About Steps for Success

Steps for Success provides business advisory and consultancy services to business owners of small and medium-sized enterprises and third sector organisations in the West Midlands.

Our mission is to become the business advisors of choice for business owners in the West Midlands enabling them to achieve the full potential of their business.

Steps for Success is managed by Shaun Philpott, a successful Chartered Accountant who has over 20 years of business experience. During his working life to date, he has developed a wealth of skills, including:

Starting up a business
Managing a business
Business development
Contract negotiation
Financial management
Business turnaround
Buying and selling businesses

To find out more about Shaun’s previous experience, click here to view his profile.
Steps for Success comprises 5 key facets:

Strategic business advice – Steps for Success is part of the Icon Business Solutions Global Network that works with business owners to help them focus their time in working on rather than in their business. This enables you to achieve sustainable growth, maximise the potential of your business and have time to enjoy your success. To find out more click here.
Business consultancy – Steps for Success provides consultancy services to resolve issues within your business, particularly in the area of financial management. To find out more click here.
Improving your accountancy practice – Steps for Success is an approved licensee for Accountancy Impproval, a training and support package designed to differentiate you from your competitors by providing an added value service to your clients and a perception of difference in the market place when seeking to add to your client base. To find out more click here.
Third Sector advice – organisations in the Third Sector such as charities and social enterprises are finding it increasingly tough to secure sustainable funding in a highly competitive environment and the policy of putting most funding out to tender. These organisations need to take a more commercial approach and Steps for Success can help with this. To find out more click here.
Reducing your utility costs – in the current economic climate, businesses are seeking to reduce their cost base and utilities are becoming increasingly expensive. Steps for Success is able to provide a cost-effective solution to gas, electricity, telephone and broadband expenditure to this issue. To find out more click here.