A WILTSHIRE entrepreneur has launched a new business – the Skilled Team.

Former lawyer and mother-of-three, Victoria Strong launched the service to connect businesses with the experienced advisors they require.

The Skilled Team boasts a list of highly-skilled women in the legal, accountancy and PR professions who can offer a tailored service at rates much more affordable than those charged by larger firms.

Mrs Strong said: “When a small business recruits a large firm, they often see their contract being passed through multiple hands, which makes them feel it has slipped beyond their control.

“The Skilled Team model is designed to offer clients the security of knowing who is responsible for delivering their project; they can see exactly where their money is going, and can more easily track progress through their personal relationship with their advisor.”

According to Mrs Strong, hundreds of start-up owners feel the pressure to be the expert on every element of their business – an insurmountable task.

She added: “The Skilled Team offers an approachable group of professionals who can take on the work that requires a specialist hand.”

And having launched in April, The Skilled Team is already expanding.

“We had been asked to draft contracts for a start-up company.

“One of our brilliant legal consultants spotted a problem with a financial element of the business plan so she immediately consulted a colleague in The Skilled Team and together they provided a solution,” said Mrs Strong.

“This kind of collaboration between legal advisor and accountant is a rarity of which we’re extremely proud.”