Enterprise development

Lawrie is one of those guys with experience and business creativity that means every conversation you leave with a wealth of ideas. He was approached to help me refine and… Read more “Certainly not “copy and pasted” advice”

It has been great getting together with like minded people on the programme and this has generated lots of ideas to improve my business. Highly recommended

Edale helped us develop a project during the Covid-19 lockdown and were really helpful in coming up with solutions. Very pleased with end result

I have been working with Lawrie he has been very helpful in helping me grow and develop the business. What I like most about his approach is he is very… Read more “I have found this programme to be very helpful and productive.”

I was fortunate enough to be supported by Lawrie with associate contracting and resources. It was without a doubt, the best hour’s support I’ve had! Lawrie was knowledgeable, clear and… Read more “The best hour of support ever!”

I went to Lawrie with an idea for a business, which some would say was unrealistic, but Lawrie helped me with a business plan/model to give my idea some perspective… Read more “Edale have transformed my business idea into a model that can be made a reality, they are amazing at what they do!”

A great tutor and environment for a great formative experience. A basket of challenges, different skills and innovation.

Edale Consulting provided a fantastic and professional service in producing the Net Zero Future Skills report for Coventry University. The brief—researching future workforce skills needed on the journey to net… Read more “Edale Consulting’s knowledge, expertise and professionalism make them an outstanding partner for any organisation looking to explore future skills and workforce development for sustainability.”

All information on our meetings were well prepared – a lot of thought has gone into them. A lot of information was covered in each session, which will be of… Read more “A very professional approach.”

Edale proved themselves to be extremely professional in their evaluation of our cross-border project. They collected significant amounts of data, including from interviews with project participants, enabling them to reach… Read more “It was a pleasure working with Lawrie and Adrian during their evaluation of our cross-border project. They were highly professional and sensitive to the subject matter, as well as curious to find out from participants how the project was for them. I can highly recommend Edale.”

It was a pleasure to work with Lawrie and his team as part of the Digital City Investor Readiness programme. Lawrie was approachable, knowledgeable and gave much valued support. I… Read more “Approachable, knowledgeable and gave much valued support”

Edale provided exceptional support in evaluating our Digital Pathfinders programme, which served businesses across the North of Tyne region. Lawrie and Simon demonstrated utmost professionalism, guiding us expertly through the… Read more “Edale provided exceptional support in evaluating our Digital Pathfinders programme, which served businesses across the North of Tyne region.”

Lawrie was excellent at steering us in the right direction, he listened carefully and really got under the skin of our bsuiness model to ensure he gave sound, constructive advice.

My experience at Edale was my first work experience abroad, which allowed me to build a solid set of essential skills for my career in finance on a learning-by-doing basis… Read more “A meaningful work experience”

It was great working with Edale over the last couple of months, it helped me focus on the many different aspects of my business.

The peer review worked very well for me, with some real nuggets of quick wins that could be made to my business. The group were also able to give a… Read more “Great meetings, hosted by Adrian the peer group was well balanced and provided plenty of feedback and food for thought”

Lawrie and Adrian have a wide range of experience between them and as a result have been a helpful addition to our delivery team, especially with the explanation and application… Read more “Experienced business professionals”

We chose Edale to facilitate and guide our series of co-creation workshops. The workshops brought not only businesses, but nature organisations and local authorities together. As a local authority, we… Read more “Edale ran our series of co-creation workshops. They drove the project expertly, building trust with attendees and exceeding the objectives we initially set ourselves.”

From first contact Edale provided a professional service, with minimal disruption to my working day. The evaluation was delivered with in clear timelines and the end result was exactly what… Read more “Professional, competent service provided. End evaluation was comprehensive, thorough and met the brief.”

We commissioned Edale to undertake some financial due diligence for a prospective investment that the LEP was considering. The service that Lawrie and the team provided was first rate and… Read more “A highly professional and responsive service delivered under extremely tight timescales”

The feedback from the innovators attending this workshop was very positive. The information was delivered in a clear way with plenty of opportunities for questions and clarification.

It was probably one of the best funding presentations I’ve attended – focused, niched, lots of practical implementation advice – people just don’t know what they miss sometimes when they… Read more “One of the best funding presentations I’ve attended”

I have found Edale very easy to work with and quick to respond to requests. They were very accommodating in accelerating some of the timelines on the work needed .

Lawrie’s contribution to our ‘Real World of Business Funding’ workshops has been outstanding. We responds to attendees’ needs in real time and makes sure that everyone has their questions answered.… Read more “Very knowledgeable and always a pleasure to work with”

Working with the Edale team has been brilliant – they are always willing to share knowledge and have a can-do attitude. They take a flexible approach to their work which… Read more “Professional, knowledgeable, and flexible”