Starting a new business can be complicated and overwhelming. Our Business Startup Consultants can help build an effective plan for long-term commercial success. With our help, you can turn your ideas into a reality and build a profitable business from the ground up
Starting a business is the dream for many people; however, 20% of those companies end up going out of business within a year, and 6 in 10 no longer trade into their fourth year.
Generally, this is not the fault of the business owner. They are very good at what they do, but lack the experience or processes to run the business as a business.
A business owner will make hundreds of decisions every single week, and every single one may have an output that causes more challenges. By having processes and frameworks in place, there are ways of dealing with the day-to-day issues more effectively, saving time and money that would be better used elsewhere. This is what business startup consultants can help with for all kinds of new companies.
Your startup will go through many challenges that you feel are unique to you, but believe us when we say, most of what our clients present as new issues we have experienced with previous clients. It is likely that our business startup consultants have a proven solution that you can benefit from.
We don’t profess to be able to deliver your product or service better than you, that’s why it’s your business and not ours!
However, we do know how to help entrepreneurs optimise their business performance, increasing their sales potential, improving profitability and reducing the risks that business owners face on a daily basis.
This may all sound great, but what does startup consulting really mean for you? Well, it is simple really – our business startup consultant will help you to:
- Understand the market opportunities
- Create a straightforward strategy to optimise your time and money on the best customers
- Ensure that your cash flow is stable enough to avoid sleepless nights
- Find your unique positioning within your marketplace
- Build a network of strong partners who can add value to your customer offer
Getting this right will ensure that you will create a commercial legacy, give you security for the future and reduce the amount of time, effort and worry when it comes to growing your business effectively.
Our Outcomes
HOW WE HELP
Leverage your performance
To have customers come to you about your services
Build your sales and marketing strategy
Investing in areas with the greatest return, and maximising current expertise and budgets
Negotiate with confidence
Understand the things you can trade to get what you need from your client relationships
Create business security
Know what your future revenue could look like with each of your partners
Implement efficient processes
Use systems and automation to save you time and money
Accelerate your reach
Leveraging your teams and finding aligned providers that can help you with your growth plans
Who We Help
Who can benefit from a business STARTUp consultant?
Trades
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- Builders
- Plumbers & Gas Engineers
- Electricians
- Carpenters
- Roofers
- Landscapers
- Kitchen Fitters
- Painters & Decorators
- Glaziers
Small Businesses
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- Cleaning Companies
- Healthcare Providers
- Estate and Property Agents
- Driving Instructors
- Couriers
- Taxi Firms
- Mechanics
- Hair & Beauty Professionals
- Personal Trainers
- Opticians
Venues
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- Restaurants
- Pubs & Bars
- Takeaways
- Travel Companies
- Event Venues
- Hotels
Professional Services
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- Accountants
- Solicitors
- FCA’s
- Architects
- Dentists
- Surveyors
- Osteopaths
- Therapists
- IT Services
Brands
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- Established
- Start Ups
- DIY
- FMCG
- Non Foods
- BWS
- Cosmetics
- Fashion
- Technology
- Telecoms
Agencies
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- Digital
- Recruitment
- Sales
- Advertising
- Marketing
Trades
- Builders
- Plumbers & Gas Engineers
- Electricians
- Carpenters
- Roofers
- Landscapers
- Kitchen Fitters
- Painters & Decorators
- Glaziers
Small Businesses
- Cleaning Companies
- Healthcare Providers
- Estate and Property Agents
- Driving Instructors
- Couriers
- Taxi Firms
- Mechanics
- Hair & Beauty Professionals
- Personal Trainers
- Opticians
Venues
- Restaurants
- Pubs & Bars
- Takeaways
- Travel Companies
- Event Venues
- Hotels
Professional Services
- Accountants
- Solicitors
- FCA’s
- Architects
- Dentists
- Surveyors
- Osteopaths
- Therapists
- IT Services
Brands
- Established
- Start Ups
- DIY
- FMCG
- Non Foods
- BWS
- Cosmetics
- Fashion
- Technology
- Telecoms
Agencies
- Digital
- Recruitment
- Sales
- Advertising
- Marketing
OUR PROCESS
How We Get You Results
DISCOVERY & UNDERSTANDING
We work with you to understand where you want to get to and the big challenges that are stopping you from getting there
STRATEGY CREATION
We build tools and frameworks that are proven to deliver the success you are looking for – and we show you how to use them
ACTION & IMPLEMENTATION
We then activate these programmes on your business, check the performance and adjust to maximise your success.
SEE IF WE’RE A GOOD FIT
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Case Studies
Success Stories
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
Increased their annual turnover from £85k to £1.3m
MENTORING FOR BUSINESS GROWTH
secure two new contracts worth more than £100,000
Developing a High Spec Offer
Growth in sales from an initial £10k per year to £1.2m
GROWING TELECOM SALES
4% increase in customer qualification accuracy
WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the best thing for a startup to do first?
There is no definitive answer, as this depends on where you are within your start up phase, what investment you have behind you and what you are looking to achieve. Yes, this doesn’t give you one answer; however, business success is ultimately based on financial performance and therefore if you only focus on one area, it is to ensure that you know your numbers! Startup consulting services can help you identify the areas you need to focus on from the very beginning.
Should I focus on one big customer or lots of little ones?
There are two schools of thought here. Firstly, one large customer may need less overheads for a business as you are providing a dedicated team for just one business. As they are “big” this means a good revenue stream potentially. The opposite may be true of having multiple smaller clients. However, there is a risk with having fewer clients.
Let me explain, by asking the following question – “which position is less risky?”
- Option 1: 1 client paying £1m a year to your business (they are 100% of your turnover)
- Option 2: 10 clients, each paying £100k a year to your business (each are 10% of your turnover)
The answer you should be shouting is Option 2 as the risk is considerably less to you. If you lost a client in option 2, yes, your revenue drops by 10% but you still have a business with a turnover of £900k. If you lost the only client in option 1, you have no turnover.
Therefore, when reviewing your client portfolio (turnover) try and reduce the importance (risk) of any one of your clients to avoid risking your business. These are all considerations that business startup consultants can help you to make.
How much do your business startup consultants know about what I do?
It is likely that before we have a discovery session with a potential customer, we don’t fully know what you do. Although, we do conduct a significant amount of research before and during our start up consulting work with our clients, so that we understand as much as we can about their business and their industry.
However, we focus on getting to know enough about your business operation and then combine that with the challenges you face to present proven solutions that will improve your all-round business performance.
Not knowing your business to the level that you do is actually a benefit as we draw our solutions from our decades of experience from many sectors, industries, and countries to enable you to implement the tools to achieve your goals.
Could you be an investor in my business?
We’ll never say no if the opportunity is right for our client; however, our role is to make all of our clients self-sufficient and not to need long-term external investment in most cases. We want our clients to maintain their equity, and get great pleasure from seeing our start up consulting support help them achieve their commercial goals.
What startup consulting services do most of your clients use?
Typically, a startup will come to us to help them with their strategy. This covers where they are going and how they are going to get there. This normally moves onto a sales and marketing programme (which they normally implement) and some support with their financials. This is normally to understand pricing and profitability.
For some, we take on all of their digital marketing needs and for others we mentor their leadership team and advise on many of their commercial initiatives. Ultimately, our customers can use as many of our solutions as they want to, but our goal is to reduce their need for us in the long-term by giving them the tools to be self-sufficient.