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Successfully Obtaining A Small Business Loan
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WE GROW BUSINESSESWe help business owners grow their businesses. We do this by working in the business with the owner for one or more days per week over a period, to help overcome problems and to help grow sales and profits.
Growing a business isn’t simply about growing sales. It may involve re-structuring the sales team, recruiting new sales people and on-the-job sales training. It often involves raising extra funds or even financial restructuring. Typically applications for grant assistance will need to be made to the relevant government authority.
Ambitious owners will often wish to stand back and review their businesses – where should they be headed? What products and services do they need to supply in the future and to whom should these be sold? What investments in equipment and people need to be made to ensure the company can supply the new products and services? These owners need Sales Plans / Marketing Plans / Business Plans to guide them and to evaluate their progress.
We help owners do all these things, and more, to help them move their businesses to the next level.
Unlike consultants, who tell you what to do, we help you do it.  |
WHO WE AREAll our Partners and Associates have been General Managers / Directors / Managing Directors or owners of large businesses. In many cases they have faced and overcome the problems that confront you. They have successful track records of growing the businesses in which they worked and they are now available to work alongside you to grow your business. We have practical experience of most business activities including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, HR, IT, Project Management and General Management. We have worked in a variety of sectors such as manufacturing (engineering, food processing, drinks, clothing, agri-chemicals, software development etc.); services (insurance, construction, accountancy, mergers and acquisitions, project management) and distribution (food and drink, household goods, IT hardware and software, building materials). In our role as business advisers we have worked with a broad range of SMEs throughout the island of Ireland, with Invest Northern Ireland clients and on Invest Northern Ireland assignments. FREE INITIAL CONSULTATIONS Contact us now for a free initial consultation:· Northern Ireland Declan Kelly Mob: +44 (0)7761 588 523 dkelly@focusbusinessadvisers.com
· Republic of Ireland Martin Cuppage Mob: +353 (0)86 804 8261 mcuppage@focusbusinessadvisers.com |