Author: financial

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

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.

Next step

Please contact us if you need further advice, have any questions about our services, would like a free consultation or a fixed fee quote.

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.

For more information see our ...

• Business growth helpsheets
• Special business reports
• Brilliant business books

Next step

Please contact us if you need further advice, have any questions about our services, would like a free consultation or a fixed fee quote.

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-marking against 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 finance to allow you to invest in growth;
• Improving the potential of your team members;
• Measuring and testing everything so that you can continually improve.

For more information see our ...

• Business growth helpsheets
• Special business reports
• Brilliant business books
• Business profitability calculators

Next step

Please contact us if you need further advice, have any questions about our services, would like a free consultation or a fixed fee quote.

Stressed out with book-keeping?

Let us review your book-keeping system to advise on...

• The right book-keeping system for your business;
• If the information being produced is accurate and reliable;
• How you can spend less time keeping your books;
• VAT errors - before the Vatman finds them!
• Specific training needed for book-keeping staff;
• How you could produce more relevant management information that is useful to manage your business.

Next step

Please contact us if you need further advice, have any questions about our services, would like a free consultation or a fixed fee quote.

Stressed out with the paperwork?

Let us take it off your hands...

• Drop off your invoices, bank statements, etc;
• We do all the processing;
• We can then easily prepare for you...
  • Management Accounts;
  • VAT Returns;
  • Key Performance Indicators;
  • End of Year Accounts;
  • Estimated Tax Liabilities as you go along so there's no end of year surprises;
• You pick up the records (neatly filed and organised!) and all the information we've agreed to provide you with.

How do you compare against your competitors?

Ever wondered how you rate against others in your industry, to help identify the areas where there is opportunity for improvement.

Use our benchmarking service and report and to see...

• How you compare against the industry average;
• The best and worst statistics in your industry.

We'll identify how you compare in all sorts of key areas including...

• Sales levels and growth rates;
• Debtor days - how good you are at collecting in the cash!
• Gross and net profits margins;
• Liquidity.

Next step

Please contact us if you need further advice, have any questions about our services, would like a free consultation or a fixed fee quote.

Need to get a bank account open?

We can...

• Advise you on the best banks for your needs;
• Use our established relationships with the local banks to introduce you and assist in opening an account;
• Prepare business plans and assist with raising finance.

Next step

Please contact us if you need further advice, have any questions about our services, would like a free consultation or a fixed fee quote.