of gaining early traction and creating buzz for a new partner program. As a result, we provide launch campaign creation services to our partners. Our launch campaigns are intended to generate initial interest and engagement in your partner program and assist it in gaining traction. The campaigns combine social media promotions, email marketing campaigns, and other promotional activities tailored to your specific needs and goals. With our assistance, you can launch your partner program and begin seeing results quickly and effectively. Social media promotions are an important part of our launch campaign service. We will collaborate with you to create a marketing strategy for your program on popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. This will allow you to reach a large audience and pique the interest of potential partners in your program. As part of our launch campaign service, we also offer email marketing campaigns. Our team will collaborate with you to create an email marketing strategy that targets potential partners while emphasizing the program's key benefits. You can increase the likelihood of attracting potential partners to your program by sending targeted and personalized emails to them. We offer other promotional activities in addition to social media promotions and email marketing campaigns to help generate initial interest and engagement in your partner program. This could include writing and distributing press releases, as well as organizing webinars or other online events to introduce your program to potential partners.
Enable the revenue share program and unlock the opportunity get 2000$ per each referral while growing your own partner programs and getting a ton of our other platform and community benefits: We make it simple for you to see a return on investment (ROI) from your partnerships at Openfor.co by including an automatic referral revenue share program in your membership plan. You can earn up to 20% revenue share from us by enabling this program, while also expanding your collaborative audience. It is simple to invite your audience to participate in the program and begin reaping the benefits of partnerships with our user-friendly platform. Furthermore, our revenue share program is integrated with our partner program, allowing you to break even and begin reaping the benefits of partnerships more quickly. We want to make it as easy and efficient for you to get the most out of your collaborations with us as possible.
Other collabs: (a) Product or service bundle promotions: Create a special offer or bundle promotion that includes your products or services along with those of a partner. This can help both companies reach new customers and increase sales. (b) Inviting an influencer related to our collab: This involves the influencer creating content that features your products or services, and then sharing that content with their audience. This can include things like product reviews, tutorials, or other types of content that showcase the benefits of your products or services. (c) Become our ambassador: Represent us in your community and get paid! By becoming our ambassador, you will get free training, personal branding, and promotional exposure, meet a lot of new exciting new businesses, for further career and business opportunities, and make referral money without disrupting your schedule!
Academy
A crucial component of our platform is Openfor.co Academy, which offers guidance and tools to support companies in creating and managing productive collaborations. It provides access to experts and industry leaders who provide guidance and advice, with events, on specific partnership-related topics, which is especially helpful for businesses new to partnership development as it can help them to avoid common mistakes and align partnerships with their goals and objectives. It also offers workshops, webinars, and other resources to understand partnership development and provide the skills and knowledge needed to establish successful partnerships.
Courses: Openfor.co provides interactive face-to-face courses designed to give you the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your industry. These courses are divided into modules, with each module containing 5 actionable lessons that are simple to put into practice. This allows you to learn at your own pace and concentrate on the topics that are most important to you and your company. Industry experts teach the courses, bringing real-world experience to the classroom and providing you with valuable insights and practical tips that you can apply to your own business. The interactive format of the courses also allows you to interact with other professionals and build a network of like-minded people to help you on your journey.
Join our global collab workshops: By participating in Openfor.co's global collaboration workshops, you will be able to learn from industry experts and gain valuable insights into how to effectively extract, develop, and manage collaborations for growth. These workshops offer interactive and face-to-face learning experiences, with modules containing 5 actionable lessons. The content is intended to be practical and hands-on, so you can immediately apply the strategies and techniques you learn to your own business. You will learn about the various types of collaborations and how to find the right partners for your company. You will also learn how to structure and negotiate collaborations so that both parties benefit. You will also learn about the various tools and technologies that can assist you in managing and measuring the success of your collaborations. By attending these workshops, you will gain a better understanding of the collaboration landscape and be better equipped to identify and capitalize on opportunities. You will also be able to network with other professionals in your industry and look into potential partnership opportunities. Overall, these workshops are an excellent way to learn how to extract, develop, and manage collaborations for growth and to accelerate the development of your business.
Expert insights through webinars: Openfor.co offers a series of webinars that provide valuable insights and knowledge on how to develop successful partnerships from experienced industry professionals. These webinars cover a wide range of topics, such as best practices for forming and managing partnerships, strategies for expanding your collaborative audience, and advice on how to build mutually beneficial relationships. Attendees will be able to learn from experts who have successfully navigated the challenges of partnership development and are willing to share their knowledge. They will also be able to ask questions and interact with the speakers, allowing them to gain a better understanding of the subject matter. Webinars are a convenient and cost-effective way to gain knowledge and skills, as well as a great way to connect with other professionals in your industry who are interested in forming partnerships. Join our webinars to learn how to create partnerships that drive business growth.
Worksheets: Get your hands dirty with our interactive worksheets, which are designed to help you put the strategies and techniques you've learned in each module and lesson into practice. These worksheets are intended to be practical and actionable, with step-by-step instructions on how to apply the information in the real world. Whether you want to improve your collaboration skills, strengthen your partnerships, or expand your business, our worksheets are a must-have tool. They make it simple to apply the strategies, techniques, and knowledge you've gained in our courses, webinars, and workshops to your current workflow.
Pre-set tasks: For the essential plan, 5 core tasks / DIY. For the Growth plan 20 tasks + Community support. For exlusivie 60 taks + PDM support. Our membership plans include a variety of pre-set tasks designed to help you easily implement collaboration strategies and drive business growth. The Essential plan includes five core tasks that you can complete on your own, whereas the Growth plan includes twenty tasks as well as access to community support. Our Exclusive plan includes 60 tasks as well as personalized support from our partnership development team. These tasks are intended to be simple to carry out and to assist you in achieving your specific business objectives. Our pre-set tasks are an effective way to get started and see results, whether you're just starting out or looking to take your partnerships to the next level.
Core Benefits
Our platform helps businesses grow through B2B collaborations and partnerships, providing an all-in-one platform for networking, collaboration opportunities, training, and introductions to potential partners. The community of over 3000 members from 20 countries offers valuable opportunities for businesses looking for cost-effective and fast ROI growth.
Efficiency By implementing partnership development with Openfor.co, you can see a return on investment 10x faster and at a cost that's 99% less than hiring a dedicated partnership development manager.
More revenue: Plus, partnerships have the potential to bring in significant revenue - up to 28% of your total revenue, according to industry experts.
Better growth speed: Companies with mature partnership programs also see revenue growth that's nearly 2x as fast as those with less mature programs.
Your ROI foreseeable Automatic referral revenue share program built into your membership plan. By building a collab program and inviting your audience, you can earn up to 20% referral revenue share (It's up to 2000$ per annual referral!) from us while growing your collaborative audience. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for you to break even and start seeing the benefits of partnerships.
Membership Plans
But we don't just offer a community - we also offer solutions to the challenges of partnership development. With our platform, you'll have access to a one-stop shop for all things partnership development. Our platform offers a range of options to help you grow your business through partnerships, including:
Freemium: A free DIY plan, where you can join our network, build a partner program, invite/share your network to get started with partnership development. Also, you can learn from our a ton of free resources. But, just because you are not aspiring as a members, which in this case we never officially onboard you, so you can't be visible anyplace on our platform, you can't get paid from us as our partner, and you can't get any other can't actress our a ton of other membership benefits.
Paid: A paid community membership, which includes revenue share, promotions and PR buzz, engagement events and meetings, pair groups, resources, workshops, and exclusive member-only content to help you grow your business. Check more details about membership.
What's the difference between free and paid?
To get started with partnership development, users may use the free DIY plan to join the network, create a partner program, and invite/share their network. This plan is intended for folks who are just getting started and want to learn more about the platform before committing to a paying subscription. Premium community membership, on the other hand, includes a variety of additional platform features, community perks, and hands-on support to help members kickstart or expand their partnerships. Everything in the paid model is designed for return on investments. Members who join the paid plan unlock the automatic referral revenue sharing which allows them to start paying back their membership fees by creating a partner program on our platform and inviting their audience to their program. Why do I have to pay for it?
Paying proves that you have skin in the game, keeps you accountable for collabs, increases the overall quality, and supports our common vision.
Payment collection is essential for the community since it allows the community to continue to provide significant resources and opportunities to its members.
The membership fees received provide the financial assistance required to run and sustain the community, including the payment of events, resources, and other expenses.
It also enables the company to continue investing in the platform and community in order to develop and extend its member offers. The community would be unable to sustain itself and provide the same level of value and assistance to its members if these payments were not made. As a result, collecting fees is critical to the community's long-term success and growth.
And finally, by becoming a member of us, you will become a referral partner automatically, so it is an opportunity to pay the fee itself!
Add-ons for custom excessive needs
We understand that each business is unique and has different needs when it comes to collaboration and partnerships at Openfor.co. As a result, we offer a variety of plan add-ons to meet the specific needs of our partners. We have the perfect solution for you, whether you're a fast-growing startup looking to scale quickly or a larger enterprise looking to streamline your collaboration processes. Customized training and support, additional tasks and resources, and access to our exclusive network of industry experts are all available as add-ons. You can take your collaboration efforts to the next level and achieve even greater success with these add-ons. For more details:
Why become a member of us?
Our platform is designed to make it easy for you to find and connect with potential partners, and with a range of resources and support available, you'll have everything you need to grow your business through partnerships. With this simple membership, you get all of it for an entire year!
Our Global Capabilities With happy clients, partners, and members across the globe, including major corporations and startups in industries like IoT, AI, SaaS, robotics, and more, we're confident that we can help you unlock the power of partnerships. Searchers include; Sumitomo, Honda, Toshiba, NTT, and collab receivers including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Apple, Applied Materials, and many more with location diversity from Japan, USA, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, Russia, India, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea. And our community doesn’t stop with only these companies, we have more than 3000+ Mid-Large enterprises and startups worldwide.
Success team support Get hands-on support for partnerships: Depending on the package you select, support is offered at various levels. Support is offered via email and chat for our core plan. Monthly private group sessions with our staff will be available to you if you choose the growth plan. Additionally, if you choose the Exclusive plan, you will have access to one-on-one assistance from a committed relationship development expert who will work with you to create and develop partnerships that are consistent with your company's aims and objectives.
But most importantly you will be supporting this community while getting support! This implies that by being a member of this community, you will not only have access to the community's resources and possibilities, but you will also have the ability to give back and contribute to the community in a variety of ways. This can include attending community activities, sharing your knowledge and expertise with other members, and working together to achieve common goals. In exchange, you can expect to receive tools, advice, and opportunities to interact and collaborate with other individuals from the community. Mutual support and involvement are critical to the group's development, and members must feel as though they are a part of a thriving community.
Here are some lovely testimonies
Hear it straight from our satisfied partners: Read on to discover the real-world impact of our collaboration platform. From global enterprises to rising startups, see how businesses just like yours have leveraged the power of strategic partnerships and collaborations:
Michelangiolo Mazzeschi: Collaborating with openfor.co is one of the most beneficial ways to ideate, identify, ask, offer, and initiate meaningful and profitable collaborations. On their marketplace, it’s easy to browse any type of partnership to grow your business. You can get essential partnership development know-how, platform, and exposure in one place conveniently!
Rene Tabia: I joined the “Connect & Collaborate” workshop by Openfor.co, they provide you with a structural framework to see the enormous possibilities available around you and how you can collaborate. Their team has proven helpful in identifying which types of partnerships are needed for validation, traction, and market adoption. I’m looking forward to collaborating more.
Tetsutaro Tada: I started collaborating with Openfor.co after I joined their ‘Collaborator Academy’ workshop. I’ve got an opportunity to learn how to connect and collaborate with others both from business and career perspectives. I realize that being open for collaborations increases your network exposure and chances to be able to get approached for collaborating with many others!
Deniz Aygün Benba: Joining Openfor.co’s “Collaborator Academy”, made me realize that partnerships are beneficial for companies of every size, even if you are an early-stage startup! Erdinc, Yuli, and their team have been proven to be helpful to identify which types of partnerships are needed for validation, traction, and market adoption. I’m looking forward to collaborating more!
Hyunho Kim: I have been using Openfor.co platform to define, search, and ideate potential collabs. It is easy to find various collaborations on their marketplace also. Partnering with them helped us to get more exposure and created more opportunities to engage in collaborations. If you want to generate more collaboration opportunities for your business, Openfor.co is the way to go!
Abhay Tiwali: Upon joining Openfor.co’s ‘Collaborator Academy’, I was so sure that collaboration only occurred between companies, but I realized that you can even initiate and start your own personal collaboration with others! As the session ended, I became more confident to generate partnerships from a business and personal perspective. With OpenforCo I'm able to identify, strategize and strike new collaboration opportunities both from business and career perspectives!
Read our case studies
Discover the real-world impact of our collaboration platform and community, through the success stories of our clients and partners. From global enterprises to rising startups, read our case studies and see how businesses have leveraged the power of strategic partnerships to achieve exponential growth and success. From increasing revenue to streamlining partnership processes, learn how Openfor.co has helped companies of all industries and sizes thrive in today's competitive marketplace. Each case study offers an in-depth look at the partnership goals, the approach taken, and the results achieved, illustrating the true potential of our platform.
Success in numbers!
We are proud to say that, although being tiny and young, our community has already accomplished outstanding numbers and achievements. This demonstrates the potential of teamwork and the positive impact that can be realized when the proper people are brought together. We think that by cultivating a strong sense of community and providing chances for members to connect and collaborate, we can assist businesses and organizations in meeting their objectives and driving growth. Please keep in mind that, these achievements happen organically when we brought people together, which proves the power of collaborations!
+5K: Face-to-face meetings between community organically
+8 Figures: Total deals facilitated
+20: Events yearly
+7 Figures: Venture Capital investments between organic interactions
+300 Collabs: Small bit-sized collabs ideas out in action
Collabs for everyone!
Collaborative endeavors benefit everyone, even individuals. They give you access to new resources and viewpoints, as well as opportunities for growth and development and the opportunity to attain your goals more successfully. Collaborations also provide chances for the development of networks and partnerships that can be beneficial in the long run. So let's have a look at how you can benefit based on your experiences with partnerships.
Never partnered before? - Kickstart here, we will be your first partner
Have you tried collabs but inconsistency? - Let's build a great program
Have partner programs, little traction? - Accelerate here with our resources
Challenging to turn them into long-term partnerships? - Expand your program
Editor's note:
We think that by being your strategic partner, we can assist you in achieving your company objectives and laying the groundwork for a prosperous future together. To do this, we provide our platform capabilities and hands-on assistance to help you simply construct a partner program, as well as promotional support to help you achieve traction and refine your partner programs.
Join our community!
Don't miss out on the opportunity to unlock the full potential of your business. Join our exclusive community and start growing your business today with Openfor.co. Sign up at https://www.openfor.co/ today!