Start-ups
“No matter how strong your idea is,
starting your own business can be daunting“
Once the excitement of setting-up is over you can often feel very alone and isolated all too soon. 50% of Start-ups in the UK fail within 5 years.
Small businesses that receive support are 20% more likely to experience growth than those that don’t*.
Regardless of what industry you are in Start-ups all face similar questions…
How to Sell More, Charge More and Lower Costs?
I help answer this for Start-ups by:
- Sell More - Strategy
Looking at different routes to market to identify areas for growth
Developing marketing communications to ensure customer engagement
Building compelling selling stories to encourage customers to buy - Charge More - Insight
Understanding customer & category trends to anticipate future needs
Identifying higher margin and more profitable products and services
Looking at market & category dynamics to help set prices - Lower Costs - Analysis
Analyse the company’s value chain to identify areas for improvement & savings
Benchmarking raw materials and utility costs and re-negotiate as required
Providing models to improve business planning to make better use of resources - Thought Leadership - Other
Running sessions to review strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats
Providing independent advice with regard to specific business decisions
Offering training and coaching across different business disciplines
For more details about some of the Start-ups I have already helped in these ways then have a look at my Clients page .
* Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative