BUSINESS PLAN

Research suggests that those businesses with a written business plan are far more likely to succeed and prosper

Business plans are also regularly needed to support finance applications, especially bank lending.

We can assist with all aspects of the business plan including…

Business strategy and goal setting;

Budgets;

Cash flow forecasts;

Profit forecasts;

All written elements of the plan such as business background, marketing plan, SWOT analysis, markets, competition and all of the other key elements that need presenting in the most suitable way to lenders.

After you’ve produced the plan, you need to monitor how you are doing against the plan and we can help you with this.

Finally, we also put you in touch with our experienced industry funding partners and brokers who will assist you to secure your investment or loans you require to start up or expand

BUSINESS GROWTH

Do you have a plan in place for business growth?

Business growth services include…

Setting goals and an action plan to get you where you want to be – see strategic planning;

Removing the blocks that are stopping you from getting where you want to be;

Bench-markingagainst other businesses in your industry – do you know how you compare to the best and the average in your industry;

Getting the systems in place to allow your business to grow;

Performance monitoring including use of key performance indicators;

Marketing strategy;

Unique selling point development;

Customer service systems to help WOW your customers;

Pricing strategy – have you tested what your optimum selling price is?

Lead generation systems;

Sales conversion systems;

Reselling systems;

Raising financeto allow you to invest in growth;

Improving the potential of your team members;

Measuring and testing everything so that you can continually improve.

BUSINESS HEALTHCHECK

How healthy is your business?

Our Business Healthcheck service is designed to identify the health of your business to produce a list of recommended areas where there is opportunity for improvement.

The healthcheck can help with…

Producing a valuation of your business;

Reviewing the management information systems and reports used;

Goal setting and how you measure where you are against those goals;

Identifying the blocks that are stopping you from getting where you want to be;

Bench-marking against other businesses in your industry – do you know how you compare to the best and the average in your industry; Helping you with working ON your business as opposed to IN it;

Development of key performance indicators;

Review of marketing strategy, USP’s, customer service levels to assist with business growth

Pricing strategy review;

Review of systems to identify cash flow needs;

Review of systems to develop the potential of your team;

Review of disaster recovery planning – death, loss of key personnel, fire, computer failure, etc.

BUSINESS VALUATIONS

Do you know what your business is worth?

Valuations can be required for…

Monitoring how the business is performing against goals;

Taxation and negotiating with the tax authorities;

Business sales and purchases;

Business mergers;

Divorce proceedings and matrimonial disputes;

Raising finance;

Company buy back of shares;

Tax planning;

Financial reporting requirements;

Shareholder/partner disputes;

Pension and exit planning.

We can provide business valuation services for unincorporated entities and shares in unquoted companies based in the UK including assistance with dispute resolution and litigation.