Advice4Business North East: A Partnership, Not Just Consultancy
Tailored solutions. Practical support. Services built around your business goals.
The Online Business Review
How is your business coping with the changing business environment?
To help you answer that question, A4B NE is launching a new service aimed at qualifying business owners.
The online Business Review will enable you to be in the best position possible to capitalise from the opportunities available and potentially reenergise you as you refocus your business goals.
What's covered
- Your current business goals
- The challenges holding you back right now
- Grants and funding you could access
- A deep dive into your competitors
- A clear picture of your ideal customer
- How to boost marketing and sales conversion
- Ways to grow profit margins and improve cashflow
- How to get the very best from your team
How Much Does It Cost?
If you qualify, the review is completely free
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How do I know if I qualify for a free review?
Complete our questionnaire on the link below and we will contact you within 12 working hours with an answer.
Are there any ongoing obligations after the review?
No. We hope the time spent with us will allow you to have focus and give you a clear roadmap for your business.
How does the Business Review process work?
- Complete the questionnaire.
- We will be in touch in 12 working hours to let you know if you qualify.
- If you qualify, we will arrange a time and date that will be most convenient to you to carry out the review.
- At the appointed time we will run through the standard agenda, as outlined above. At the end of the review, you will receive a brief overview of suggestions that you can take away and implement including which one the services below would be best suited to your business.
Business Plan Fundamentals
We work closely with clients to create a comprehensive business plan — an essential tool for launching, growing, and securing funding or investment.
Key Components
- Executive Summary – Mission, vision, goals, value proposition, and key financial highlights.
- Company Overview – Structure, industry position, location, and core products/services.
- Market Analysis – Target customers, market trends, competitors, and customer needs.
- Organisation & Management – Ownership, leadership team, advisors, and staffing plans.
- Products/Services – Detailed offering, USPs, lifecycle stage, and R&D activities.
- Marketing & Sales – Marketing channels, sales process, pricing, and retention strategy.
- Funding Needs – How much is required, how it will be used, and investor benefits.
- Financial Forecasts – Revenue, expenses, profit & loss, cashflow, and break-even analysis.
- Appendix – Supporting documents, research, legal details, or additional financials.
To find out more click here
121 Business Growth Strategy Plans
Our proven tailored business programmes that cover the following:
- Business Planning and access to funding
- Business Process and Systemisation
- Finance and Profit Planning
- Team Development
- Sales and Marketing Processes
- Franchising your business
- Selling your business and exit strategy
For a free business review click here
121 Booster Session
A one off 90 minute session where we can address specific concerns.
- Financial planning – What are my priorities and how do I leverage them?
- Are my products/the service I offer still viable in the new environment?
- How can I plan for my business with so much uncertainty?
- Time Management – Never enough hours in the day
- What lead generation strategies are available?
- How do I Market my business, what messages do I send out?
- Goal setting, SMART, next steps
To find out more click here
Innovate2Profit™ Commercialisation Support
Innovate2Profit™ helps you provide key functions integral to achieving the commercial success of a new product or service; including IP protection, licensing, production, distribution, marketing, sales, customer support, and
other critical operational elements as follows.
- An 'external' perspective
- Confidentially exploring your ideas
- Unbiased sounding board to test ideas
- Evaluation of the commercial potential of your idea
- Introduction to a network of experts
- Researchers who can help you scope your potential market
- Support with your applications for funding
- Negotiation of licence agreements
- Relationship management of the licensee
- Support with your strategic leadership
- Independent interviewing of candidates for senior appointments
How our flexible programme works
- One-to-one mentoring
- Presence at Management meetings on either a regular or occasional basis
- Facilitating Management meetings if required
- Attending key external meetings with suppliers, potential funders, licensees and customers
After the initial 3 months
- Supporting you and your business on an ad hoc basis
To find out more click here
Funded Workshops and Seminars
Either solo or working with preferred business partners we host and present fully funded events that cover the 4 key subjects:
• How Fit is Your Business?
• 5 Key Strategies to a Profitable Business
• Getting More Customers
• The Time, Team, Money Trap
To find out when our next event is please click here
Additional Professional Services
In addition to the time allocated as part of our regular 121 Business Growth Plans we offer the additional ala carte professional service:
- Constructing Standard Operating Procedures
- Preparing Prospectus content (Plus corporate Information Memorandums - for company disposal)
- Tender and Proposal Consultation
- Marketing support programs - set up and training
- Marketing audit and plan
- Sourcing Commercial and Corporate finance across our panel of trusted providers
- Joint Venture agreements and Licensing, Distributor, Franchise, Territory Agreements
- Intellectual Property Reviews and Valuation (primarily relating to mergers and acquisitions)
- DISC personality profiling