Consultancy

Whether wishing to plan for the successful harmonious development of the business and the family, facing an impending dispute, or dealing with an immediate crisis, we provide specialist support and assistance to achieve both your business and family objectives.

Our consultants specialise in helping family businesses to clarify the issues they face, disentangle them and find effective ways forward. Many businesse within the UK fail to succeed past the first generation which is often because of a failure to resolve conflict surrounding the transition from one generation to the next and effectively finding the right way to hand the business on.

Our consultants take family business seriously and strive to work with their clients in the most effective and appropriate manner. In summary, businesses have moved forward with clear aims, sound structures and a new energy. Family members have achieved clearer communication, greater satisfaction and better mutual understanding as a result.

We can offer consultancy and assistance with:

Planning and management

• management and ownership succession
• developing an efective board
• sound organisation structures
• the management team

Family development

• matching family and business goals
• setting up a family council
• facilitating family retreats
• developing the skill sets of individuals

Improving performance

• training and developing staff and management
• improving productivity
• business planning
• developing the skill sets of individuals
• coaching and mentoring individuals

Communication

• anticipating and avoiding disputes
• conflict resolution
• relationship management
• clarifying and simplifying information flows
• developing decision-making processes

Governance of the family business

• developing a shareholders agreement
• establishing a family council
• developing a family creed

To discuss any of the above, or any way that you feel that we may be of assistance to you and your family business, please click here to contact us or give us a call on + 44 (0) 117 3145 678.

What we offer...

Our consultancy services are designed to reflect the special needs of family businesses in the areas of:

• Planning and management
• Family development
• Improving performance
• Communication
• Governance of the family business