SERVICES
We provide business advice helping new businesses secure startup loan funding through government backed startup loan scheme. Successful applicants receive some FREE mentoring.
If you are starting out or looking to grow your business we can also help you with opportunities to access grant funding to give your business that support it needs.
Strategy and Business Planning
Whether you are an established business or just starting out we can provide support in developing the future direction and planning for your business. We can facilitate your business planning process to help you grow. Or you can commission is to produce your business plan that may be required for a loan application or funding.
Business Health Check
You maybe experiencing some difficulties right now and are not sure on your best course of action. Contact us to talk to us about our Business Health Check with our risk management software. We can produce an output that clearly identifies your priority risks to manage. We can then help you implement solutions.
Accredited Management Systems
Working with our partners Independent Advice for Business (www.ia4b.com) we provide specialist advice and consultancy in Quality, Environmental and H&S Accreditation and other recognised accredited standards.
Coaching and Mentoring
It can be tough and sometimes lonely at the top. A sounding board and another business professional perspectives can be invaluable. Coaching helps professionals achieve their full potential. We provide services in 1:1 coaching and business mentoring.
Manufacturing Improvements
In manufacturing if you are not finding ways to improve your process you are potentially going backwards. The 3 cornerstones for any business involved in manufacturing are SAFETY, QUALITY and PRODUCTIVITY.
Wherever your focus is required we can work with you to design and implement manufacturing improvement projects to reduce your risk and improve profitability.
Cost reduction & energy efficiency
For our businesses to be efficient and profitable we need to manage our costs. Through improvement projects we will identify ways of saving energy and reducing your costs. As an SME you may be eligible for a grant with your energy improvement projects and we can find innovative ways to fund projects with no capital outlay and no risk.
Business Development
Do you need to increase sales to your existing customers? Do you need new customers or new markets but don't have the right resource or time to get this important work done. We can assist in lead generation for business development.
R&D tax credits
If your company innovates you may be entitled to claim research & development tax credits. Working with our associates we can make sure that this is not an opportunity that passes you by and make sure much needed cash is preserved in your business.