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• Personal business advisers help businesses to increase their turnover and develop trade.
• They analyse their customers' businesses to identify support and specialist services that could help, and recommend appropriate suppliers.
• Business advisers may brief the supplier on what is needed. They may also help customers to monitor progress towards meeting planned aims and targets.
• Personal business advisers with agencies such as Business Link work in a team of advisers, led by a team manager.

Personal business advisers normally work office hours, though some meetings may be in the evening or at the weekend.

Personal business advisers usually earn from around £18,000 to over £25,000.

A personal business adviser needs to be:

• clear and analytical
• objective, with a non-judgemental approach
• able to manage a number of different projects at one time
• an excellent communicator.

Most personal business advisers have a degree or other relevant professional qualification. Because of the substantial business experience required, most personal business advisers start as adults.

Personal business advisers are either employed, or self-employed under contract, with local Business Links in England, Business Connects in Wales or by Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise in Scotland.

Promotion is to team manager or as a specialist consultant.

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