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Business Advice

Accessible and valuable support for SMEs at key moments including set-up, development and sale.

Our Advisors

Experienced professionals to help you to maximise growth, drive value, and enjoy profit.

Evidence

See how the advice and support offered has benefited business owners in achieving their goals.

Insights

Learn from The Herd’s experience and their views on current hot topics and business trends.

We’ve walked the walk, not just talked the talk. Our SME business advisors have grown, turned around and sold companies.

They’ve been in your shoes and taken risks and know how lonely it can be at the top. Our team will guide you in achieving your business ambitions – whatever they are.

“Over the last 18 months we have assessed the various strategic options available to us, established our preferred trajectory and developed comprehensive plans to deliver upon our vision. We are now executing on our plans. Our plans are ambitious, have required a redesign of our organisation and implementation of new business models.”

People Centric Software Solution Company

“I was looking for some structure around the board room table and direction for the senior team. We signed up for phase 1 to deliver a 1yr operational plan that we can work to for the next 3 years. I had done courses in the past but nothing like this where it was solely based around our business with all approaches taken being relevant and factual.”

Flooring Company

“Most advisers focus heavily on the fluffy stuff of planning and vision etc and even though I agree that it is vital, Elephants Child are then able to translate that in actions so we know exactly what needs to happen, by when and by who. Which to me is invaluable. Would recommend without hesitation.”

Accountancy Practice

Cowan Scott, Managing Director, Scott Country International

“ESG… Three letters that meant little or nothing to me just 6 months ago.. are now shaping the way my business is run today.

Purposeful Business

How we can help.

We make an impact by delivering clarity, through analysis, in establishing strategic and tailored operational business plans. This then gives our clients focus, direction, governance and support to grow.

Business Growth Plan

vNED

Funding

Exit

Business Growth Plan

Have an end-goal in mind but not yet identified the steps to get there?

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vNED

Looking for someone to hold you accountable to delivering on your plan and act as wise counsel?

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Funding

Want to know the options for obtaining finance for future business developments?

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Exit

Do you know the steps to take to put you in the best shape for sale?

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Our Methodology

Elephant’s Child is a holistic Business Advisory company. We support SME business leaders and their senior management teams in enjoying greater profits through achieving valuable growth, preparation for exit, accessing funding and driving turnaround.

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I Keep six honest serving-men:
(They taught me all I knew)

Their names are what and why and
when and how and where and who.

I send them over land and sea,
I send them east and west;

But after they have worked for me,
I give them all a rest…

Elephant’s Child from the Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling

"Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential."

Winston Churchill

"Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans."

Peter F. Drucker

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."

Abraham Lincoln

"Mould-breaking strategies grow initially like weeds, they are not cultivated like tomatoes in a hothouse.… (They) can take root in all kinds of places."

Henry Mintzberg

"Strategy is the great work of the organisation. In situations of life and death, it is the Tao of Survival or Extinction. Its study cannot be neglected."

Sun Tzu

"Everyone has a plan... until they get punched in the mouth."

Mike Tyson

Insights

Elephants Child is a source of news, information and thought leadership of relevance to UK SMEs.

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Three steps to winning new business

C.Turner@elephants-child.co.uk2024-04-29T11:59:51+00:00Achieving growth, Tackling Challenges|

One challenge we regularly come across when we work with businesses is a trepidation to sell their products

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How to recruit and retain staff in a candidates’ market

C.Turner@elephants-child.co.uk2024-04-04T14:27:10+00:00Business Growth, Tackling Challenges, Uncategorized|

Recruiting and retaining staff is a challenge for many businesses at the moment. Candidates can be choosy a

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How much will a 1% price increase boost your profits?

C.Turner@elephants-child.co.uk2024-03-19T18:47:35+00:00Business Growth, Tackling Challenges|

Pricing a product is a combination of both an art and a science. It requires a balance of financial conside

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Looking for an exit? We can help you to pick the right one

C.Turner@elephants-child.co.uk2024-04-04T14:27:53+00:00Exit Planning|

We know how to prepare and help you get your business into shape for exit. We work with some excellent Cor

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How SMEs can make savings

C.Turner@elephants-child.co.uk2024-01-26T17:16:03+00:00Business Finance, Tackling Challenges|

After 14 consecutive months of interest rate rises up to September 2023 and no changes yet in 2024, along w

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What is a BCorp and why become one?

C.Turner@elephants-child.co.uk2024-02-02T13:50:33+00:00Achieving growth, ESG|

A B Corporation, commonly known as BCorp, is a type of for-profit business that meets rigorous social and e

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The key ESG trends SMEs need to be aware of in 2024

C.Turner@elephants-child.co.uk2024-01-22T10:42:06+00:00Achieving growth, ESG|

At Elephants Child our mission is to help all our business clients to thrive; we do this by putting purpose

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How to choose the right broker to help you to sell your business

C.Turner@elephants-child.co.uk2024-01-08T21:26:10+00:00Exit Planning, Tackling Challenges|

The vast majority of entrepreneurs will only build up and sell one business. It’s a complicated undertaking

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Partners

Whether you’re looking for funding, financial planning, marketing or sales agents, we’ve built long standing relationships with some of the best in the business.

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Take a seat. Your business goal just got one step closer.

Business Advice

Our Advisors

Evidence

Insights

We’ve walked the walk, not just talked the talk. Our SME business advisors have grown, turned around and sold companies.

How we can help.

Business Growth Plan

vNED

Funding

Exit

Our Methodology

I Keep six honest serving-men: (They taught me all I knew)

Their names are what and why and when and how and where and who.

I send them over land and sea, I send them east and west;

But after they have worked for me, I give them all a rest…

Elephant’s Child from the Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling

"Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential."

Winston Churchill

"Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans."

Peter F. Drucker

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."

Abraham Lincoln

"Mould-breaking strategies grow initially like weeds, they are not cultivated like tomatoes in a hothouse.… (They) can take root in all kinds of places."

Henry Mintzberg

"Strategy is the great work of the organisation. In situations of life and death, it is the Tao of Survival or Extinction. Its study cannot be neglected."

Sun Tzu

"Everyone has a plan... until they get punched in the mouth."

Mike Tyson

Insights

Three steps to winning new business

How to recruit and retain staff in a candidates’ market

How much will a 1% price increase boost your profits?

Looking for an exit? We can help you to pick the right one

How SMEs can make savings

What is a BCorp and why become one?

The key ESG trends SMEs need to be aware of in 2024

How to choose the right broker to help you to sell your business

Partners

Talk to us

Take a seat.
Your business goal just got one step closer.

I Keep six honest serving-men:
(They taught me all I knew)

Their names are what and why and
when and how and where and who.

I send them over land and sea,
I send them east and west;

But after they have worked for me,
I give them all a rest…