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Why SBS
Senior judgement without the large-consultancy machinery.
SBS Ltd gives owner-led SMEs direct access to experienced management and consultancy judgement, applied proportionately to the decisions, operating problems and growth questions that matter now.
Roy Schram · CEO & Senior Consultant
The person who scopes the work is the person applying the judgement.
Roy brings more than 35 years of management, directorship and consulting experience across complex global-enterprise environments and owner-led SME contexts.
His background spans strategy, operational improvement, process redesign, technology transformation, change, commercial analysis and management governance. Experience includes substantial multi-country programme and deal environments, with work at scales up to approximately £1.4 billion.
SBS applies those disciplines in a deliberately proportionate format for SMEs: clarify the question, diagnose the operating reality, prioritise what matters, create a practical roadmap and support management decisions without unnecessary consultancy overhead.
Working principles
How SBS Ltd creates value
Business before technology
Understand the work and economics before recommending software or AI.
Prioritisation before activity
Management attention is scarce; the output should make choices easier.
Proportionate governance
Use the discipline needed to improve control without importing enterprise bureaucracy.
AI-enabled, business-led delivery
Multi-model AI capability, without vendor dependence.
SBS Ltd uses modern AI tools to accelerate research, analysis, synthesis, documentation, decision support and workflow design. Roy Schram is proficient in applying leading AI models and platforms including OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude (Opus and Fable), xAI Grok, Moonshot AI Kimi, Alibaba Qwen and Google DeepMind Gemini, together with other appropriate AI models and platforms.
The business question comes first. Model and platform choices are made according to the task, evidence, data sensitivity, quality, controls, integration and economics. Client-facing conclusions and recommendations remain professionally reviewed and consultant-led.
Experience that transfers
Large-scale disciplines, adapted for owner-led SMEs
35+ yearsManagement, directorship and consulting experience.
Global enterpriseExperience in complex Fortune 500-scale environments.
Up to £1.4bnProgramme and deal environments at substantial scale.
SME proportionSenior analysis without unnecessary machinery.
Next step
If the issue matters enough for senior attention, discuss it directly with Roy.
A short initial call is the quickest way to establish whether an SBS Sprint or broader review is the right next step.