Mentoring and business support |
What we do
We are committed to providing support to enable businesses to develop and grow. Often in dealing with the day to day challenges of running a business there is little time to develop a strategy to achieve growth.
Helping to achieve business growth and improving performance through effective management of strategy, change, process transformation and project management. CB1 Associates has a range of specialist expertise and resources available to support an organisation on its journey of growth and transformation. We work with a range of consultants able to bring specialist expertise.
Enabling businesses to achieve growth, improve performance and profitability, requires change. To achieve this effectively requires focused strategic development and business planning, transformation and project management skills to deliver innovative business solutions. With significant experience within the commercial, social enterprise, charity and public sectors and specialist knowledge of health and life science, education, sport, leisure and retail industries.
Helping to achieve business growth and improving performance through effective management of strategy, change, process transformation and project management. CB1 Associates has a range of specialist expertise and resources available to support an organisation on its journey of growth and transformation. We work with a range of consultants able to bring specialist expertise.
Enabling businesses to achieve growth, improve performance and profitability, requires change. To achieve this effectively requires focused strategic development and business planning, transformation and project management skills to deliver innovative business solutions. With significant experience within the commercial, social enterprise, charity and public sectors and specialist knowledge of health and life science, education, sport, leisure and retail industries.
Recent projects
- Diversification strategy in a leisure organisation
- Strategic and operational development of HR function
- Mentoring of business leaders and coaching board executives
- Working with a social enterprise supporting disability
- Merger feasibility study for a large social enterprise
- Reviewing resilience in the Leisure Trust sector for Community Leisure, the industry association
About us
CB1 Associates was founded by Neil Shearer MBA, who has significant senior executive experience. Neil has expertise in implementing cultural and organisational change. A highly developed leader with strategic, analytical and project management skills. He has strategic and operational experience in the not for profit, commercial and public sector. Neil is a mentor with Cambridge Social Ventures, part of the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Neil's corporate roles have included MRC Technology, a healthcare life science business, as Director of Corporate Resources, UK Sport, the organisation supporting British Olympic athletes, as Director of Corporate Services.
Neil's corporate roles have included MRC Technology, a healthcare life science business, as Director of Corporate Resources, UK Sport, the organisation supporting British Olympic athletes, as Director of Corporate Services.
Neil commenced his career at Whitbread PLC with a background in financial analysis and strategic planning, culminating in his role as Commercial Director.
He has extensive knowledge of the NHS gained as a non-executive director in an NHS Trust. He has experience of the education sector through many years as chair of a governing body.
He has extensive knowledge of the NHS gained as a non-executive director in an NHS Trust. He has experience of the education sector through many years as chair of a governing body.
Where we are based
Based in East of England, with clients locally and in London, East Anglia and the Midlands
To discuss
Please get in touch for an informal discussion without obligation
