About IBS

Integrated Business Strategy Ltd, (IBS), is an independent consultancy business, based in the UK, with four main areas of specialisation. 

International Business Strategy

Company Growth Strategy

Tailored Market Reports

Large UK Investment Grants

The consultancy was established in 1999, trading as Jenconsult and specialising in international strategy. This expertise was based on international management experience, world-wide business contacts and a proven talent for international business development and international strategy.

In 2002 Jenconsult wrote and published a report entitled "UK Injection Moulding Report 2002", based on general management experience in the sector - see Plastics Report for an overview, or Reviews and Extracts for more detail. A series of articles by Jenconsult on growth strategy in the plastics industry was published in the same year in the trade press. Copies of these can be obtained on request.

IBS was founded in 2003 to embrace a wider product range through general management experience and strategic alliances. It consists of experienced and multi-lingual company directors with a network of associates or high-level contacts in over 50 countries.  IBS is administered in the UK North West with a multi-lingual customer service (English, French, German).  IBS' customer base includes multi-national corporations as well as smaller businesses who are just starting to expand into international markets.

Since 2003, IBS has been able to offer access to large UK investment grants, through a strategic alliance with a company specialising in obtaining grants, typically between £0.5m and £3m, to support large capital investments in assisted areas of England, Wales and Scotland. The service is offered under the banner of our alliance partner, a company which has an unbroken record of grant award success since its foundation 12 years ago.

Despite a global reach, IBS remains a small and highly flexible business, based and administered in the UK. The structure of the business gives IBS an appropriate cost structure, allowing customers to benefit from top level international business experience, when and where they need it, without paying for expensive international offices or other unused resources. IBS maintains very close links with well-known business schools in the UK and France and has access through these institutions to a huge range of resources and market information.

IBS is expanding its network of Associates and would like to talk to companies or individuals who have senior management experience in new countries and/or new industry sectors and who might be interested in joining IBS as an independent Associate.