{"id":34,"date":"2026-10-16T01:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:10:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"34\" class=\"elementor elementor-34\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa87bd1 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa87bd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac01fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dac01fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6f64b lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e6f64b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advisers for owner-run businesses<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9e84d lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9e84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marlow Street Advisers (sample) has worked with shops, trades and cafes in Springfield since 2012, from one office on Marlow Street.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a15434 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a15434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2834c14 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2834c14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f00d5 lt-photo lt-ar-photo elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1f00d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-business-advice.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12\" alt=\"An adviser talking a client through paperwork at an office desk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-business-advice.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-business-advice-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-business-advice-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-business-advice-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2026\/10\/demo-lt-business-advice-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e8b89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54e8b89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac35322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac35322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Small firms, plain numbers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e0d16 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e0d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four advisers, about sixty clients a year, most of them with fewer than twenty staff (sample). Each of us ran or managed a small business before advising one, so we know what a Tuesday looks like when the oven breaks and payroll is due.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a01ae e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57a01ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"rules\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b9f57 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0b9f57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b819768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b819768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The rules we work by<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf02999 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf02999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Written down, so you can hold us to them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535e400 e-con-full lt-rows e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"535e400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c3864 e-grid e-con-full lt-rule-row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5c3864\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f13a8 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f13a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The plan belongs to you<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8cbd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8cbd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every forecast, price list and plan we make is yours to keep, whatever happens next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5079fef e-grid e-con-full lt-rule-row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5079fef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c6f1df lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c6f1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fees before work<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8193cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8193cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You know the fee before we start, and it does not change unless the work does.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e298d e-grid e-con-full lt-rule-row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11e298d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dc563 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2dc563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No commissions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e133ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e133ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We take no money from banks, lenders, suppliers or software firms we might mention (sample terms).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6f548 e-grid e-con-full lt-rule-row e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba6f548\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f1dc5 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8f1dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No promised results<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b13e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b13e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We help you decide and carry out the work. We never promise growth, savings or profit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63562a7 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63562a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"people\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49acabb e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49acabb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f753cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f753cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advisers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424c502 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"424c502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One adviser stays with your business from the first meeting to the last week of the plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bf3f5 e-grid e-con-full lt-people e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2bf3f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552e93f e-con-full lt-person e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"552e93f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e5773 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21e5773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helen Marlow<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5503a lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c5503a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founder, retail and wholesale (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9150c e-con-full lt-person e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a9150c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e525cc lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e525cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sam Okafor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee021df lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee021df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trades and contractors (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e67f6 e-con-full lt-person e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25e67f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb9131 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abb9131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lucia Ferrante<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da2f4d lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0da2f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cafes, food and hospitality (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e022a4b e-con-full lt-person e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e022a4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66f205 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c66f205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ben Achterberg<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7f221 lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7f221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bookkeeping and systems (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4ec5b e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e4ec5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9760c0 lt-btn lt-btn--quiet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c9760c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/about\/advisers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet the advisers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1dc62 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-dark lt-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b1dc62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"first-meeting\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea0cc7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ea0cc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca9663 lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dca9663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start with a free first meeting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a7292 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3a7292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff12568 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff12568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forty-five minutes at our office or at your business. Bring last year&#8217;s accounts and a recent bank statement, and you leave knowing whether we can help and where we would start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87793d5 e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87793d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b4224 lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"89b4224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/contact\/#book\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a first meeting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e7728 lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"33e7728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:+15550173300\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call (555) 017-3300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}