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Our experienced business mentor, Steve Baker, can help you to accelerate the growth of your business whilst avoiding the pitfalls along the way.

Regular support can help you to resolve issues and develop your confidence. Advice is available on financial planning, access to finance, marketing, sales and much more.

Meet your mentor

If you truly understand your marketplace then success will follow.

Steve Baker Business Mentor

Steve understands the challenges facing business owners today and delivers practical, supportive and constructive advice.

With a background in electronic engineering and a career working for British Aerospace and Logica in a range of technical, sales and managerial roles, Steve eventually took the big step of starting up his own engineering software company. Five years later, and after three entries in the Sunday Times Fastest Growing Technology Businesses, the company employed over 200 people on three continents and had a list of blue chip engineering clients around the world.

Since then Steve has qualified as an accountant and set up his own Accountancy Practice, Baker and Co.

Steve is passionate about supporting businesses in the region to be successful.

Meeting with Steve on a regular basis has been extremely useful for us to get feedback and advice from someone with such a wealth of business experience.
He always gives us useful, impartial and honest advice on any issues we may be experiencing that really helps us focus on our priorities.

If you have any obstacles to overcome, or just want an experienced third party to look over a specific part of your business then I'd highly recommend speaking to Steve. You'll be glad you did.

Simon Edwards Beanify / The UK App Company

Leeds Beckett Business Centre

Explore our business centre and find out more about the services you'll access and how we can work with you to find the best solutions you need. If there's any information you can't find then get in touch with the team and they will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

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