Business Consultant | Practical Growth Strategy for Irish SMEs

About LN Consulting

When a business reaches a certain size by focusing on the doing - selling, delivering, surviving - the foundations needed for the next stage of growth are often missing. Marketing is reactive, operations are stretched, and the team is running on instinct rather than process.

Owners know something needs to change. They just don't always know what.

My name is Laura Nolan. I'm a business consultant with 18 years of experience working with Irish SMEs across growth strategy, operations, organisational development and marketing. Before recommending solutions, I identify what's actually holding the business back. Sometimes it's brand. Sometimes it's structure. Usually it's both.

I work as a strategic partner - helping business owners and leadership teams make better decisions, implement change and move forward with confidence.

"Laura's ability to take a broad strategic objective and translate it into clear, actionable plans has been invaluable to our team. She brings structure, clarity, and accountability to discussions and has a very strong ability to ask the right questions, challenge thinking in a constructive way, and keep momentum behind projects. Laura has become a trusted strategic partner to our organisation, and I would have no hesitation in recommending her to any organisation that needs strategic clarity, organisational alignment, and practical support to turn plans into action."

Martina Jennings, CEO of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation

Services

Depending on where your business is and what it needs, I work across four areas - often in combination.

Growth Strategy

Strategic planning, positioning and growth roadmaps

Growth requires clear direction and informed decision-making. This service helps you define your value proposition, identify the right opportunities and develop a practical strategic roadmap so you know where to focus and what to prioritise for the next stage of your business.

Business Operations

Organisational structure, roles, KPIs and efficiency

As businesses grow, structure and clarity become increasingly important. This service focuses on improving how your business runs day to day by refining roles, processes, systems and KPIs so the business becomes more efficient, accountable and easier to manage.

Strategic Marketing

Strategy, messaging and go-to-market planning

Marketing works best when it is aligned with your overall business objectives. This service focuses on your messaging, digital marketing approach and customer journey, ensuring your marketing activity is targeted, consistent and supporting real business growth.

Advisory and Implementation

Ongoing support, project oversight and accountability

Many businesses need support not just with planning, but with implementation and decision-making. This service provides ongoing strategic support, helping you prioritise, solve problems, maintain momentum and ensure key projects and plans move forward.

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