I help you transform your business from surviving to thriving
💼 One-on-One Coaching
📈 Marketing and Leadership Workshops
🧩 Mastermind Groups
Why So Many Small Businesses Struggle To Grow
Although many small businesses fail in the first few years — many more just stagnate, get stuck in survival mode, or slowly lose momentum over time. Growth stalls, stress builds, and the business never delivers the freedom or rewards its owner hoped for.
Here are six common reasons why this happens:
A confusing mission that fails to inspire or motivate
Marketing that doesn’t connect or generate results
A sales approach that misses too many opportunities
Products or services that aren’t as profitable or in demand as they could be
Operations that feel more like organised chaos than a smooth system
Cash flow that always feels under threat
These six issues are at the heart of why so many small businesses stagnate, struggle, or fail.
The problem is, thriving companies follow best practices and use proven systems that struggling businesses often miss.
A coach can help you put those systems in place, making your business more efficient, more effective, and ready to grow.
Practical ways I can help you grow your business
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Fix the Foundations
There are a number of basic marketing systems that you will find in nearly all successful businesses. Getting these foundational systems in place and working efficiently will give you some quick wins and provide the solid platform you need for growth.
Fix the foundations includes an initial review and planning session plus seven further one on one sessions.
£2,000
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Business Growth Accelerator
Once you’ve fixed your foundations and created your platform for growth, you are ready to strengthen the six key areas that drive your business forward.
The Business Growth Plan is a 12-month programme where we’ll work across your business to give you the structure, clarity, and momentum to achieve sustainable growth.
£12,000
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Marketing Strategy Workshop
Transform the way customers see your business. This workshop applies the StoryBrand framework to create a marketing message that puts your customer at the centre of the story and shows how you solve their problems. Clear, simple, and compelling – it can be used across your company and individual products to drive real growth.
£ p.o.a
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Growth Club
A monthly mastermind for growth-minded business owners. Each session gives you the chance to step back from the day-to-day, focus on a key area of your business, and learn from the experience of your peers. You’ll leave with practical ideas you can put into action straight away – with the added bonus of support and accountability from a like-minded group.
£250 / month
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Growth Opportunity Review
Unlock hidden profit in your business. A Growth Opportunity Review shows you where small changes can deliver big results – by checking your business against best practices and highlighting quick wins for growth.
No cost (£250 value)
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Business Owner’s Roadmap
What do you really want from your business – more profit, more time, or a clear exit plan? The Roadmap helps you define your goals and map out the practical steps to get there. With an online scorecard and one-to-one review, you’ll come away with a clear path to build the business that works for you.
No cost (£250 value)
Growing your small business with a coach helps you grow faster and stronger.
When we work together we will clarify your mission, optimise your marketing, help you close more sales, refine your product offering, streamline your operations, and shore up your cash flow. If you want to sleep better at night schedule an initial call today.
Who am I?
My name is David Tongeman. Over the last 25 years I have started several businesses, the most recent of which was a two person start-up which reached 7 figures in just three years. Before that I worked in Product Marketing and Sales for technology companies.
I Know the Highs and Lows of Running a Small Business
Running a business hasn’t always been easy. There have been periods where I faced months of uncertainty — not knowing if I could make payroll, and sometimes paying everyone else before myself. As a serial small business owner, I know first-hand the pressures, the tough decisions, and the constant balancing act that comes with running and growing a business.
The Value of Support
I also know how lonely it can feel making those decisions in isolation — and how powerful the right advice and support was to me. My goal now is to offer that same support: as a friend, sounding board, and experienced guide for business owners who are wrestling their companies into shape and want to move from struggling survivor to thriving entrepreneur.
Steady Progress Wins
What I’ve learned is this: steady progress wins. By fixing problems, building systems, and making wise decisions, your business can grow into something that runs smoothly, generates consistent profit, and gives you the freedom you set out to achieve.
If that is what you are looking for, I would love to help you achieve that in your business.
Getting Started is Simple
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1. Take the free online scorecard
In just a few minutes you will benchmark your business and surface quick wins.
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2. Book a free results call.
We’ll unpack your score and you’ll leave with a prioritised action plan.
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3. Agree next steps
If we both think I can add meaningful value, I’ll help refine and implement the plan. If not, you still have your plan and we part as friends.