Umesh Golecha
Family Business Consultant | Management Consultant for SMEs | Managing Partner at Consulting & Beyond With over 20 years of experience, I am Umesh Golecha, a Chartered Accountant specializing in family business consulting, SME growth, and strategic management. I help businesses improve profitability, strengthen governance, and achieve sustainable growth through practical financial and operational strategies. My professional credentials include affiliations with ICAI, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Florida, and IIM Ahmedabad, enabling me to deliver globally informed consulting solutions for long-term business success.
Realigning Debt Structure to Fund Store Expansion for a High-End Ethnic Fashion Retailer
A high-end ethnic fashion retail brand with an established store network, planning further expansion, whose existing short-term and…
Growth Equity Fundraise for an EV Battery Manufacturer
A promoter-led EV battery manufacturer scaling up cell and pack assembly capacity, seeking a growth equity round to…
Impairment Testing of an Investment in a Subsidiary for a Holding Company
A holding company carrying its investment in an engineering and manufacturing subsidiary on its standalone books, required to…
Structuring Term Loan Financing for a Greenfield Solar Power Project
A newly incorporated special purpose vehicle, promoted jointly by multiple parties, set up to develop a greenfield 4…
How a Cinema Chain Replaced Habit With a System
Cinemas run on split-second coordination — a screening, a snack counter, a ticket desk, and a maintenance crew…
Turning Five Disconnected Functions Into One Data-Driven Business
This multi-branch jewellery retailer had grown on the strength of relationships, craftsmanship, and word of mouth — but…
From Fragmented Operations to a Data-Driven Enterprise
Like many growing manufacturing enterprises, this organization had scaled its operations faster than its systems. Across every function…
Engineering a New Store to Run Itself From Day One
Opening a new store is rarely a blank slate — it usually inherits the habits of the business…
Turning the Books Into a Real-Time Management Tool
In a real estate business, the finance function carries a heavier load than in most industries — every…
From Scattered Effort to a Connected Retail System
A textiles retail floor moves fast — footfall, fabric, floor staff, and finance all interacting within the same…
An Internal Audit Case Study
Internal audit is often treated as a compliance checkbox — a periodic review that ends in a report…
A Retail Textile Case Study
Old, slow-moving stock across the client's two flagship stores had been quietly accumulating for years, tying up a…