About Nuthatch

Handling growth in a business can create a new set of issues and problems to deal with for the business owner. Stress can increase as the work load rises. Frustration becomes rife as more time needs to be spent on daily management issues rather than prospecting for new customers. Then there is anxiety about employing someone. What part of the business would they be most effective in?  What about all the legislation involved? These can all be barriers to the continued success of the business.

Losing direction, vision and purpose can all be diverted in order to manage the day to day activities needed for the business to function and survive.

That’s where Nuthatch can help!

We understand the stress that can arise when things start to go wrong, or when you  would rather concentrate on on the issues you would prefer to -  but you just don’t have time! Using a wide range of skills and experience Clare and her team of associates are committed to providing empathetic practical solutions to business owners that fit in with the nature of the business and importantly the people and personalities involved. Flexibility and a positive outlook together with the necessity to empower the business owner to regain  control are the key elements of our approach. Our priority will be to stop things getting worse, then once stability is regained, the underlying causes of the problems can be addressed. We offer practical advice and support  to improve the daily management of the business, anything from setting up a simple bookkeeping system, keeping credit under control, financial monitoring and forecasting, help when taking the plunge into taking on staff, finding better ways to keep your customers happy, small project management, organising events, exhibitions and seminars, sourcing and applying for grants, …..to help with general business issues.

About Clare Hill

Her background, originally in agricultural management, encompasses formal business qualifications in bookkeeping, administrative management, personal development and training, project management and charity administration. Clare has a wide range of experience in implementing good quality support to those who are struggling. She is a former project manager for WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise),  and currently a business advisor for Young Enterprise . She is also a director of a web-based support site for women starting up and running their own enterprise, publishing the magazine ‘Go Woman!’; specialising in projects supporting women from particularly disadvantaged backgrounds and EU funded projects exchanging knowledge and experience between women entrepreneurs in Europe.

She is meticulous when it comes to setting up business systems and managing people and procedures. She is passionate about her clients’ businesses and really gets to know the owners, their hopes and dreams – and works with them at whatever level they need to help them achieve their goals.

So for an informal chat to see how we might be able to help you and your business just call Clare at Nuthatch.