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LOCAL BUSINESS PARTNERS:                                                                     LBP
A NEW SOLUTION TO AN OLD PROBLEM                                                  Local Business Partners
                                                                                       Finance ? HR ? Marketing




?   Local Business Partners?
                                                                                LBP
?   solves problems for businesses?
                                                                                          Local Business Partners
                                                                                                  Finance ? HR ? Marketing




?   in three areas:?
?   Finance, HR or Marketing.?
                                                                                                                                L
                                                                                                                                B
                                                                                                                                ?




Our clients have a need for senior support in
one or more of those three areas but either they
don¡¯t want the cost and risk of employing a full-
time director or they have found that traditional
consultancy support is more about advising than
getting results and the supplier bears little risk.
                                                                  www.thebusinessdesk.com
?We solve these problems by providing?
?part-time directors of Finance, HR or?
?Marketing in a way that has several benefits:?

    ?lients get the guarantee of commitment:
     C
        we don¡¯t get paid if you¡¯re not happy
    ?lexibility: director level expertise
     F
        by the hour, by the day
    ?lients only get people who themselves run a
     C
        small business and understand the pressures
    ?lients are not required to sign a long
     C
        contract where the risk is all on their side
    ?lients get action and results:
     C
        we are not coaches or external
        consultants, we are inside the business
        working alongside the owner                               www.gmchamber.co.uk
    ?ayment by the hour, not in shares
     P

                                                                      The fashion
                                                                brand seekin
                                                                               g 7 figure
                                                            investment
                                                                         for a new bra
                                                                                        nd -
                                                                                                             C LI




                                                          making the
                                                                      business inv
                                                        ready and ad                 estment
                                                                                                                 ENT EXAMPLES




                                                                     vising on ap
                                                            potential fu           proaches to
                                                                         nding partn
                                                                                       ers
                                                       The technolo
                                                                       gy business
                                                       itself for gro               preparing
                                                                     wth ¨C provid
                                                       appraisal, im              ing market
                                                                      proving cash
          www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
                                                            efficiencies            flow and
                                                                           in customer
                                                                      service
    www.localbusinesspartners.co.uk | @localbp
LE     S
? Who do we work with??
                                                                            X AMP
The ideal client displays at least one of                            N TE
the following characteristics:                                                        The profess
                                                                                                  ional




                                                               IE
                                                                             services bus
                                                                                            iness reinve




                                                             CL
?he owner is wearing too many hats to be able to effect
 T
                                                                       itself ¨C provid                  nting
                                                                                        ing a comple
   strategic change                                                   overhaul of p                  te marketing
                                                                                      roduct and s
? The owner used to be able to touch every part of the                narrowing k                 ervice offeri
                                                                                     ey markets a                ng,
   business but now it is too big                                                                  nd new digit
                                                                                    communica                   al
? The business is spending money on marketing without                                          tions
   a coherent plan                                                   The ground-b
                                                                                     reaking soc
                                                                    negotiation                  ial enterpris
? The owner has tried coaching but is left wondering                              with Govern
                                                                                                ment on tran
                                                                                                               e¨C
   who actually does the work                                          of assets of                          sfer
                                                                                     failed comp
                                                                     investment                   any, capital
? The owner has had a full-time director of finance, HR or                        and high im
                                                                                                pact compa
   marketing but couldn¡¯t justify the cost                              launch coup                          ny
                                                                                       led with agg
                                                                                                    ressive
? They have an appetite to make changes in their business                           sales plan
   but hesitate for fear of cost of senior support
? They want to make changes but don¡¯t want to give up equity to
   a co?director
? The owner needs to prepare for fundamental change - exit, MBO,
   acquisition etc.


? Who are our people??
Our network of partners have all been at director level in blue-chips and other high
performing business who now get the buzz of seeing the immediate impact of their
work in smaller businesses.
All of them have grown their own small business and share the excitement and
risk that every small business owner faces each day ¨C they simply ¡®get¡¯ the
entrepreneurial mentality and are prepared to share the risk in a working relationship
with a client.?


? What do clients get??
Clients get control
They control how much senior input they need each month to achieve their business
goals. They control the term of engagement. Hiring a director is a big decision and if
the chemistry isn¡¯t right after the honeymoon, it¡¯s a huge cost and distraction.
They get the ultimate guarantee:
no safety net
                                                                                Questions??
Who would you trust more, someone who wants to lock you
in to a commitment where the risk is all yours, or someone        Call Oli Randell or Nigel Sarbutts
who is confident to work without a long notice period?                      0161 871 4610
High performance skills
with an SME mindset                                                          oli@localbp.co.uk

Clients share something very important in common with
our people - the SME way of thinking. They are SMEs
themselves. They understand what it means to be directly
accountable to who pays their bills ¨C their customers.
They get clear pricing                                                                nigel@localbp.co.uk
?100 per hour + VAT and a simple contract. Our
assignments start at half a day a month.                              www.localbusinesspartners.co.uk | @localbp

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  • 1. LOCAL BUSINESS PARTNERS: LBP A NEW SOLUTION TO AN OLD PROBLEM Local Business Partners Finance ? HR ? Marketing ? Local Business Partners? LBP ? solves problems for businesses? Local Business Partners Finance ? HR ? Marketing ? in three areas:? ? Finance, HR or Marketing.? L B ? Our clients have a need for senior support in one or more of those three areas but either they don¡¯t want the cost and risk of employing a full- time director or they have found that traditional consultancy support is more about advising than getting results and the supplier bears little risk. www.thebusinessdesk.com ?We solve these problems by providing? ?part-time directors of Finance, HR or? ?Marketing in a way that has several benefits:? ?lients get the guarantee of commitment: C we don¡¯t get paid if you¡¯re not happy ?lexibility: director level expertise F by the hour, by the day ?lients only get people who themselves run a C small business and understand the pressures ?lients are not required to sign a long C contract where the risk is all on their side ?lients get action and results: C we are not coaches or external consultants, we are inside the business working alongside the owner www.gmchamber.co.uk ?ayment by the hour, not in shares P The fashion brand seekin g 7 figure investment for a new bra nd - C LI making the business inv ready and ad estment ENT EXAMPLES vising on ap potential fu proaches to nding partn ers The technolo gy business itself for gro preparing wth ¨C provid appraisal, im ing market proving cash www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk efficiencies flow and in customer service www.localbusinesspartners.co.uk | @localbp
  • 2. LE S ? Who do we work with?? X AMP The ideal client displays at least one of N TE the following characteristics: The profess ional IE services bus iness reinve CL ?he owner is wearing too many hats to be able to effect T itself ¨C provid nting ing a comple strategic change overhaul of p te marketing roduct and s ? The owner used to be able to touch every part of the narrowing k ervice offeri ey markets a ng, business but now it is too big nd new digit communica al ? The business is spending money on marketing without tions a coherent plan The ground-b reaking soc negotiation ial enterpris ? The owner has tried coaching but is left wondering with Govern ment on tran e¨C who actually does the work of assets of sfer failed comp investment any, capital ? The owner has had a full-time director of finance, HR or and high im pact compa marketing but couldn¡¯t justify the cost launch coup ny led with agg ressive ? They have an appetite to make changes in their business sales plan but hesitate for fear of cost of senior support ? They want to make changes but don¡¯t want to give up equity to a co?director ? The owner needs to prepare for fundamental change - exit, MBO, acquisition etc. ? Who are our people?? Our network of partners have all been at director level in blue-chips and other high performing business who now get the buzz of seeing the immediate impact of their work in smaller businesses. All of them have grown their own small business and share the excitement and risk that every small business owner faces each day ¨C they simply ¡®get¡¯ the entrepreneurial mentality and are prepared to share the risk in a working relationship with a client.? ? What do clients get?? Clients get control They control how much senior input they need each month to achieve their business goals. They control the term of engagement. Hiring a director is a big decision and if the chemistry isn¡¯t right after the honeymoon, it¡¯s a huge cost and distraction. They get the ultimate guarantee: no safety net Questions?? Who would you trust more, someone who wants to lock you in to a commitment where the risk is all yours, or someone Call Oli Randell or Nigel Sarbutts who is confident to work without a long notice period? 0161 871 4610 High performance skills with an SME mindset oli@localbp.co.uk Clients share something very important in common with our people - the SME way of thinking. They are SMEs themselves. They understand what it means to be directly accountable to who pays their bills ¨C their customers. They get clear pricing nigel@localbp.co.uk ?100 per hour + VAT and a simple contract. Our assignments start at half a day a month. www.localbusinesspartners.co.uk | @localbp