Strategy & Governance

Whether you are a small business or in the not for profit sector you need access to some independent thoughts and ideas in formulating both your long term strategy and the way you are organised. Too often you are so bogged down in the day-to-day problems of your business or organisation, it seems like no thinking time is allowed. In addition, when you recognise that you do need help who can you turn to?

My aim is to provide you with that help.

After many years of working with charities and owner managed businesses of many sizes and types, I have a great deal of experience of why they fail and more importantly, how they can succeed and can bring that to bear in helping you achieve your goals.

For further information and a free initial meeting, contact Elliot Harris on 07896 894 711 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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How to bring your strategy to life: making decisions that achieve your business goals

Details: 29 October 2026

For SMEs

You’ve done your SWOT analysis. You’ve spent time thinking about where your business is today, where you want it to be in three or five years’ time, and what might help (or hinder) you along the way.
You’ve agreed your strategy.
So, what happens next?
Sadly, this is where many strategic plans start gathering dust.
Creating a strategy is important, but the real value comes from using it. A good strategy shouldn’t simply describe where you want to go. It should influence the decisions you make, the opportunities you pursue, the resources you allocate and, just as importantly, the things you decide not to do.
In other words, strategy needs to become part of the way you run the organisation.

Details: 27 October 2026

For SMEs

Are you thinking about selling your business? Whether you want to sell now or at any point in the future, it’s never too soon to start thinking about what you want from a sale, and what you need to have in place to make your business sellable.

Here are my top tips. How many of these have you already thought about, or do you have work to do?

Details: 23 September 2026

For Charities

For most charities, reputation is one of their most valuable assets. It may not appear on the balance sheet, but without it fundraising becomes harder, volunteers disappear, potential partners become cautious and beneficiaries may lose confidence.
Unlike a building or an investment portfolio, however, reputation can take years to build and only days – sometimes hours – to damage.
That makes reputational risk a governance issue, not simply a communications issue. The Charity Commission's current risk-management guidance expects trustees to identify the major risks facing their charity and decide how they should be managed. Damage to reputation is specifically recognised as a potential risk.

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Strategy & Governance for Owner Managed Businesses

Latest Updates

How to bring your strategy to life: making decisions that achieve your business goals

TOP TIPS TO MAXIMISE THE VALUE OF YOUR BUSINESS

Reputational Risk: a Charity’s Most Vulnerable Asset

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