How to Grow a Profitable Business

Welcome to ‘Financial Management for Business Owners’ (FiMBO). 

Each of the 12 one-hour weekly modules is packed with practical, real-world tips and strategies you can take away and implement immediately.

Starts: 9th January 2025

Live webinar every Thursday 3.30pm to 4.30pm. 

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FiMBO Introducer

Focus on your Key Business Growth Drivers, make small, continuous incremental improvements to Grow Your Business By Design.

Small Improvements in Key Business Growth Drivers Compound Resulting in Massive Increases in Profit and Equity Value.

Don’t just Cut Costs, Getting More Out of Your Overheads, The quickest, easiest route to quick win cash is in the area you have most control over.

Whatever your priority, be that Sales (Vanity), or Profit (Sanity) or Cash (Reality). Cash should be  your number 1 KPI, as you will discover.

The Easiest Way to Increase Profit, Cash Flow and Deliver Immediate Results… Some key business drivers are hard to change, this one is quick, and it is easy.

Fix The Leaks to Reduce Customer Attrition. For most businesses, addressing the causes of attrition is one of the fastest ways to grow sales.

The ‘Low Hanging Fruit’, Maximising Sales to Existing Customers. The average business can increase sales by 40% selling more to existing customers.

To quickly increase revenue, start by focussing on increasing sales to existing customers, start with average value, then purchase frequency.

Long Term Growth Hinges on Your Ability To Acquire New Customers & Retain Them Long Term.

How much do you need your business to be worth and when, so you have enough money to never risk running out in the future?

No-one knows what the future holds, which is why it is imperative your business runs in a way that gives you options, for today and the future.

Making Your Plans & Aspirations Requires a Plan A Forecast For EXACTLY How & When It Will Happen.

I recently completed the FiMBO programme – a 12-session journey designed to help business owners like me better understand the financial planning to help grow and eventually sell your business. 

The FiMBO programme is not only worthwhile but also essential for anyone considering growing or selling their business. If you’re ambitious and envision retiring in the next 10 to 20 years, this programme is incredibly useful. But for those, like me, who are developing an exit plan within the next five years, FiMBO is almost indispensable.

It has equipped me with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the complex process of ‘Business Exit’ and I could not be more grateful for this transformative experience.

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Paul Lawton

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Programme benefits

The Financial Management for Business Owners (FiMBO) program is designed to help business owners improve their financial management skills and grow their businesses. Here are some of the key benefits of attending the program:

  • Improved Financial Management Skills: The program covers a range of topics, including margin and cost control, cash flow management, and financial planning. By attending the program, you will learn how to manage your finances more effectively and make better financial decisions for your business.

  • Increased Business Success: The program is built for ambitious business owners who want to maximise their business success and grow a successful, transferrable business. By attending the program, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to take your business to the next level.

  • Flexible Course Schedule: The program is delivered online and consists of 12 sessions, each lasting 45 minutes, with additional time for live Q&A. This means that you can attend the sessions at your own pace and on your own schedule.

  • Affordable Pricing: Your first session is free to attend, and the full program costs £297 + VAT. This is an affordable price for a comprehensive financial management course.

  • 12 months attendance included: You can join any session in the FiMBO programme for 12 months.

  • Reports and business planning models included: Delegates attending the full programme are provided with 3 months free access to ‘Enhanced Performance Reports’ and ‘Business Growth & Forecasting Models’ powered by VFD Pro. (Subscription value, £537 +VAT). 

  • Valuable Resources:  The program provides you with the tools and resources necessary to improve your financial management skills and grow your business.

  • Early Satisfaction Guarantee: After your free introductory session, you can choose to enroll in the full 12-week FIMBO programme. If, by the end of the week 4, you feel that the programme is not meeting your expectations for improving sales, profit, or cash flow, you may request a full refund*.

    *Refund requests must be submitted by the end of week 5 with a brief summary of your participation and reasons for dissatisfaction. After week 5, the guarantee period will expire.

7 critical KPI’s every business owner must track

Discover why businesses fail and how to avoid repeating the mistakes made by others. Find out how achieving systematic growth is a marathon of small incremental improvements that are easy to achieve and which Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to track and how to track them for effective management and short/long term success.

12 targeted sessions covering key business growth topics

Each week we will focus on one of the biggest challenges faced by SMEs. We’ve made it as flexible as possible to ensure you get the most from your attendance. The cost is insignificant compared to the outcome of seeing your business in a new light and having the framework in place to accelerate your growth and success.

Join the experts on these weekly sessions

Each member of the team is committed to supporting your business growth and development. Please make contact using the links below.

Gaye Prime | VFD Pro Ltd

Gaye has many years’ experience in industry leading business as a general manager and as a finance director at board level. Gaye has a proven track record of building teams to deliver strategic objectives within highly competitive, diverse business sectors and business structures including large global corporates and SMEs. Gaye’s passion is your success: “there is no greater reward than to see the team realise their own potential".

Margot Clarke

Margot provides an objective point of view, clarity, and a way forward through the numbers. She demystifies the figures behind your business to help you grow your business with confidence in its long-term viability. Margot will ensure the success of your long-term goals and any plans to sell or exit your business so that you get a return on all of the hard work that you’ve put into it!

Cliff Spolander | Business By Design

Business By Design came into being through sheer frustration at seeing so many business owners being unable to exit their business successfully, leaving them with very few choices at the end of their business journey.

Daniel Plowright | Enquir3

Daniel helps business owners unlock the 'life time value' of their customers. Focusing on your customer segmentation, value proposition supported by a thorough 'gap analysis' Daniel will help you identify where your efforts will yield the greatest returns.