Above Ground Level

Empowering Innovation : Elevating Success

We help businesses of all sizes to create value from ideas.

AGL Consultancy empowers start-ups, Micro-SMEs, and SMEs with strategic frameworks that prioritise actionable growth metrics over conventional benchmarks. By integrating Lean Start-up, Agile, Sprint and Design Thinking methodologies, AGL equips businesses to narrow the ‘innovation:execution’ gap through unlocking ideas and bringing them to commercialisation. In short, we help businesses of all sizes to create value from ideas.

The AGL Model for Growth

Above Ground Level (AGL) is an aviation term representing the distance between the bottom of an aircraft and the ground below. It differs from altitude which measures height Above Sea Level. Too often companies and organisations measure the wrong thing, concerned about a fixed datum (irrelevant KPI) when they should be concerned about maintaining and increasing the distance between them and their competitors.

The AGL Growth Model is a dynamic four-step framework designed by Irvine Abraham, to help entrepreneurs develop an entrepreneurial flightpath to navigate business growth with precision, adaptability, and strategic altitude control.

Explore this unique growth model to see how it could benefit you and your business.

Services

The AGL Growth Model helps entrepreneurs and leaders make agile, customer-focused decisions with real-time insights. Visual, intuitive, and built for scalability, it transforms complexity into clear, actionable strategy. Areas we can help with include:

Leadership, Innovation and Change Consulting

Strategic Leadership and Accountability
Problem Solving
Productivity through innovation and change
Supporting business owners to achieve goals

Access to Finance

Tender/Grant application preparation and submission, particular focus on Innovation (R&D) grant applications

Strategic Ecosystem Development

Collaborative stakeholder network development
Stakeholder and Commitment Mapping

Coaching, Mentoring & Training

Individual and group coaching
Business Growth mentoring
Training Workshops

Why Choose Above Ground Level?

At AGL, we drive innovation and transformation for start-ups and SMEs. Our strategic frameworks are designed to equip your business with the tools necessary to excel and sustain growth in a competitive landscape. Let’s unlock your potential together.

Knowledgable

Irvine has a wide breadth of knowledge from a variety of sectors, industries and businesses.

Experienced

With a career spanning over 40 years, you can expect sage advice and insights.

Trustyworthy

Working with integrity and a strong moral compass, you and your business are in safe hands with AGL.

With over 40 years’ experience in a broad range of private, public and third sectors, Irvine’s focused strengths are leadership development, organisational change and implementing innovation management systems enabling sustainable growth.

Who we help

The AGL Business Growth Model is targeted at Start-ups, Micro-SMEs and SMEs that are: