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Local business partners march 2013
- 1. LOCAL BUSINESS PARTNERS: LBP A NEW SOLUTION TO AN OLD PROBLEM Local Business Partners Finance • HR • Marketing Local Business Partners LBP solves problems for businesses Local Business Partners Finance • HR • Marketing in three areas: Finance, HR or Marketing. L B © Our clients have a need for senior support in one or more of those three areas but either they don’t want the cost and risk of employing a full- time director or they have found that traditional consultancy support is more about advising than getting results and the supplier bears little risk. www.thebusinessdesk.com We solve these problems by providing part-time directors of Finance, HR or Marketing in a way that has several benefits: lients get the guarantee of commitment: C we don’t get paid if you’re not happy lexibility: director level expertise F by the hour, by the day lients only get people who themselves run a C small business and understand the pressures lients are not required to sign a long C contract where the risk is all on their side lients get action and results: C we are not coaches or external consultants, we are inside the business working alongside the owner www.gmchamber.co.uk ayment by the hour, not in shares P The fashion brand seekin g 7 figure investment for a new bra nd - C LI making the business inv ready and ad estment ENT EXAMPLES vising on ap potential fu proaches to nding partn ers The technolo gy business itself for gro preparing wth – provid appraisal, im ing market proving cash www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk efficiencies flow and in customer service www.localbusinesspartners.co.uk | @localbp
- 2. LE S Who do we work with? X AMP The ideal client displays at least one of N TE the following characteristics: The profess ional IE services bus iness reinve CL he owner is wearing too many hats to be able to effect T itself – provid nting ing a comple strategic change overhaul of p te marketing roduct and s The owner used to be able to touch every part of the narrowing k ervice offeri ey markets a ng, business but now it is too big nd new digit communica al The business is spending money on marketing without tions a coherent plan The ground-b reaking soc negotiation ial enterpris The owner has tried coaching but is left wondering with Govern ment on tran e– who actually does the work of assets of sfer failed comp investment any, capital The owner has had a full-time director of finance, HR or and high im pact compa marketing but couldn’t justify the cost launch coup ny led with agg ressive They have an appetite to make changes in their business sales plan but hesitate for fear of cost of senior support They want to make changes but don’t want to give up equity to a co‑director The owner needs to prepare for fundamental change - exit, MBO, acquisition etc. Who are our people? Our network of partners have all been at director level in blue-chips and other high performing business who now get the buzz of seeing the immediate impact of their work in smaller businesses. All of them have grown their own small business and share the excitement and risk that every small business owner faces each day – they simply ‘get’ the entrepreneurial mentality and are prepared to share the risk in a working relationship with a client. What do clients get? Clients get control They control how much senior input they need each month to achieve their business goals. They control the term of engagement. Hiring a director is a big decision and if the chemistry isn’t right after the honeymoon, it’s a huge cost and distraction. They get the ultimate guarantee: no safety net Questions? Who would you trust more, someone who wants to lock you in to a commitment where the risk is all yours, or someone Call Oli Randell or Nigel Sarbutts who is confident to work without a long notice period? 0161 871 4610 High performance skills with an SME mindset oli@localbp.co.uk Clients share something very important in common with our people - the SME way of thinking. They are SMEs themselves. They understand what it means to be directly accountable to who pays their bills – their customers. They get clear pricing nigel@localbp.co.uk £100 per hour + VAT and a simple contract. Our assignments start at half a day a month. www.localbusinesspartners.co.uk | @localbp