Every business owner faces critical moments.
Accelerate Growth
- How do I scale my business?
- I need external capital; do I have to give up control?
- My directors do not share my growth ambitions; what can I do?
Every business owner faces critical moments.
Secure Funding
- I am making a loss: what are my options?
- How do I turnaround my business?
- Sales are up but profits are stagnating: what can I do?
Every business owner faces critical moments.
Plan Your Exit
- I have just received an offer for my business, should I accept it?
- Is my business due diligence ready?
- How do I maximise my business exit value?
Elephants Child is a business advisory firm helping SMEs grow, raise capital, and plan for successful exits.
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Five Years On: Helping business owners to grow and succeed in challenging conditions
Kevin Petley reflects on five years with elephants child, and the many challenges business owners have had to tackle during that time. He’s worked with over 50 businesses during those five years on Business Growth Plans and providing board advisory support.
Elephants Child featured in Your Business magazine
We’re taking a quick break from our usual informative blogs to share an update we’re particularly excited about.
Five resolutions business owners should make for 2026
The New Year is more than a symbolic reset; it’s an inflection point. Resist the temptation to get straight back into the day-to-day execution of running your business and make some resolutions to see you through the next 12 months and beyond.
What Could the Autumn Budget Mean for Growing SMEs? Thinking Ahead with Head, Heart and Hand
For SMEs in growth mode thinking about expansion, this month's Budget from the Chancellor could be more than a policy update—it may be a moment to pause, reflect, and prepare for what’s next.
Planning an Exit? The Right Timing Could Leave You Better Off
Tax rates are changing. If you are thinking about selling your business, the timing can significantly impact the net proceeds shareholders receive.
Building a Strong Foundation for Business Growth
One of the difficulties we quite often come across when we talk to business owners is their concerns around how they can take their business to the next level
Funding Business Growth
Finances and funding are a vital aspect of successful business growth. Martin Brown, our CEO, looks at some key questions business owners have on this topic.
Harnessing business growth and creating the option to sell your business in the UK’s defence industry
The defence sector is estimated to contribute around £10 billion to £12 billion a year to the UK economy. Comprising a range of long-standing and new businesses, this rapidly growing industry has always been crucial to the country’s operation and security – but now, its impact is set to strengthen even further as the government assigns more spend to it.
Support for business owners with big ideas
We support ambitious business owners ready to grow, scale, or sell.
Preparation is key and our expert advisers have partnered with many happy clients to help identify and pave the way for successful business growth – empowering businesses with clear strategies to secure growth, attract funding or investors, improve operations, and get ready to sell..
Steps to realise your business goals
Every new Elephants Child and client partnership starts with a conversation where we get to know your business inside out and understand what you want to achieve.
Our business advisors will collaborate with you to develop clear, tailored plans outlining the changes and assistance you need to get your business to where you want it to be. We will continue to work together as you navigate your bespoke roadmap for change, supporting you every step of the way to reach your desired and positive end goal.
Tackling challenges
Analyse internal challenges – whether they are purpose, cash flow, sales, marketing, operations, governance, HR, or mindset – and then devise a plan to turn these issues into opportunities of maximum value for you.
You stay focused on leading, and we’ll handle the strategy behind your success.
Our methodology
Consider our comprehensive, client-focused approach
Elephants Child is a holistic business advisory company, helping businesses with all aspects of their culture and strategy to lead them to success and ultimately exit.
With a broad range of skills, our brilliant advisors have real-life experience leading businesses, managing teams, overseeing expansions and heading up exits and turnarounds.
We’ve been supporting clients nationwide since 2007, and our growing client base is largely down to recommendations from our many happy clients who value our ability to build trusted relationships with them, deliver desired outcomes and operate with integrity.
Explore more below about Elephants Child and how we can help your business.
Drawing on the key components of the Elephants Child story, we focus on solving the who, what, why and how questions to gain clarity, develop a plan and deliver success.