As a digital strategist and marketer I have found over the years that strategic planning is essential for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) aiming to grow. Now research shows that SMEs with formal strategic planning processes experience significant benefits, including:…
Advisor Profile
Business experts across the UK
Bob Clarke
- Midlands and East Anglia
- Turnaround and Restructuring
- Finance
- Strategy
Experienced SME Advisor, Coach and Mentor. Offers profit improvement strategies based on boosting operational efficiency, sales, exports and applying innovative sources of finance.
Expertise & Skills
• SME Business Facilitator, Coach and Mentor
• Webinar and Workshop Leader and Host
• Action based Coaching Style
• Strategy & Growth
• International Trade
• Business Development
• Financial Restructuring
• Change Management
Multiple projects assisting SMEs with their business plans and sourcing and
arranging investment finance for growth: capital grants, bank term loans,
confidential invoice discounting and peer to peer funding.
• Many projects delivering CMI Certificate (Level 3) and Diploma (Level 5)
training in Business Leadership to SME owner/MDs and their leadership
teams.
• Advising, arranging and negotiating two acquisitions for SMEs in the furniture
manufacturing and electronic process control engineering sectors.
• Undertaking two SME non-executive director roles to support the MDs in
times of change: including overseeing the installation of a new transport
planning system for a logistics services provider and an organisational
change for an electrical control systems engineering business.
• Coaching and mentoring early stage businesses to obtain Start-Up loans.
• Undertaking commercial due diligence work for two private equity houses
(North Edge and YFM Equity Partners) for the acquisition of a large UK bulk
transporter and a forklift truck manufacturer, respectively.
• 30 years’ senior management experience as managing director of UK SMEs
in both publicly and privately – owned companies.