At McDowell Partnerships, we work with businesses experiencing change. We look under the bonnet of the business to find opportunity and risks that aren’t made obvious through due diligence, top line results or surveys.

The aim is to build plans for stability and growth through the commerciality, the people and the customer to ensure businesses emerge from times of change with stronger roots and greater opportunity.

We believe all businesses thrive when they’re clear on who they are, aligned in how they operate, and connected deeply with their customers… and that’s as important for family businesses as it is for multinationals so we make it accessible for all.

We help you strengthen the roots of your business - its vision, operations, and commercial performance - ensuring space and capability for creating growth, sustainably – for the team, your industry and your customer.

Whether your focus is the whole business or a specific challenge, our approach is rooted in collaboration, guided by purpose, and always connected back to what matters most: your customers.

We offer bespoke, partnership-led support that adapts to your stage and shape, bringing in the right expertise at the right time to help you connect the dots, challenge assumptions, and build momentum. Often we help business owners face up to the the topics they would happily avoid, for some that is profit and performance, for other’s that’s change.

We work across sectors and business models - from startups to corporates, products to services, public to private sector.

Whether you’re evolving, scaling, or navigating transition, we consider your business, your team, your customers, and your industry as one whole system.

Our hallmark? Every solution is deeply rooted in a customer-first approach.