Start with Collab
12 months of dedicated support to build the foundations your business needs to grow
Start with Collab gives you a dedicated strategist working alongside you every single month. Together, you build a real understanding of your audience, where you sit in the market and how to position yourself so the right people take notice. You then put that to work through content, social media and campaigns that reach them.
The way it works is simple. You drive the activity and own the output. We bring the strategy, direction and expert thinking to ensure what you're doing is the right thing at the right time. You're not handing your marketing over to us; you're building the confidence and capability to own it yourself, with an experienced marketer in your corner every step of the way.
This is a supported introduction to marketing for businesses that haven't had the chance to embrace it before and a proper starting point for those who are ready to build. 12 months of structured, mentored support at a price that means any business, at any stage, can access the kind of thinking that delivers results.
All for just £200 per month
The reality for most businesses right now
Your market is moving, your customers are changing and the businesses that grow are the ones that keep up with both
More businesses are entering every market, every month. Customer needs are shifting faster than they used to. The market your business operates in today looks different from the one you started in and in two years, it will look different again. The businesses that build a clear, current understanding of who they serve, where they sit in the market and why someone should choose them over anyone else are the ones that grow consistently rather than reactively.
Most business owners know this, but knowing it and having the guidance, structure and support to act on it are different things.
That is the gap this programme fills.
A partnership. Not a consultancy.
What we do
A strategist who gets to know your business and shows up every month ready to work on it with you. We give you the direction needed to build the strategy, plans, positioning and content your business needs to grow. That monthly hour is completely yours, whether you need to work through a content plan or get focused thinking time with someone who knows your business inside out.
What you do
Your time is once a month and a commitment to completing the work in between. Not because we want to add to your to-do list, but because understanding your audience, your market and your place within it is the most valuable work a business owner can do. This is not a marketing course. It will keep you accountable while you work to understand your own business at a level that makes every decision sharper and every pound you spend on marketing work harder.
What we do together
We become part of your world. Every month, your dedicated strategist works alongside you - not at arm's length, not dropping in occasionally, but learning your business, understanding your market and helping you make better commercial decisions. Together, you will build the clarity, direction and confidence to show up consistently, and grow with purpose.
Why it matters commercially
Working with someone outside your business gives you a perspective you simply cannot get from inside it. We spot the gaps, the opportunities and the things that have become so familiar to you that you have stopped seeing them altogether. That kind of external thinking, applied consistently over 12 months, is something that until now has only been available to businesses with significantly bigger budgets.
For every business
Strategic support has historically been something businesses grow into rather than start with. We disagree with that. Whether you are a sole trader, a growing team or an established business without a dedicated marketing function, access to the right thinking at the right time should not be determined by your budget size. This programme exists to change that.
Everything included for £200 per month
A full year of structured support. Every element is designed to make the time between sessions productive.
60
minute monthly 1:1 session with your dedicated strategist
Extra 30
minutes a month your strategist will spend reviewing your work
12
events per year, 8 online workshops and 4 in-person
Unlimited
access to customised templates and frameworks to help support you with your strategy
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60 minutes every month. Structured around the programme. Your strategist arrives with a plan. You never have to figure out what to bring or where to start. The session is purposeful from the first minute to the last.
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Ready-to-use tools for every stage, including audience mapping, competitor review, positioning, messaging and content planning. Sent before relevant sessions so your time together is spent thinking and applying, not setting up.
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An additional 30 minutes every month where your strategist reviews the work you have done, checks progress against your goals and prepares focused input for the next session. The support does not stop when the call ends.
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Quarterly online workshops covering the topics most relevant to where you are in your growth. Practical, focused sessions that complement and expand on what is being covered in your monthly 1:1.
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Quarterly in-person gatherings with other businesses on the programme. Relationship-building, shared learning and the kind of conversation that's easier when everyone in the room understands the stage you're at.
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Every month is planned in advance, so you always know what is coming, what you will be working on and what you will leave each session with. Every month has a purpose and every session moves you forward.
Two phases. One clear direction of travel.
The first 6 months are about understanding your business, audience, market and how you fit within it. The second 6 months are about doing, creating content, building a presence and developing the rhythm and confidence to sustain it.
Months 1 to 6
Phase one: Understand
Build the foundations before you build the activity. Everything in phase two is more effective because of the work done here.
Getting to know your business
Audience mapping
Competitor awareness
Positioning
Messaging
Building your plan
Months 7 to 12
Phase two: Deliver
Put understanding into action. Plan content, create it, review what works and build the capability to keep going independently.
Content planning
Content creation support
Social media and campaigns
Reviewing what is connecting
Building rhythm and confidence
Year-end review and next steps
How the sessions work
What 60 minutes looks like in practice
Every session follows the same structure, so no time is lost figuring out where to start. The strategist arrives prepared. You arrive knowing what to expect.
Check in
What has happened since last month? What actions did you take and what got in the way? A brief, focused account. The context for everything that follows.
The working session
Focused on the month's topic from the programme. The strategist guides and challenges. You do the thinking. A working conversation with a clear output. Not a presentation, not a lecture.
What comes next
One or two specific actions you will take before the next session. Achievable. Agreed. Not a list of ten things - one or two that move something forward.
Investing in marketing feels different when you don't yet have proof it works for your business. This programme is built around that reality. Structured support at a level that lets you build confidence in the process before you commit to anything more.
What happens at the end of 12 months
At the end of the year every client gets a structured review. The conversation is shaped by what has been built, what the business is capable of now and what it actually needs next.
Stay at this level
If the business is still building confidence or wants to consolidate what has been created, a second year at this level is a completely valid path. Pricing reviewed at renewal.
Move to a more active programme
For businesses ready for more frequent contact, broader execution support or deeper strategic input. The natural next step for businesses that have outgrown the foundations.
Move to embedded partnership
For businesses that have grown to the point of needing an ongoing, embedded strategic partner. Start with Collab clients arrive here with audience, position and voice already defined.
Graduate with confidence
Some clients will be ready to run this themselves. That is a strong result. A business that understands its own commercial story and has the capability to act on it is exactly what this programme is built to create.
FAQs
Why is it so affordable?
Because you take responsibility for the activity and delivery, and we take responsibility for the review and guidance. That's not a compromise, it's the model working as it should. You learn by doing. We make sure what you're doing is right. It's the Marketing Collab approach lived in real time.
Why would you offer something like this?
This is a gateway service, not a discounted one. We see it as a try-before-you-buy opportunity and a way for businesses to build a real relationship with us and understand what marketing can actually do for them, before committing to anything more. The strategy only works if you get meaningful value from it, so we've built it to deliver that.
I'm not a start-up, but I'm a small established business and I've never had a marketing function. Do I still qualify?
Yes. This programme isn't just for start-ups, it's for any business that hasn't had dedicated marketing support before, regardless of how long you've been trading. If you're an established business with a healthy turnover and a team, but marketing has never had a proper home in your business, this is built for you.
I'm an established business with employees and a solid turnover. I just don't have a dedicated marketer. Is this right for me?
It depends. If you've never had a dedicated marketing function, yes, Start with Collab is a strong fit. If you're further along and need more active, ongoing support, we would point you toward our embedded partnership model instead. The honest answer is: book a free intro call and we'll tell you exactly where you'd get the most value. We won't put you in the wrong programme.
Ready to Collab?
Drop us a message to arrange a 20-minute call and we will walk you through how the programme works and whether it is the right fit for your business.