Advice for the moments that define your business.
Buying, selling, merging or growing. Practical small business consulting, with deep roots in retail.
Four ways we help
Selling a Business
Get the business ready, understand its value and run a well-managed sale.
Buying a Business
Test an opportunity commercially before you commit, and avoid expensive mistakes.
Mergers
Work out whether a combination adds up, and plan how to bring the businesses together.
Growth & Expansion
Scale sensibly, from one site to many or into new markets and formats.
Retail at our core
Retail is where we started. We know how shops really trade: margin and range, footfall, labour and the daily detail that decides whether a business is worth more next year than it is today.
Our retail expertise- Convenience and symbol-group stores
- Off-licences
- Independent grocery
- Specialist and independent retail
- Food-to-go
How we work
Conversation
We start by listening to what you are trying to achieve.
Diagnosis
We look at the business and the facts behind it.
Plan
We agree a clear plan, in writing, with scope and timing.
Delivery
We do the work with you and stay with you through to completion.
Why DBS
Commercial, not theoretical
Our advice is built on how businesses actually trade, and on what you can do on Monday morning.
Owner-managed specialists
We work with owner-managed businesses, so we understand the decisions that sit with one person or a small team.
Straight answers
We say what we think in plain English, including when the answer is not the one you hoped for.
- Advising owner-managed businesses since 2017.
- Hands-on experience across convenience, off-licence and independent retail, as well as hospitality, trades and professional practices.