CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE: TOP BUSINESS CONSULTANT 2020!

Congratulations on taking the 'leap', for stepping outside your comfort zone.  Trust us, we know how that feels.

We will work with you to bring your idea to life, creating a viable business.

We will make it our business to understand your product or service, and your vision.

Together, we will develop a strategy and set goals that will take you closer to realising that vision.

Start-up Loan application: we will work with you to prepare the financials to accompany your application - Sales Assumptions, Cashflow and Personal Survival Budget

If you talk about it, it’s a dream

If you envision it, it’s possible

If you schedule it, it’s real.

SEE it

BELIEVE it

ACHIEVE it

 Brand identity is the collection of all the elements that a company uses to make a clear impression on its customer.

 Brand identity is different from brand image and branding, even though these terms are sometimes treated as interchangeable. Branding refers to the marketing practice of actively shaping a distinctive brand. Brand image is the perception of the company in the eyes of the world. 

These elements define your brand:

•  Your mission (what’s your why?)
• Your values (what beliefs drive your company?)
• Your brand personality (if your brand was a person, what kind of personality would it have?)
• Your unique positioning (how do you stand out from the competition?)
• Your brand voice (if your brand was a person, how would it communicate?) 

Your vision is safe in our hands.

 Working with you to maximise your web presence.  Designing, developing and building a website that will last, thrive and resonate with your target audience.

We offer a unique outlook to website design, development and improvement that transcends boundaries.

• Web presence development, maintenance & expansion
• Digital marketing strategies (SEO, online ads & promotions)
• E-Commerce

 Like everything else in the fast-paced tech industry, website design trends evolve constantly. What's more, users continually expect more in terms of performance and accessibility online.  Ensuring an effective digital presence can seem like a daunting task, but we're here to help. 

Your website is the most important investment in your business. Make that investment with us. 

Working with you to create a blueprint for your business.

Your tailor-made business strategy will take account of your vision and goals, and include a plan to achieve them by an agreed date.

• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic 
• Timely

Your business strategy and plan will evolve over time (and won't be hidden in a desk drawer, never to see the light of day...)

Building a business within your domestic market can be difficult.  

Expanding internationally is even more challenging, with different currencies, language, testing requirements and cultures to navigate.

Being successful in your home market does not guarantee success overseas. 

We will work with you to identify and evaluate opportunities for growth within the UK, mainland Europe and USA. 

Working with you to get your business from where it is now to where you want it to be.

Not enough hours in your day?  Let us carry some of the load.

Delegate business improvement tasks on your to-do list to us; that way we become an extension of your business.

 At the heart of our business is the desire to help your business thrive.

This is a retainer service, chargeable at an affordable monthly rate.  Retain us for as long as you need us.

Diagnostic: What do the numbers really say?  

Gain a thorough understanding of your business activities.  

Review financial and operational processes and identify areas for improvements and cost reduction - lean and agile processes/practices to maximise and/or increase capacity.

Develop a financial model to extract meaningful financial information on which to base future decisions.

Customer, Competitor, Industry, Marketing mix analysis.

With over 95 years of experience in selling products & services, this is one of our core strengths.  

We have access to key retailers in the UK, mainland Europe and USA, as well as distributors in key markets (if that's the best option for your business), and will work with you to secure the best route to market.

We can develop and implement social media and digital marketing campaigns with a focus on creativity and brand identity.

Our eCommerce consultant - with expertise in multi-channel eCommerce platforms such as Amazon, eBay and Google advertising - will work with you to boost your online sales.

 Working with you to get the basics right by putting in place well-designed policies and procedures to meet statutory employment obligations.

Together, we will develop consistent and effective people processes to build a culture in which all your employees thrive.  

• Base Launch Pack (the basic policies and procedures) 

• Booster Pack (offer letters and contractual documentation)

• Pre-Lift-Off Health Scan (a good place to start, for all small businesses)

• HR SOS (case by case support - pragmatic and commercial solutions to complex issues)

Our goal is to develop proactive HR practices, not reactive ones; we prevent cracks forming in the first place.

 Working with business owners to set goals, then examine them to identify challenges and overcome obstacles.

Supporting business owners to unleash their potential and make their ambitions and dreams real. 

Coaching and mentoring can help you close the gap between your potential and your performance.

 Access our extensive network of manufacturers in China, Vietnam, India, Mexico & Bangladesh.

Complete managed supply chain solutions you can trust.  We carry out upfront research at no preliminary cost.

Our Packaging consultant will work with you to design the best packaging for your product.  Making your product stand out from the crowd on shelf is critical in delivering sales and building your brand.    “You have no product without effective packaging” 

 Communication is so important and so often overlooked – particularly for new products. Does the packaging reflect the product, does it clearly communicate what the product is and more importantly what it delivers. 

 At Acorn, we pride ourselves in designing "considered" packaging – doing our bit for our planet. 

We provide excellent services at a rate that makes financial sense.

• Company Business Accounts

• Self-employed Business Accounts

• Payroll

• VAT Returns

• Corporation Tax

• Bookkeeping