Build resilience, grow your business, engage your team, improve decision making and reduce uncertainty
Hi, i'm Ed Halls and I am passionate about helping businesses and leaders grow!
Your own highly experienced Business mentor, Coach, Consultant and Non-Executive Director...
all rolled into one.
No tricks, just a friendly, no obligation chat
Started, built and sold two businesses
MBA from Cranfield School of Management
Winner, EADT 'The ONE' Entrepreneur of the Year
CMI Fellow & Chartered Manager
I help reduce the leadership burden and lead change, whilst navigating the ever changing world with ongoing, positive, focused support and advice in all areas of your business
Specialising in helping small, medium and start-up business leaders by supporting their growth and development
"Ed has been working with me for nearly two years and is an essential part of the business. He has helped me grow personally and professionally, providing vital counsel throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring we came out the other side. I cannot recommend the Mentorship scheme highly enough."
Simon Turner,
London
Kate Lennard, Derbyshire
The business plan that Ed helped me build was exceptional; his knowledge and insight were essential in making sure I knew what I was doing. A true asset for my business.
Lucy Mortimer,
Bristol
In basic terms, Ed reduced my stress and anxiety levels and showed me how to direct resources for growth at a time when I was worried about survival.
Andy Baylham,
London
Ed provided clarity, direction and showed me how to manage the huge uncertainty that is seemingly everywhere. The added value he provides is astounding.
How does Business Mentoring work and what do I get?
As an experienced entrepreneur and leader I am with you at every turn helping, coaching, mentoring and supporting you in growing your business and making informed decisions.
One-to-one Business Mentorship
Ongoing one-to-one mentorship with me to help you improve your business and organisational leadership. The focus of this mentoring is always dictated by you, for any area where help is required.
Annual Strategy & Business Plan Analysis
A full sit-down review of your business strategy and future plans. Analysis of your industry, environment and competitive position to ensure strategic alignment and mitigate risks.
Quarterly Business Review
Meetings
Regular one-to-one business reviews to ensure you and your organisation are on track. Any problems or specific areas can be reviewed or discussed to maintain focus and trajectory.
Email & Phone Support throughout the Year
Ongoing help with any advice, problems or subjects where you have questions or need a sounding board; you'll have me, a professional, invested resource, to call on.
Annual Business Risk & Resilience Review
Following on from the strategic review and looking to build internal resilience to external risks in rapidly changing, complex environments that growing businesses always face.
Annual Marketing & Customer
Analysis
One of the most important elements of your business: your customers. Here we analyse your market to better understand your customers and plan how to reach them.
Ongoing support for you and your business, for a regular, turnover based, monthly fee
Would you benefit from positive support, advice and sharing your leadership burden?
Is building a more resilient business, mitigating risk and managing uncertainty a priority?
Do you want to test your strategy, effect change, improve direction and maximise returns?
Do you have an effective financial strategy that facilitates your aims and ambitions?
Would outcomes improve with specialist knowledge to analyse markets, competitors and decisions?
Meet Ed Halls...
your SME Business Mentor
Started, grew and sold two businesses in 10 years
Employed over 150 people, mentoring future leaders and entrepreneurs
Won EADT 'Entrepreneur of the Year' 2010
MBA from Cranfield School of Management.
I returned to education in 2020 adding serious academic credentials to my experience
"Over many years I have enjoyed both success and failure, learning much about business planning, growth, leadership and solving problems."
CMI Chartered Fellow (CMgr, FCMI) and
Level 7 in Leadership & Management
Professionally consulting, mentoring and coaching business leaders for nearly 3 years
"I offer a very personal service and commit fully to delivering meaningful results and creating value for you and your business."
Vast experience of every element of the business life cycle
Huge network of contacts from finance & investment to legal, academic, research, digital marketing, design, accountancy and more.
"It is my unique combination of experience, education, passion and resilience that differentiates my services from all others."
What do you want to achieve in your business?
Improve cashflow and financial management
Be in control of you finances and don't let them control you. Developing a financial strategy which reflects your corporate strategy is essential for achieving your ambitions.
Improve leadership and team performance
Your people are your biggest assets and your number one critical role is often building, developing, motivating and leading high performing teams to achieve the company vision.
Grow your customers and market knowledge
Customers and markets change rapidly. Gathering data and developing customer insights improves your value proposition, driving customer acquisition and business growth.
Assess strategic and investment opportunities
Strategic alternatives and capital investment opportunities should always be informed by data and analysis. Knowing how and where to deploy limited resources to achieve maximum returns is hard.
Plan, launch and grow a new venture
I help you prepare a practical plan to help raise finance, direct your strategy, control your budget, find customers, identify risks and build a profitable, resilient business.
Drive operational and supply chain efficiency
A strategic approach to managing your operations and supply chain is vital. Knowing how to analyse, improve efficiency and create value can give you a substantial competitive advantage.
Leading your organisation and team through change
Delivering organisational change can be tough. You must develop the plan, communicate the vision, create a sense of urgency, deliver short-term wins and engage your team.
Reduce dependence on me and lessen my workload
This is something most leaders and entrepreneurs struggle with, I certainly did. This is normally a function or good leadership, employee engagement, training, trust...and a leap of faith.
What others say about working with me
Ed has helped me understand how to lead my team and understand their needs so much better. I feel I am much better equipped in that regard because of Ed's coaching.
Lucy Hodge,
Cambridge
Running my own business was a huge decision and I didn't have many people to advise me. Ed has brought confidence, knowledge and is an essential sounding board.
Andy Baylham,
London
I look forward to my meetings with Ed, I always know that I will learn something new, see a problem from a different perspective and find creative solutions to any problems.
Aaron Sutton,
Yorkshire
Would you benefit from a business mentor, coach and consultant on whom you could rely and
discuss problems, opportunites and ideas?
