Find the support that fits.
You might be exploring a business idea, trying to make an existing business work better or facing a decision that feels difficult to tackle alone. The support you need will depend on your circumstances, your experience and what you want to achieve.
Through Business Conversations, coaching, mentoring and focused workshops, I offer opportunities to think things through, learn with others and put practical ideas into action.
Business Conversations
Time to think about the business you want to build.
When you are starting or running a small business, it’s easy to become absorbed in the immediate tasks. Finding customers, delivering the work and keeping on top of the administration can leave little time to consider whether the business is heading in the direction you intended.
Business Conversations is a seven-session programme of facilitated small-group discussions. We explore the decisions that shape your business, from why you want to run it and who you want to serve to the numbers, relationships and practical arrangements that help it work.
You will receive Thinking Notes before each session, followed by reflection notes and an integrated workbook to help you apply the discussion to your own circumstances. A mid-series Q&A and a final Q&A provide further opportunities to explore questions as your thinking develops.
The programme is designed for people who value practical discussion, different perspectives and time to reflect. You can take part while developing an idea or bring the questions arising in a business you already run.
What does it cost?
The online programme costs £599 plus VAT for seven one-hour sessions, the accompanying materials and two additional Q&A sessions.
In-person delivery can also be arranged, with pricing based on the venue, group size and agreed requirements.
Explore Business ConversationsCoaching or mentoring: which would suit you?
The support you need will depend on what’s happening in your business and what you want to move forward.
Business Mentoring
Brings my experience into the conversation more directly, with practical suggestions, honest feedback and guidance to help you develop your business and put ideas into action.
Business Coaching
gives you space to focus on you. Your confidence, direction, decisions and the impact running a business is having on your life. I will help you explore your thinking and reach your own decisions.
Both offer support and constructive challenge, shaped around your circumstances. You can explore each below.
Business Coaching
Space to think about the business and how it’s affecting you.
Starting and running a business can be rewarding, but it can also ask a great deal of you. Alongside the practical decisions, there may be uncertainty, pressure and expectations that are difficult to put aside at the end of the day.
My business coaching gives you space to step back, talk openly and work out what matters to you. Whether you are exploring a side hustle, running an established business or considering a change of direction, my focus will be on you: your thinking, your choices and the life you want your business to support.
When coaching could help
Support when business becomes particularly difficult
How we’ll work together
Taking the first step
You don’t need to arrive with everything worked out. Get in touch, tell me a little about what’s happening, and we can explore whether coaching would be useful to you.
If you are experiencing serious business difficulties and cost is a barrier, please mention this when you enquire. Reduced-fee support may be available, depending on your circumstances and my availability.
Enquire about business coachingBusiness Mentoring
Practical experience to help you decide what to do next.
you are starting or running a business, it can help to talk with someone who has faced business decisions, tested ideas and experienced the responsibility of making things work.
Business mentoring gives you access to my experience, an outside perspective and practical suggestions shaped around your circumstances. You might be exploring a side hustle, developing a new business, or looking to improve an existing one.
When mentoring could help
Experience, perspective and honest conversation
How we will work together
Taking the first step
Get in touch and tell me a little about your business or idea, and where you would value support. We can explore what you need and whether my experience is a good fit.
Enquire about business mentoringNot sure which you need?
You don’t need to work that out before getting in touch. Tell me a little about what’s happening, what you are considering or where you feel stuck, and we can explore which kind of support would be most useful.
An initial conversation is also a chance to get to know each other and decide whether working together feels right for you.
Which approach would suit you?
Business Conversations
may be a good starting point if you want to explore the foundations of a business through a structured programme and learn alongside others.
Coaching
may suit you if you have a personal goal, challenge or decision to explore and want support developing your own answers.
Mentoring
may suit you if you would value practical guidance and an experienced perspective on your plans or current business.
A focused workshop or short course
may be useful if you want to work on a particular question or skill.
You don’t need to choose the approach before contacting me. We can discuss what you need and whether there is a suitable way to work together.
Something specific you want to work on?
I am developing a selection of workshops and short courses for aspiring and existing business owners. These will provide focused opportunities to explore a question, develop a skill and identify practical next steps.
Thinking of Starting a Business
An opportunity to consider whether business ownership is right for you before making a substantial commitment. Explore your motivations, the realities of working for yourself and what a business would need to provide. Whether you are ready to start or looking a few years ahead, the aim is to help you make a more informed decision.
Register your interestSetting Up and Running a Side Hustle
Explore how a business could fit alongside employment or other commitments. We will consider how to test an idea, understand potential demand, manage your time and keep the early steps proportionate to your circumstances.
Register your interestCommunication Skills for Business
Work on communicating clearly and confidently with customers, suppliers and collaborators. Topics may include explaining what you do, listening and asking useful questions, presenting your ideas and handling difficult conversations.
Register your interestRegistering your interest helps me shape the programme and lets me keep you informed when details are available. It does not reserve a place or commit you to booking.
Let’s start with where you are.
If you are unsure which option would help, an initial conversation gives us a chance to discuss your circumstances, what you’re looking for and whether working together feels appropriate.
