Advice and solutions
for British businesses.
Starting up and hitting walls. Growing but the wheels are coming off. Paying for advice that goes nowhere. We've been on the other side of the desk too, and we built SME Support to be the firm we wished existed. Three partners. Real businesses behind us. Plain answers, fast.
“We've been where you are. We've made expensive mistakes. That's why our advice is real.”
Tell us about you
Let us know where you are and we'll get back to you with how we can help.
Wherever you are in the journey.
Starting up
From idea to trading. You've got the idea and the drive. We help you turn it into a business that can actually trade, hire, and hold its own.
Growing
Scaling without breaking. Revenue's coming in but the wheels are wobbling. We help you scale without breaking what's already working.
Stabilising
Tightening the ship. The growth phase is over. We help you fix margins, systems, and the things you've been meaning to get to.
Exiting
Leaving it in good shape. Sale, succession, or stepping back. We help you leave the business in the best shape for whoever comes next.
Sectors we know from the inside.
Between us, we've built and run businesses in these sectors ourselves. That's what makes the advice useful instead of theoretical.
Construction and trades
From sole-trader sparkies to building firms with ten vans on the road. We help you price work that actually makes money, plan for the next stage, and manage the cashflow gap between winning the job and getting paid.
Property and real estate
Letting agents, developers, and portfolio landlords. We help you structure deals, decide what to hold versus flip, and turn property activity into a business with its own balance sheet.
Hospitality and food production
Cafés, coffee houses, restaurants, caterers, and food producers. We help you protect margins, decide whether to expand or consolidate, and get on top of the unglamorous numbers behind a kitchen that pays.
Ecommerce and Amazon sellers
Online retailers, marketplace traders, and FBA sellers. We help you work out unit economics, decide which channels are worth your time, and make the leap from side hustle to a real business without the platform fees eating you alive.
Warehousing and fulfilment
Operators handling their own stock or fulfilling for others. We help you price per pick, decide when to expand the lease, and turn a warehouse from a building that fills up into a business that scales.
Everything else
Signage companies, retailers, cleaning firms, and the businesses that don't fit a neat category. We help you sharpen your offer, work out who your real customer is, and build something that runs as a business, not a job you can't leave.
Three operators. One firm.
Between us we've built, run, and exited businesses across most of the sectors above. Whoever's right for your situation is who you'll meet.
MBA-qualified founder. Built and scaled businesses across property, construction, and professional services.
Built and operated businesses in food production, catering, and ecommerce websites.
Operated businesses in Amazon FBA, warehousing, and fulfilment logistics.
Ready to move?
Send us a short enquiry. We'll come back to arrange a meeting at your office or on Microsoft Teams, whichever works for you.
Tell us where it hurts →Plain answers to fair questions.
What does SME Support do?
We're a business consultancy providing hands-on advice and funding support to small and medium enterprises across the United Kingdom. The three partners have each built, run, and scaled their own businesses, and we've all paid the price of learning the expensive way. We set up SME Support so other owners don't have to. We're the consultancy arm of EVANS R.E.C. Ltd.
Where are you based?
We're based in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, and we work with clients across Cardiff, South Wales, and the rest of the United Kingdom. Meetings are held at your office or over Microsoft Teams.
Who are the partners?
Mark Evans (MBA), Jeff Barry, and Andrei Palaghianu. We're three friends and working entrepreneurs who advise as peers. Whoever's right for your situation is the one you'll meet.
What sectors do you work with?
We've worked with businesses in construction and trades, property and real estate, hospitality and food production, ecommerce and Amazon sellers, warehousing and fulfilment, and other SME sectors including signage, retail, and cleaning.
How do I get in touch?
Send a short enquiry through this site, or email hello@smesupport.co. We'll come back to arrange a meeting at your office or over Teams.
Are you FCA regulated?
No. We provide business consultancy and guidance only. We're not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, and we don't provide regulated financial, legal, or tax advice. Our advisory work is covered by Professional Indemnity insurance.