Business Coaching
Business Plan Development
Without exception, business plan development is the most critical part of any business. Having a guide to take the business through the different stages of growth allows for the planned use of resources and the ability to grow headcount concerning business turnover successfully; it also formulates the precursor to the development of marketing and sales plans, which drive the growth of the business. The devil is in the details for every business plan, as these are the crucial two solid finance support sources from a lending institution and must be the first thing produced when starting a business.
Startup Business Models
Startups need more planning as, in many cases, the business planning part has not yet been fully executed. We specialise in these types of businesses using business planning and business development fundamentals to create a business case and financial projections to support finance if required. We also use a strict business planning programme to mitigate these high-risk businesses. We can assist with formulating these plans, funding models, grant applications and planning applications.
Competitor Analysis
As part of any business startup or current business relaunch, competitor analysis is an integral part of the business planning process. This looks at all current competitors, what they do, how their business fares against the new business, what growth opportunities exist, and what pitfalls may arise. This SWAT analysis, as it's known, allows a new business to step boldly into the fray and traverse competitors, knowing they are standing on solid ground and have formulated a plan forward. Competitors become an excellent gauge of success for new businesses as they often change the plan concerning how their business works in direct reflection on your business.
Human Resources and Legislation
Human resources and legislation incorporate many different parts of a business; some include hiring staff, payroll requirements, occupational health and safety requirements, and food safety requirements, to name a few. This requires the business owner to have an expert understanding of all these different areas. We can simply offer this by sitting out the requirements and responsibilities and allocating the staff requirements to carry these out. We can also have two on-board staff members, getting them up to speed with the requirements of the business and their obligations as staff. The importance lies in the details in this area, and we love working with more information.
Retail Methodologies
Retail methodologies incorporate many different parts of the retail model; for this reason, each product offered to a retail space needs an evident plan and an understanding of the retail market and how different pliers work within it. In many cases, this forms the marketing strategy for the product. Where many different but similar products are in the market, a plan needs to be made to make your product stand out, and this can be done with specialised merchandising point of sale, an allotted space within a retail store allowing the product to get the maximum exposure to the customer. For new retail stores, this can be as simple as using store design to drive sales.
