Our Business Coaching & Consulting Services

Assessment
We usually start here with learning about where your company is today. Our assessments can be focused on a facet of the business or on the whole business and how it accomplishes its objectives. If your company needs help with Sales we will assess your current sales objectives, how you're accomplishing the objectives and the barriers frustrating you. The same basic process works with business goals and strategy, operations, and leadership to name a few. The process starts with interviewing the responsible managers and leaders then surveying the people who do the work closing with reviewing the facts (the numbers) and providing feedback to the leaders who desire a different outcome.

Strategy & Coaching
The foundation of making any business work is having a clear and executable strategy. Since all of our Coaches, Consultants and Advisors are entrepreneurs themselves we can empathize with the complexity of executing strategy. From our experience we have developed and searched for proven systems which are easy to implement and execute. We will have it no other way! Most entrepreneurs we work with are primarily looking for time they no longer have and the profit they had as a micro business and that is why we use the Gazelles system based on the book Mastering the Rockefeller Habits written by one of the top 10 small business minds in the world Vern Harnish. If you are smart and looking to change your business to move in the right direction the Gazelles system will work for you with the right coach, Assured Strategies, helping your team to succeed.

Sales Strategy & Coaching
Overcoming the barriers and obstacles that prevent a successful sales campaign begins with having the right people in the right positions, knowing and understanding the value of your offerings and having the skills in place to flex with the changing needs of your clients - internal and external. Good sales leadership begins with empowering sales people by knowing what motivates each individual on your team, plus having the ability to effectively communicate and coach them. Great strategy, good sales processes, and incredible products or services have limited success without leadership. It isn't "just" that sales is the heart beat of an organization; it is the sales leader, the team, and the supporting company functions working in harmony which makes a great sales organization. If your sales are down or your team is not executing well contact us. We have a history of building winning sales teams and delivering exponential growth.

Project Management Strategy & Coaching
Project management has evolved into a well defined discipline and is not just for the project managers any more. Traditional management is more suited to a static environment and not fully designed to cope with an always changing mix of resources. If you are experiencing ever changing levels of cost, time and performance measures, Assured Strategies can evaluate your current project management systems and assist you in the development of an effective project management plan. We can provide you with interactive thinking tools and step-by-step processes that take a systems-thinking approach to designing projects and executing plans for strategies. We can also provide you with the tools and knowledge needed to effectively develop the processes and systems needed to effectively implement, manage and track the work through the various project development stages including, initiation, planning, development, production, execution, monitoring, controlling, and project close-out.

Business Plan Facilitation
Getting software to write a business plan is seldom a solution to developing a plan to attract potential investors, banks or alternative funding sources. The Assured Strategies team has been involved with facilitating almost 100 business plans and although we can't guarantee your plan will get funded we can help you develop your idea and present it in a way it will get serious consideration. We don't do all the work for you we help you develop a viable idea and communicate the idea in a way you can attract the capital your venture needs to succeed.

Our process involves a series of meetings (generally 3 to 6) to brainstorm on what needs to be in your plan to satisfy the needs of potential investors. Every business plan we have been a part of is different, these meetings are essential to bring out the essence of the plan. The information identified from the brainstorming sessions is gathered and each section is written. The plan comes together in a working draft and we use our PROVEN projection model to create the projections investors, bankers and alternative funding sources like to see. Based on the projections the draft of the narrative plan is refined and a final draft is created and reviewed through our review process. Once the final draft is reviewed and the changes are made the plan is printed and you're on your way to looking for a funding source.

The funding process is seldom quick and easy but your odds of getting funding are significantly improved with a great plan.

Consulting
Assured Strategies will provide consulting services to companies who are executing with clear strategies. We have learned that no amount of consulting will be successful without clear and executable strategy.

Our consulting services cover all facets of a business we assist you in developing processes that do not bog down an organization with a lot of bureaucracy. Although we have three coaches, consultants, advisors on our team we have an extensive database of consultants who have the proven experience to assist with any facet and type of business. If you are in the retail, service, manufacturing, construction, gaming, business, etc. we have worked with a consultant who can help you with your specific needs.

Generally our consulting starts with flowcharting the process the company currently is using. After an understanding of what is being done we discover what the client wishes to achieve and flowchart the process needing implementation. The flowcharting process saves valuable time and money by not wasting time and confusing people causing stress and resistance to change. Once the process is developed and tested we work with your team to implement the change assisting the organization the natural resistance to change.

Advisory
Advisory services are services where we lend our experience and expertise to your business challenge. We recommend you "Click Here" or call our office at 702-421-3212 if you mention you are inquiring about our advisory services we will schedule a free meeting of up to one hour of our time to discuss your challenge. If we have the experience in the area of business you need advice on we will create an agreement.

Some examples of Advisory services include the following:

Due Diligence on the Sale, Purchase or Merger
When merging, selling or purchasing a business you need someone on your team who understands the process. Our experience and expertise in executing transactions can provide you with insight into the nuances of your transaction. We understand the unique issues a business faces when going through this process from our experience with helping others. We have personally bought companies and sold them which provides even greater insight to some of the emotional highs and lows owners experience when navigating these waters. We have the accounting, finance, tax, consulting and strategic experience to be a vital part of your team trough the process.

Exit Strategies
Having the valuation analyst and CPA within our firm we are positioned to help you plan your exit from your business. Whether you just want to spend less time at your business or really retire by disposing of your business, we can help. Business owners who plan there exit generally realize 2 to 10 times the valuation if they develop a clear exit strategy.

Restructuring & Turnaround
In the rapidly changing environment today there are new challenges for businesses of all sizes. If your business is experiencing excessive losses or failures we have the experience to evaluate financial and operational issues adversely affecting your business as well as the experience to develop strategic alternatives to address your challenges.

Accounting & Finance Enhancement
If your business is having challenges with producing accounting information or managing its finance functions we have the knowledge to improve these critical areas of your business through our extensive knowledge of working with hundreds of businesses. Once we advise on correcting the issues we will connect you with the right CPA and Banker to maximize your tax and finance options.

Budgeting & Projections
We have assisted hundreds of business owner learn how to budget and project future revenues. Let us use our proven experience to show you what and well thought out budget with detailed revenue projections can do to hold you and your team accountable to your goals.

Ratio Analysis
Having served small businesses for years we have learned very few entrepreneurs, accountants and operations managers know how to calculate the critical ratios your business needs to effectively manage its operations. Ratio's provide you critical information which you can use to compare your industry to see how your organization is stacking up against others.

The list goes, on and on...
Having run our own businesses and advising many others we have a wealth of knowledge to offer business owners and executive teams our advice on many issues a small business owner faces. We offer a fee one hour consultation to see if our advisory experience can assist your business, Click Here for us to call you within 24 hours or to email us or you can call us at 702-421-3212.