Services
Three disciplines, one methodology
BC&T’s work is organised around three disciplines. In practice they are rarely used one at a time: a hotel investment needs strategic positioning, a funding structure and an energy plan simultaneously.
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Strategy & Business Advisory
We translate commercial objectives into numbers, scenarios and decisions. The deliverable is not a report for the drawer: it is an investment case that stands up to scrutiny from banks, funding authorities and shareholders. Where the plan does not work, we say so early and set out what would have to change.
What we take on
- Strategy and planning
- Finance and performance
- Operations and organisation
- Collaborative and social structures
What the client gets
- A defensible decision: proceed, postpone or change the plan.
- A business plan that banks and funding authorities accept.
- A financial model that shows where the plan breaks, and when.
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Funding & Investment Advisory
BC&T does not fill in grant applications. It structures investments, then finds the right way to fund them — through equity, bank debt, national and European support, or a combination. And it stays with the project through to final payment.
What we take on
- Investment planning and evidence
- Funding strategy
- Application and approval
- Delivery and monitoring
What the client gets
- A realistic view of what can be funded, and at what aid intensity.
- A file that survives evaluation, not merely a file that was submitted.
- A timetable and cash-flow profile that hold against the real deadlines.
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Digital & Green Transformation
What distinguishes BC&T is where four things meet: strategy, funding, technology and sustainability. A management system, an energy upgrade or an e-commerce platform is assessed against the same criteria anyone would apply to a productive investment.
What we take on
- Digital strategy
- Operations and data
- Market and customer
- Energy and sustainability
What the client gets
- A prioritised roadmap instead of disconnected technology purchases.
- A calculated payback for every technology or energy investment.
- A measurable reduction in operating and energy cost.
Methodology
From an idea to an investment. From an investment to a result.
We work to a single methodology, whatever the size of the project. Each stage produces something useful in its own right, and each stage is a legitimate point at which to bring us in.
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Understand
The business, its sector, its financials and the real objective behind the request. Without this, everything that follows is guesswork.
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Evaluate
Viability, investment size, risk and eligibility. This is where the question of whether — and on what terms — the plan should proceed actually gets answered.
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Structure
The investment plan takes shape: scope, budget, timetable, financial model and supporting evidence.
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Finance
Selecting the right mix of equity, bank debt and national or European support, and taking the application through submission.
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Implement
Coordinating suppliers, spend and schedule so that the project delivered is the project that was approved.
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Monitor
Tracking physical and financial progress, staying compliant with the terms of the grant, handling payment claims and closing the project out.
Not sure which discipline you need?
Usually it is more than one. Describe the problem and we will tell you where the work starts.