Question 1

How much do business management consultant services cost?

Accepted Answer

Costs are project dependent. Focused interventions start at £15K+. Full Business Transformation ranges from £80K-£250K over 12-18 months. For Executive Hiring, we charge a retained search fee of 25-35% of first-year compensation.

Question 2

What is the ROI on your business consultant services?

Accepted Answer

Our services deliver an average 8x ROI within 18 months. For scaling businesses, this looks like 2-3x revenue growth and 40-60% time savings for the CEO. For exits, we see EBITDA multiples improve by 80-150%.

Question 3

Do you offer a smaller engagement option?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we offer a Foundation Sprint. This is a 3-month engagement with an investment of £15K-£25K focused on your primary constraint to demonstrate impact before a full commitment.

Question 4

How long does a typical consulting engagement take?

Accepted Answer

Full transformation takes 12-18 months, while focused interventions take 3-6 months. However, the first visible results usually appear within 30-90 days.

Question 5

What is the time commitment required from the CEO and leadership?

Accepted Answer

We require 4-6 hours monthly from the CEO and 8-12 hours monthly from the leadership team. We embed ourselves into your existing meetings (board sessions, leadership meetings) to minimize additional meeting load.

Question 6

What are the Six Foundations of your methodology?

Accepted Answer

The Six Foundations are: Strategy & Leadership, People & HR, Finance & Legal, Operations & Processes, Technology & Digital Readiness, and Sales & Marketing. Our diagnostic identifies which of these need strengthening.

Question 7

How is The Executive Partnership different from standard management consulting?

Accepted Answer

We are the UK's only CEO-led methodology for £5M-£100M businesses. Unlike traditional consultants who analyze and recommend, we embed and execute. We act as operators in your meetings until change is institutionalized.

Question 8

Do you work with Private Equity or investors?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Our services strengthen the fundamentals investors value: leadership independence, talent depth, financial predictability, and scalable systems. We also work as Strategic PE Talent Partners.

Question 9

What are the four business situations you work with?

Accepted Answer

We specialize in four situations: Scale (breaking through revenue tiers), Turnaround (fixing margin or momentum), Sale/Exit Readiness, and M&A/Integration.

Question 10

What happens after the engagement ends?

Accepted Answer

You own everything we build: frameworks, structures, systems, and models. The business runs independently. Our goal is to create lasting capability, not dependency.

The Executive Partnership:Frequently Asked Questions

Investment & ROI

How much does this cost?

What's the ROI?

Smaller engagement option?

How much does this cost?

What's the ROI?

Smaller engagement option?

The Process

How long does this take?

Time commitment from your team?

What happens after the engagement?

How long does this take?

Time commitment from your team?

What happens after the engagement?

METHODOLOGY & APPROACH

What are the Six Foundations?

What are your three core solutions?

What are the four business situations you work with?

What are the Seven Assets you build?

What are the Six Foundations?

What are your three core solutions?

What are the four business situations you work with?

What are the Seven Assets you build?

How we are Different

How is this different from management consulting?

Why may The Executive Partnership be better than hiring someone permanently from the start?

Do you work with PE or investors?

How is this different from management consulting?

Why may The Executive Partnership be better than hiring someone permanently from the start?

Do you work with PE or investors?

Fit & Scope

Do you work outside £5M-£100M?

What if we only need 1-2 Foundations?

Not sure whether you want Scale or Sale?

Already working with advisors?

Do you work outside £5M-£100M?

What if we only need 1-2 Foundations?

Not sure whether you want Scale or Sale?

Already working with advisors?

Results & Expectations

When will we see results?

What if this doesn't work?

Do you guarantee results?

When will we see results?

What if this doesn't work?

Do you guarantee results?

Getting Started

What's the first step?

What happens in the strategic call?

Can we speak to your clients?

What's the first step?

What happens in the strategic call?

Can we speak to your clients?

Still have questions?

The Executive Partnership:
Frequently Asked Questions