Stop Coordinating Four Advisers. Plan, Fund & Scale Your Business With One.
We make founders investable before they ask anyone for money.
The plan writer does not know what the funder will ask. The funding broker did not write the plan. The marketing agency has never seen the forecast, and the accountant sees all of it, 11 months late.
Each one solves their own slice competently. Nobody owns the join, and the join is where most businesses lose money, momentum and, often, the funding round.
SGI Consultants covers the whole journey with one team: validating the concept, writing the plan, securing the funding and building the growth engine underneath it. Since 2014, we have advised 2,000 businesses across 47 industries and facilitated more than £250M in funding, with a 90 per cent funding success rate against an industry average of 13 to 20 per cent.
Whether you are validating an initial concept, preparing a funding application, launching a venture, navigating a revenue plateau or preparing for acquisition, we provide structured analytical work and ongoing implementation support across the connected disciplines: planning, financial modelling, market analysis, fundraising, operational design, marketing strategy and strategic governance.
Book a free assessment. We will evaluate your situation, identify the highest-priority strategic question, and recommend the right service or sequence for your stage. We will tell you honestly if we are not the right partner for what you need. No obligation.
Our Consulting Track Record
When you engage business consultants, results matter more than credentials. Our methodology has been battle-tested across 12 years supporting UK entrepreneurs and SMEs from concept through major expansion.
Funding Success Rate - versus average success rate of 13% - 20%
Client funding facilitated
UK businesses advised
47+
Industries served
Our Four-Pillar Service Framework
SGI Consultants operates across three interconnected service pillars. Whether you need a business plan for a bank loan, end-to-end support for launching a startup, or strategic consulting to scale an established business -- we cover every stage of the business journey.
No fragmentation. No conflicting advice from separate providers. One team with complete expertise.
For: Businesses and founders raising capital, from first loan to institutional round
We are a funding facilitation consultancy, not a broker and not a lender. We assess readiness, build the documentation, run the process, negotiate the terms and coordinate completion. Since 2014, we have facilitated more than £250M across debt, equity, and non-dilutive routes, with a 90 per cent success rate, compared with an industry average of 13 to 20 per cent.
Most funding failures are execution failures rather than strategy failures. The route was right, the paperwork was thin, the questions went unanswered, and the application quietly died. That is the gap this pillar closes.
Core Services:
- Business Funding Service - complete facilitation across debt, equity and non-dilutive routes
- Investor Readiness Preparation - structured programmes preparing founders for equity fundraising
- Investor-Ready Business Plans - institutional-grade plans for angels, VCs and family offices
- Grant Application Business Plans - Innovate UK, R&D and sector-specific funding
- Bank Loan Business Plans - traditional lending applications optimised for high street banks
- Start Up Loans Business Plans - government-backed loan support from eligibility check to submission
Who This Serves: Founders and business owners at any stage where capital is the constraint, from a first £25,000 facility to an institutional equity round.
Business Planning Services →
For: Entrepreneurs and businesses needing investor-ready documentation
We have written more than 2,000 business plans: for bank loans, government-backed Start Up Loans, Innovate UK grants, visa applications, and institutional investors. Our 90% funding success rate across all plan types is the result of a methodology that builds plans around what funders actually need to see, not what founders want to say.
We do not produce generic template documents. Every plan is built from scratch, grounded in real market research, realistic financial modelling, and a clear understanding of the specific funder's requirements.
Core Services:
- Franchise Business Plans — Specialist plans for franchise acquisition and multi-unit expansion
- Visa Business Plans — Immigration-compliant plans for Start-up Visas, Innovator Founder, and Skilled Worker routes
- Specialist Business Plan Service — Bespoke plans for unique industries and complex business models
- Business Planning Service — Comprehensive strategic planning for operational clarity
Who This Serves: Entrepreneurs, startups, and established businesses seeking funding, operational clarity, or regulatory compliance.
Startup Consulting →
For: Pre-seed through Series A startups launching and scaling
Most startups fail not because the idea was poor, but because the execution was underprepared. We have sat across from founders who had brilliant products, passionate teams, and completely unrealistic go-to-market plans. In our experience, the deciding factor is rarely the opportunity. It is whether the founder was prepared for the questions before the meeting rather than after it.
Our startup consulting service covers the full journey from validating your initial concept through to preparing you for a Series A fundraise. Across managed funding engagements, we operate at a 90% success rate against an industry average of 13 to 20% because we prepare founders properly before they approach investors rather than after they have already been rejected.
Core Services:
- Business Planning & Formation - Advice and support on developing a profitable & sustainable business
- Business Model Development — Design revenue models, unit economics, and scalability frameworks
- Product-Market Fit Validation — Evidence-based testing to prove commercial viability
- Startup Strategy Consulting — Go-to-market strategy, competitive positioning, and growth roadmaps
- Business Concept Validation — Feasibility analysis and market opportunity assessment
- Business Mentoring — Ongoing strategic guidance from experienced operators
Who This Serves: Pre-seed and seed-stage startups preparing for first funding rounds, product launches, or market entry.
Business Consulting Services →
For: Established businesses facing revenue plateaus or operational challenges
Revenue plateaus are not market problems—they are systems problems. When a business that was growing consistently suddenly stagnates, it is almost always because the processes, structures, and strategies that got you to this point are not designed to take you further.
We work with established businesses on the systems that produce growth rather than on the growth number itself: pricing and margin structure, customer acquisition cost, operational capacity, and cash flow. Outcomes are measured against baselines agreed at the start of the engagement and reported to the client throughout, so you can see what changed and why.
Core Services:
- Business Growth Consulting — Revenue optimisation, customer acquisition, and market expansion strategies
- Business Strategy Consulting — Competitive positioning, strategic planning, and market analysis
- Operational Efficiency Consulting — Process optimisation, cost reduction, and scalability frameworks
- Turnaround Consulting — Crisis management and business restructuring for distressed companies
- Financial Management Consulting — Cash flow optimisation, financial planning, and capital structure
- Marketing Strategy Consulting - Marketing Audits and marketing strategy consulting to maximise ROI
Who This Serves: Established SMEs, scaling businesses, and companies facing revenue stagnation or operational inefficiencies.
Our Business Systems
Business Success Formula
Our methodology rests on a single proprietary framework, developed by Kurt Graver over 25 years and across 2,000+ UK businesses: the Business Success Formula. It identifies why a business is succeeding, stalling, or failing, and what needs to change.
Every SGI engagement applies it. Within the formula, a specific marketing framework, the SOAR Marketing System, is applied, with customer acquisition as the focus.
Formula for Business Success
This translates into a systematic, measurable formula:
PM + (PS × (EO − (C+E+P+T))) = Business Success
Profitable Market (PM):
- Market size is adequate for a sustainable business
- Proven demand for your solutions
- Target customers are easily reachable
- Customers are able and willing to pay profitable prices
Product/Service (PS):
- Meets genuine customer needs
- Delivers value exceeding alternatives
- Achieves product-market fit through validation
- Provides defensible differentiation from competitors
Engine Optimisation (EO):
EO = Marketing × Sales × Operations × Finance
- Marketing: Cost-effective customer acquisition with measurable channel ROI
- Sales: Predictable conversion of qualified leads into paying customers
- Operations: Delivery processes scalable, documented, and profitable at volume
- Finance: Cash flow managed proactively, capital secured ahead of need
All four must function well. Engine Optimisation is multiplicative — weakness in any one sub-system constrains the entire engine.
External Threats (C+E+P+T):
- Competition (C) — Direct and indirect competitors
- Economic (E) — Recessions, inflation, interest rates
- Political (P) — Regulations, Brexit implications
- Technology (T) — Disruptive innovations
Inside Engine Optimisation: The SOAR Marketing System
Engine Optimisation has four sub-systems. The first two, Marketing and Sales, are where most growth-stage businesses have their largest untapped potential, and where SGI applies a dedicated framework called the SOAR Marketing System. SOAR is applied specifically when customer acquisition is the constraint limiting growth.
- Standout Branding (S): Differentiate the brand with a unique identity, positioning, and personality.
- Orchestrate Connections (O): Understand audience needs deeply and deliver the message across multiple touchpoints with insight, not through generic broadcasts.
- Attract & Amplify (A): Compelling content and offers attracting ideal customers, amplified through strategic multi-channel distribution.
- Revenue Maximisation (R): Proven conversion strategies to maximise customer lifetime value, not just acquisition.
Read the full SOAR Marketing System breakdown →
Every SGI engagement begins with a Business Success Formula assessment across all components — what we score, what we recommend, and what we prioritise. The formula does not guess. It systematically identifies what to change.
Why SGI exists
Most UK founders and SME directors operate without access to the strategic, financial and operational rigour that larger organisations consider standard. The cost is measurable: failed funding applications, stalled growth, and businesses that close not because their idea was poor but because the supporting work was underprepared.
SGI was founded in 2014 to close that gap. We bring the kind of methodology that larger organisations buy from the Big Four to UK businesses that cannot afford, or do not need, that scale of engagement, delivered by senior consultants at engagement sizes appropriate to the business stage. More than a decade and 2,000+ businesses later, the approach has facilitated over £250M in funding and supported clients across 47+ industries.
If your business is at a stage where strategic clarity, funding readiness or operational rigour is the limiting constraint, that is the work we do.
Track record and case studies
The organisations whose logos appear below represent a selection of the enterprises, public bodies, AIM-listed companies, and franchise brands that SGI has advised, supported, or worked alongside over the course of its 12-year consulting practice. Over 2,000 businesses sit behind these relationships, ranging from major corporations and government bodies through to charities, professional services firms, and franchisees of national brands establishing their first operations.
Not every engagement can be detailed publicly, and many are subject to confidentiality agreements, but a curated selection of named case studies with verifiable client outcomes is available on our Client Case Studies page, including enterprise consulting work, AIM-listed company engagements, and the broader portfolio of SME, startup, and franchise development work that defines our practice.
Explore detailed examples of how our business consulting has enabled clients to secure funding and achieve growth:
Read Our Complete Case Studies & Track Record →
Discover specific examples, including Planetary Processing (Cambridge spin-out securing multi-source VC funding), Jamaica Rum Vibes (nationwide Tesco listing), Velani Hospitality Group (multi-site expansion across 12 locations), and numerous other engagements across diverse sectors.
Ready to work with a UK consultancy that covers the full business journey?
Book a free 45-minute consultation. Bring where the business is now and what you are trying to reach. We will tell you which constraint is actually holding it back, and whether that is something we should work on together.
No pitch, no obligation. If we are not the right people for it, we will say so and point you at who is.