Investment for start-up business Pitching for investment for a start-up business is a very competitive process and often gaining an investor’s attention in a short period of time is crucial. Here are a few pointers to create a winning pitch deck. Often pitches are done on a powerpoint presentation but you don’t have a lot of time to engage so keep the number of slides to no more than 10. Summarise your business idea in a few words and explain how it solves a real need or pain point for a user. How big is the market, who are the competitors and how will your business succeed? Research your mar ..read more

Business Merging Or Purging? Surviving the current Covid environment and staying in business Merging in business with a competitor or a company in a related sector may be the way to go in the current climate and can make sense for a number of reasons. Many small and medium-sized businesses are facing huge financial challenges as a result of the pandemic and the pausing of much economic activity. Sadly, a large number of them will not survive and this will inevitably lead to job losses, financial hardship and disruption for many individuals and families. The challenge is that most SMEs operate ..read more

Don’t panic-prepare now for a better deal after the current economic challenges. Preparing to sell and exit your business, doesn’t have to be stressful. Find out how to get your business ready for when we come out of the lockdown. Free – selling a business checklist Perhaps you had planned to exit your business and retire after decades of hard work and sacrifice. Maybe you wanted to sell to move on to other things. You may even have had a buyer in the frame until quite recently who has now pulled out.   So is it a good time to sell my business? Clearly now is not the ideal time to sell ..read more

Get maximum return when you sell your business – the best way is to prepare for it. Prepare for selling your business – wouldn’t you want to try the best way rather than any old way? As a business owner you’ve probably spent 10-20 years of your life building up a company with a good customer base, loyal staff and, most importantly, one that makes a profit. You’ve probably experienced a lot of stress and pain on the way as you struggled with cashflow issues, finding new customers, keeping customers and simply dealing with a myriad of daily tasks that keep your business going. After 10-20 years ..read more

In this short article we discuss some of the challenges businesses face when attempting to grow their turnover and scale their structure. This is particularly appropriate in these times of unprecedented change across the globe. This Blog also highlights some of the benefits of using a business growth consultant to help remedy these issues. A business growth consultant can help businesses navigate the market’s challenges and opportunities and help to steer a clear way forward to help business owners to build their companies practically and sustainably. Focusing on how they can practically ..read more

Despite the traumatic effects of covid-19, the number of businesses in the UK continues to grow. From 2000 to 2020, we saw a 61% surge in the number of UK businesses. This is an excellent indicator for small to medium-sized companies looking to expand their operations.  If you want to know how to grow your business, we’ve put together some key considerations that you can use to make your growth successful.  The ONS recorded that some industries flourished during the pandemic, and many more have made a remarkable recovery. However, the evidence suggests that some businesses were bett ..read more

With the Chancellor predicted to continue with the Government’s extensive support for businesses such as business bounce back loans, now is the time for SME business owners to ensure they bounce back to secure their future. Business survivor The lockdown has put enormous pressure on many businesses and, sadly, some will not have survived these tough times. However if your business is a survivor you have probably been very prudent with your cost base and continued, where you can to service your customers in order to keep going.   Business bounce back tips While it may be tempting to cont ..read more

Jeff Bezos is a legend in business and has created and built Amazon into one of the most successful and valuable businesses in the world. He is synonymous with Amazon and has led the company and its innovative approach since he founded it from his garage in Seattle in 1994. Reduce negative reverberations When he announced his intention to step down earlier this month you might have thought this would have had some negative reverberations on the share price but no, not at all, and the company’s value continues to grow. While the announcement was a surprise it was clearly planned for some time ..read more

How do I sell my business?  If your thinking about selling your business it’s a really good idea to get these things in place to get it sold quickly and at the best price. Prepare now! Contact us for selling your business advice When selling your business When selling your business you have to look at every aspect of the business. The financial performance is extremely important, you should take two or three years accounts to make sure that they’re all in order and they tell a good story, and there are no hidden surprises. Make sure there’s no is nothing that an acquirer might actually ..read more

For many countries across the world, small businesses form the foundation of their economy. To take the US as just one example, small businesses account for 44% of all economic activity. Taking your small business to a big business Some of these businesses are small, one-person affairs that are created to provide their owners with secondary streams of income. Growth for these businesses, many of which operate on a part-time basis, is not so important. But for the vast majority of SMEs, expansion is an essential target. Many business owners, therefore, are keen to know how to turn a small ope ..read more