How we deliver business success

Our proven Alpha Enterprise Solutions Roadmap for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) works across a variety of industries and sectors.

We help owner/managers break through the constraints that are holding them back, and provide innovative strategies and solutions that allow them to grow and de-risk their business, whist building considerable value in the process.

We maximise the business value for the shareholders before the eventual sale, ensuring they reap the majority of the benefit ahead of the future buyer.

We know that each business is different, which is why our methodology is not a cookie cutter approach devised by management consultants that have never run a business.

The fundamentals to creating a successful business are not always obvious, however, how it is done is often more important than ever.

For a business to achieve a successful exit, the strategy has to be tailor made.

Cookie Cutter methodologies, are often over engineered and full of buzz words that seldom deliver any value.

We’ve been there ourselves and are driven to continually deliver value with you, throughout each step of the journey.

Our 5 Step Business Exit Roadmap

We will deliver a proven path to a successful exit.

Step 1

Business Current State Assessment

We will undertake an objective assessment of your business that will detail your Critical Success Factors, Risks, Dependencies and Actions, that will drive future value for the shareholders.

Tailored to your business and industry sector using our know-how, and proprietary plus external research, from private and listed markets.

Step 2

One Joined-Up Roadmap

We will devise a strategic and actionable business plan that will enhance your business and make it attractive to prospective future buyers, ensuring your personal wealth requirements are incorporated as part of your tailored and joined-up roadmap.

Extracting profit and mitigating risks that could impact the business along the way.

Step 3

Implementation & Risk Management

Our agreed roadmap will form the basis of your strategic business plan, addressing the key areas that are holding you back, enhancing value as we tackle each objective throughout our journey.

Enhancing your business and building a sustainable and profitable income stream.

Step 4

Business Optimisation & Building to Exit

We will agree your business milestones and a path to exit, ensuring that we maximise its value for the shareholders, whilst de-risking the enterprise for your future buyers.

Allowing the transition to your senior management team for day to day decisions enabling you to move from owner manager to strategic investor and shareholder.

Step 5

Finding the Right Buyer & Closing the Sale

Using our network of institutional acquirers and knowledge of private markets, we will find the right buyers for your business ensuring your core values, commercial framework and monetary objectives are maximised.

Leaving you to look forward to your next challenge.

The services and solutions

We will identify growth opportunities, and manage risks in your business, that will drive operational, financial and propositional improvements, to build intrinsic value for your future succession or business disposal.

Business Current State Assessment

Critical Success Factors

Marketing & Client Acquisition

Senior Management Capabilities

Management Information Dashboard

Operational and IT Improvements

Product / Service Lifecycle

Risk Assessment

One Joined-Up Roadmap

Strategic Business Plan

Business Enhancements

Organic and Inorganic growth strategy

Succession and Exit Plan

Transition from Owner Manager to Investor

Implementation & Risk Management

Cashflow Management

Key Senior Team risks

Growth, marketing, distribution and scale-up

Client Concentration

Supplier Risk Management

Employee Attrition

Your USPs and defensible moat

Business Optimisation & Building to Exit

Your Enterprise Operating System

Revenue Diversification

Profit Extraction

Margin Improvements

Financing Solutions

Funding for Growth

Tax Mitigation

Ownership Structures

People Resources

Brand Communication

Service enhancements

Organic vs Inorganic Growth

Finding the Right Buyer & Closing the Sale

Full or Part Company Disposals

Optimal Deal Structures

De-risked Share Purchase Agreements

Equity Re-Investment where beneficial

Optimised Earn Out & Post Sale Enhancements

MBI/MBO/EOT, Trade Sale or Private Equity exits

Integration with your personal Wealth and Financial Plan

Our Edge

How we deliver business success