Welcome to Jenkinson & Associates Business and Marketing Consultants
Jenkinson &
Associates undertakes business
development for new, small and medium sized businesses to increase sales and
As a business
consultant, I provide business
advice you may
need to improve your business. As I work with a large number of
different businesses I can share with you what works and advise on what
doesn't.
As a marketing
consultant I become your outsourced
marketing department, increasing sales with creative and innovative marketing. I
guarantee the business advice and provide guaranteed marketing to
businesses throughout the UK. Jenkinson & Associates Ltd is listed with Business
Link as a quality
assured service provider, belong
to the
Institute of Business Consultants and bound by their code of
conduct and a
member of the FSB and Chamber of Commerce.
I am working with or have worked with businesses ranging from start-up companies to £5 million turnovers. Including local, national and international trading companies, to read more please follow the links to News and Testimonials. I undertake regional, national and international internet marketing, SEO, Search Engine Optimisation, development and design of websites, producing sales, promotional and merchandising material. Business advice and help in sales, operational management, budgets, financial planning, HR, recruitment, presenting and acquiring funding.
Marketing
Consultancy
- Undertake a full business and marketing review and give options of opportunities that maybe being missed
- Create or manage websites to receive enquires through being 'search engine friendly' and making your customers warm to your services and products
- Convert more enquiries into more sales
- Produce email marketing letters, direct mail letters, brochures and leaflets that people will read and respond to
- Develop a sales strategy to increase sales per campaign
- Help you on how to follow up leads and turn these into sales
- Produce news items for the press to use, so potential customers learn about you and your successes through regular PR
- Make you and your business stand out from the competition
- Help you to gain the most out of networking and exhibitions
- Help you to gain major contracts and build relationships with large company buyers
- Help you to stay ahead of the competition and become the leading business in your market place
- Competitor research
- Research and develop
new market opportunities
Business Mentor or Business Coach.
As
a business mentor or business coach I can give you
one to one support. As
well as three plus years working as a small business consultant I have
had 20
years of managing different multi site businesses with annual turnovers
of £20
million plus.
Finance and Funding
I
have successfully written business
plans and financial
forecasts and presented these to gain commercial and un-secured funding
investment from government agencies. So if you are in need of funding,
finance or seeking a grant for a new or an established business, I have
built up a
wide circle of contacts and experience to be able to source grants and
funding.
I can also help you with management accounts and P&L
information to assist you
in understanding
- How your business is doing, day by day to year by year with profit and loss accounts
- Where
you can be more efficient, save time or
money and contribute more to your profits
Economic downturn, sales declining, reduced margins...need some help?
If it is getting harder to find customers, sales or even a few extra enquiries would be something. Why not give me a try? After all you have nothing to lose, because if I can't make a return for you on the investment you make in me then you don't have to pay. Those companies that continue to look for new ways to market themselves in difficult times, one, keep going and two, become a stronger company for the future. If you are looking for a way to develop your business then please give me a call.
- Seek out new business opportunities, realise new ways of marketing your business
- Control your cash flow
- Plan ahead, be ready for an upturn and new opportunities.
Websites and Website Design
Is your website getting enough visitors? Have you got a website? I can re-design and re-word your current website to be search engine friendly and for your customers to feel happy and confident from visiting your website. If you haven't a website as part of the work I can do for you is build you a website that will appear when customers search for your products or services and manage it from a marketing angle, and guaranteed to deliver. I have had great success in managing many different types of business websites, and achieving high rankings. This website features on first or second page for many relevant keyword searches such as - Marketing Consultant, Business Consultant, Small Business Consultant, Marketing Consultancy, see the Search Engine Optimisation, Internet Marketing page for more information.
Ideas
In
business it is quite often not so
much how many ideas you
have but how many of these happen, and especially for the small
business. Time
is the enemy of business, enough hours in the day, are there enough in
a week
or a month? Many of
the businesses I
work with know they should be doing something to improve their
competitive edge
but it is having the time to do it. Do you do your own accounts? I
imagine you
don't, you'll use an accountant to do that and hopefully he'll save you
some
money at the year end! So why not use a specialist to help to grow your
business? Unlike your accountant I guarantee to put more money in your
pocket!
Competitors and Market research.
How much do you know about your competitors? Who gets the biggest slice of the pie - them or you? Why is that? How much do you know about your competitors? Are you using all the competitive advantages you have? These are all questions I can provide answers and strategies to. I'll undertake competitor surveys and research your marketplace, it is often quite surprising what I unearth that becomes the quick win. This information is critical and will give your business the competitive edge.
Business systems and processes.
I can provide you with 'best practice' ideas - as I work with many different businesses, I have gained a wealth of knowledge of what works best, what's been tried before and what are the most cost effective, time effective and quality assured systems to use.
Business Advice and Marketing Consultant.
As a marketing consultant I will undertake the marketing that your business needs, and as a business consultant I can offer advice on a wide range of business issues, including personnel and HR issues, finance and cash flow, management accounts and documentation.