Our Associates

We work closely with proven companies who provide specialist skills to the SME market place. This means that we can introduce you to tried and tested solutions to problems that are common in the SME market and you can be confident in their services.

And, importantly, you can discuss the performance they have delivered to similar companies to your own.

What they can do for you

Our experience in raising funds for clients has led us to form close alliances with Specialist Firms operating in complementary areas to our own, and whose product offering is a valuable addition to the funding we are seeking.

An important area here is Risk Assessment: evaluating what may go wrong and putting a strategy in place to deal with it.

Key Man Insurance

One such vital, and often overlooked product is Key Man (or Woman) Insurance. We all know them, the Managing Director/Owner of the small business who is overworked and under pressure. What happens if he succumbs to the pressure of the role and falls ill, unable to work for maybe months? How does his business cope? More information here...

Energy Cost Reduction Project

Support2business Ltd is uniquely placed to offer companies with an Energy Spend of at least £50,000 a comprehensive Energy Cost and Usage Reduction Package. Savings here can amount to 20%+, from a variety of actions, including control of lighting, reduction of heat generated by electrical fittings, leading to lower Air Conditioning charges. More information here...

Who they are

Our Associated Service Providers Include the following:

Institute for Independent Business (IIB)

The Institute for Independent Business (IIB) is a not-for-profit research, training and accreditation organisation. Since 1984 the Institute has been providing invaluable information and access to assistance to meet the needs of independent businesses.

It now has an International Network of over 3,000 experienced and professional business consultants and ensures that there is no specialist expertise that we are unable to access.

IBD Initiatives in Business Development

Initiatives in Business Development is a UK based consultancy organisation comprising several hundred experienced business men and experienced business executives. This network allows ups to offer the appropriate skills for the work which has to be done.

idRisk

idRisk specialises in the management of risk - their services enable companies to manage their level of risk, thereby cutting costs through reduction of Insurance premiums, reducing absenteeism and generally operating in a more cost efficient manner.

Oval Insurance Broking Ltd

Part of the OVAL Group, Oval Insurance Broking Ltd is a major broker in the UK Insurance market, providing SMEs with excellent customer service at affordable premiums.

They operate our IIB/IBD Group Professional Indemnity programmes and are able to undertake the auditing of any SMEs Insurance needs, usually recommending changes in cover or insurer which lead to better risk management at lower cost.

For more information and contact details click here. 

Ajax Health Care

Specialists in the analysis, assessment and improvement in the operational efficiency of Care Homes Ajax have staff who have run Local Health groups and have a combined total of 50 years experience in advising the care home and residential home markets.

RM2 Partnership

The RM2 Partnership is a leading independent remuneration consultancy. The firm specialises in tax-efficient reward arrangements such as share incentive plans, approved and unapproved share option schemes (including the Enterprise Management Incentive) and share save schemes.

They also specialise in the formation of Employee Share trusts, and in planning Cost Effective Exits for owners of SMEs. Planning for a tax efficient exit cannot begin soon enough, and in our experience a minimum 3 years is needed to be sure of exiting with a tax charge at under 10%; whereas without such planning taxes can consume up to almost 60% of the proceeds.