What do we offer?
From Start-ups to mature businesses - we have the experience, contacts and skills to guide small and medium size businesses through startup stages to maturity. We have had our own difficult times in the past and the lessons we learned are proving invaluable at this time. We have the tools and resources to quickly launch new products, services and businesses. Our marketing and technical skills enable us to deliver advice and access to all the necessary marketing and sales support applications to accelerate sales growth. Our Global contacts enable us to source cost effective production and we have access to warehouse and distribution services to help Start-ups control costs.
- we have started and grown small and medium size companies around the world
- we have raised millions in equity and loans for start-ups and have completed a public listing
- we have managed a public company and
- we can provide business partners, board directors, legal and accounting expertise and marketing partners
- we can bring equity partners to the table and we and have participated in equity positions as payment for our services.
Some of the Companies and products that we have started, developed, grown, partnered or had senior executive experience in include:
- IBM (South Africa & Australia 1975 to 1982 Sales, Product Marketing & Senior Management)
- IDS (Australia 1982 to 1985 from start-up to Stock Market listing in Australia)
- IPE Corporation (1986 to 1995 McAfee Anti-Virus U.K) from start-up to sale - sold to McAfee US in 1995)
- IDS ( London 1992 to 1998 from start-up to sale - sold to management)
- Global Data (New York 1995 to 2000)
- ItsAlwaysLocal.co.uk (2000 to 2009)
- We are currently involved with 5 other medium term projects and several short term projects.
Our experience brings proven methods of analysis of company activities and strategies that fit in with available resources. Our past business experience covers all aspects of business and business management including:
- bank loan funding
- debt consolidation & management
- cash flow management
- business continuity
- product management
- product marketing
- public listings
- equity partnerships
- growth plans
- operations rationalization
Who can we help?
Our experience means that we are usually able to advise any organization on their current situation. To get started we simply require some basic information about the organization. The quickest way for us to do that is to have you answer a questionnaire online that will only take you a few minutes to complete.
What is the reason for our success?
Everything we do is realistic, achievable and measurable. We only work with people who want to succeed and we move quickly. Like most of what we do, we usually focus on no more than 3 things at a time. We only agree to take on a clients if the following 3 points sit comfortably with the client.
- We work with people who want to win and we expect our clients to work quickly to implement agreed strategies within agreed timeframes.
- We focus on sales growth and cost control and we expect our clients to make operational adjustments within reason so that this objective can be met.
- We work strictly to agreed plans and we expect our clients to do everything possible to meet the plans and timelines.
How do we get paid?
Except for the Free Online Review, we always take our fees in advance and we usually manage to establish a business model for our client that follows the same philosophy.
If I decide to proceed is my information confidential?
Absolutely. We review your data and destroy all records and information we receive from you immediately we are no longer working for you. In the case of the Free Application Form, you will see from the form that you can request our help without telling us the name of your business if you prefer, but we always destroy the form data within 4 days of receiving it if you or we decide not to proceed.
Should you proceed with the Free Application Now?
If what you have read so far leaves you feeling that you would like us to take a look at your business, then read this next section on our 3 point plan before completing the online application.
Stage 1: The Free Online Form Based Consultation
We always conduct an initial online review from basic information that you provide in the application form. This part of the process is free. The Online review is conducted via the Internet using the form data, email and by telephone. The process follows:
- Complete the Online Review and press Submit.
- We will review your Application with 24 hours
- We may ask you for additional information by email during that time
- We will tell you if we can help you or not within 3 days of you submitting the form.
Stage 2: The Fee & the 3 Point Plan
- If we believe we can help you and you want us to help you, we will ask you to pay £499.00 plus VAT and then the following will occur:
- We will setup a communications framework between you and us.
- We will identify the 3 main weaknesses, 3 immediate opportunities and 3 current strengths in your business
- We will develop a 3 Point Plan for you to implement in the next 3 weeks.
- The Plan will focus on the 3 objectives that we think will make the most difference to your business in the immediate term. These 3 objectives will be realistic, achievable and measurable.
Stage 3 - Closing Review and your Action Plan for the next 3 months
At the end of the Stage 2 three week period, our work for your fee is almost done. At this point all that remains for us to do is review your achievements from the past 3 weeks with you and set you in motion for the future. So,
- we will review the achievements against the 3 objectives set above and provide any further information that may be relevant.
- We will discuss 3 new objectives with you which are designed to build on the past 3 weeks achievements and which you should complete in the next 3 months.
- You will have the opportunity to discuss further consultancy support from us at that time if you wish.
If you have read this far you should fill in the Free Consultation Form