Business Development and Performance Coaching

 

Whether you are an established business or a start-up, sometimes you need a helping hand and for someone independent to allow you to see the wood for the trees. We have spoken to the Managing Directors of over a thousand small to medium sized businesses.

Very often, business coaches look at the mental approach of the owners rather than looking at the actual business from the customers point of view,or in the case of a sale,creating a business that a buyer may want to buy.

Here is an example:

Domestic cleaning company v Commercial cleaning company

Someone once told us when asked of their plans that they wanted to build a domestic cleaning company and sell it off in five years time.

Had they have done so,it would have been worth nothing. On the other had,had they have built a commercial cleaning company over the same period and of the same size,it would have been worth a substantial amount.The reason? One had contracts,and a need, and the other one doesn’t.

 

 

We provide expert consultancy based on years of experience of meeting over one thousand business owners, often involving business valuations and sales so whatever advice you are seeking, we can probably help you.

You can read all the positive thinking books you want,and go on all the NLP courses there are,but in reality,nothing beats experience and application.It's all very well understanding the theory of running a business,but in reality,hands on experience and looking at mistakes other people have made,is the best way to try to make sure that you do not make the same mistakes.

 

Firstly,take advice on starting a new business from scratch or take over an existing one.It is usually the case that buying an existing business is far easier than trying to build a business up from scratch.This is because it has a proven track record usually,accounts showing which direction the company is going in and existing customers.We help to build Successful Companies by Developing Successful Strategies using Flexible and Simple Business Plans with step by step guidance.

There are fundamentally two parts to buying an existing business in most cases i.e. the transfer of the business from one party to another, and then the transfer of the property, normally via the lease, but sometimes by acquisition of the property. In some cases ,such as internet based businesses, there are no premises .

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We need to identify and agree what type of business you're thinking of getting into and why. Is it a good idea? Is the timing right? What does my business plan look like? How much money will I need? Where from? How long will it take me to break even? Is the business likely to be seasonal?
We also need to try to identify what problems you have or are likely to have along the way.

Whether a new business start-up or an existing business needing help we can point you in the right direction with things such as :-

Finding the right business solicitor who will talk to you about operating as a sole trader, partnership, limited company or LLP,and explaining the pros and cons of each finding the right accountant for you and tell you what to look for when choosing one credit control.

 

We can also help you with marketing finding suitable business premises, if you need them creating a new, or amending your existing, website to bring you more business and so much more such as:-

• Seminars 
• Testimonials 
• Cash Flow Analysis & Business Valuation
• Cost Control
• Staff Costs
• Scheduling
• Profit & Loss Statement Analysis
• Budgeting
• Financial Trends
• Personnel & Management Training

and so much more

 

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