Consult

Is your business the version you always wanted it to be

There's a version of your business in your head.

It’s sharper, more efficient, better streamlined. Probably calmer too. And it’s probably also more profitable. Less dependent on you being in three places at once.

You know it's there because sometimes you can almost touch it – in the quarters that go well, in the new team members that just click, and in the moments the operation just runs without you having to so much as push.

The trouble is getting there from here.

Growth creates its own problems, no doubt about it. So does standing still.

Often, the thing holding a business back isn't obvious from the inside – because you're too close to it, too busy running it, or too used to it to see it as a problem at all.

And maybe that's why you’re here today. Maybe you’re looking for some outside help? But from professionals who have actually walked in your shows and put in the hard yards, not just watched it from the sidelines.

We've built. We’ve fought the fires. We've fixed. We've sold

We’ve learned the hard way and have the scars to prove it – but we’ve also had the rewards.

And our goal in life is to help other business owners achieve incredible outcomes.

Between us, we've led multi-branch estate and lettings agency networks through growth, restructuring and acquisition, and built and sold a nationally recognised property sector recruitment specialist.

In doing so we’ve lived through every decision that comes with that – the good, the bad and the unbearably ugly.

That's the real difference.

We're not consultants who learned this from a textbook or a coaching course – and although the coaching qualifications we have acquired since come in handy, it’s the lived experiences that are worth their figurative weight in gold.

We've sat on your side of the desk – and on the other side of it too, as a potential buyer sizing up what your business looks like as a prospect.

It means that when we ask the difficult questions nobody inside your business is asking, it isn't theory.

These were the same questions we had to ask ourselves. Sometimes we didn't want to hear the answers, sometimes they were lightbulb moments – but in all cases, we could deal with them and move the businesses we worked with forwards – including our own businesses. And we know how positive the outcomes were for us when we did.

This is why we do what we do today.

What consultancy actually solves

Wherever there’s friction, there's a pattern underneath.

Growth that's stalled – not for lack of ambition, but because something structural is capping it

Numbers that don't add up – understanding your EBITDA the way a buyer needs to, not the way your accountant presents it

A team or structure that's outgrown the business it was built for

Change that needs managing – growth, restructuring, recruitment, acquisition – where human value is won or lost

A business that needs to look ready before it can be ready – for those businesses finally looking at their end game – for sale, for merging, or for whatever else comes next

Often these things won’t show up as singular or even obvious problems. They show up as a feeling – a sense that something's not quite right, and a realisation that the answer isn't simply more hours on the job battling it.

Talk to our team

An honest conversation – then a plan you can act on.

It starts with a 90-minute diagnostic with Paul. Not a nice chat; a proper look at the numbers, the structure, the team, your market position, and what you actually want this business to look like in three to five years.

Within five working days, we provide a tailored report: what we found, where we spot the gaps, and a scope of work that's specific, costed and time-bound. There are no open-ended engagement and no scope creep in this exercise. You decide whether to go ahead from there, and if you do, you know exactly what you're getting – with your specific outcomes in mind.

Clients that retain Paul for ongoing consultancy services get a progress report every month – what we have worked on, what has changed, and defined objectives for the next month ahead.

No wondering whether it's working, no ambiguity about what the goal is before the next monthly report is due.

Let's uncover what's standing in your way.

If you're a business owner who wants genuine clarity about where the business is heading – or what is causing the block – that's a conversation worth having before anything else.

hello@2point0group.co.uk or call Paul on 07740 106050.

FAQs

What does the consultancy actually cover?
Financial performance, organisational structure, market positioning, culture, process, and where technology is quietly costing you time or money. Whatever's actually holding the business back, not a generic checklist.

Why start with a diagnostic instead of just telling us what you think we need?
Because we don't guess. The diagnostic gives us – and you – a proper, data-led picture of where things stand, so the plan that follows is built on what's actually true, not what's assumed.

What if I'm not sure I even need consultancy – I just have a nagging feeling something's off?
That's usually exactly the right moment to have the conversation. Many owners have theories about where their problems lie, but it’s rare they arrive with their real issues fully diagnosed. Many more business owners are first in touch with only a nagging feeling. It’s our job to unpick it all.

Do you only work with us once, or can this be ongoing?
Whichever fits. Some clients want the diagnostic and a scoped piece of work, then we're done. Others keep us on retainer, with monthly reporting, for as long as it's useful - we'll tell you honestly which one makes sense for you.

Is coaching part of Consultancy, or something separate?
Part of it. If leadership or mindset turns out to be the real issue once we've looked properly, that's addressed inside the same engagement - not bolted on as a different service with a different price tag. We can offer mentoring and a variety of different coaching plans depending on the individuals.

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