Westfield supports entrepreneurs, investors and public bodies during the initial stages of a start-up.  This is often a make-or-break period since new ventures have a high failure rate. Statistics vary, but many quote half of all start-ups fail within the first five years. Of course, that means half survive and continue.
 

We want to make sure that our clients are the 50 per cent who not only survive but also prosper. Therefore, we have developed a range of services that will help stakeholders avoid the most common pitfalls of new ventures and keep an eye on the long term.
 

Most senior business developers at Westfield have been involved in starting up and running a business at some time in their career.  That’s why they are eager to help other entrepreneurs achieve success in their new ventures.
 

Westfield provides advice, coaches staff and assists in developing strategies and drawing up business plans. But we don’t do that just from behind our desks. We prefer the hands-on approach, which means we’ll come to your business and give you practical help wherever and whenever you need it. For example, we can help you find strategic clients and partners and, through our network, new team members.  We’ll even help you raise investment funds.
 

If you’re providing funding for a new business, you want to know that you’ll get maximum returns on your investment. After all, new ventures mean substantial risks. Westfield offers investors several services that reduce those risks and increase your returns. Our focus is on business implementation, but other services include:

-         Opportunity spotting and assessing

-         Business planning

-         Team formation

-         Turn-around / recovery

 
Our approach is to take responsibility for maximising your investments, meaning that we commit ourselves to achieving well-defined targets in the early stages of a business start-up company. 
 

We know that public bodies can play a significant role in the start-up of a business by providing grants, advice and dedicated business schemes.  That’s why we are keen to help them define and develop innovative programmes and policies such as business incubators.  

 
Business incubators are programmes designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies. They guide the business through the minefield of business support resources and services using their network of contacts.  They and other programmes like them increase the likelihood of a start-up company staying in business for the long term.
 

We believe our professional experience, our extensive network of business partners, and our focus on making new ventures successful makes Westfield an excellent partner for the stakeholders of new ventures. 

 
If you are involved in a new business venture and are keen to make sure it survives and grows, then please contact us. We can arrange an initial consultation without obligation to discuss your own particular requirements.