Business Services

The Eastern Group works closely with over 250 Advisers in the national ibd network, so has access to the most comprehensive range of specialist expertise that any business could ever need.

Neil Butler: Objective advice for performance improvement through growth and improved efficiency. Business Planning. Company merger, acquisition and sale. Owner exit. CEO and interim management career in food, fresh produce and farming. ACA.

Peter Clark: My aim is to help clients achieve career success and personal satisfaction. I provide practical advice and support by offering commitment and honest, objective comments. Trained coach / mentor.

Nigel Denny : Nigel specialises in working with SME's undergoing change. Start-up, expansion, MBI, MBO, M&A and exit all come within this remit. Working cloelsy with VC's, 'angel' investors and banks, he also offers long term support as a non-executive director. An expert in multi site business and with specialist knowledge of healthcare, hospitality and veterinary sectors

Robin Drayton : Chartered accountant with over 20 years experience of rural businesses. Experienced SAGE user, rent and estate management & planning systems, property accounts, farm and estate accounts, ACCU-MAN accounts systems, business administration, sales and acquisitions.

Ken Fraser: Expertise: Profit improvement, Turnaround, Re-organistion, Business planning, Cash management. Business Advisor 4 years, regular clients 3 to 90 employees, various sectors. Background: MD for 3 SME's over prior 10 years. Achieved 4th place in the Sunday Times Fast Track - turnover from £400k to £5.5m in 3 years. Previously FD.

David Jack: David has 14 years experience at board level in medium size food companies and uses his knowledge and networks to provide executive business development support to all kinds of companies.

Martin Jones: I have special experience in helping technology-based businesses. I wprk to increase profitability and growth by helping the business owner-manager to establish new processes and more effective product marketing. Happy to defer fees until the business can pay. With new start-ups I will take shares instead of fees.

Steve Knight: Steve's passion is improving business performance and profitability within small businesses from customer enquiry to delivery. He has had particular success in the 10 to 60 employee business.

Andy Leet : As an experienced company chairman and managing director, Andy can combine a 'hands on' approach with considerable experience of leading and developing senior management teams. A valuable independent advisor or non-executive director for MSE's.

Jamie Lumsden : I specialise in growing technical niche international businesses. I show Clients ways to improve profitability and cash flow, addressings: material price reductions, operational efficiencies, product packaging and cost saving, debtor and credit cotrol, stock profiling and new market assessments. I offer clients the knowledge gained from over 3 decades of international industrial experience.

Chris McEvoy: (Chairman) Chris has 25 years of hands-on business experience and has used this to implement lasting and positive enhancements to a wide range of businesses. Focussing on innvoation and grant funding.

Richard Malczyk : Richard is an innovation expert specialising in invetsment readiness. He helps business obtain early stage funds

to finance R&D projects and business development. Services include advanced business planning, commercial viability market assessment to achieve superior results from your innovation.

James McNamara: All aspects of sales management, business development and planning, bid preparation and management, pricing and

profitability, client satisfaction and retention, KPI programmes.

Chris Miller: With a strong background in Finance and General Management, I focus on Business Planning and Strategy based on a

thorough analysis of how the business is performing now and why.

Richard Olsen: Provides General Business Advice on Sales and Marketing, Finance, IT, Partnerships and Process. Prepares ExitStrategies, Refinance Debt and obtain Equity Funding. Focus on Service, Logistics, IT Sectors.

Stephen Oliver: (Treasurer) is a specialist in bringing new technology companies to market. Building on nearly 25 years experience of international marketing in global software companies, Stephen currently

works with university spin-out companies preparing them for external

investment and growth.

Alison Riley: Implementation of business change programs inSMEs.Satellite Broadband services for SMEs and Satellite Private Networks forlarger multi-site organisations.

Peter Robinson: Specialises in the delivery of Knowledge Services that integrates planning, change, cost reduction & performance improvement. Expert in no-risk resource profile reduction. Benchmark & process change profiling with KPI's a speciality. Free Business Profile Review.

Malcolm Smith: Independent Financial Adviser specialising in providing service to business owners. Experience in retirement and exit ssues,investment and profit protection. Highly qualified and client focused with an emphasis on good advice.

Bala Subramanian : MBA with 25 years of global exposure with experience of turning around company performance using innovative approach to identify and cash-in on competitive advantage.

Frank Vandenberg : Together with my fellow directors and international support team we help companies realize their national andnternational growth opportunties and objectives. We provide analysis,

advice, help you implement or do all the work for you.

Malcolm Watson : MD of One4One Consultants who help clients solve their business problems, harnessing a vast understanding of what makes a successful business and how to get (back) there. We work with all types of Businesses, helping the Key Decision Makers develop and sustainprofitability.

David West: specialising in business Performance Improvement through the use of KPI's to analyse and identify opportuntites to improve efficiency and profitability of SME's in a practical way.

Jenny Wilton: Experienced in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing, Jenny provides specialist manufacturing services to SME's including efficiency improvements, DFM, NPI, NVQs - and has access to funding via MASEast.

David Winch :Help B2Bs avaoid disappointing profits by advising on Marketing. Also run a coaching Programme fro fllow professionals, a Sales Recruitment service with a difference, and available as a Business Speaker.