“The additional input into my business has helped me to systematise what I do so I am using my time more effectively and my clients receive higher quality support, which is good for business and good for the environment.”
Chris Passmore - Supporting Sustainable Business (2SB)
“Being given space to talk through the next steps for my business, to have these thoughts structured and be asked what I really wanted to achieve was valuable and clarified my thinking on what l needed to do next. It was a very effective piece of coaching and time well spent.”
Peter Mannouch – Senior Partner – Andrew Peters – www.andrewpeters.co.uk
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“LGBA took all the major stress out of the business with his specialist knowledge and external viewpoint. They listened to our needs and provided something that was right for both me and my business”
Tony Clark – Managing Director, Bizzybit Ltd – www.bizzybit.co.uk
__________________________________________________________________"Your knowledge and ability in the area of raising funds for start-up organisations is evident for everyone to see."
Robin Day, MD, RAD Design Ltd
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"I love it when I’m dealing with people who know what they are doing."
Eddie Yongo, Investment Manager, Go East Ventures
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"I just wanted to thank you both for your tremendous hard work in helping me put this all together…… I have really appreciated your dedication."
Elizabeth Hackford, Founder and Publisher, Take 1 Publications Ltd
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"We were in start up phase and needed a feasibility study and business plan to be written. We approached Pegasus and in a very short time they captured the essence of our concept and our vision. They created a very professional business plan and financial model that gives us confidence to approach, with their help, investors and lenders to finance the future development of the business"
Matt Wilkinson, MD, www.Justmove.com
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"I would like to thank both you and Paula for the professional manner in which you delivered the two day 'Business Plan Rectification' Workshop. It was exactly what we needed and was of great value.
As you are aware I have spent a long period of time researching and writing the Lifestyle Vouchers International Business Plan and had been assisted by a number of other Business Advisors along the way. You and Paula, however, brought with you considerable business experience and have developed the plan into a document that can be implemented in the real world and one that gives us confidence for the future."
Neil Rinaldi, MD, Lifestyle Vouchers International Ltd
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"Café Connections was experiencing a period of fantastic growth and we found our expansion restricted by a lack of capital. Pegasus worked with us to develop a Business Plan which crystallized our vision and our expectations for the future and identified the finances needed to support the forecasts. They then explained the range of funding options available and we were able to choose the solution which seemed most appropriate to meet our needs. Invoice Discounting has made a massive difference to our day to day business and relieved a lot of the pressures we were facing."
Wendy Ball, Director, Café Connections Ltd
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"We were looking for a John Harvey Jones at an affordable cost, and got one in the LGBA Advisor."
Chris Berndes, Eurosearch Search and Selection - www.eurosearch.net
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"We brought the LGBA Business Advisor into our business after a succession of weak Financial Directors ran our accounts department into the ground. He turned it around and made what was a business weakness into the business strength allowing us to grow sales revenue rapidly from £2.6m in 2003 to £3.3m in 2004, from losses to substantial profits. He is very hands on, deals very well under intense pressure, and has always delivered what he said he would. [Check my figures!]"
Alastair Crawford, i-CD Publishing (UK) Ltd, owners of the 192.com website - www.192.com
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“In the middle of last year we experienced the loss of two major customers. These accounted for a significant portion of our European revenue. It was
important for us to understand the reasons for this loss and to discover if we were in danger of any future losses as well. We engaged a LGBA advisor
to undertake a European wide customer satisfaction survey. This was carried out professionally, diplomatically and on time. The resulting analysis enabled us to greatly improve our customer service. We have used the same advisor for another project and would be happy to use his services in the future.”
Mike Homan, Managing Director, Steel Storage Ltd
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“Without the help of our LGBA advisor we would have been unable to focus on the important challenges we were facing. His common sense approach and extensive sales and marketing experience have enabled us to tackle those areas of our business where we were lacking the confidence and knowledge. We were so pleased with the initial LGBA project that we have asked our advisor to become our non executive sales and marketing director.”
Robbie Weston, Managing Director, White Lightning Group of Companies - www.thebridge.co.uk/whitelightning.htm
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“Our LGBA business advisor has added great value to our Internet software company. She demonstrated an ability to quickly appreciate the nuances of the business and used this knowledge to present meaningful financial statements and projections. In our meetings with presenters and advisors her contribution often helped to transfer a knowledge and understanding of the product and the market place and the relevant financial issues. In our current efforts to raise investment, her input has been invaluable in creating and maintaining multiple financial projections on request from investors. She has also been successful in motivating and mentoring our Financial Controller with the result that financial and management information is now prepared in a more timely and more professional manner. Without her help we would not have gained the attention and interest of such a range of investors and would not be so well placed to finalise the investment.
Jerry Barnett, Managing Director, Go Internet Ltd.
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“I couldn’t have done without her. Since starting my own property renovation business last year the pressures of company administration and compliance were just to daunting at times and I had already parted with one advisor before she came to the rescue. She prioritized the issues, produced a detailed timetable for compliance and reporting over the next year and took a practical, hands on approach to the completion of books, accounts, CIS payments and VAT returns. More importantly she focused on profitability, getting me to look at time and costs realistically and implementing an estimating process. She also controls my billing, and helps with credit control, even recovering debts from awkward customers. She bent over backwards to work in the way I needed her to and we have achieved significant results. I would certainly recommend her to any prospective client.
Sharon Parker, Managing Director, Past & Present Renovations Ltd
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“As a client, I
thoroughly recommend the service that Jody brings to start-up businesses. I
have benefited enormously from her practical and supportive business advice.
Her wide-ranging professional credentials, enthusiastic, friendly approach and
above all attentiveness to clients' individual needs combine to make her an
asset on any advisory board.”
Alice Smyth, Owner, Shanghai Pearl
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“Jody worked on several very important projects for the company including:
¨ A major presentation to our bankers to allow us to enable to the company to obtain sufficient funding for its foreseeable, significant development;
¨ The introduction and implementation of policies and procedures in relation to Construction Industry Rules,
¨ The successful conclusion of negotiations with HM Customs and Revenue in respect of several years voluntary declarations regarding employees benefits
In all instances I found Jody to be extremely thorough and professional in her approach to the task in hand and to deliver accurate reports to the deadlines agreed… She has made a significant contribution to Nando’s recent development”
Derek Woodcock, Financial Director, Nando’s Chickenland Ltd
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