The FD Consultant offers bespoke Financial Management for Start Ups and Scale Ups and Growing Organisations. We provide services including Strategic insight, General Financial oversight, Fundraising preparation, Business sale, Reporting, Forecasting and Compliance. Areas where we can help: - Non Executive Director/Board Advisor - Mentoring/Training of non executive finance staff - CFO Consultant The FD Consultant delivers services based on the following principles. ✔Value ✔Flexibility ✔Excellence ✔Experience ✔Rapport Detailed Services Accounts Setting up Accounts function including recruitment Cashflow management Cost control Risk & Statutory Compliance Set up & review of Key controls Management of Finance team Performance Set up and Review of Internal reporting Set up and Review of KPIs Strategy Strategy & Implementation Budgeting & Forecasting Investors Assisting with Investor Fund raising Financial Modelling Investor Decks Set up and review of Investor reporting & comms Processes System implementation Process improvement Commercial Set up and review of Debt facilities Contract negotiation Relationships Auditors, Tax advisors, Lawyers, Fund operators, Investors
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We are grateful to all of our clients and members of our network who have been a pleasure to work with this year! Have a wonderful festive period! 🎄
All of us at The FD Consultant would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful festive season! And all the very best for 2025! Merry Christmas everyone! #startups #entrepreneurship #business
Please do join Mike and Romesh today for what should be a great discussion with Stefan Thomas, author of Business Networking for Dummies, on the Power of Networking and how it can help your business thrive.
Final Reminder! The Strive & Thrive series is pleased to welcome Stefan Thomas, Founder of The Networking Retreat and author of multiple networking bestsellers including 'Business Networking for Dummies', as the guest speaker for Episode 3: The Power of Networking. Join us TODAY (12th December) at 12pm where regular hosts Mike Oliver of Easol and myself, Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam of The FD Consultant, speak with Stefan about his entrepreneurial journey and passion for networking. Strive & Thrive is a series of discussions aimed to inspire and provide insights to Entrepreneurs, Business owners and the Leadership teams of growing SME businesses. Link to the event here! Please do join us for what should be a fascinating discussion. https://lnkd.in/erXF3992 #entrepreneur #startups #business
The Strive & Thrive series is pleased to welcome Stefan Thomas, Founder of The Networking Retreat and author of multiple networking books, including Networking for Dummies, as the guest speaker for Episode 3: The Power of Networking. Join us for a series of discussions aimed to provide insights to leaders of growing SME businesses. This should be a good one! #founders #ceo #startups
The Strive & Thrive series is pleased to welcome Stefan Thomas, Founder of The Networking Retreat, as the guest speaker for Episode 3: The Power of Networking. As a founder, author, trainer, and speaker, Stefan wears many hats. He speaks at conferences for blur chip organisations such as Google, BT Group, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and many others. He has also authored three Amazon bestselling books, including ‘Business Networking for Dummies’. Join us next Thursday (12th December) at 12pm where regular hosts Mike Oliver of Easol and myself, Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam of The FD Consultant, speak with Stefan about his entrepreneurial journey and passion for networking. Strive & Thrive is a series of discussions aimed to inspire and provide insights to Entrepreneurs, Business owners and the Leadership teams of growing SME businesses. You are welcome to join the discussion! The link to the live event is in the comments below. #entrepreneur #startups #business
A big thank you to Fiona Scott, Founder of Scott Media for her insightful and passionate Q&A in our Insights Newsletter. We were struck by Fiona’s passion for what she does and her salient list of business learnings on her journey. #startups #management #business
Gain insights on business growth in our series of bite size chats with Business Leaders, brought to you by The FD Consultant. In this edition of Insights Q&A, we welcome Fiona Scott, MD of Scott Media Founded by Fiona almost 17 years ago, and driven by a passion for elevating extraordinary individuals and organisations, Scott Media helps businesses tell their story. Learn about Fiona’s key motivations, challenges and tips for growth based on her own experience. We hope you enjoy this latest edition of Insights. #entrepreneurship #startups #founders
The Strive & Thrive series is pleased to welcome Andy McNulty, Co Founder and CEO of Touch Stay, as the guest speaker for Episode 2: How to Successfully Exit a Business. Join us for a series of discussions aimed to provide insights to leaders of growing SME businesses. #founders #ceo #startups
The Strive & Thrive series is pleased to welcome Andy McNulty, Co Founder and CEO of Touch Stay, as the guest speaker for Episode 2: How to Successfully Exit a Business. After a highly successful career in luxury fashion holding C-level positions at brands like Gucci, Alexander McQueen, and Victoria Beckham, Andy co founded Touchstay, a digital guest book solution for holiday accommodation. Ten years later, Andy and his team had grown Touch Stay into a 7-figure revenue business and successfully exited. Join us next Thursday (21st November) at 12pm where regular hosts Mike Oliver of Easol and myself, Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam of The FD Consultant, speak with Andy about his entrepreneurial journey from conception to exit. Strive & Thrive is a series of discussions aimed to inspire and provide insights to Entrepreneurs, Business owners and the Leadership teams of growing SME businesses. You are welcome to join the discussion! The link to the live event is in the comments below. #entrepreneur #startups #business
Tune into our monthly Strive & Thrive live events which offer leaders of SME businesses insights, inspiration and ideas to improve their businesses. We were pleased to receive some great feedback on our first episode “Finance – A Key to Success”. Check out the post below to find out more and watch a recording of the first discussion. #founders #ceo #startups
I really enjoyed participating in the first Strive & Thrive live episode a few weeks ago, alongside Mike Oliver of Easol who did a brilliant job as the event host. I must admit, it was quite a new experience to lead the discussion on a live video, but it was an area I’m very comfortable to talk about as I’m so passionate about it. The topic was “Finance – A Key to Success”. A big thank you to everyone who attended and we were grateful for the positive feedback. Strive & Thrive is a series of discussions aimed to inspire and provide insights to Entrepreneurs, Business owners and the Leadership teams of growing SME businesses. If you missed the episode, and would like to watch the recording, the link to the discussion is in the comments below. Looking forward to the next live event in a couple of weeks! #entrepreneur #people #planet #profit
How can growing businesses reward their staff and stay in budget? Read our latest article to see a range of options for business leaders looking to reward their hard working staff cost effectively. #founders #ceo #startups #entrepreneurship
Having a strong, motivated team is critical for your business. How do you reward your staff in the most cost effective ways? Check out the latest article from The FD Consultant. Excellent business leaders continually seek to reward staff for their good work. The dilemma they face, particularly in these uncertain times, is how to do so in a cost effective way? Read our newsletter to find out more. #entrepreneurship #startups #founder #ceo
We are very excited to be involved in what should be some relevant and topical discussions for SME business owners, founders and CEOs.
We're very excited to announce that together with the The FD Consultant and Equalital, we are launching #StriveAndThrive, is a series of LinkedIn Live episodes with the aim of enabling and empowering entrepreneurs in building businesses that achieve success – whether it be in people, planet, and profit – or all three. Join founders Jessica Hornsby, Mike Oliver and Romesh Jeyaseelanayagam as they discuss the mindsets, skills and knowledge entrepreneurs need to Strive & Thrive in an ever-changing world. Stay tuned for for more on the #StriveAndThrive events! #entrepreneur #people #planet #profit
It’s always nice when you meet a client randomly at a social event! We are proud to be supporting a business which is trying to make a huge difference in the sustainability sector. #founders #ceo #startups #sustainability
It’s a small world! Recently, I bumped into one of our clients at a friend’s summer party. And what a pleasure it was catching up. Florence is Co-Founder of NAFICI Environmental Research, a pioneering business which is at the forefront of transforming agri-wastes efficiently into paper pulp. At The FD Consultant, we are proud to be supporting a business which is trying to make a huge difference in the sustainability sector. #entrepreneurship #business #startups #sustainability
A well run financial function can help drive your business forwards. Do you agree? #founders #ceo #startups #entrepreneurship
As business owners, what thoughts do you have when you think about finance? Do you wish that the entrepreneurial and commercial thoughts in your head could translate into a clear path forwards for your business? Do you find managing the finances in your business a headache, and a distraction from your core activities? A well run financial function can help drive your business forwards. At The FD Consultant, we simplify the complex. We help SME businesses assess performance, plan for the future, and navigate current challenges. #entrepreneurship #business #startups