Why we do the work we do
Progress Partners is a small team of business development experts led by Founding Director Sarah-Jane Dale. Progress Partners exists to provide senior management level expertise to those who might otherwise not have access to that level of skill or experience.
We believe that everyone deserves access to the tools they need to succeed, including small businesses and charities who are often priced out of accessing bespoke expert consultancy support.
Progress for every business
Every business needs sales, marketing, communications, and training as part of their make-up, no matter what it is they do. It’s impossible for a small business to reach its full potential and achieve the ambitions of its founder/s without these skills, and yet many don’t have them in-house. Instead, small teams are forced to wear many hats trying to do everything themselves, even those things they aren’t good at or don’t enjoy, until they can grow to a point of recruiting those skills should they want to scale that way.
Similarly, third sector organisations need to use sales, marketing, communications and training skills to fulfil their missions, but many are deeply reliant upon unpredictable and often highly restricted funding cycles so may never be able to employ a permanent team member at a senior level in these areas. Partnering with external experts like us is the perfect solution.
How we combine strategy and action to achieve progress
- Curiosity: We ask questions to gather insight and information that helps us really get to know you and what you need.
- Collaboration: We connect people with innovative ideas and creative solutions using a collaborative and inclusive approach because we believe that we can achieve more together.
- Energy: We bring uplifting energy and infectious enthusiasm to every conversation and task in our work combining strategy and action to build momentum.
- Learning: We have a thirst for knowledge and commitment to ongoing learning that ensures high standards and continuous improvement in everything we do.
Sarah-Jane Dale
Founding Director
Progress Partners Limited
Meet the people who make the progress possible
As our name suggests, we don’t work for our clients, we collaborate with them as partners, becoming an extension of their team to co-create progress by working together to deliver the strategy and action needed for success.
This deeply collaborative approach is true of our relationships with clients and the carefully chosen partners with whom we work to add even more value. As well as utilising our extensive internal expertise, we collaborate with our network of carefully chosen partners which allows us to offer an even wider range of talented specialists and subject matter experts to our clients.
Our Partners
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Cynthia Ellis
Co-founder and Operations Director
The Consent Collective
Janis Bovaird Martinez
Executive Coach and Leadership Development Specialist
Bovaird Coaching and Consultancy
Karen Nichol
Co-Founder and Director
The Skills Collective
Morna Ronnie
Founder and Consultant
The People Portfolio
Paula McMonagle
Director
Atholl Accountancy Limited
Rebecca Maxwell
Founder & Principal Consultant
Perception Insights Ltd
Susi Sinclair
Founder, Brand Creator, Designer & Storyteller
Susi Sinclair
Tony Baker
Managing Director
Tecology Consulting Group