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Startup Consultancy

We work with startup businesses to support them to achieve their full potential.

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Startup Consultancy is in our DNA

Running our business incubator in Norwich, we have a history of working with startup founders. Supporting them to turn their vision into a fledgling business.

  • No matter what stage your business is currently operating at. We can support in taking it to the next level.
Management Consultants - Norwich, Cambridge, Ipswich

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Contact us to have a quick conversation about what you are aiming to achieve and how we can support you to reach your full potential

    Our startup consultants support businesses achieve their full potential

    Business Basics

    Mant startup companies that come to us for consultancy benefit from our initial business basics programme, Delivering a holistic view of starting and running a business.

    Strategy and Accountability

    Working with startups strategy can be fluid, with many opportinities under review. We support in defining strategy and offer accountability to decisions.

    Systems Implementation

    Starting a business can involved a number of systems to be implemented to ensure compliance. We work with startups to understand their requirements and implement them alongisde training for the team to manage moving forward.

    Funding and Scaling Support

    Our sponsors are signed up to support, not sell. Every sponsor has agreed to be part of the community and never try and sell incubated companies their services. Supporting Norfolk and beyond.

    What our clients say

    When I contacted Akcela, we were a startup with very little in the way of sales traction. We now sell in multiple markets and continue to grow the business.

    Harry Barratt

    Founder, Gorilla Juice

    Your journey with us

    01

    Discover

    The first stage of working together is to discover the areas of requirement.

    02

    Define

    Using our expertise and information from the discover phase, we define the direction of travel.

    03

    Deliver

    Together we deliver the overall project, taking time to review and feedback areas of improvement as we work.

    Ready to get started?

    Contact us to have a quick conversation about what you are aiming to achieve and how we can support you to reach your full potential

      Our Expertise

      Our Startup Consultants

      James Adams

      James spent 8 years working within US manufacturing multinational, ITW. As part of their accelerated EIC programme, James worked in China, USA, and throughout Europe. James has an extensive background in Foodservice, FMCG, Manufacturing and working with startup through to blue chip companies. James holds a consultancy focused MBA from the UEA.

      James Adams

      Managing Partner

      Kate Yarbo

      Kate is an experienced CEO, working with a Norfolk and Suffolk based group of schools and Children’s homes. Kate has many years working and supporting start-up and early-stage businesses.

      Kate Yarbo

      Consultant

      Martin Yapp

      Martin has worked in digital transformation consultancy for over 20 years, at KPMG and DMW. Martin has worked with companies such as McDonalds, Network Rail, Virgin Media, TFL, Motorola and Capita to deliver large scale, digital innovation projects.

      Martin Yapp

      Director and Consultant

      Matt Lawley

      Matt has extensive experience working within the FMCG environment with clients such as Waitrose, Tesco, Ocado etc.  Matt is an experienced managing director, guiding over 180 staff through continued growth. Matt holds a consultancy focused MBA from the UEA.

      Matt Lawley

      Consultant

      James Rix

      James has an undergraduate degree in PPE, a MAAT from Camrbidge, has worked at Deloitte, been an early member of a start-up that has achieved seed, angel and VC funding before turning angel and founder himself.

      James Rix

      Industry Expert

      Mark Merrywest

      Mark is an expert in branding and marketing, bringing years of experience to the team. Mark has a background in education and working with startups and SME’s throughout the East of England.

      Mark Merrywest

      Consultant

      Want to see what full potential means for you?

      Get in touch for your free one hour introduction where we can help to support and scope your project to work out the most effective routes to meeting your full potential.

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