The Hub Program
Join the Hub Program
Hubs are where ARC members build things together. Start with the overview, then pick a tab: Programs you can take part in, Projects members are building, your own Specialty Hub, and the structural Hubs that build ARC.
What a Hub is
A Hub is a small team of members working together inside ARC. Each Hub has up to five members. Together they bring their skills, time, knowledge and relationships to build something useful.
Every Hub has a Facilitator, who helps bring the right people together, keeps the Hub moving and keeps the Hub's record.
How Hubs grow
Hubs grow as a tree: when a Hub is full, the next members start a Hub below it. Every Hub is built in five stages, from E to A:
- E · Invite
Inviting people in to see the project, and to be invited to take part.
- D · Set up
Getting people set up. For a new Hub member, that means being introduced to the project and the Hub's current members.
- C · Define
The Hub starts defining the project: setting meeting times and the first tasks for the Facilitator.
- B · Test
Testing the idea, getting feedback and refining how the project is structured.
- A · Formalise
The project is formalised into a legal structure and registered as a company, and it becomes an official ARC asset. It can then be duplicated, so other members can take it on.
The four types of Hub
Specialty Hubs
Each member belongs to one Specialty Hub, set when they join ARC from the work they do. See the My Specialty Hub tab.
Program Hubs
Programs members work inside, such as a Founders program. See the Programs tab.
Project Hubs
Where members collaborate on something they are building together and walk it from E to A. See the Projects tab.
Structural Hubs
The Hubs that build ARC itself. See the Structural Hubs tab.
ARC credits
ARC credits are how ARC recognises the actions that build our community. They are a credit to use within ARC - not money and not profit share, never transferred or paid out for cash.
Please note: ARC credits will be valid once the ARC credits program is approved. Until then, any credits shown are a record of your participation.
Here's what earns ARC credits (signed-in members see the full, current list):
| Action | Credits |
|---|---|
| Sending an invite | 20 |
| Someone you invited joins ARC | 100 |
| Listing an event | 100 |
| Attending an event | 50 |
| Bringing a guest | 75 |
| Adding a member offer | 50 |
| Adding your profile picture | 25 |
| Starting a chapter | 500 |
| Joining your Specialty Hub | 1,000 |
| Attending a Hub meetingEach time you attend. | 250 |
| Starting a Program Hub or a Project Hub | 500 |
| Inviting a Facilitator / a ConnectorOnce their profile is done; Darren approves. | 750 / 500 |
| Giving software free to a structural HubApproved by the Hub's Facilitator. | 5,000 |
- At 2,000 credits you can join your Specialty Hub. No approval is needed: it shows you are active in the network.
- Structural Hubs are different: Darren approves the people he is talking with, and his approval stands in for the credits.
Levels
| Level | Credits |
|---|---|
| Contributor | 5,000 |
| ARC Builder | 10,000 |
| Craftsman | 15,000 |
| Community Builder | 50,000 |
| Master Builder | 200,000 |
How to get into a Hub
- Take part and earn credits
Invite people, list and attend events, add your offers.
- Join your Specialty Hub at 2,000 credits
Press Join my Hub in the My Specialty Hub tab. ARC places you in a Hub of five members in your country, near you where it can.
- Take part in a Program or a Project
See the Programs and Projects tabs.
Programs
Programs are ARC's features that members work inside. Here is where each one stands today:
Founders
Content ready - delivery being set up. Self-paced, with booked sessions.
SME Growth
In design - open for discussion. The ideas so far:
- A workshop series
- An advisory board program (these could become Hub programs that take on work from this program)
- A Think Tank program
- A BDM AI assistant
- BDM-trained Facilitators
- Implementing the ARC OS for businesses, managed by trained Facilitators
- A mentor program
Youth Mentoring
Not open. Safeguarding comes first.
Propose a new program
Have an idea for a program members could work inside? It comes to Darren.
Projects
A project is something members build together. Start your own, describe it and invite members, or join one that is looking for people.
Only ask to join a Hub you are genuinely interested in working in.
When a project is ready, its owner can ask for it to become a Project Hub. Starting a Project Hub earns 500 credits once it is approved.
My Specialty Hub
Your Specialty Hub is set when you join ARC, from the work you do. It changes only after a talk with Darren.
Sign in to see your Specialty Hub.
Structural Hubs
The structural Hubs are the Hubs that build ARC itself. Darren is the Facilitator for each of them.
- Marketing
- AI
- Software / Technology
- Facilitators
- Connectors
- ARC Leadership
Marketing, AI and Software: members whose Specialty Hub is one of these apply from the My Specialty Hub tab and meet Darren first. Facilitators, Connectors and ARC Leadership are by Darren's invitation. Admin, Accounting & Bookkeeping and Finance stay Specialty Hubs.
Hubs you match
Hubs tag who they are for. When a Hub’s tags match the tags on your profile, it shows here with the reason. Have a look - you are always looking for opportunities.
Only ask to join a Hub you are genuinely interested in working in.
Arrange a Hub Program conversation with Darren
Tell Darren what you'd like to talk about, then book a time on his Hub development calendar.