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SME Growth & Exit Solutions
Helping business owners strengthen, scale, or step back, with clarity, confidence, and freedom.
Every business reaches a crossroads.
For some owners, it’s about reigniting growth and regaining control.
For others, it’s about preparing for what comes next- stepping back, selling, or simply creating a business that can thrive without them.
At Black Flag Coaching, we work with established SME owners to achieve both.
Through our proven Two-Step SME Growth Reset, we help you refocus, strengthen your foundations, and unlock sustainable profit.
And through the Business Wealth Builder, created in partnership with Jim Moore, we help you prepare your business, and yourself, for the future you’ve earned.
Because whether your goal is growth or freedom, the destination is the same:
A business that works beautifully, with or without you.
Step 1: Look In The Mirror (The Leader’s DNA)
Before we touch the business strategy, we start with you — the engine of the business.
We uncover:
- Your strengths and blind spots — what makes you great, what holds you back.
- The beliefs and habits that shape your decisions.
- How to build powerful partnerships with people who think differently, to spark innovation and get things done faster.
When the leader shifts, the whole business can shift.
Step 2: Look At The Business (Strategic Business Elements)
With you operating at your best, we focus on the core business drivers:
- Strategic direction and market opportunities.
- Operational efficiency and ways of working.
- Cost structures and profit levers.
- People and culture.
This isn’t theory. We agree practical actions that will start moving the needle immediately.
From Reset to Results: Ongoing Growth Support
I don’t just hand you a plan and wish you luck.
We work together through:
- Quarterly Business Reviews — measuring performance vs. forecast, identifying gaps, and setting priorities for the next quarter.
- Ongoing 1:1 Coaching — keeping you focused, accountable, and adapting as things change.
This isn’t about a single bounce-back. It’s about building a business — and a leader — that consistently over-achieves.
The Business Wealth Builder (Exit Planning)
Turn your life’s work into lasting wealth, and freedom to choose what’s next.
You’ve spent years, probably decades, building your business.
It’s given you pride, purpose, and a good living.
But at some point, every business owner asks the same three questions:
What’s it worth?
Could it run without me?
And what’s next when it does?
That’s where the Business Wealth Builder comes in.
Created in partnership with Jim Moore of JWM Business Advisory, this unique programme combines financial clarity and operational freedom: Turning your business into a valuable, self-running asset that rewards you whether you sell, stay, or simply step back.
Because when the right numbers meet the right know-how, something powerful happens.
1 + 1 = 3.
Meet Jim Moore
Turning financial insight into freedom for business owners.
With over 40 years of experience in accountancy and business advisory, Jim Moore has helped hundreds of business owners understand the real story behind their numbers — what their business is worth today, what it could be worth tomorrow, and what needs to be true to reach that goal.
As founder of JWM Business Advisory, Jim blends deep financial expertise with a practical, straight-talking style that business owners trust. His approach goes far beyond traditional accounting; it’s about creating clarity, confidence, ongoing support and control.
Jim’s role in the Business Wealth Builder is to bring financial precision to every decision — showing you the roadmap to the valuation you want, structuring your finances for the smoothest exit, and ensuring that your hard work becomes lasting wealth.
“My job is to show you the numbers — what’s possible, and what it takes to get there.”
Jim supports clients across the world, helping them turn their life’s work into the financial freedom they deserve.
Meet Steve Barrett
With more than 30 years of leadership experience, from Store Manager to Operations Director; Steve Barrett has seen first-hand what it takes to build and lead high-performing businesses.
He’s led teams across retail, hospitality, and B2B sectors, always known for balancing results with a genuine care for people.
As founder of Black Flag Coaching, Steve brings that same real-world experience to his clients today. An ICF- and Gallup-Certified Coach, he helps business owners and leaders unlock performance by focusing on what they do best — their strengths. His work turns busy, owner-reliant operations into scalable, self-running businesses where both people and profits thrive.
Steve’s role in the Business Wealth Builder is to reduce owner dependency and build operational capability. Through a practical, strengths-based approach, he helps owners create a business that runs beautifully — with or without them at the helm.
“I help you design a business that gives you back what you’ve put in — freedom, value, and balance.”
Steve works with clients across the UK and internationally, helping business owners create sustainable growth and purposeful exits.
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