Your bridge to success

Meet David Hildrew, a 35-year veteran in diverse industries, ready to help you achieve business success.

MY background

Welcome to the Dash Direct Business Consultants website. If you are looking for business advice, guidance, training or mentoring then you are in the right place. My name is David Hildrew and I have been in business on my own account for over 35 years. In that time I’ve been involved in survival training, market trading, a car dealer, ran a property maintenance company, worked in financial services, a property developer, a farmer, ran a massive mail order catalogue business and developed a FMCG brand from scratch. To name but a few!

Recently sold up and semi-retired I devote my time to helping others start, expand and improve or save their businesses or even parachute to safety. In my time I have made every business mistake in the book (which I clearly failed to read beforehand!) and experienced the incredible high of success and all its trappings alongside the abject misery of trying to save the un-saveable. By talking to me you can learn from my mistakes and triumphs in equal measure.

MY Services

What can I do for you? I offer the following services:

Start Up / Business Acquisition

Benefit from my experience to kickstart your venture or acquisition, avoiding costly mistakes and tapping into valuable insights. Read more...

Expand and Grow

Grow your business efficiently without draining your resources, with my expertise in cost-effective expansion. Read more...

Brand Building and Marketing

Elevate your concept to the global stage with my extensive experience in brand building and marketing. Read more...

Negotiations

Negotiate confidently with guidance and coaching to ensure successful outcomes. Read more...

Operations and Project Management

Optimize your business operations and projects, outperforming the competition with effective systems. Read more...

Exit Planning / Restructuring

Plan graceful exits or strategic restructuring with care and expertise. Read more...

Locum Managing Director

Take a break while I oversee your business, ensuring it runs smoothly and contacting you only when necessary. Read more...

Sounding Board / Mentor / Devil's Advocate

Don't navigate entrepreneurship alone; get guidance and support from someone who understands your journey. Read more...

Administration / Communication and Compliance

Simplify admin, communications, and compliance with intuitive, world-class solutions tailored to your business. Read more...

Crisis Management

Find support and solutions during crises, without judgment, from someone who's been through it all. Read more...

How it works

Think I can help? Get in touch now – email, whatsapp, phone, teams, Zoom - whatever works for you. We can have a chat and pretty much decide if there is any mileage in a meeting within a few minutes. If that works out then we arrange an initial, no-obligation, face to face meeting where we can look each other in the actual eye and decide if it’s going to work for us both. If that’s a “Go” then we mutually agree the way ahead.

“I have worked with David for over 20 years, We have worked on projects including development of new products, business finance, business growth plans, design and how to develop markets. I have found him to be extremely easy to work with, collaborative, and passionate about projects. David was, at all times, open to suggestions, but totally focused on the result. I believe him to be honest, with great integrity and would recommend him for any projects large or small."

Steve Meredith
Director of Wraysholme Consulting

TESTIMONIALS

FEES

"...expect to pay about the same as a counsellor or your back quack but a lot less than your dentist!"