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.
Creating a Marketing Plan That Works for Your Small Business
All businesses, no matter their size, should have a marketing plan.
There’s no time like the present – plan your business’s growth, funding or exit today
No matter how many times we hear it in small talk, it still doesn’t feel possible that summer is here.
50 Ways to Leave Your Business – A Musical Guide to SME Exits
If you're a UK SME owner thinking it's time to hang up the boots, pour the gin, and sail off into a spreadsheet-less sunset, you're not alone. Whether you're dreaming of tropical beaches, tinkering in a shed full of gadgets, or just never want to hear the words “VAT quarter” again, there are – dare we say it – 50 ways to leave your business.
Build your business on solid foundations – don’t overlook the business basics of management and control
Louis Cooper our new Board, Governance and Risk Advisor, looks at need for good governance principles and how they can help you drive your goals and objectives to achieve your strategy.
Confidence in a Changing World: How Are We Feeling Heading into Summer?
As a business owner, you’ve most likely experienced more than your fair share of change lately. Hard as you try to build solid foundations — growing your team, building strong client relationships, and setting clear goals for the year ahead — it can feel as if there is some universal force hell-bent on shifting the goal posts around you.
Working With Geoff Was A Game Changer
Ash Sinclair, Director of Glenway Products Ltd worked with Geoff Gwynn one of our Business Growth Advisors, for a number of months on a creating a Business Growth Plan for Glenway but also providing executive level support for Ash to help him to implement the plan and grow and develop as a leader of the business. This is how he found working with Geoff:
Looking to Sell Your Business? Preparation Is Key
Having worked hard to build your business you might now be considering selling and realising the value you have created. However, many businesses that go to market fail to achieve a successful exit. Crawfurd Walker, our Chief Revenue Officer, has worked with many businesses to get them ready for exit. He shares his tips on preparing to sell a business.