OUR SERVICES
Business Development
Developing a business development strategy, repeatable processes and an under-pinning CRM system helps scale your sales department and grow your business. We can help set the strategy and develop direct and partner sales channels and processes.
Learning Strategy
The best performing organisations are often learning-centric. They allow their staff to develop theirs skills and ideas to continually evolve and innovate. Developing a learning culture is not an accident, it requires a strategy and a plan to deliver against. We can help develop your learning strategy and build a tangible plan.
Technology Strategy
Developing a technology strategy is hard for many growing businesses. Often founders start with simple, cheap or free, solutions and rapidly end up with a disjointed set of systems and data in silos. We can help decipher this mess, help you understand your needs and select the best solutions to fit your business.
Founder Coaching
Business founders have a unique set of circumstances - carrying the success of their business firmly on their shoulders. Whilst a business is growing the founder often finds themselves covering areas they are not expert in. Having a coach who can help a founder grow makes a huge difference to the person, aids in making the hard decisions and improves the success of the founder's business.
Entrepreneurship
John Cooke has developed and delivers over 12 different workshops on all aspects of entrepreneurship, sales, value proposition development, investment readiness, using LinkedIn for business development and pitch training. Using models including MIT's 24 Steps, Value Proposition Canvas, Business Model Canvas and a multitude of real-world examples, John has a workshop to fit the needs of any aspiring entrepreneur.
These workshops have been delivered through organisations as varied as University of Birmingham, Minerva Business Angel Network, Innovation Birmingham, Association of Executive Coaching, University College Birmingham, Vistage and PwC.
Investment Readiness
Raising investment for a new venture is challenging. We guide founders through what is needed, prepare them for the meetings they will hold with investors and help make introductions. Supporting everything from financial modelling to pitch training and company valuation techniques.