FAQS
Frequently Asked Questions
Since founding, building and exiting Links Group…
I’ve received numerous enquiries about how I can assist with business growth. WHILST I’d love to support everyone, I’ve identified specific areas where I can provide the most value.
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There are many good and professional agencies that can help you in this regard. I no longer personally handle the administration connected with business establishment but can point you in the right direction according to your requirements.
No! I no longer have a job but I love to work with passionate people to help scale and protect their business interests
This is part of the service I offer. I only work with businesses and people where I know I can add considerable value. After in-depth consultation both parties decide whether there is value in retaining my services based on many successful years of experience.
We enter into a simple ‘Engagement Agreement’ that outlines responsibilities, focus, targeted outcomes and remuneration for time and deliverables.
At any one time I only work with a small number of companies where I can devote the time and resource required to meet very specific objectives. Therefore a full time role is neither desired nor practical.
Dependent on the task in hand my commercial terms consist of a monthly/quarterly retainer fee – tba following consultation and agreement – along with a modest success fee on incremental revenues achieved. On occasion, an element of ’sweat equity’ may be negotiated. If I am required to hold a fiduciary position such as Non-Executive Director or Nominee General Manager, again a fixed monthly/quarterly fee is agreed dependent on responsibility/personal risk.
Following my sale of the region’s leading company formation and restructuring firm in 2016 I established an independent Consulting/Advisory firm with my son. Through this vehicle we either provide our services singly or jointly. On occasion we retain particular expertise for specific projects from a small pool of trusted consultants or experts with whom we have worked for many years.
I work closely with Government. Local and Federal in the UAE and of course the various agencies of UK Government including the Department for Business & Trade [DBT].
Out of our permanent base in Dubai. Also from London and our Branch Office in the Astana Financial Centre, Kazakhstan, Central Asia.
