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Our story

Stephen Howells is the founder of STEM Business Consultancy. With over 12 years at the heart of EKM.com – the UK’s No.1 eCommerce software platform – Stephen played a pivotal role as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, including three years as Managing Director.

 

Throughout his career, Stephen has developed a deep passion for helping people and businesses succeed. His leadership experience spans across strategic planning, operations, finance, and digital growth, allowing him to understand the challenges faced by companies at every stage.

 

Stephen has worked with businesses of all sizes – from ambitious start-ups to established SMEs – providing the clarity, structure, and practical support they need to reach their full potential. At STEM, his mission is simple: to empower business owners to grow with confidence.

Our company values

We have four core values that direct our actions and culture.  The following values work together to ensure we maintain the best possible service for our customers

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Do the RIGHT thing

It's about doing right by our customers.  We treat customers as people and not just a number.  We treat everyone in the way they want to be treated.

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Make a positive IMPACT

We believe lots of small improvements can be better than a few big ones.  Small changes in the right direction can make a positive impact on our customers.

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Keep it SIMPLE

Simplicity is paramount.  This is ingrained in our ethos and is a standard we apply across all our services.

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Evolve

Making sure we are better tomorrow than we were yesterday.  We are always looking to improve everything we do and regularly ask our customers what we can do differently to help them further.


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