Analyzing Your Business
A Business Assessment is a also known here as a "CHECK-UP".
The only true way to find out what is required for your business to run smoothly and profitably, is to have the business operations appraised for its strengths and weaknesses (SWOT) by an expert in the appraisal business. This third-party expert is also an unbiased individual, seeking the good of the business at hand. The assessment allows for an honest and impartial opinion and will demonstrate the true colors of the business without influence from a shareholder or other stake holder that may have conflict of interest. Furthermore, it's compared to having your physical check-up: do you rely on your own expertise when it comes to medical attention? No. The 'expert' in the field will be in a much better position with the knowledge, tools and expertise at hand, to perform the job of the diagnostician. The examination process will reliably testify the status of your health.
It is therefore critical that an external party be able to pinpoint exactly what is going on and what your business seems to miss out on! Going for the professionalism and expertise are key to the success of the exercise.
Some of the more common areas that are truly challenged in businesses today are:
~Inability to plan strategically
~Not generating sufficient sales
~Difficulty in using “management accounting” or effective
budgets
~Not realizing an acceptable bottom line
~Not knowing how to measure customer satisfaction
~Not hiring efficiently
~Difficulty in maintaining a motivated work force
~Inability to transfer knowledge efficiently
~Difficulty in delegating responsibilities
~Little or no employee accountability
~Difficulty with business growth
~Rapid Growth is not producing a healthy profit
GoCommercoGo.com has developed its assessment process with vigor and thoroughness. It is tailored to address any business type or size. The assessment is conducted on business premises within normal day-to-day business activity and runs no more than two days at the most.
Our Definition
A Business Assessment is a diagnostic of your business. It reveals what works and what doesn't work in your everyday operations. It considers all aspects from Marketing to the delivery of the Product or Service sold and will guide a Business Owner in taking the real steps for not just improvement alone, but ongoing success of the business.
Profitability and resource allocations are seriously looked into, and the analysis does not compare to the so-called financial audits that Business owners are exposed to year after year. This is a one-of-a-kind process, one that is well understood by our clients, as it uses common language and remains logical through its entire process. It is performed in view of maximizing the growth, improving the profit margins, and ensuring sustained success of the business.
How does the Business Assessment work?
A Business Assessment is conducted on-site in your business. The analyst expert comes to meet you and your key personnel on a pre-scheduled visit. The analysis itself is performed in two days and with utmost respect, professionalism and in all confidentiality. It is executed promptly with an introductory question period and with little or no interruption of you and your staff. The entire process ends with a written report to help you move on to your next step.
Finally! You have access to a 'common-sense no-hassle' process that gives you direction and clarity of your own situation! Follow the STEPS to see if your business qualifies for a visit, as it may not be for you:
QUALIFYING YOUR BUSINESS FOR AN ASSESSMENT
STEP 1
Do you recognize some of the following statements to be true in your organization?
Budgets are difficult to follow and to not provide guidance of my company
I obtain financial statements on a regular basis but I don't use them to manage my business
I am unsure of what "Management Accounting" can do in my business
I don't have cashflow or cost controls to build an adequate one
It is difficult to get the employees to cooperate and be more effective
My business goals are defined, but few employees choose to focus their efforts in the company's direction
My sales are down and my marketing plan does not work
I am generating sales, but there is no actual impact on my bottom line, and for some odd reason, it's shrinking!
I have difficulty in prioritizing my tasks
I am wearing all the hats and simply cannot let go of wanting to control the entire business
My "business plan" is a plan for the financial institution; it's not a plan to actually guide my business operations
If you have identified two or more statements that reflect your experience or condition with your business operations, then move on to the next step to verify what type of business warrants an assessment by GoCommerceGo.com's expert.
STEP 2
TYPE AND SIZE OF BUSINESS
TYPE: GoCommerceGo.com visits any type of business, ranging from manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, service businesses, retailing, contractors and subcontractors to not-for-profit organizations. In our book, managing a business is a role of its own and it does not matter what the technical concentration of the business looks like.
What matters to us is the willingness and desire of an individual wanting to improve: the entrepreneurial-type individuals who know they can achieve more but realize that they do not necessarily have the 'big picture' of their organization telling them where to start. Many people spend a lot of money and energy attempting to improve their businesses but have little or no results. There is no structured plan for the most part, and there is a tremendous lack of direction. It's a matter of 'running a business by the seat of their pants", or simply chasing their tails.
"The business manages them instead of them managing the business!"
SIZE: When it comes to the size of the business, any organization generating annual sales between $150,000 to $10,000,000 are welcome to place their request for an analysis by our expert. These figures are not cast in stone: exceptions are made with careful evaluation of what is required to perform the analysis and the one-time-fee may vary. Consult our booking and work policy below.
If an assessment makes sense to you as the starting point for improvement in managing your business, then it makes sense to us! You probably have more questions, and that is normal. Move on to the next step for booking or for additional information, as well as to view fee structure and policy of engagement.
Booking a two-day visit with us
The two-day assessment visit (in your business) has a fixed one-time-fee per business visit. It does not include travel and accommodation expenses for the business analyst. However, minimizing those travel expenses is our goal, as we visit small to medium-size businesses across the North American continent. To find out how our fee structure works (according to business and facility size), call us or e-mail us for more information. A written confirmation follows for protection of information.
CONTACT INFORMATION & BOOKING
Telephone: 1-828-315-0170, and ask for Diane Eller (more on Diane here) or simply leave a message if we are busy with other clients.
OR
E-mail us your questions: info@gocommercego.info
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Remember, we share the same goal: IMPROVING YOUR BUSINESS and OPTIMIZING YOUR RESULTS.
Therefore, we conclude our assessment with a written report that includes clear guidelines for the next steps in improving your business, satisfaction guaranteed!