SBS LtdProspect Intelligence Sprint
£1,250 fixed
Identify approximately 50 priority organisations, investigate the strongest 15–20 more deeply and create evidence-based reasons to approach.
See the Sprint →Senior business consultancy for UK SMEs
Clarity on where to grow, what to improve and where AI will actually help.
SBS Ltd gives owner-led SMEs focused senior support when management needs evidence, prioritisation and a practical next move — without starting with a large consultancy programme.
UK-wideOwner-led SMEsFixed-scope entry SprintsSenior-led throughout
Priority services
Start with a bounded question and a decision-ready answer
Each Sprint is deliberately specific, controls scope and finishes with actionable priorities.
Market Intelligence Sprint
£1,500 fixed
Build a decision-grade view of market attractiveness, customers, competitors, positioning, pricing signals, routes to market, risks and opportunities.
See the Sprint →AI Workflow Review
£1,500 fixed
Examine real workflows, simplify before automating and develop the strongest three AI/automation opportunities into practical designs.
See the Review →Why SBS
Experienced judgement, proportioned for an SME
35+ yearsManagement, directorship and consulting experience.
Global scaleComplex Fortune 500 and global enterprise environments.
Up to £1.4bnProgramme/deal environments at substantial scale.
Senior-ledThe person you speak with applies the judgement.
Business before technology
SBS starts with the work, customer, decision or commercial objective — not a software product.
Evidence before assertion
Outputs distinguish evidence, interpretation and recommendation. Where reliable data do not exist, SBS says so.
What are you trying to solve?
Choose the management problem, not the consultancy label
More of the right prospects
Turn a broad target market into an evidence-backed, prioritised account universe.
Prospect Intelligence →A market decision before investing
Assess market attractiveness, customers, competition, positioning and routes to market.
Market Intelligence →Practical AI gains
Find workflows where simplification, automation or AI can create measurable value.
AI Workflow Review →Growth without loss of control
Identify operating bottlenecks, management overload, weak controls and scaling priorities.
Growth Readiness →Clearer strategic priorities
Surface the most material commercial and operational opportunities and risks.
Strategic Opportunity Scan →A coherent improvement plan
Connect process, accountability, systems, measures and governance.
Operational Improvement →Priority sectors
Sector-agnostic methods, sharper relevance where the fit is strongest
Professional & business services
Client acquisition, knowledge work, management capacity and responsible AI adoption.
Explore →Manufacturing & engineering
Operational complexity, quoting, administration, reporting and practical automation.
Explore →Technology & digital
Target-market clarity, scaling discipline and AI-enabled workflows.
Explore →Construction & built environment
Commercial research, coordination, documents and scalable management routines.
Explore →UK-wide, based near Norwich
Remote-first delivery with East of England depth
SBS supports businesses across the UK, with particular local-search focus on Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. Remote delivery keeps engagements efficient while allowing in-person meetings where they add material value.
See areas served →Local search without local limitation
A Norfolk business should be able to find a relevant local consultant while a company anywhere in the UK sees a national, senior consultancy proposition.
Insights
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Move from lists to evidence-backed prospect intelligence.
Read article →Next step
What is the most important question in your business right now?
A short initial call is the quickest way to establish whether an SBS Sprint or broader review is the right next step.