Company story
Business relationships can be one of your greatest assets or biggest constraints. When they work well, they accelerate growth and create opportunities.
When they don't, they drain resources and block progress. Sometimes business relationships just go wrong and often go nowhere.
Leaders are so busy doing the day job it is almost impossible to be proactively managing and developing relationships with key stakeholders.
After decades in commercial strategy and relationship management, our founder Liz Ashton saw how businesses struggled with these challenges :
Crisis situations damaging your valuable relationships
Critical opportunities missed due to poor preparation
Growth stalling with new clients, ventures and markets
Strategy and external relationships not aligned
Market position eroding through your competitive blind spots
Long-standing relationships losing value
Reputational issues limiting your potential
Complex relationship networks becoming unmanageable
Here is more information on what we think in terms of the power of strong relationships, conflict and mediation, business development, eco-systems,
More generally
We are passionate about the transformative power of business and its contribution to society. Professional, scientific and support services deliver £383 bn pa (ONS in 2024) to our economy and provide livelihoods for millions.
Systematically growing a business requires a focused approach and a desire to go the extra mile. We help you do this.
We work with you and your colleagues to help improve external relationships (whatever the circumstance), to make the most of your offer, the relationships you have built and the marketplace you serve.
Distractions vs drivers
These days with highly competitive markets, growth rarely happens in isolation. Strong external relationships - with clients, partners, suppliers, and stakeholders - are critical growth accelerators. When these relationships work well, they create opportunities, reduce friction and drive sustainable success. When they don't, they become costly distractions that impede progress.
Contact us
Get in touch with our professional services team
I established this company and it is expanding. We are here to help you with any business growth challenges or external relationships issues that you have. I’m very happy to have a chat or in an in-depth conversation about your needs. I can be contacted the following ways:
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Phone
+44 (0)7710 444363
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Liz Ashton MBA CIM SoM
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