Fractional Consultancy
Senior expertise on a fractional basis, advisory plus execution.
- Flexible senior expertise
- Functional support
- Advisory plus execution
- Retained support options
Service pillar
Senior business support without adding another full-time department.
Business Support is the broader operating partner layer. It supports founders and SMEs that need joined-up thinking, practical delivery, strategic planning, change support and team enablement.
Problems we solve
If any of these sound familiar, you are in the right place.
- Founder is stretched across too many functions.
- Priorities keep changing.
- The team is busy but not aligned.
- Growth has created operational mess.
- Change initiatives stall.
- Internal communication is inconsistent.
- The business needs senior input but not a full-time hire.
What this covers
Business Support services.
SME Growth Support
Practical growth planning built around your constraints.
- Growth planning
- Bottleneck diagnosis
- Resource planning
- Commercial prioritisation
Strategic Planning
Goals, roadmaps and a planning rhythm the team can keep.
- Business goals
- Roadmaps
- Quarterly planning
- Decision frameworks
Performance Improvement
Diagnose and fix underperformance in teams and processes.
- Team and process performance
- Metrics
- Review cadence
- Intervention planning
Change Management
Make change land instead of stalling.
- Change planning
- Stakeholder comms
- Enablement
- Adoption
Internal Communications
Keep a growing team informed and aligned.
- Company updates
- Knowledge sharing
- Message architecture
- Internal campaign support
Team Enablement
Close skills gaps with practical training and documentation.
- Skills gaps
- Training plans
- Documentation
- Manager support
Operational Advisory
Senior counsel for founders on rhythm, decisions and governance.
- Founder support
- Operating rhythm
- Decision support
- Process and governance advice
Example packages
Scoped ways to start.
Fixed-scope micro-packages with clear deliverables. Scope and pricing are confirmed after a short consultation.
Business Support
Fractional Growth Partner
Ongoing senior support across growth, systems and operations - a fractional operating partner rather than another supplier.
- Best for:
- Founders stretched across too many functions.
- Timeline:
- Monthly, minimum term agreed at scoping
- Pricing:
- Scoped after consultation
Business Support
Quarterly Planning Sprint
Turn a long list of priorities into a focused quarterly plan with owners, metrics and a review cadence.
- Best for:
- Teams that are busy but not aligned.
- Timeline:
- Typically 1-2 weeks
- Pricing:
- Scoped after consultation
Business Support
Performance Improvement Sprint
Diagnose where team or process performance is slipping and put a practical intervention plan in place.
- Best for:
- Leaders who can see underperformance but not the cause.
- Timeline:
- Typically 3-5 weeks
- Pricing:
- Scoped after consultation
Business Support
Change Enablement Sprint
Plan and support a specific change - new system, new process, new structure - so it actually lands.
- Best for:
- Change initiatives that keep stalling.
- Timeline:
- Typically 3-6 weeks
- Pricing:
- Scoped after consultation
Business Support
Internal Communications Setup
A simple internal communications structure: company updates, knowledge sharing and message architecture.
- Best for:
- Growing teams where important information keeps getting lost.
- Timeline:
- Typically 2-4 weeks
- Pricing:
- Scoped after consultation
Business Support
Team Enablement Audit
Map skills gaps, training needs and documentation gaps across the team, with a prioritised enablement plan.
- Best for:
- Teams that have grown faster than their capability development.
- Timeline:
- Typically 2-3 weeks
- Pricing:
- Scoped after consultation
Business Support
Operational Advisory Retainer
Retained senior advisory for founders: operating rhythm, decision support and process and governance advice.
- Best for:
- Founders who need senior input but not a full-time hire.
- Timeline:
- Monthly retainer
- Pricing:
- Scoped after consultation
Talk through business support
Tell us where it hurts and we will recommend the cleanest place to start.