Business planning for the next stage
Turn the next stage into a plan people can use.
Whether you are preparing for growth, funding or a major operational change, G&G helps you turn assumptions into a practical plan that your team, lender or investor can understand.
Start with the pressure point
You should not have to make an important decision with partial information.
You may know where you want the business to go without having a dependable route for getting there. Forecasts may sit apart from operational reality, priorities may compete for the same cash and people, and the plan may be difficult to explain to those whose support you need.
Cash requirements and capacity constraints are not clear enough for confident decisions.
Different versions of the plan are being used by leaders, lenders or investors.
The document describes the opportunity but not the assumptions, risks or actions behind it.
Is this right for you?
Useful support starts with a clear fit.
This is designed for
This service is designed for SME owners and leadership teams preparing for growth, funding, investment, a new market or a material change in how the business operates.
This may not be suitable when
It does not guarantee funding or investment and is not a substitute for regulated financial, legal or tax advice. It is also unlikely to help if the leadership team cannot provide the evidence or decisions needed to build a credible plan.
What you receive
A defined outcome, not an open-ended advice exercise.
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A clear planning narrative built around the commercial objective.
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Connected financial, operational and resource assumptions.
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Priorities, milestones, responsibilities and review points.
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A plan suitable for internal use and adapted for a lender or investor where agreed.
A simple plan
Move from uncertainty to action in three clear steps.
Step 1
Listen and diagnose
Clarify the decision — agree what the plan must help you decide, explain or secure.
Step 2
Find the focus
Build and test the plan — connect the commercial story to realistic financial, operational and people assumptions.
Step 3
Put the plan to work
Make it usable — agree priorities, owners, milestones and the version needed for each audience.
Client evidence
A business plan designed to be used
G&G reviewed the client’s growing business, recommended practical changes and created a business plan that translated the next stage into clear, understandable actions.
Verified client review
“They created a business plan that was easy to understand and follow.”
Natasha Walton · Verified Trustpilot review · 7 December 2023
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Know what the work is likely to involve.
What we need from you
We normally need recent management information, existing forecasts, the commercial assumptions behind the opportunity, known funding requirements and access to the people responsible for delivery. The precise evidence list is agreed before paid work begins.
Typical timescale
Confirmed after the initial consultation
Pricing approach
The first consultation is free. Business-planning work is paid and is proposed separately with agreed inputs, outputs, timescale and fee before you commit.
See indicative pricing and engagement optionsA guide you can trust
Relevant experience, made accountable.
Lead adviser
Philip Gardiner
Senior Consultant
Philip helps SME owners connect strategy, commercial priorities and operational reality. For this page he is the interim lead specialist; confirm the final assignment and any relevant planning or funding credentials before sign-off.
Meet your adviser
Philip Gardiner
Senior Consultant
Explore Philip’s background or book a focused conversation about the decision in front of you.
Useful before a conversation
Insights connected to this service.
Questions before the first conversation
Clear answers, before you commit.
Is the first consultation free?
Yes. The initial conversation is free and is used to understand the decision the plan must support. Any planning engagement is then scoped and priced separately.
Will this be a generic business-plan template?
No. The structure is shaped around your objective, evidence and audience. The value lies in testing the assumptions and creating a plan that can guide real decisions.
Can G&G guarantee funding or investment?
No. G&G can help you present a clearer, more credible case, but lenders and investors make their own decisions and no outcome can be guaranteed.
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