Former Commercial Director at Opal Paul Billingham and ex-VNetworks Managing Director Adam Zoldan have launched Knight Corporate Finance and are offering a free review to help directors refocus on important personal and business objectives. They will then follow through with a range of solutions including refinancing, cash management business improvement and exit plans.

These financial heavyweights have joined forces to help channel entrepreneurs re-evaluate their businesses and their own personal aspirations. The pair believe many owner entrepreneurs, specifically in the recession, are too busy focused on day-to-day survival to concentrate on long-term business goals.

Billingham, who has completed 15 company acquisitions during his 14 years at channel focused, high growth companies said: "In tough times growth and business development go to the back of people's mind. But there is an abundance of opportunities as fixed line telecoms, mobile, IT and data technologies converge. And for those enterprises less inclined to develop, there are opportunities to exit.

"In either case, it is essential that the right decisions are made. Involving an experienced professional who can offer impartial and objective advice will enhance the decision making process. Making the right strategic decisions now will have a significant bearing on the value of the enterprise."

Zoldan was lead advisor for telecommunication transactions at PricewaterhouseCoopers and sold companies including Via.Networks, PSInet Europe, Tele2 and Cable Telecom before heading up VNetworks and helping to engineer the company's sale to Opal last September.

Zoldan said: "We always seek to understand financial and non-financial aspects of the business, and establish what enterprise owners/managers are looking to achieve at no cost or obligation to the enterprise. Once engaged, as well as experience and knowledge we also have a wide network of industry and corporate contacts on hand to aid both the decision making and delivery process when required."