Research shows that most owners/managers of small to medium sized businesses are concerned that they lack the skills, experience and time to be effective in various key aspects of management, as well as concerns that they lack the contacts and resources required to maintain and grow their businesses.
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As an MDO, when was the last time you asked yourself the following questions?
- How do your suppliers and customers treat your business relationship?
- Do you do a temperature check on a regular basis?
- Are your suppliers the right fit for your business, are you over or under reliant on them, and are there alternatives available?
- Do your customers appreciate the “added value” you give them, and does your pricing policy properly reflect this value?
- How effectively are you communicating with your existing and target customers?
- How are you differentiating yourself from your competitors, and are keeping ahead of changes in the sector?
To address these and other fundamental needs, the IIB provides access to highly skilled and highly experienced business people, who have been trained and accredited in advising and helping small to medium sized businesses.
As an Accredited IIB Associate, Shane Connors gives some free time each month to independent businesses to meet the MD or proprietor to discuss their business with them and examine opportunities or concerns the MD may have and give guidance and source advice and help as may be needed.
Questions on finance, including cash flow, credit control, raising extra working capital, and the possibility of alternative banking are often raised, as are questions on sales and marketing, export, manufacturing, health and safety issues, the pros and cons of quality accreditation and all other aspects of business and profitability.
The great strength of the IIB Business Support Programme, is in addressing the problem of company directors and owners not having anywhere to turn for some independent, unbiased advice and just a chat with someone who has “been there - seen it - done it” and survived to tell the tale. The emphasis is on “practical advice that works”, and we stay hands-on to ensure that it gets done.
The first meeting is completely free, and on a strictly confidential basis. So ask yourself, when was the last time you were offered the chance to talk openly, for free, to a skilled professional about the opportunities and challenges facing your business? If like most people, the answer is not recently, then contact Connors Consulting today. Who knows, you might even enjoy it!
