A new age of business advice
Enterprise support, like any other area of business, is having to change .... fundamentally! Gone are the days of simply focusing on a client's P&L, target customers and USPs. Today's business advisers now also need know a wide array of business processes - from understanding algorithms and data usage through to creating dynamic content and managing brand ambassadors.
Making life simpler
With all these extra complications, it is vital that a business adviser can quickly diagnose where the issues lie with their client, identify practical and cost effective solutions then make sure these are implemented.
How can DNAsix help?
We have a simple solution to meet the needs of both business advisers and SMEs
1. Business coaches, advisors and enterprise support organisations
If you are a professional or organisation set up to help SMEs grow…
DNAsix provides you with all the materials and expert training to ensure you can upskill and educate businesses in your area through a mixture of face-to-face and e-learning, diagnostics, assessments and modules.
- We help you to diagnose quickly where the pain points lie within your client's life - be they personal, financial, structural or marketing-based.
- We have a massive range of resources available so you can plug any knowledge gaps. We can also help navigate your clients to further support using our network of specialists.
- Our platform allows you to monitor the progress of your clients online, prepare reports and to benchmark performance against KPIs or delivery targets.
- DNAsix also includes a CRM enabling you to keep track of your clients, while our calendar booking system takes the pain out of arranging 121s and mentoring sessions.
- Finally, using our assessments, you can ensure your client is making the necessary progress to reach their goals.
2. Small and medium sized enterprises or charities
If you are an ambitious organisation looking to take your business to the next level …
If you are an ambitious organisation looking to take your business to the next level ….
a company which wants to stay ahead of the competition, or you are just keen to futureproof your business to compete in today’s uncertain world.
DNAsix includes everything you will need to meet your personal and financial goals.
- We focus first on what you want to do with your life and where your business fits into this. Too often business owners lose track of what they're trying to achieve personally, at a massive cost to their health and relationships.
- Next comes a financial plan, which should form the cornerstone of any plans you have for your business. What do you need to pay yourself, what turnover will you need to achieve this, what should your pricing strategy be and how much do you need to set aside for tax?
- Your business plan should then be the strategy you put into place to achieve these personal and financial goals. This includes a range of factors including target audiences, channels to market, resources, network of contacts, elevator pitch and long term goals.
- Marketing has now come so much more complicated in today's multi-channel, multi-generational world. It is vital that you have a proper strategy which properly aligns with your business plan.
- A key element within marketing is now content. What type do you create, how often, where should it be used and where do you get your ideas from? We can help you with all of these.
- Then we get data. This is the basis of all modern organisations. Where does your data sit, what do you do with it, how can get the most out of it, how secure is it and can you interpret the data around you?
Team DNAsix
David Taylor
Founder & Managing Director
David Taylor is a business communications specialist with almost 30 years’ experience of the UK media scene garnered from a career in journalism, in-house media relations, PR, marketing, social media training and digital management consultancy. More about David here...
He is the co-author of two books on social media - Fusion, The New Way of Marketing (2011) and The Business of Being Social (2013/2015). Plus he has also contributed a chapter to a third book titled The Social CEO. More on David's books here...
Unusually he has worked with charities and micro-SMEs, right up to global multinationals including BNP Paribas, Grosvenor, Reckitt Benckiser and PwC.
Over the last few years he has also worked with a wide range of LEPs, growth hubs and local authorities delivering digital skills support and training to small and medium sized enterprises.
Gavin Howard
Lead Developer
Gavin is an App Developer and Transmedia Producer. He has created interactive media and products for a wide range of clients in multiple industries and sectors.
Gavin has produced and managed large-scale touring exhibitions based on the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs franchise; created the first online literary portal for D/deaf children myBSLBooks and co-developed The Real Accent App series for theatre, film and TV professionals. Gavin has appeared on BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Oxford, CBBC, CITV and also lent his voice to several commercial video game characters in the '90s.
Laurence Taylor
Small business finance specialist
Laurence Taylor MIAB, has worked as an adviser on financial management to small businesses & sole traders for 25 years. He is the founder of the #OwnAllYourFinances initiative, creating understandable finance for hard-working people. Funding from Innovate UK enabled him to create a course in financial management for beginners and co-create the MoneyMixer tool. Currently, Royal London are supporting his work on Boost (a new type of Savings & Investment account for portfolio careerists, gig workers, & young people) and The Balance Hub (a UK-wide Citizen’s Financial Advice Bureau).
Paul Obey
Consultant
Paul is a business consultant specialising in financial and operational matters with specific experience in the retail, real estate, hotels, care homes and private hospital sectors. Additionally, he facilitates leadership training courses around the world for professionals in the financial industry.
Paul is a chartered accountant having previously worked for a major investment bank in the City of London (for 13 years until 2009) and immediately following that set up a small privately-owned company involved in the retail sector until 2016.
He also presents a business show – On The Air with Paul Obey – on BBC Radio Kent and is a Trustee for Together for Short Lives, a charity for children with life-threatening & life-limiting conditions.
Tom Forbes
Graphic Designer
Tom is a gifted multi-disciplinary designer who has created all the branding, logos, infographics and artwork for DNAsix. He has also produced animated graphics for the company.
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