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We build profitable businesses…

…by delivering practical business help that works. Guaranteed.

HARD HAT™ advisors help MDs and CEOs to build profitable companies when they have recognised a need for change by using the proven Business Builder techniques for increasing profitability and growing sales. We deliver practical help and advice when things aren’t going according to plan, in times of pressure, or a when a reality check is necessary.

You can find out how to build a profitable business, or transform an under-performing one in “Boosting Sales... Increasing profits without breaking the bank” by Bob Gorton (ISBN no. 9780713675412).. Click here to order a copy of Boosting Sales.

This describes key elements of the programmes detailed in our Business Builder toolbox . The most important ones are:

  • Improving cash flow by releasing money from where it is trapped in the business
  • Increasing profitability by reducing costs and improving the efficient use of the key resource that is holding your business back
  • Growing sales with the right kind of customers using our 10 routes to market plan

But sometimes, when things get tough, it gets lonely as well, and when that happens, you need practical business help that works – not a do it yourself book.

‘If my business were a misfiring Ferrari, I’d worry about picking up the workshop manual’.

See how Business Builder is uniquely structured to address the critical factors that drive business success.

We are different because we address the whole fabric of a business by linking what goes on in sales with operations and the finances, not just one part – and we’re unique because we’ve lived it…

‘These guys know what it feels like at four in the morning when you wake up wondering if that customer’s late cheque will clear in time for the payroll to run.’

What every business operator needs at certain times is ‘practical business help that works’. Our ‘HARD HAT™’ logo recognises the practical nature of the help with business problems that we offer – if you are between a rock and a hard place, a HARD HAT™ can be very useful!

Need business finance?

We have great relationships with the venture capital and business angel investment communities. They value the way that our pragmatic approach connects the finances with sales and operations to reduce investment risk and increase investment performance.

If you need business finance which is outside the traditional facilities offered by the banks then:
Check out www.hardhatcorporate.com

Working with bankers, investors and accountants

We have great relationships with other business professionals that value the way we can ‘bridge’ traditional business disciplines to leapfrog barriers to increasing profitability and growing sales. In many cases we work with a company’s own advisors such as accounts, bankers and lawyers to help improve business performance.

We can also assemble teams of professionals on behalf of our clients, if that is what is required from our network of over 100 seasoned practitioners.

You are not alone…

If you are running a small or medium sized business in the UK, it can help to remember that:
  • There are 4.3 million small and medium sized firms in the UK and 97% of these employ less than 20 people.
  • Of the ones that are starting up, 30% are gone within 3 years (DTI statistics).
  • Even well established businesses suffer periods of crisis and control at predictable points in their development.
  • People in charge of these companies may be well versed in their particular skills but few are well enough equipped or experienced enough to deal with all of the issues that challenge a business today.
  • Accountants, banks, Business Links, consultancies and other agencies all offer help but these approaches rarely seem to fit with what is actually required to solve the problem (the business failure statistics have hardly changed for many years).

HARD HAT™ Business Advice delivers practical business help that works. Guaranteed.

 
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