Our Services

Our Services

The following is a list of services we offer to executives, business owners and franchisors in the retail and consumer goods industry.

Our services build effective operational processes and a strong financial structure, ensuring your business is competitive and well equipped to drive superior results.


Business Planning and Execution

We help define initiatives, establish accountability, identify resources, tackle roadblocks and design an effective execution process that tracks and measures progress. Consideration is given to key tools such as objective based incentive programs that link individuals directly to performance enhancing initiatives, channelling your team’s effort and focus on the end goal.

  • Strategic plans
  • Profitability analysis
  • Risk assessment and mitigation
  • Budget analysis

Small Business Start-up or Expansion

We develop business plans and do the analysis necessary to ensure the venture is financially viable. We ensure critical operational areas are addressed and the necessary resources and support are in place. We help to identify the priorities, navigate hurdles, and offer ongoing monitoring and business coaching to ensure you stay on track.

  • Financial projections
  • Support services real estate, logistics
  • Staffing, systems, infrastructure requirements

Franchising

We generate a business plan that identifies the profitability of a franchise start up or expansion and addresses all aspects of rolling out the program. We document a process to help secure financing, real estate, capable franchisees and resources. In addition we develop a detailed implementation process that will track progress and measure success. We ensure you have the tools to manage the dynamics of the ongoing operation and offer monitoring and business coaching to help you stay on track.

  • Program and strategy development/review
  • Financial projections
  • Legal documents and franchise agreements
  • Infrastructure, systems, staffing requirements

Cost Re-engineering

Maximizes the value generated from cost expenditures. Realizes cost savings that are sustainable.

A deep dive into the cost structure identifies opportunities for savings and expense reduction, often uncovering hidden costs that have become entrenched. We generate a blueprint that quantifies the cost/benefit, identifies resources, assigns accountability and tracks results. Consideration is given to key tools such as the Zero-based budgeting methodology that redefines expenses and embeds cost savings programs directly into the budget.

  • Value to cost analysis
  • Spending reviews
  • Vendor and costing reviews

Cash Management

We analyze the processes, policies and practices that involve cash or working capital, identify and quantify opportunities, and guide execution and tracking, resulting in permanent reductions in cash requirements and improvements to working capital.

  • Cash flow analysis and enhancement
  • Working capital analysis and enhancement
  • Sales and purchase practices
  • Treasury operations

Process Optimization

Operations – Merchandising – Distribution Human Resources – Finance – I.T. – Real Estate

We find out what’s not working and why, then reengineer the process to deliver a quality, timely and cost effective solution. We ensure the solution fits within the framework of your people and systems, and can be implemented and maintained by your team.

  • Restructuring inefficient operational processes
  • Troubleshooting
  • Streamlining organizational flow
  • Alternate sourcing of services
  • Tracking and measuring methods
  • Installation of new processes.
  • Service provider / vendor evaluation

For more information on the kinds of results we deliver, our approach to client projects and the principles that guide our work, please click on Our Approach.

The road to success is always under construction.
- Lily Tomlin