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Testimonials

Before you start on your business journey, please take a look at what the people I’ve worked with have to say…and then feel free to get in touch to discuss how I can help...

I have been working with Pete Schonbeck, a business mentor, for over a year and the experience has been incredibly beneficial. Pete has taken the time to really get to know me and my business. As a result, he has been able to provide me with tailored strategies and solutions that are specifically suited to my individual business needs. Pete is always available to discuss ideas, listen to my concerns, and offer helpful suggestions. His positive attitude and enthusiasm has also made working with him a pleasure. I highly recommend Pete to any business looking for a professional and knowledgeable business coach who is committed to the success of their clients.

Rebecca Conroy

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Beyond Words Studio

I’ve been working with Pete for about a year now, and I find him an invaluable resource for my business. He brings in enthusiasm, intelligence and ideas to the table, a great sounding board that helps me navigate round difficult situations and brings a fresh approach when needed, he’s also a top bloke

Richard Sanders

Creative Director at Chunk Clothing

Highly recommend Pete, he has supported me to move my start-up business forward, and I am now in the testing phase of my product. Pete’s expertise helped me focus on results. In addition, he is enthusiastic, approachable, professional and keeps me grounded. It’s been a pleasure working with Pete, and I cannot thank him enough.

Beverley Howes

New Business Owner/Founder @ Pure Serenity in Hair

Pete has been a huge pillar of support to our business. His expertise, professionalism & experience has been paramount to our business developing and growing as well as it has. Not only does he have the knowledge but he also has the relationships in the industry and can always point us in the right direction!

Pete has a great can-do attitude and is a pleasure to work alongside! I would recommend his services to anyone inquiring!

Kamrun Robinson

CEO @ Korreré

Pete is a bundle of energy and ideas who is as passionate about your business doing well as you are. He has a lot of experience with fashion / textiles and helped me to make some decisions around pricing and stock that felt spot on for where my business is at.

Lynsey Tiplady

Founder / Owner of Wild wool

We met Pete a year ago on the recommendation of the British Library. From our first meeting, he has been able to reassure us by restructuring our ideas and goals, sharing his valuable business advice, and connecting us to competent partners for the design and manufacture of our product. It is so helpful to have a supportive advisor who can be relied upon to deal with any issue. We highly recommend him (as we have already done before) to anyone starting a business or looking to grow!!

Yeliz & Melis Guner

Founders of Efyal London-Lingerie

It was a pleasure to attend Pete’s workshop (through the British Library) on marketing opportunities. His ability to share information applicable to a wide variety of industries is impressive, and I really valued the way he answered specific questions knowledgeably and with clarity. Highly recommend!

Monica N

Peter has been a breath of fresh air and the support we needed in order to have the confidence to progress our business. He is not pushy or looking to make money, but just genuinely interested in making a positive impact on businesses and individuals. He has provided us with sound advice and given us ideas from his own past experiences that we would have never thought of. All of the information he has given us has proven to be invaluable and benefited us in many ways! Thank you for your continued support and advice.

Cyril & Amber Quinn

Directors of Heavy Metal Tools

Pete is fantastic person to work with. He takes the time to listen and understand before formulating his recommendations. He was very considerate and helpful to me given my dyslexia. I highly recommend him to just about everyone who needs advice in creating a business plan.

Kind Regards

Chris Magwood

Founder In process of creating his own food business

I had met Pete at a Workshop he was presenting and I immediately liked his charisma and how he explained things. It was 2 years ago!! Since, he is been my business coach, and meeting him every months at the British Library is pure joy. He’s ALWAYS positive, full of energy, and always helps me to sort out an issue I have with building my business. And he knows so many people and stories!! Love it, Love him!!

Isabelle Langlois

ongoing client and entrepreneur in perfume/fragrance sales @ THE BRITISH LIBRARY BIPC

I was fortunate enough to have Pete Schonbeck as my Business Advisor when I was starting out as a consultant. His expertise and encouragement were invaluable. He advised and supported me to think wisely about my business ambitions. Since being advised by Pete, I have been able to secure many lucrative contracts. I am so grateful to him for time, warmth and expertise.

Prof Carolyn Mair PhD CPsychol, FBPsS, FHEA

Founder: psychology.fashion

I have worked with Pete for over 5 years and have always found his advice spot on and really helpful.

It is rare to find someone with such broad industry knowledge that can be applied from start-up level to managing large scale production.
His practical advice and positive approach to tackling problems has got us through some tricky times and would definitely recommend working with him!

Catherine

Catherin Tough Ltd (Homewares, Gifts & Knitted Goodness)

Working with Pete Schonbeck has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Pete combines professionalism with a holistic and personal approach, making it easy to understand the world of developing a business. Prior to meeting Pete, I was completely unaware of what it took to run a business, I felt a little daunted at the prospect. Since I met Pete, I feel prepared and fully informed to take on this challenge. Pete has helped me to grow a small-scale idea into a business with a lot of potential. He helps me to constantly think outside the box, and his approach has given me a new sense of excitement to get to work. He offers solutions I had never considered and encourages me to take on this project with confidence. I meet with Pete on a weekly basis and find his expertise invaluable. I would strongly recommend his services to anyone who needs to start or grow a business. You are in great hands with him.

Sophia Akrofi

Bites of Brixton

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Peter has been a realinspiration, a mentorand a helpful guidance for us over the lasttwoyears. His understanding and knowledge of manufacturing has made it a lot easier for Peter to understand our journey and the difficulties that lie ahead. He has given us a different and alternative view at looking at our business and how we do things, making sure we always question our motives.

His good humour and positive attitude has been a real comfort for us, even in the most difficult of times.

Boyowa Olugbo

Managing Director - Stennah & Hope Ltd

Pete approaches mentoring with intelligence and humour. Not only did I learn a lot from Pete, I really enjoyed my sessions. Without his help I would not have been able to learn the intricacies of business planning, secure funding and successfully launch my business. There’s no doubt that Pete can help you on your business journey.

Janine Wallace-Dowse

Managing Director - London Paper Crafts

From the moment we started our architecture practice, Pete was on hand to support us through regular, hands-on, business advice. His enthusiasm for our business and the ideas behind it were tangible, and much needed at times ….. Being from a related but different discipline himself, he provided a vital ‘outside’ view, identifying where our branding and communication needed to be clearer. He guided us through writing our business plan and establishing our pricing structure. He taught us how to track our finances and forecast our cash flow….When we needed to arrange financing for our young business, he gave us knowledgeable impartial advice and helped us negotiate our start-up loan. ….. Pete was a real asset, a good friend, and a complete joy to work with. We would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone considering the exciting but sometime daunting adventure of starting a business!

Elisa Engel

Director arb/RIBA - Citizen Architects

Before I started working with Pete Schonbeck I had a vague idea of how I wanted to run my business. With Pete’s incredible guidance and support I have set the right processes in place to grow my jewellery business. It’s been invaluable to have someone with such a great network supporting you, Pete always went out of his way to help me and put me in touch with the right people. Thank you so much!

Judith Peterhoff

Founder - Judith Peterhoff Jewellery

Pete’s fashion industry knowledge and experience have been an invaluable source of advice, guidance and gave me a lot of reassurance during product development and production stages in my sportsware/ headware start up. Pete’s positive approach to a challenge makes him a pleasure to work with and a true and highly recommended asset.”

Massive thank you for all your help and support.

Best wishes