Posted on 25th May
Two business owners have joined forces to aid other local businesses after benefiting from working together during the pandemic.
Katie Cooper-Lewis, from The Musketeers Ltd and Mansfield’s #WeMakeICTPossible, and Himesh Patel, of Brass Monkey bar, Nottingham, and Trebles bar, Lincoln, have launched Grace Consultancy (Midlands) Ltd to provide tailored support to local businesses starting up, looking to expand or needing assistance with a particular goal or project.
The duo, who have 25 years’ combined experience, found strength in each other’s advice, support and knowledge to keep their businesses running when the coronavirus crisis hit in March 2020.
They also had friends who ran their own businesses coming to them for the same assistance.
Katie said: “Himesh and I have always supported each other’s business ventures and respected our different approaches.
“We always said if the right venture came along, we’d go into business together.
“The pandemic greatly affected our businesses but, in combining our resources, we were able to keep going.
“I have long advocated supporting local businesses. With the partnership Himesh and I have created at Grace Consultancy, we can provide a stronger and wider provision of support to Mansfield and Ashfield businesses — and it could not be more crucial that local businesses see the positives of coming together with the pandemic still ongoing.”
Himesh added: “One of our key messages to existing businesses is, ‘don’t restart, transform’.
“Katie and I have seen the benefit of looking at our businesses from each other’s perspectives and the pandemic is a great opportunity for businesses to reflect and adapt, but businesses need help to do this.
“As Katie mentioned, we have very different approaches to business, but that is Grace Consultancy’s niche. The amalgamation of our strengths, which are the other’s gaps, has meant we can offer a unique business support provision and we have seen that formula work with our own businesses and friends.”
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