A business adviser can offer you expert advice and guidance, a fresh perspective and a confidential sounding board - all with the aim of helping you develop and grow your business, and enhance profitability.
Speaking with the right person, at the right time, can bring clarity and help you uncover opportunities and overcome challenges.
Perhaps you’ve worked with a business adviser before but could do with another conversation? Or you may be new to this or to us.
All our advisers are friendly, professional and approachable.
We have over twenty business advisers with different areas of specialism and expertise ready and waiting to help. They all have plenty of experience and connections to draw on.
Our advisers cover a wide range of specialisms, including business start-up, growth and strategy, finance and funding, marketing and sales, people and leadership, digital and ICT, operations and productivity, and more. They’re experienced working with a wide range of sectors, and with businesses of different sizes and at every stage.
You can choose to work with one or a mix of advisers.
You choose how much time to buy. You can opt for an hour or two, or much longer.
You can start with a short initial commitment, then extend it if you wish.
This is great value at just £65 +VAT for Chamber members and £85 +VAT for non-Chamber members.
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Talk to us, and we’ll match you with an experienced adviser who fits your initial need.
Or if you know what you want, just tell us – and indeed who, if you already know which adviser you want to work with.
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"Ashleigh provided outstanding support to our organisation through the programme. We expressed we needed help in several areas, and nothing was too much trouble. She helped us think through several key areas, including ideas and a job description for a Business Development Manager role to support succession planning, wage suggestions and comparative role sharing and started to support a trustee audit so we could learn to utilise our board's skills better."
“I recently worked with Patrick and found the experience incredibly valuable. He is genuinely lovely to work with, approachable, easy to talk to, and always polite, which made the whole process feel relaxed and supportive."
"Working with Patrick when starting the new company was an excellent experience. Starting a new business can be complete chaos, but Patrick helped us get everything in order in a calm and structured fashion - on this occasion for a significant grant funding application. His expertise and guidance on grant funding, financial planning, forecasts, employment, growth, and networking were instrumental in helping us reach a successful outcome, and I would highly recommend his services to any business looking for clear, professional advice." (Aiden Poxon, Cork Armour Ltd)
"Working with Patrick was easy and a total pleasure; his extensive experience, positive attitude, and friendly nature made a very stressful process feel achievable. Patrick provided vital support that led to my successful business grant application and he went above and beyond by sending a very useful Excel cash-flow spreadsheet to help clarify my finances. As a former business owner, Patrick really understood the struggles and challenges I was facing. He was complete honest and super speedy whenever we needed to clarify details. Thank you so much for everything!" (Mandy Hyland, CDT Hospitality Ltd)
I’m a practical deliverer and can help businesses build a strong cash flow, write a business plan, understand their accounts, and introduce them to several funders who can turn their goals into reality.
Maria Ramsdale delivers our Access to Finance Service. She can help with:
Our business advisers & mentors are experts in a range of areas from finance and funding to marketing and IT to strategy and planning. Our team will select an adviser or mentor for you whose knowledge and experience aligns to your need and objectives.
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