He studied member-based organisations for smaller businesses in America and Canada, and decided to create a British equivalent.
The company is based at Ashley Hall, part of the privately owned Tatton Estate, between Knutsford Cheshire and Altrincham in Greater Manchester, but works with businesses across the UK.
The Forum's website offers a variety of services, some free, and some requiring paid membership.
FPB employees are committed to generating funds to support the Group's work and also increasing the nation's awareness of the charity and its activities, which include improving the management of children with cancer and advancing the knowledge and study of childhood malignancy.
Most recently, eight female staff members raised over £1,500 by taking part in a sponsored walk with a difference along the Wirral Way, Merseyside, in a three-legged relay.