UK Business Mentoring

I have had the privilege of working with Rob previously, and knowing his track record of business success, I was very happy to be given the experience of working with him again, this time as a business mentor for my Tech Recruitment business. We are still in the early stages of our journey together, but Rob has already provided me with valuable tools and plenty of thought-provoking insights. His guidance has given me lots of things to focus on, and I’m genuinely excited about the months and years ahead as we continue working together.

Working with Rob has been a transformative experience for both myself and my business. His attention to detail and the depth of insight he provided helped me fully understand every aspect of my business. As a result, I now have clear direction, structured plans, and actionable strategies, rather than constantly reacting to challenges as they arise. Early on, Rob pointed out that while I had a plan, I lacked a true strategy, and through our work together, this quickly became clear. If you are serious about growing your business and want to work smarter with clear, focused goals, I highly recommend Rob Douglass as a mentor.

Everyone needs a Mark in their business life. His mentoring has reinvigorated my enthusiasm for business, and helped restore my confidence, allowing me to focus on turning goals into actions. He brings invaluable insight, objective critique and accountability across all key areas of our business whilst putting a mirror up to positively reflect what we have already achieved. Mark is professional and objective, as well as personable and supportive. I would have absolutely no hesitation is recommending Mark to others.

“The sessions run by Paul Clarke and Jim were truly inspirational for the firms that took part, leaving participants feeling invigorated and motivated to put their new insights into practice. They clearly understand the challenges business owners face - and how isolating leadership can sometimes be. Through their support, ideas, and the way they challenge current thinking, they provide a refreshing and motivating experience for business leaders. ”.

I attended a session as part of a mentoring partnership with the Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries (UK). Paul Clarke's ability to connect with his audience and inspire confidence in what they do, which in turn motivated participation and the sharing of ideas from the group, was a joy to watch and be part of. The best thing about working with Joe Hinton is his authenticity. Joe is extremely approachable and you feel that you can trust him from the get go. He has a wealth of experience and shares this in a way that makes you feel that he understands immediately the challenges that you might be experiencing in running a business. I took away with me some practical ideas and solutions that I could implement immediately which have made an immediate difference to how I work. I would thoroughly recommend the UK Business Mentoring Group if you are looking for a coaching and mentoring partnership.

Since the start of the year, the partnership between Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries and UK Business Mentoring has delivered exceptional value to the intermediary market across the UK. Central to this success are Joe Hinton and Paul Clarke, whose coaching sessions are both insightful and highly engaging. Joe’s practical wisdom and approachable style, paired with Paul’s strategic clarity and motivational delivery, create a powerful learning experience. Their sessions consistently inspire confidence and provide actionable tools for business growth. This collaboration stands as a model for how financial services and mentoring can work hand-in-hand to drive meaningful, long-term impact and a project I am proud to be working within.

Working with Paul and Joe was a real pleasure. Both are extremely professional, Knowledgeable, capable and above all great people to work with. The work they undertook was of a very high quality and really appreciated by the delegates such that I am sure long term business relationships will be formed as a result of their training.

I have been working with Paul for 12 months now. He has brought invaluable insight, objective critique and accountability across all key areas of my business whilst hugely improving my skills as a leader. This has resulted in a feeling of much more control, understanding, ability to respond and general sense of wellbeing to me. He acts with professionalism and objectivity whilst also being personable and supportive. I look forward to our continued relationship and further improvement of both my skill set and my business performance.

Really enjoying working with Paul, has given me a new lease of life in the business and now im excited again about where this jounry will take us!

We have worked with Paul for the past 12 months and have benefited from his mentor skills immensely. He has good knowledge of management, finance, sales and management of staff. His input and ideas have helped us make big improvements to our processes and the way we run things. We would highly recommend Paul to any business looking for support that delivers real results. ".

Nigel is a wonderful mentor with a deep and practical understanding of a wide range of business processes and a very human touch. After just a few brief sessions, we experienced a real difference to both detailed and big picture elements of our work. We can't recommend him highly enough!

Had a great in depth conversation with Jim, his experience, knowledge and expertise is second to none which provided direction and clarity for next steps in my business journey. Well recommended and following up with more sessions.

Nigel is approachable, friendly and warm as well as being insightful, generous in sharing his experiences and honest and challenging when needed. My sessions with Nigel are hugely beneficial to me and are helping me grow as a business owner, ultimately helping me build the business and life I dream of.

Having worked with business consultants previously, it was refreshing to work with one that actually justified their cost. We worked with Graham at UK Business Mentors. Initially this was to do with putting structure in the business with a view to sell, but whilst working with Graham, and realising the potential, my enthusiasm to go on to even bigger and better things was reinvigorated. Graham has helped us turn goals into actions that have, and will continue to, make a real difference and I would have no hesitation is recommending their service to others.

We have had the privilege of working with Paul for the past few years and his impact on our company has been profound. Paul's expertise in management, financials, marketing and sales has guided us through significant improvements in our business procedures and processes. We highly recommend him to any business seeking dedicated and results-driven support.

As a firm of corporate finance advisers, we've been working with Paul (Clarke) for several years now. His coaching with us comprises monthly one-on-one sessions with myself and my business partner plus a session with the three of us together; both types of sessions are very valuable in their own distinct ways. Our team comprises two partners and three staff, so 'people issues' (recruitment, training, development, work allocation etc) are a perennial item on the agenda for our monthly meetings with Paul; he is excellent at providing an impartial, insightful, external perspective, helping us to 'look down' on our own business with more clarity. Paul also provides creative input in the areas of client service, productivity, marketing and business development. A particular skill of Paul's that I would highlight is his ability to recognise our reality, namely that my business partner and I always feel that we are at 'full capacity' with our 'day jobs'; Paul is nevertheless able to lift us up and get us focused on a small number of high-impact actions; areas of improvement for the next month that we can execute despite the busy-ness.

Highly recommend working with Mark as a mentor. He has helped me build confidence in my business and keeps me focused on what's important. Thanks for the support, Mark!

We've only been working with Jim Gorrie at UK Business Mentoring for a short time (3 sessions), but he's already had a tremendous impact on our business. His advice is both simple and actionable, and as a mentor, he perfectly balances empathy for our position with a no nonsense approach that we have no doubt is going to bring tangible change to the organisation. We have more focus than we have done before and a clear path to success thanks to Jim's help. We're excited to continue working with him in 2024 and beyond. Thanks again, Jim.

I am so pleased I took the leap and asked for support with UK Business Mentoring. Nigel has been a fantastic asset to our team, he is given me support and helped build my confidence and knowledge to run a business. I can't Thank him enough for what he has done.

Having worked with Nigel for nearly three years now, I can honestly say that we could not be without him. His knowledge and experience are invaluable. Under Nigel's guidance we continue to go from strength to strength. Thank you for all that you do Nigel. You're a star!