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      <image:caption>Vertical focuses first on understanding the area of your business you are looking to develop and improve by really drilling down into the results you want to achieve. Are you looking to: Evaluate and Improve your Commercial Strategy Evaluate and Improve your Sales Strategy Increase Sales from Existing Customers Generate New Customers Increase Company Profitability Innovate and Diversify your Products or Services Position and Grow The Companies Profile Raise Money (Through Debt or Investment) Improve Cashflow Strategically Plan the Exit of Owners or Develop the Next Stage of the Businesses Evolution We can assist you to solve problems in all of the above areas and more.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Vertical evaluate, produce and implement strategies based on your clearly defined needs, with specifically identified outcomes. We ensure the problems you have identified are solved by working on them together, rather than provide you with a plan and leaving you to deliver it. Our approach is to support your company with the best, approach and advice to ensure we collectively achieve the highest level of outcomes you desire. See some of the businesses we have worked with and what other clients have said about the success they have seen working with Vertical.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We have a highly skilled business network that contains companies and individuals with very specific expertise to support our clients at key points in their development.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Working as an equity stakeholder Vertical Evolution’s executive developed an industry disruptive legal services company with company co-founders. Over 5 years this organisation became one of the leading companies in its field and growing turnover and profitability by high double digit % year on year. Its unique marketing and lead generation strategy added over twenty thousand new clients a year to the companies database.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Working with the charities executive board a Vertical Evolution executive worked to asses and develop the organisations suite of 64 social enterprises and bring non-performing enterprises back into profitability. This commercial evaluation and delivery was achieved at the same time as serving the needs of the charitable objects of the organisation over a 3 year period.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our executive Initially worked in-house to develop the commercial function of the organisation and carry out a complete restructuring of the sales, marketing and commercial functions of the organisation. This executive then moved into a company directorial role and more strategic position to solidify the year on year 100% growth in turnover and net profitability.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Landing Page - Phase 1.</image:title>
      <image:caption>We work with you to focus on understanding the current position of your business and really drill down into your aims and goals for the future. What does success moving forward looks like and how is it measured? At this stage we also work to build and develop stakeholder relationships from company owners, directors and managers to understand all key points of view as future aims are formulated. We conclude this process by building strategies and project plans to meet your goals and achieve the change you desire.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We work with you to implement and develop the plans that all stakeholders have agreed on for your business and start to achieve your established goals. The ongoing implementation of these plans will focus on meeting the metrics established during the planning and evaluation phase and is reviewed regularly to insure the strategy is on track. At this point in the process we also work hard work to develop and expand the thinking of key people in your organisation, so that they innovate and come up with new and better ways of doing things, focusing on the company’s long term evolution. We don’t want you to just copy what your competitors are doing, we want to help you develop a mindset that enables your organisations to evolve into a company that is a trailblazing market leader that achieves its growth goal!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We have a highly skilled business network that contains companies and individuals with very specific expertise to support our clients at key points in their development.</image:caption>
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