Pennine Edge Business Advisory

Business consultancy in Manchester

What business consultants actually do, and when it's worth bringing one in.

Tools and site markers used in business consultancy
In brief

An overview


Hiring a consultant sounds simple until you try to work out what you're actually buying. Strategy? Operations? A pair of hands for six months? The words overlap, and the pricing rarely helps.

This site sorts through it. We explain the main kinds of business consultancy — strategy, operations, financial management, growth, turnaround — and what each one changes in a real company. Where the value sits, where it doesn't, and the questions worth asking before you sign anything.

Most of what we cover is written with Manchester in mind, from city centre firms to businesses out across Greater Manchester. The aim is that you walk into a first meeting already knowing roughly what good looks like.

A view of the Manchester area