Business Growth Services

Known to clients as the BGS Group, Business Growth Services supplies part-time and full-time finance directors to growing businesses through a team of chartered accountants. Its finance director pool is drawn largely from senior posts in big consultancies and corporates, the firm says. It works with established owners who are serious about growth, turnaround or an eventual exit, and it describes its clients as small and medium-sized businesses across many industries.

Part-time finance directors

Part-time finance directors review the company's financial position, its people and its systems. The firm then produces a plan to transform financial management, provides professional reporting and insight, and works with the owner to make sure the numbers are solid. The aim is to anchor the bottom line and cash flow and to give the owner better visibility of the business.

Full-time finance cover

For businesses that need senior finance support every day, the firm provides full-time finance directors.

Breakthrough planning and coaching

Owners who are stuck on the next stage can ask for strategic planning. The firm analyses current performance, sets out goals, writes the project plan for delivery and provides coaching while the plan is carried out.

Online marketing review

The firm also reviews a client's online marketing performance and looks at the opportunities for winning more business online. It then sets marketing goals and a plan to deliver more leads and sales.

Free diagnostic tool

Companies can use an online business health check. The firm describes it as a free diagnostic tool that helps clarify the issues a business faces today.

Management accounts and software

The firm provides management accounts services and online accounting software packages for businesses that need regular figures they can make decisions from.

Sectors and public bodies

The clients the firm lists come from electronics, communications, travel and the motor trade, as well as green energy and home insulation. It also says that several large public bodies in healthcare, education and employment use its finance directors for strategic advice and financial consultation.