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Sometimes you are aware there is a problem but not always of the options open to you. To help you understand your problem better we have listed some of the issues or problems that you may face and suggestions as to how you might resolve them.

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Strategy Funding Sales Marketing People Product Development Processes Information Technology Effective Management Environment Health & Safety

Business Area Problem Suggested Actions Strategy Difficult trading, strategic options are not clear Use traditional strategic analysis techniques Use creative techniques for lateral thinking Create a sustainable future Develop leadership Use a mentor to help you to help yourself     Would you like to sell the business and retire? Plan, improve profitability and prepare for sale   Company about to fail? Need to restructure? Use a turnaround interim manager to strip out cost and revitalise the business >>back     Funding Need funding, need a business plan? Write a business plan to obtain funding   Need alternative funding to develop the business? See our funding expert with links to a variety of sources of funding >>back     Sales Losing sales? Want to increase sales? Develop your sales team Stop losing customers Develop your networking skills Improve the effectiveness of your marketing Develop a service advantage >>back     Marketing Need cost effective ways to market your business? Review your marketing and develop your marketing plan   No time to do marketing? Consider using a virtual marketing expert to work with you as and when you need help.   Need more on-line sales? Develop and implement an online marketing plan   Need to export products? Develop and implement an international marketing plan   Need to find out more about your market place? Carrying out due diligence for an acquisition or JV? Looking for new opportunities or positioning a new product? Carry out market research and analysis >>back     People Staff retention problems? Develop an effective culture with a can do approach Get the right people in the right roles Develop soft skills of your staff Ensure staff aren’t being bullied Ensure customer facing staff can deal effectively & safely with the public Run an innovative team building event     Recruitment problems? Develop your recruitment and selection process to ensure you recruit the right people for the right roles   Employee problems caused by difficult or challenging behaviour at work? Review your procedures and put in place appropriate training for all employees   Staff being attacked by the public? Review your procedures and put in place appropriate training for customer facing staff   Looking for an innovative team building event? Run an innovative team building event?   Difficult or messy problem to solve? Use action learning sets to use group working to tackle the problem in a new and positive way. >>back     Product Development Need to develop your own products? Use a proven product development methodology   Need to develop sustainable products? Develop your awareness of the environment and how it can impact and often improve product design >>back     Processes Not getting your products out on time? Review and improve your production processes   Need to lower manufacturing costs and reduce wastages? Review manufacturing operations and implement improvement plan   Need to reduce your purchasing costs? Review your purchasing costs   Costs of running your supply chain are too high? Review and rationalise your supply chain   Costs of running your logistics operation need to be reduced? Review and rationalise your logistics operation?   Overheads too high, upsetting customers with poor service? Review and improve your business processes >>back     Information Technology IT does not meet the needs of the business Review your IT strategy and align it with the business strategy   Need to select a new IT system that encompasses the substantial functions of the business? Use a selection methodology that takes the guesswork out of systems selection   Current IT systems aren’t providing value for money? Use a proven methodology to analyse and remove cost out of the business >>back     Effective Management Need to know what your organisation knows? Review how knowledge is managed in your business   Projects over budget and over time? Review and implement a simple process for project management   Having difficulty making decisions? Need more efficient decision making process for complex problems? Use a decision making methodology that takes the guess work out of decision making   Not sure whether your organisation could cope with a crisis or emergency? Develop a robust emergency & crisis plan and processes >>back     Environment Environment Agency about to call? Carry out an environmental audit   Need to develop sustainable products? Develop your awareness of the environment and how it can impact and often improve product design >>back     Health & Safety Health & Safety Inspector about to call? Carry out a heath & safety audit   Need expertise at board level? Use a part-time experienced health and safety expert >>back

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