5th Green was started with the mission to help small to medium businesses succeed. As business owners ourselves, we’ve experienced first-hand the challenges that keep business owners up at night.
We’ve been through the highs and lows that come along with working with both customers and employees. We’ve also figured out what it takes to truly get the best out of a business and achieve profits, cash flow and peace of mind.
Now, as your personal business advisors, we want to help you do the same.
I started 5th Green to fill the gaps in an SME’s management structure and act as a sounding board so owners can feel confident in the decisions they make too – for both a balanced business and a better life.
While my professional background gives me a sound financial perspective, it’s the hands-on experience from owning businesses myself that I believe sets me apart from other business advisors. I provide pragmatic advice with a down-to-earth and relatable approach and solutions. I love watching these ideas being turned into reality and seeing both businesses and individuals grow.
You might expect that as an experienced commercial lawyer, I keep things pretty analytical. However, my strength is, in fact, in being creative. I enjoy finding a happy middle ground where both sides work together to find a good compromise. Negotiations can be tough, but I love the challenge they bring. It sounds simple, but people are more inclined to say ‘yes’ when you ask nicely. So I always start there.
As 5th Green’s legal advisor, I assist with the compliance and regulatory requirements of purchasing, selling or restructuring a business, along with helping to manage day-to-day or project-specific risk. As part of the 5th Green team of business advisors, I’m excited to now help others achieve both a lifestyle and a business, on their terms.
The overall aim of our business is freedom – freedom for us, to work with who we choose and when. And freedom for you – to have more time to do whatever it is that’s most important to you.
Paul’s varied and unique background is precisely what makes for a great Virtual CFO. At Aisleworx he simply got stuck in and got things sorted. He is not only a numbers man but also good with people and will negotiate with trade debtors and creditors.
Sheree puts considerable effort into managing risk across the business – not through the over-negotiation of contracts or stopping people taking risk – but by encouraging analysis of that risk and helping minimise it – often through innovative, non-legal routes such as seminars, training programmes, drop-in clinics and simple-to-use precedents for letters, pitches and quotes. Sheree is a highly commercial senior lawyer who works extremely well with clients, business partners and both senior and more junior people across all business areas. Having Sheree work from the New Zealand time-zone has really helped us speed up our transactions here in the UK.
Paul has proven an invaluable business partner in helping Accelerate analyse and develop growth opportunities. His wealth of business experience and accounting background gave us the confidence and understanding to confidently plan for the future. Paul has the unique ability of making accounting and financial analysis simple to understand and actually useful for business planning. I would strongly recommend Paul to help you run your business financially smarter.
Paul is more than a business coach. Instead of piling us with more work, he actually made things happen – but he also kept us accountable. His proactive, passionate and business-savvy approach has been a game changer for our business.