I am Clive Bawden
Award-winning Executive and Non-Executive Director
I help people and organisations unlock barriers to growth
What do I do?
I focus on results and developing capital value. Whilst most are in the West Midlands where I live, I work regularly with companies all over the UK and overseas. Typically (although) not exclusively, I work with businesses from turnover of £250,000 to £20 million.
Who do I work for?
I work with Company owners and management teams, investors (angel and early stage venture) and professional services firms. I also hold a number of voluntary roles, typically as Chair of Finance & Risk, or helping develop stronger processes in a time of hardship or inflexion.
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Updates on recent activity and ideas to help your business develop
Business Development in Professional Services #101
One of the most common business development mistakes made in professional services, by fee-earners as well as marketing and sales teams, is confusing a networking event with a sales pitch. Why is this? Think about the last networking event you went to. Whether an...
Building systems improves business value.
One of the hardest parts of growing a business is the transition from a great idea with initial customers to a solid, trusted concern. Employing staff, building momentum, daring to dream! After all, building systems improves business value as you develop. I know a lot...
The future of AI in accountancy
Clive Bawden, Director of Look After Business, has featured in an article in the new Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) magazine, Quarterly. In it, he is asked for his views on the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in accountancy....
Bawden helps judge Spectator magazine national awards finalists
Clive Bawden, Director of Look After Business, a venture which helps unlock barriers to growth for small and medium sized businesses, has been confirmed as a judge of the finalists at the 2019 Spectator magazine Economic Disruptor Awards. The Spectator's Economic...
Why do people buy CRM systems without working out what they need?
It seems that right now, my week rarely passes by without seeing yet another failed CRM implementation and an owner/manager frustrated by why their team can’t seem to make head nor tail of the data in front of them and the glaring sales opportunities that seem to be...
Action planning your way to results
One of my current roles is an exciting project helping mentor some of the most innovative young technology businesses in the UK on their next steps. This mostly revolves around proposition development, sales and marketing process and inevitably given the stage of...