Cartwright Evans Consulting provides the following services:

• Finance Director Services. We provide the full range of Finance Director Services enabling companies to receive professional advice without having the cost of a full time Finance Director.

• Outsourced Services. Working with blue-chip partners, we help companies reap the full benefit of successfully outsourced key functions including bookkeeping, financial management, payroll & personal administration and internet hosting.
   
• Start-Up Advice. We offer Venture Capital intermediary services including a full appraisal of business plans and a review of funding structures to help make a successful, professional pitch to sources of finance including bank overdrafts, "business angels" or venture capitalists.
   

Growing companies often have insufficient awareness of the need for "top notch" financial advice to enable them to maximise their full potential and to guard against the pitfalls that come with growth. This is where our Finance Director Services can make a critical difference without incurring the costs of a full time Finance Director. Clients can have access to an experienced Finance Director to meet their needs and budget. This service can cover ad hoc project work through to regular attendance of a Finance Director at the client's premises.

The main members of Cartwright Evans Consulting have many years’ experience as Finance Directors of companies of varying sizes and growth rates, working closely with the management team and/or principal shareholders to provide crisp and clear advice. It is from this wealth of experience that we can provide a Finance Director either to attend to matters that are neglected but have a major impact on the health of the company, or to help exploit the full potential of the company by directing it to greater profitability and building shareholder value.

The full range of Finance Director Services include:

• Change management advice
• Financial planning & budgeting controls
• Business strategy advice
• Cash management
• Control of working capital
• Margin improvement & cost control
• IT strategy & systems advice
• Negotiation services
• Investment appraisal
• Review of internal controls & investigations
• Managing external relationships – auditors, banks, Inland Revenue, Customs & Excise, major target customers & suppliers
   

We can help to identify and implement a successful outsourcing policy for start-up and small to medium size enterprises (SME). Outsourcing allows companies to concentrate on core activities, leading to improved service quality and is completely scaleable to meet client needs.

We have built relationships in three critical areas with a) The Finance Function Limited for outsourced financial management and bookkeeping services, b) Paterson Consulting Limited for outsourced HR functions and payroll solutions and c) Netscalibur UK Limited for outsourced web hosting & security services. A business review will help determine where outsourcing is appropriate. We will ensure that the implementation is seem-less and the ongoing service meets client needs.

The Outsourced Services that we can help to implement are:

• A review of the business to determine which areas (if any) are appropriate for outsourcing
• Outsource part or the entire finance function
• HR outsourcing, consultancy & administration services
• UK & Global payroll management & administration services
• UK & Global HR and payroll application service provider (ASP)
• Internet services including web hosting and security services
   

We can provide help and guidance to Entrepreneurial Businesses with their aspirations and potential for growth. The main sources of venture capital in the UK are venture capital firms and private investors ("business angels"). To succeed in securing such funds a professional business plan is required to market your business proposal and to show potential investors that investing in your business will give them a unique opportunity to participate in making an excellent return.

Although the business plan should be prepared by the company’s management (and frequently takes much longer than the management expects) we can provide a vital role in critically reviewing the draft plan, acting as "devils advocate" and helping to give the plan the appropriate focus.

We can also help identify appropriate funding sources, including introductions and help with final negotiation.

Start-up advice includes:

• Critical review of draft business plans
• Review of funding structures for the venture
• Help in preparing for the following forms of finance -
• Clearing Banks – overdraft and short to medium term loans
• Finance Houses – hire purchase or leasing options
• Factoring Companies – provide finance by buying trade debts at a discount
• Venture Capital
• Private Investors