RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS IS HARD WORK - GREAT WINGMEN HELP YOU… Make decisions Hold you accountable and focused Have the open conversations with others that you can’t Bounce ideas and give you theirs Share the load Open doors and introduce you to new networks Fix problems WE ARE NOT EMPLOYEES WHICH MEANS THAT WE: Don’t rely on you for our livelihood Can tell you what you need to hear not what you want to hear Are totally objective Carry no baggage Can be moved on if it’s not working THIS IS HOW WE DO IT: Working collaboratively with the business owner, MD or CEO Establishing and chairing formal or informal advisory boards Just helping you get sh!t done WE WORK WITH SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED PRIVATELY OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA WITH TURNOVER APPROACHING OR OVER $1M PER ANNUM. If you answer yes to most of the following we will probably be a good fit. YOU: Appreciate a straightforward No BS approach Want someone to help you stay accountable and focussed Are open to new ideas and a different perspective Don’t want another business plan that sits in your in-tray and never gets done Want to broaden your horizons and open new doors Don’t have an ego bigger than your bank account Want to work with someone who has actually built and run a successful business themselves WE WORK IN ONE OF TWO WAYS 1. As an ongoing formal or informal advisory board 2. On a project by project basis. ADVISORY BOARDS Many businesses don’t have a formal board but are crying out for some or more structure, accountability and governance. That’s exactly what we bring to the table as independent and impartial advisers acting in your business’s best interests. PROJECTS Between the 2 of us and our networks we have a wide range of skills and experience, in particular, the following; Business review Strategy development and implementation Marketing and business development Product and service commercialisation Finance Reporting Budgeting Measurement Cost analysis and allocation Turnaround Feasibility studies Outsourced CEO Vendor selection Coaching / mentoring