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Executive summary

Collective Board X is a turnkey service that gives the owner of a small limited company access to external board advisers with experience in management, B2B sales, finance, operations and digital.

We set up a legally non-binding Advisory Board that brings judgement, focus and execution pace without corporate complexity. Within 6–8 weeks it is up and running with a monthly cadence, clear metrics and a 12-month value plan.

Why an advisory board?

  • Agility and low legal risk (no fiduciary duties).

  • Flexible, tailor-made profiles.

  • Optimised cost with high impact.

  • Execution focus with an agenda and OKRs/roadmap. Option to evolve into a Board of Directors when appropriate.

Scope of the service

Included:

  • Governance design and Board Charter.

  • Selection and appointment of 1–3 external advisers.

  • Onboarding and preparation of board packs.

  • Monthly meeting (2 h) and quarterly strategic committee (4 h).

  • OKR/roadmap tracking with minutes.

  • 1:1 mentoring for the owner and ad-hoc sparring.

  • Plus templates and a management dashboard.

Not included (optional):

  • Interim management.

  • ERP/CRM implementation.

  • Financial/legal audit.

  • M&A.

  • Talent recruitment.

Phases and deliverables

Phase 1 — Diagnosis & Design

(Weeks 1–3)
  • Interviews.
  • Annual objectives.
  • Value hypotheses.
  • Competency matrix.
  • Board Charter.
  • Agenda.
  • KPI tree.

Phase 2 — Selection & Formation

(Weeks 3–6)
  • Shortlist of advisers.
  • Interviews.
  • NDA and engagement letters.
  • Session 0 and 90-day Plan.

Phase 3 — Support & Value

(Months 2–12)
  • Monthly meetings,
  • Quarterly committee.
  • 1:1 mentoring.
  • Board packs.
  • Minutes and KPI dashboard.

Cadence, agendas and KPIs

Cadence: monthly (2 h) and quarterly (4 h).

  • Standard monthly agenda: results and KPIs, sales/marketing, operations, people, risks/compliance and a decisions block with owners/deadlines.

  • Core KPIs: revenue, margin, EBITDA and cash, CCC, pipeline, CAC/LTV, OEE/OTIF/scrap, employee NPS and absenteeism.

Adviser profiles

B2B Strategy & Go-to-Market, Finance/CFO, Operations/Lean, Digital & Data. Criteria: 10–20 years of experience, independence, availability, absence of conflicts and cultural fit with the founder.

Governance and documentation

Board Charter (purpose, scope, limits, confidentiality, conflicts, replacements), standardised minutes with agreed actions, RACI matrix, annual calendar, NDA and GDPR policy.

Implementation timeline

  • Week 1: kick-off, interviews and information gathering.

  • Weeks 2–3: diagnosis and governance.

  • Weeks 4–5: selection and interviews.

  • Week 6: formation of the Board and 90-day Plan.

  • Months 2–12: ongoing support and value creation.

Risks and mitigations

Founder's lack of time (compact agenda and visual board pack), analysis paralysis (decisions taken in session with owners/deadlines), misaligned expectations (Board Charter and clear annual objectives), information leakage (NDA, access controls and GDPR policy).

Use case

An industrial limited company with 12 employees facing profitability and cash-flow challenges.

Within 12 months: +18% revenue, +3.2 p.p. gross margin and CCC –21 days through value-based pricing, centralised purchasing, quarterly planning, collections discipline and CRM-driven sales.

Next steps

1) Exploratory meeting (30–45 min), 2) Final proposal and signing of the engagement letter + NDA, 3) Kick-off and start of Phase 1.
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