NORTHERN BUSINESS COMPASS NORTHERN BUSINESS COMPASS NBC Northern Business Compass
The site involved in business consultancy, near Manchester, seen from a distance

Business consultancy in Manchester

What consultants actually do, and how to tell a good one from an expensive one.

What you'll find here


Most people call in a consultant when something has stopped working and they can't see why. That might be a sales team that's busy but not closing, an operation that costs more each year for the same output, or a founder who knows the next decision matters and wants a second pair of eyes on it.

This site walks through the main kinds of work that fall under the consultancy banner — strategy, operations, financial management, HR — and what each one is actually for. We've written it for owners and managers of Manchester businesses who'd rather understand the territory before they hire, so the conversation starts on equal footing.

You'll find pieces on how to bring a consultant into a company without disruption, when management consultancy earns its fee, and how operations work differs from strategy work in practice. The aim is to make the jargon ordinary.

A view of the Manchester area