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Finding solutions to your business challenges
Strategic planning
Running your own business can create a variety of challenges. Many business owners spend more time in the business, dealing with the day to day, than on the business leading new initiatives.
At Edge, we can help you get back on track. We will work alongside you and your team to understand your priorities and help you identify and implement actions that will help you drive your business forward.
Insight and Advisory
Many business leaders rely on their support functions to provide timely and relevant information to inform decisions. Technology has revolutionised the efficiency of back office systems and their reporting capabilities. The pace of change has been rapid.
At Edge we can help by understanding your information needs. We will review your business support functions to assess whether processes and systems can be modified or streamlined to deliver more accurate and timely information.
Leadership and Mentoring
People are often the biggest driver of success in any business. Business owners can often be overwhelmed by the time demands of leading and motivating their teams.
At Edge, we build confidential, trusted adviser relationships with our clients. A sounding board who has leadership experience and who will understand and support you.
We have the skills to assist you in mentoring your key team to create great leaders, giving you a high performing team to better support you.
Preparing for Exit
Trade Sale, MBO or EOT?
We can help you plan for your exit to maximise your business valuation and also ensure a smooth transition to new leadership.
We can work with you and your team to prepare them to lead without you.
If you are planning to sell to an Employee Ownership Trust, we can provide the services of an Independent Trustee Director for your EOT board.
Case Studies - Emma Hanson - Edge Adviser
Below are some examples of Emma's career experience in helping her clients.
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Planning for Growth
An ambitious Managing Director had opened an international sales office in Europe. The team needed to come together to agree strategic actions to drive improved pipeline and increase sales.
Emma ran a Strategy Day, including pre-day prep agreed with the MD. The day was full of debate and challenge and resulted in agreed, prioritised actions that allow the MD to easily track progress.
Trusted Adviser
A business owner was faced with a number of exciting business opportunities but was sucked into the day-to day and had little time to fully progress them. As an OMB, with a new and developing team, advisory support from a trusted and challenging partner was needed.
Emma spent time understanding the client and the business and talked through the buisness owners ideas, fears and business development opportunities, working together to re-prioritise actions to help the whole team focus. New opportunities are progressed and Emma's relationship with the owner continues as a trusted sounding board.
Mentoring
A forward thinking Chief Executive had promoted a rising star who had very limited experience of leadership and needed support to be effective in her new role.
The Chief Executive wanted an experienced leader and business developer to act as mentor.
Emma provided mentoring services, which were initially intensive, to give the newly promoted employee every chance of success in her new role.
Finance Function Evaluation
A busy Managing Director wanted better information to understand the performance of a rapidly growing business area. All business areas were reported through one company, but reports were not accurate reflections of each areas results.
Emma reviewed the finance function as a whole and produced a stepped plan to assist the Finance Team and MD to transform the function and produce accurate and timely information the MD could trust.
Preparing for Sale
Emma's client had an opportunity to sell their business.
After an in-depth evaluation, a detailed plan was produced to refine the business structure and finance reports to ensure clarity of quality information for any future Due Diligence process and maximise business valuation.
Board Governance
A client had a dysfunctional Board. Board members had not been fully briefed on board meeting expectations, board papers were not issued in good time, there was no risk register in place or appropriate measure of success.
Emma worked with the Chief Executive to drive cultural change at board level. Setting clear expectations, developing clear policies and procedures and ensuring each board member had a fresh understanding of expected conduct and principles of leadership behaviours.
“I am passionate about helping business owners achieve their ambitions. With a background of delivering excellent client service as a partner in a top 10 accounting and advisory firm, I have wide ranging experience of leadership, people development, project management, and strategic planning from over 25 years working with OMBs, International businesses and not-for-profit across a wide range of sectors. ”
Emma Hanson ACA - Director - Edge Business Advisory
M: +44 (0) 7800 617 191
E: emma.hanson@edgebusinessadvisory.co.uk
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