Phase 2 · Strategy & Planning · From Idea to Executable Plan
Risk Management
The risks that kill businesses are almost never the ones the founder was worrying about. They are the ones nobody was looking at.
Risk management is the structured identification, prioritisation, and mitigation of the things most likely to break the business. We build the risk register, run the scenario stress tests, and design the mitigations · so the risks that matter are managed before they materialise.
The Pain We Solve
You may recognise yourself in one of these.
Three audience scenarios · because the same service produces a different transformation depending on where you are in the business journey.
Scenario 1
The startup over-exposed to one big bet
The business has concentrated risk · one customer, one supplier, one channel, one technology · and you know it. You have not formalised the mitigations because there has not been time. The risk is growing.
Scenario 2
The SME unprepared for the unexpected
Recent events · supply chain shocks, regulatory changes, AI disruption · have shown that the business has no formal risk management. The team responds well in the moment, but never gets ahead of the next one.
Scenario 3
The enterprise with risk register theatre
You have a risk register · but it is wallpaper. It gets updated quarterly and then ignored. The board wants risk management that actually informs decisions.
The Impact It Creates
The Moment You Will Feel the Difference.
The risks that could kill the business named, ranked, and mitigated
Insurance, contracts, and operations designed against worst-case scenarios
Board and investor confidence in the maturity of risk thinking
Calmer leadership · the founder sleeps because the risks are managed
What You Receive
The Specific Deliverables.
Tangible outputs · documented, dated, and yours to keep.
- Strategic and operational risk register
- Risk prioritisation and impact assessment
- Mitigation plans for top ten risks
- Scenario stress tests · downside and tail-risk
- Insurance, contractual, and operational mitigations recommended
- Quarterly risk review process
The Outcome
Where You Will Be on the Other Side.
The leadership team can articulate the risks the business is carrying, why they are carried, and how they are being mitigated. Strategic decisions are made with eyes open to consequences, and the business operates with calm confidence rather than ambient anxiety.
Investment & ROI
Pricing Engineered Around the Value You Create.
Every engagement is sized against the value we believe we can create with you · the fee is always a fraction of the outcome. Four tiers · so the investment matches your stage of business.
Tier 1
Foundations
£5,000 – £15,000
Right for
Pre-startup, startup, and micro-business founders ready to build on evidence rather than instinct.
Typical Value Created
£100K+ in sharper resource allocation and avoided strategic missteps
Engagement
4 – 8 weeks
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 2
Acceleration
£15,000 – £50,000
Right for
Growing SMEs and established small businesses ready to scale a working model into the next revenue band.
Typical Value Created
£500K – £3M in faster execution and pipeline acceleration
Engagement
8 – 16 weeks
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 3
Transformation
£50,000 – £250,000
Right for
Medium enterprises and scale-stage businesses ready to commit to a multi-quarter, organisation-wide shift.
Typical Value Created
£2M – £20M in strategic value through repositioning, model redesign, and growth-system installation
Engagement
3 – 9 months
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 4
Enterprise
£250,000 – £2M+
Right for
Large enterprises, global operators, and complex organisations ready for a multi-year strategic partnership.
Typical Value Created
£10M+ in major strategic initiatives, capital deployment efficiency, and competitive repositioning
Engagement
12 months and onward
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Why We Price This Way
Every engagement is sized around the value we believe we can create with you. The fee is always a fraction of the outcome · typically 10 – 20% of the expected first-year return.
This is how we make sure pricing aligns with results. The conversation is never “what does this cost?” · it is always “what is this worth to your business?” We answer that together in the first call, transparently, and decide the right tier from there.
If we cannot articulate a credible 5–10× return for your specific situation, we will tell you in the first call. That honesty is part of why our clients trust us with the work that matters most.
Why This Conversation Matters
“The most exhausting thing about leading a business is the low-grade worry about everything that could go wrong. A proper risk-management process is the discipline of converting that worry into action · which is the only way to make it stop.”
A 90-minute structured strategy session · produces a usable roadmap whether you engage further or not.
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