Hands-on business consultancy

Building a business is hard.We build it with you.

For founders and small businesses ready for their next stage. We work on one problem at a time (the offer, the pricing, how it runs, the numbers) until it's built, then hand you the keys.

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Go from booked and busy to built for leverage.

Build the strategy, structure and systems that let you scale your ambitions.

Your ambition has outgrown how you work

You don't just want the next sale or the next project. Your goals need a business that runs without you holding every piece.

Doing it all is now the bottleneck

Doing everything yourself got you here. Now it takes the time and focus you need to build what's next.

Trade-offs are now mission-critical

You have more ideas and opportunities than time, money or energy. You need to decide what comes first, what can wait, and what isn't worth pursuing.

Built, not just advised.

Whichever way we work together, you leave with decisions made and a clear next move, not just advice.

01 Unblock

Workshop

Workshop the blocker that's in the way of your next step, in a small group of six.

Early bird
₦35,000£35$45₦50,000£50$65
Join a workshop
Format
Group of six · 90 minutes
Choose it if
One thing is holding you back right now
Best for
One specific thing holding you back right now: your focus, your offer, your money or your team.
How it works
A short pre-work form, then 90 minutes live with five others, working through it step by step with your business as the example.
So you can
Take your next step, with a plan for the next 30 days.
02 Plan

Sprint

One-on-one time on the one thing that matters most right now, from a single session to several days.

Introductory price
From₦200,000£250$325
Book a sprint
Format
One-on-one · one session to a few days
Choose it if
You need the full picture to start or scale
Best for
When something big is in the way of starting or scaling, and you need to work it through properly, just you and us.
How it works
An intake questionnaire and a short discovery call to scope it, then a working session (or several days for bigger problems), then your written plan within a week.
So you can
Move forward with a clear goal, direction and plan for the next 90 days.
03 Partner

Partnership

For three to six months, we build the business around your work with you, then hand you the keys.

Three partners a year
From₦1,000,000£1,800$2,300per quarter
Chat about a partnership
Format
One-on-one · every week · three to six months
Choose it if
You want the business built around your work, not just advice
Best for
When your work already sells and everything still runs through you. We agree the outcome in your words in week one. No clear goal yet? Start with a Sprint.
How it works
We define the business, set up the offer and pricing, the first hire or partner and the systems, then run it alongside you until it works without us. We bring our experience and relationships; you own every decision.
So you can
Run a business that doesn't stop when you stop.

Which one is right for you?

01 UnblockWorkshop02 PlanSprint03 PartnerPartnership
FormatGroup of six · 90 minutesOne-on-one · one session to a few daysOne-on-one · weekly, three to six months
ScopeOne blockerYour next moveThe business around your work, then the keys
Choose it ifOne thing is holding you back right nowYou need the full picture to start or scaleYou want the business built with you, not just advice

Workshop your blockers

Small-group sessions on the blockers that hold most early-stage businesses back.

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01Sat 28 Nov · 2pm GMT

From Freelancer to Founder

You’re great at the work. What would it take to build a company around it? Get clear on the business you want to build, the role you want to play, and what needs to work without you.

Join this workshop
We'll work through
What's the core of what you sell? What's just a channel? What should you stop doing?
What it unblocks
Doing everything at once, with no clear sense of what really matters.
You'll walk away with
A one-page business map and a 30-day plan.
So you can
Put your time and energy into the work that actually builds the business.
02Coming next

Don’t Do Everything: Choose Your Minimum Viable Offer

When every opportunity looks promising, focus is a business decision. Find the offer you can take to market now—without abandoning the bigger vision.

Join the waitlist
We'll work through
Which of your offers sells, which do you want to be known for, and what can you stop offering for now?
What it unblocks
Spreading yourself across too many offers to do any of them well.
You'll walk away with
Your minimum viable offer and a 30-day plan to sell it.
So you can
Go deep on one offer instead of thin on many.
03Coming next

Build a Revenue Engine for a Healthy Bottom Line

A full pipeline doesn’t always mean a healthy business. Explore how your offers, buyers, and revenue streams can work together to create income you can plan around.

Join the waitlist
We'll work through
Where does your money really come from today? Who pays, for what, and what do you own? Which engine is worth building first?
What it unblocks
Living gig to gig, and chasing every opportunity without knowing which one drives the business.
You'll walk away with
A revenue engine map and a 30-day plan.
So you can
Build income that doesn't reset to zero after every project.
04Coming next

Protect Your Focus: Build, Hire, Partner, or Outsource?

The goal isn’t to do less at any cost; it’s to make sure the right work gets done well. Decide what only you should own, what others can lead, and how to maintain your standards.

Join the waitlist
We'll work through
What do you do yourself? What do you hire for, partner on or hand off?
What it unblocks
Being the bottleneck for everything in your business.
You'll walk away with
A responsibility map and a 30-day plan.
So you can
Grow without everything stopping when you stop.
05Coming next

Know Your Numbers: The Key Levers to Watch

You don’t need a perfect forecast to make better decisions. Identify what it costs to keep the business running, how much room you have to experiment, and which numbers tell you whether your plan is working.

Join the waitlist
We'll work through
What will it cost to build? How long can you sustain it? What's a realistic first-year target?
What it unblocks
The fear of spending everything and having nothing to show for it.
You'll walk away with
Your costs, runway and first-year target.
So you can
Make money decisions with confidence, not fear.
06Coming next

Sell the Work Without Selling Yourself Short

Being in demand gives you options—but only if you know what you’re offering. Learn to approach buyers with a clear position and make deliberate choices about pricing, rights, and ownership.

Join the waitlist
We'll work through
Who buys? Why you? At what price, and on what terms?
What it unblocks
Undercharging, and saying yes to work that doesn't serve you.
You'll walk away with
A positioning and pricing one-pager.
So you can
Charge what your work is worth and say no to the wrong deals.
07Coming next

Turn a Big Vision into a 90-Day Plan

Your long-term ambition needs a practical next move. Turn your assumptions into priorities, milestones, and tests you can act on over the next quarter.

Join the waitlist
We'll work through
What's your year-one goal? What needs testing before you commit more time and money?
What it unblocks
Big goals that feel made up, and plans that never get started.
You'll walk away with
A year-one hypothesis and a 90-day plan.
So you can
Start the year knowing exactly what to do first.

About Help My Market

Help My Market is a hands-on business consultancy for founders and small businesses.

Through workshops, sprints and partnerships, we help you decide what to build, what to stop and what comes first, and then we build it with you. You stay in charge of the business. We bring the strategy, the structure and the specialists, and hand you the keys.

Why "Help My Market"?

In Nigeria, "help my market" is what you say when you ask people to back your business. It's a small phrase with a big ambition inside it: I'm building something, support it. This is a place to bring that ambition, and leave with what you need to take the next step.

For organisations

We design and deliver enterprise and business support for councils, funders and partner organisations. Based in Newcastle, we deliver in person across the UK and online, in the UK and internationally.

Start

Pre-start and start-up support: idea testing, founder development and the first steps from idea to trading.

Grow

Specialist support for established small businesses: offer and pricing, delivery and operations, numbers and focus.

Engage

Workshops, peer groups and mentoring, with programme design and evaluation.

Talk to us about a programme

The team

KA

Kofo Adebiyi

Founder

Kofo is a growth strategist. As VP of Growth at She Leads Africa, she grew a digital community of women entrepreneurs to more than one million across sub-Saharan Africa, partnering with Meta, Google and Visa to drive digital adoption among small businesses. She has been a start-up CEO and led community and content at iflix. She started her career in creative work, as a writing consultant and then a producer, and holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge.

Join the team

We're building a small bench of strategists, facilitators and writers who want to help founders build businesses that last. If that sounds like you, we'd like to hear from you.

Register your interest

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Questions

Who is this for?

Founders, creatives and professionals building a business around their own work: people starting out, and people already booked, hired or commissioned, including those whose side hustle is working. You make the decisions about your own work.

Who isn't it for?

Businesses that already have a full leadership team, or anyone looking for someone to run the business for them.

Do you do the work for me?

No. You and your team run the business. We bring the strategy, keep you on course and, in a partnership, open doors where we can.

Where does it happen?

Online and live, and in person across the UK. The next workshop starts Sat 28 Nov at 2pm GMT / 3pm WAT / 9am ET.

Which currency do I pay in?

Prices show in your local currency automatically: naira in Nigeria, pounds in the UK and dollars everywhere else.

How many partnerships do you take on?

Three a year, so every partner gets real attention. If spaces are full, we'll let you know when one opens.

What if I can't make the date?

Let us know at least 48 hours before and we'll move your seat to the next run of that workshop.

Not sure where to start?

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