About Us

Our mission is to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) achieve their goals — whether that's revenue growth, increased profitability, scaling, customer acquisition or expansion into new markets — through experience, knowledge and support delivered in a cost-effective, sustainable way.

SMEs account for 99.9% of all businesses in the UK, employing 16.8 million people - a massive 61% of the total UK workforce in 2023.  They contribute significantly to the UK's economic output, with a combined annual turnover of £2.2 trillion, representing 52% of the total turnover of the private sector. 

SMES are invariably more agile and innovative than larger corporations, driving competition and introducing new products and services to the market. They can be more resilient to economic downturns due to their close ties to local communities and their ability to adapt quickly to changing market conditions. Crucially, they can boost regional development by creating jobs and stimulate economic activity in areas that may be less attractive to larger companies.

As a long-standing trustee of a charity that supports young people in setting up and growing their own businesses, seeing this market of great businesses with fabulous ideas struggle to access cost effective support made me realise that there was a market I could serve.  I developed an approach to use my advisory skills to support SMEs and start-ups in a sustainable and affordable way. Based in London, SBG supports clients around the London and South-East area, with wider geographical coverage as required.

William Sceats, Founder