MD-level advice for owner-managed businesses
Your business has outgrown its teenage years. Let’s get it ready for adulthood.
The early years took grit. The next stage takes structure. We give owner-MDs of £1m to £10m businesses senior, one-to-one support to fix the processes, numbers and people, and we put AI and automation to work so the business runs properly without you in every room.
Sound familiar?
The signs a business has grown faster than the way it’s run
01Every decision still comes back to you.
02The business runs on spreadsheets, and nobody’s sure which version is right.
03Turnover’s growing, but profit isn’t keeping up.
04Good people leave because nobody told them what good looks like.
05A week off feels impossible.
None of that is failure. It’s adolescence, and every growing business goes through it. The ones that come out the other side fix three things.
What we fix
Processes, systems and people
Processes and systems
We write down how the business actually works, so it isn’t all in your head. Then we tidy up the tools behind it: one version of the numbers, and reports you read instead of build.
Automation
We take repetitive admin off your team: quotes, follow-ups, reporting and data entry. AI tools such as Claude, Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT do the boring bits where they genuinely help, and only there.
People
Clear roles, clear decision-making and a team that owns its results, so the business keeps moving when you’re not in the room.
How it works
From first call to a business that runs without you
1. A free call
We talk about what’s not working and whether a Diagnostic would help. No pitch.
2. Growing Pains Diagnostic
Half a day with you and your business, then a written 90-day plan with the three changes that matter most. £1,500 + VAT, credited against Advisory.
3. MD Advisory
Two 90-minute 1-2-1s a month, WhatsApp access between sessions, and hands-on help putting the plan in place. £1,500 + VAT a month, six-month minimum.
Founding client offer: the first three Growing Pains Diagnostics are £750 + VAT instead of £1,500, in return for honest feedback and a testimonial if you’re happy with it.
Track record
Done it, and still doing it
McGovern & Co, a 70-year-old builders’ merchant: led the move from paper to fully automated finance, sales and marketing.
Power Tool World, a £45m e-commerce business: started seven days before Black Friday, then built the processes and structure that let its owners step back.
Today: MD of a 15-year-old national B2B distributor with its own brands, a warehouse team and a field sales team, and coaching directors in other businesses 1-2-1.
Who it’s for
Built for owner-managers who are still the bottleneck
Owner-managed businesses turning over £1m to £10m, with 10 to 50 staff, typically 5 to 15 years in. If you want a business that runs properly without you in every room, let’s talk.
What people say
Advice that isn’t off the shelf
“His sessions are tailored and structured around my needs… as a client you know that Andrew isn’t just delivering off the shelf generic training.”
Drew Frame MCIPS
Head of Procurement, NHC Procurement
“His ability to get to the crux of a problem and find solutions that work for the business is first class.”
Joanne McNeil
Senior HR professional
“His patience, engaging presentation style, and attention to detail sets Andrew a step above the rest.”
Pamela Wilson
Principal Consultant, Pharma IT
Next step
Find out what’s holding your business back
A free call, no pitch. You’ll leave knowing whether a Diagnostic is worth it, and the first thing to fix either way.