Easy Design
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Smart Builder
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Key Features
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About us
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A few things we’re great at
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Intelligent Automation
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Immersive User Interface
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Real-time Collaboration
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Dynamic Design Showcase
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Collaborative Project Hub
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Services
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Our team
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Gilbert Fletche
Financial Strategist
Olivia Rodriguez
Financial Analyst
Johnny Rodriguez
Financial Analyst
Marcus Douglas
Software Engineer
What are you waiting for?
Ready to take the next step? Let’s bring your vision to life! Explore our services and get in touch today for a consultation. Together, we’ll make it happen.
Our Projects
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Explore Our Blog
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Testimonials
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Jane Doe
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John Denver
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Contact us
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Strategic Planning
Know where you are going and how to get there with your business with our Strategic Planning Workshop, create direction, focus and clarity.
Leadership Development
Develop leadership skills to enable people to lead people and manage processes to improve productivity and deliver success for your team
Mentoring Support
Supporting people to succeed in their business with advice and support to help you go far with the support you need.
About us
Experienced, dynamic, energetic, eye-opening and knowledgeable; are just some of the words used to describe what we deliver.
Working with senior people to support them grow and develop within their business, from strategy development to people growth and on-going support we provide support, guidance and resources to enable your success.
A few things we’re great at
We deliver results-driven outcomes for business owners, from strategic analysis to strategic delivery. We create and deliver direction, focus, and a plan to make it happen. We support people development to deliver results that matter. Learn more below.
Strategic Planning Workshop
Turn uncertainty into direction, and direction into action, through strategic assessment, and delivery of your strategy.
Leadership Development
Development programmes that strengthen leadership, communication and decision-making across your teams.
Sales and Marketing Strategy
Are you working hard on sales and marketing but not seeing the return? We turn strategy into Return On Investment ROI bottom line results.
Management Consultancy
We help leaders improve performance, strengthen operations and guide their organisations through change, to achieve measurable results.
Non Executive Director
Providing expertise to leaders where and when it is needed most in supporting good quality decision-making.
Mentoring Leaders
Supporting people grow and develop with advice and experience in thinking through their opportunities and options
Richard Gourlay
Richard Gourlay is a highly experienced strategic consultant who brings his experience and know to support business growth and delivers Return On Investment in the work he undertakes.
Richard’s background and experience delivers results and positive outcomes to the work he delivers, learn more about Richard’s background and roles in his profile in the link below.
Strategy | Leadership | Business Blog
Learn about strategy, leadership and business through articles on our blog which provide insights and examples of success in business. With over 75 articles covering a wide-range of advice and information.
Learn about strategy and the impact of strategic planning on business success for leaders, how to develop your business planning skills, sales course development and market planning through our blogs page click link below.
Services
We support clients with a range of services from strategic planning to accountancy services.
Strategic Planning
Many organisations have a plan. Fewer have shared clarity on where they are heading, why it matters, and who needs to do what.
Accountancy Services
Freelance Accountancy Services provides companies with financial compliance and outsourced CFO support.
Leadership Development
Development programmes that strengthen leadership, communication and decision-making across your teams.
Sales and Marketing
Practical sales and marketing strategy, built around your customers and aligned with your business goals.
Management Consultancy
We help leaders improve performance, strengthen operations and guide their organisations through change.
Mentoring
Mentoring support provides senior people with a sounding board to discuss and challenge ideas and thoughts.
Our team
Meet and Connect with Alison and Richard Gourlay, owners of Cowden: Your Route to Business Success
Richard Gourlay
FCIM
StratEgic Planner
Alison Gourlay ICEAW
Chartered Accountant
What are you waiting for?
Ready to take the next step? Let’s bring your vision to life! Explore our services and get in touch today for a consultation. Together, we’ll make it happen.
Our Projects
Here are just a few examples of some of the work we have undertaken for our clients, the difference we make to business, leaders and organisations,
Explore Our Blog
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Our Clients
Testimonials
Learn more about what clients say about the work we have delivered for our clients, click names for full testimonial.
“A genuinely lovely person with a fantastic attitude which makes working with Richard an absolute pleasure”.
Sam Smith TFS Smith
“I would totally recommend Richard to any business looking to improve their sales and marketing activities to see real results”
Euan Lockwood
“Richards’ ability to understand your business is exceptional, he truly made a difference to my approach and understanding of business”.
Adam Harris
Contact us
Like to discuss your needs and how we might be able to support you? Then get in touch here to start the discussion today.