wip Services

Managing a successful, growing business can be a challenge. There are constant demands on your time, new markets or customers to address, a range of operational issues to solve. Your team may be strong but may lack relevant experience. Often there is little time to deal with current pressing issues let alone plan for the future, business is never simple that's what we love.

These business challenges are very common and can be demotivating to business owners and the board. This can be eased by the formal appointment of a Non-Executive Director, or the less formal  appointment of an advisor to the owner or board. Often the role may evolve from the informal to the formal over time. We aim to be an integral part of your team and thrive on seeing success.

We believe that an experienced advisor can support the owner or management team in setting and achieving the business’ objectives. In fulfilling an advisory role we bring a range of skills and support – for example we can:

• Use our combined experience in running as well as advising businesses to complement that of the owner and management team with huge expertise in the Technology sector
• Provide an objective view of the company’s challenges, opportunities, performance and plans
• Challenge the board’s thinking in a constructive way
• Help identify the key profit drivers of the business, whether they are revenue, cost of sales or overhead based
• Help develop a programme to build on the profit enhancers and address any obstacles
• Offer introductions to useful contacts from our years of business.
• Act as an independent conscience to the board, challenging team behaviours, managing difficult conversations
• Help with contract negotiations
• Help ensure the business is well prepared in the event of an exit (which could come through an unexpected approach) or go to market to search for an acquisition.
• Simply act as a sounding board to talk things through​. Sometimes being a 100% shareholder can be a lonely place, we have been there.

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 Growing a business can be tricky, especially if you’re only just making a small profit. You may be able to see the potential for your business idea, but investing in marketing, hiring additional staff and expanding premises can be out of reach for many small business owners.

As a newly launched going concern or an established growing business, there are plenty of reasons to seek additional funding:

• Marketing investment – with a proven business model, funding can be used to reach more customers and invest in different marketing channels such as social media or online advertising.
• Equipment and plant – expanding tooling, equipment and manufacturing capability can allow your business to produce more products to meet demand or develop a more effective manufacturing process.
• Staff and premises – offloading business administration or hiring a sales or marketing expertise can help your business grow.
• Inventory – if your business sees surging demand, it can take a while for sales to translate into ready cash that you can use for stock. Funding such as a loan, overdraft or credit line facility can boost inventory so you can capitalise on sales. 

There are several options for business funding. Which one you choose will be determined by the amount of money your business needs, why you need it, and how much of your business you’re willing to exchange for investment or not. 

At The WIP Group we offer bespoke funding that meets your requirements ranging from 250k-£4 million. 

What makes us difference is that we don't do "Off the shelf" packages, and we manage our own funds. This means we can be quick and agile to deliver funding, cutting out traditional red-tape, ultimately enabling you to focus on your business.

Business is hard enough without making things more complicated.

A simple conversation and "Yes" or "No" can make all the difference.

At The WIP Group we manage both  multi-million pound Commercial and Residential Portfolios. 

We are always looking at purchasing and growing our own portfolio, and supporting developers on both scheme types. 

We have a focus within the Yorkshire region, but will invest in other regions.

Again we are 100% privately funded and therefore can be quick to act. As the old saying goes "Cash is King" and in the property world this is never more true. 

We also have access to a full range or property specialists from legal to tradesman, enabling deals and projects to be completed quickly.

We are actively developing sites and these are all available upon request, our Lettings portfolio is also available upon request.

If you have an opportunity in any of the following please contact us;

We are interested in.

Land

Mixed Industrial

Residential (Both Houses and Flats)

Retail

Again Straight talking and the ability to act quick.