Are you worried that your business is stagnating? Has growth slowed while costs have grown?
Zaffre Group’s bespoke Independent Business Review service can help identify areas of instability and inefficiency within your small or medium size business, and will give you a set of recommendations that will get you back on the path to success.
We believe that the key to a truly indispensable business review lies in making sure we understand every wrinkle of your business, and in taking the time to get to know you and your ambitions. We don’t want to give you recommendations that aren’t in line with your plans, which is why, unlike many larger and more impersonal companies, we make sure we get to know what really makes you tick, and incorporate the knowledge into our review.
Even if your business is ticking along nicely, a review can help you to avoid oncoming dangers and make sure that your company is as lean and agile as it can be. After all, rising income can mask issues with cost management, and if you want to give your business the best chance to succeed, it’s best to identify and correct these issues as early as you can.
Our team of experienced professionals have all the skills you need to provide a thoroughly-researched, accurate, and understandable review that will help you to get back on track. We’ll cover everything from your financial reporting and compliance to your company valuation, performance reporting and projections. This way, you get all the information you need to help you make the right decisions and survive in today’s cutthroat global market.
If you’ve been looking for ways to target your financial operations and ensure that your business is future-proof, an Independent Business Review from Zaffre Advisors is the best way to start.
What does a Zaffre Advisors Independent Business Review involve?
We believe that every business has its own needs, which is why we offer a truly bespoke service that’s tailor made to your organisation. We’ll take the time to get to know you, your business, and your goals, and then facilitate a strategic business review to make sure you achieve them.
Reviews are recommended for all businesses, even those with high growth, but are absolutely vital for companies in need of reconstruction and/or turnaround where there have been difficulties with management, cash, profitability or all three. Often this leads to great turnarounds, helping to address short- and long-term instabilities.
What’s next?
Once we’ve provided you with a rigorous, thorough review, we will then recommend follow-up services. Because we are a full-service financial management and consultancy company, we are able to take you from review to implementation without leaving you abandoned and unsure.
Business Monitoring
Our experienced monitoring professionals help you implement suitable performance measurement systems to monitor the progress of the business in meeting the goals and objectives decided at the review stage.
We will set Key Performance indicators to ensure that you going exactly where you need to. In having these in place we can measure performance against your expectations.
We work alongside your in-house management to flag issues early, take action and continually improve the performance of your business. Our assistance can include:
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Systems overhaul
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Financial Planning/Modelling
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Implementation, assistance and project management
Restructuring/Refinancing
Once stability has been restored it may be necessary to restructure and refinance the business. We have the banking, financial and commercial knowledge and contacts to select the appropriate finance/restructuring vehicle to meet your needs, including:
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Assessment of security & serviceability for potential bank funding and appropriate equity partners
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Equity investment
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Owner capital/recapitalisation
- Sale and lease back of surplus assets
Disposals
In some cases the best way to maximise shareholder value is a complete or partial disposal. We can assist with our full disposal service, which comprises:
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Identification of potential purchasers
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Management of sale process
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Integrated taxation advice
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Merger implementation assistance