Business Advice
A free, no-obligation conversation about a specific problem or decision — the right place to start if you're not sure what you need yet.
Learn moreNeed help beyond training?
Training Course Broker helps you find the right course. For everything else that comes with running a business — advice, health & safety, mentoring and more — our sister company, Cliffen Consulting, is on hand.
Training Course Broker Ltd and Cliffen Consulting are both run by Ian F. Cliffen, but they do different jobs. This site is an independent training course search and comparison service — we don't deliver consultancy ourselves. When what you need is broader business support rather than a training course, Cliffen Consulting is the place to go.
Every service below is provided directly by Cliffen Consulting, on their own site. Links on this page open cliffen-consulting.com in a new tab.
How Cliffen Consulting can help
Practical support, built around your business
Straight-talking, independent advice from someone who's run businesses himself — no jargon, no generic templates.
Consultancy
A defined project with a clear scope and outcome — restructuring, process improvement, or planning a new market entry.
Learn moreMentoring
One-to-one development for you as a business owner, plus the mentoring causes and communities Cliffen Consulting actively supports.
Learn moreHealth & Safety Consultancy
Practical health & safety management for organisations of any size — clear, proportionate, and built around how you actually work.
Learn moreAccredited Training
Looking for training beyond what's listed here? Cliffen Consulting can source and compare accredited courses through their own training partner network too.
Learn moreImproving Productivity
A structured look at how your business turns effort into output, and where the easiest gains are hiding.
Learn moreBusiness Support
Ongoing, retained support rather than a one-off project — someone in your corner for the questions that keep coming up.
Learn moreBusiness Growth
Planning your next stage of growth — new markets, new capacity, or simply a business that runs without you holding it all together.
Learn moreWebsite Hosting
Straightforward, cost-effective hosting for small businesses, including domain registration and email — run by Cliffen Consulting, not resold.
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Free tools
Try it yourself, first
Two short, free tools from Cliffen Consulting — no commitment, no sales call required.
Business Healthcheck Survey
A short set of questions that scores the strengths and weak spots in your business, in a few minutes.
Start the surveyBusiness Plan Creator
Turn your first-year strategy into a concrete, working plan you can act on.
Start your planReady to talk it through?
Book a free 15-minute call with Cliffen Consulting and figure out where to start — no obligation, no sales pitch.
Book a free callYou'll be taken to cliffen-consulting.com, an independent site run by the same team.