We share some of our key partners’ knowledge too so, in addition to focused business growth advice, you’ll also find articles around financial planning, seeking finance, and other key business related topics.
How? we can help your business.
4 outcomes:
- To grow your business with value
- Funding – prepare your business if it needs funding and accelerate that journey
- Exit – ensure your business is prepared to maximise value and ensure the transaction is deliverable.
- Turnaround – starting in a position of distress
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.