# Marine Business Development Consultant (UK) | Marine Minds Ltd

URL: https://marineminds.co.uk/marine-business-development/

## Summary

Marine Minds Ltd is a freelance marine business development consultancy run by Jason Purvey, based in Somerset and working UK-wide. Jason helped build one of the UK's major boat brands from the inside; since going freelance he has provided marine business development for brands and new-to-market products - managing long B2B technical sales cycles where in-depth knowledge of the product or application is required.

If you are looking for freelance or outsourced marine business development support in the UK - rather than hiring a permanent business development manager - Marine Minds is designed for exactly that: one experienced person, a few days a month, no agency.

## Sectors covered

- Leisure marine: boat builders, equipment brands, dealers and distributors
- Commercial marine: workboats, operators, ports and commercial buyers
- Defence: military and government buyers, including formal tenders
- Marine technology: telemetry, electronics and new-to-market technical products

## Current representation (clients unnamed for confidentiality)

- The UK marine interests of a major international conglomerate
- A marine telemetry system that is new to market
- An inflatable manufacturer supplying the military
- A new commercial boat brand

## Key focus areas

- Pipeline building and forecasting: strategic sales plans, quotations and profitable order intake
- Tendering and procurement: competitive tenders written to score, for defence, government and commercial buyers
- OEM and client relations: relationships with boat builders, equipment manufacturers and commercial operators
- Dealer and distributor networks: opened, signed and actively managed
- New-to-market launches: positioning, channel decisions, trade show launches and first reference sales
- Market strategy: competitor monitoring and positioning as the market shifts

## Why freelance rather than a hire

A permanent business development manager costs a full salary before they have opened an account. Marine Minds provides the same function on a retainer or agreed days: you are employing one experienced person who has grown a marine brand, not an agency. Scope is agreed in writing before anything starts.

## Related services

- Brand representation: https://marineminds.co.uk/marine-brand-representation/
- Outsourced sales department: https://marineminds.co.uk/outsourced-sales-support/
- Procurement and tender support: https://marineminds.co.uk/tender-and-bid-support/
- RIB and small boat procurement: https://marineminds.co.uk/rigid-inflatable-boat-procurement/

## Contact

- Jason Purvey, Marine Minds Ltd
- Phone: +44 (0)7775 420393
- Email: jason@marineminds.co.uk
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-purvey-14b48422/
- Based in Yeovil, Somerset; working across the UK