Supporting Businesses On A Journey To Excellence
New executive appointees
Where new business executives are appointed, whether from inside or outside the organisation.
The new business executive is enabled to quickly and reliably determine the existing business model and its underlying strategies, its competitive positioning and the organisational capacity to execute successfully.
Where business executives, entrepreneurs and other business leaders require confirmation (half-yearly or even quarterly) outside of the annual business planning cycle that strategies are being executed as planned.
Reality check
Early warning of a failure to execute the planned strategy and the opportunity to timeously correct the position.
Stakeholder buy-in
Getting employees and other stakeholders to understand, support and execute the business model and underlying strategies.
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Strategy retreat
As part of the annual strategic retreat.
Add clarity and impact, creating a real advantage in the strategic analysis and strategy formulation processes.
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Uses
Here are some situations in which our assessments and consulting services are used beyond obtaining funding and preparing for a business exit:
Here are some situations in which our assessments and consulting services are used beyond obtaining funding and preparing for a business exit:
Entails meaningful learning for all stakeholders. Strategies which are clearly understood and widely supported by employees and other stakeholders have a better chance of being successfully executed.
Business model innovation
Changing internal and external circumstances resulting in the competitiveness of the business model and the underlying strategies being under threat.
Stimulate new ideas and identify improvements and innovations in strategy not previously contemplated.
Balanced Scorecard (BSC) implementation
Businesses wishing to implement BSC-related initiatives.
Define strategic priorities optimising the investment in BSC initiatives.
New ventures
Entrepreneurs wishing to take a business idea to market.
Mergers and acquisitions
Due diligence requirements.
Help potential investors and buyers to determine strategic capabilities giving them a meaningful framework for the identification of value-added opportunities.
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Save time and money by identifying crucial issues early in the process. Create a solid framework for the preparation of a winning business plan to successfully raise funding.
Business process improvement
Guide organisations to redeploy scarce resources away from non-strategic process improvements by identify those processes critical for executing strategy.
Setting priorities for business process improvement.
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Business rescue
Companies in financial distress seeking business rescue relief under the Company Act.
Expert determination on behalf of a company or stakeholders such as creditors of "the reasonable prospect of rescuing the company" based on a detailed analysis of the business model and the organisational capacity to successfully execute the underlying strategies.
Business turn-around
Businesses experiencing difficulties but not yet in distress.
Design and execute strategies resulting in a sustainable competitive advantage.
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Private equity investment
Venture capitalists and angel investors looking for new investment opportunities or to maximize existing investments.
Invest in or create growth companies with the most competitive business models, providing superior returns.
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Solutions