Business Development Services
The most successful businesses rarely get to the top by accident. Instead, steady growth is driven by careful financial planning, such as only taking on more staff or expanding a service when the numbers say the time is right to do so.
However, many businesses don’t have the luxury of a full time (or even part time) financial director to take the strategic view needed. The good news is this is exactly where we can help.
We have an established track record of working very closely with our clients at a strategic financial level. We can help you forecast for the coming year and take a strategic financial review of your business. We are also able to support business valuation and due diligence work.
Much of this we do ourselves, but we also have access to a range of partners that are experts in many areas of business development.
Our Business Development Services
Business Valuation Services
A true business valuation is not the number you get from your balance sheet. It includes more intangible aspects, such as your ownership structure and how your company fits within the wider market.
Strategic Review Services
If you want to make forward progress and grow over time, you’ll need to take more of a top-level view. This is where a strategic plan is essential to keep you focused on your longer-term targets.
Forecasting
As your business grows it will become more important that you forecast sales, purchases and other financial activities for the year ahead.
Business Investigation / Due diligence services
A due diligence review takes a look at the external company’s finances, its structure and its internal planning and staff.
Some of our fantastic clients, and what they say…
Client success stories
Easing the pain of legal financial investigations
For this retail client despite their best intentions, a financial claim had been filed against their company. Fortunately, they came to us and we were able to help them get a positive outcome.
The stress-free way to make tax digital
This bio-analytics company was doing well, with 12 employees and a good turnover. However the pressure of moving to a fully digital accounting platform was causing uncertainty, here’s how we helped them.
Reconciling capital accounts to give a clear financial picture
For this magazine publisher a series of equity raises, and fluctuating valuations had led to a few inconsistencies in their accounts, here’s how we reconciled them.
Enabling employee share options and investment applications
Our client produces software for the healthcare industry. They were at the point in their lifecycle where they needed to continue to grow and ensure they retained the best people in order to do so successfully.
Xero Migration Support Leading to Clearer Financial Picture
For this client in the construction business, an unsatisfactory accounting infrastructure with loose financial controls led to inconsistent and unexpected VAT liabilities.
Ensuring IT business stays on track through leadership change
For this IT supply and support company with 5 employees, the sudden change in their leadership team meant an uncertain strategic direction. Fortunately, they came to us for strategic-level help.
Staying on Course After Sudden Exit of Key Stakeholder
When this successful digital agency, with a healthy turnover and 12 employees, suddenly lost their founding shareholder, it really hit home.
Creating new revenue streams to survive economic uncertainty
No-one in business is immune to the wider economic landscape. And for this manufacturing company, a sudden downturn in orders was due to something out of their control – Brexit.
Improving financial picture for next stage growth
On the face of it, this event company looked like it was pretty successful. Turnover was at a healthy £3 million and there were 200 employees on the books. This company had big plans, but there was a problem.
