Business Mentoring Programme
Our 8 steps to making the numbers work for you

Dreams into reality? You want much more out of your business than a great set of books and an on-time tax-return, don’t you? You have dreams about what you would like to achieve - it could be fame, fortune, security, a long and comfortable retirement - or any one of a hundred other things. And, if you’re anything like our other clients, what you really want is to turn those dreams of success into reality.

So that’s why we’ve used our skills with numbers, and the ideas of some of the world’s leading business thinkers and achievers, to develop a series of processes, systems and tools to help businesses like yours become much, much more successful. In other words, to help you achieve your dreams.

We work with you to: 

• Grow your business?
• Create a business that can operate without you? 
• Increase your bottom line and improve your profit margins?
• Generate more time for you? 
• Build a business that attracts serious buyers? 

It is said that a good accountant can save you money. At the same time we believe with this mentoring programme we can also help you achieve real success.  

So what is included?

Based on what the research of what the UK's successful businesses do every year, we offer you an 8 step programme.

However you decide how much input and support you want and the programme is then personalised to suit your business and requirements.

The programme includes planning, forecasting, measuring, evaluation, comparison, improvement and valuation.

Step 1:   Decide what you want to achieve

We will work with you to really understand your business objectives and personal goals, how you will measure success and ensure that the business planning process covers all the key issues. This is a key stage to understand the purpose of your business.

Step 2:   Measure how well you actually perform each month 

We help measure those key drivers that matter for your business, using a range of tools and analysis work. We will produce a regular summary of your financial performance with management accounts information and performance reports.

Step 3:   Measure your full year's performance

If we are measuring your business on a monthly or quarterly basis, then there will be no surprises when we produce your year end business accounts and tax summary. As always, we will explain your accounts in plain language to ensure that you are able to interpret the numbers in your accounts. The accounts we produce can help you easily assess whether you are on track to achieve your goals and objectives.

Step 4:   Evaluate your performance by comparison to previous years 

At this step, we will evaluate your financial performance using a range of ratios and trend analysis. This method is a much more accurate comparison than simply reviewing if the numbers have increased or reduced.

Step 5:   Evaluate your performance by comparison to your industry 

How do you perform against your competitors? We will help to benchmark your business against other similar businesses so you can compare your key performance indicators against those in the same line of work. Such benchmarking can be very informative and can provide a focus area for small changes that can lead to big changes to your performance.

Step 6:    Consider the value of your business

How much is your business worth? We will use a consistent valuation method to demonstrate if the recent activity has influenced the value of your business. Our clients find this extremelly useful if the business value is likely to be their exit plan or pension fund.

Step 7:   Calculate how much more profitable & valuable your business could be

We will review your business, using a sensitivity analysis, to suggest how certain improvements can make a difference in your business. The improvement potential of your business may be just a few simple changes that help to improve your profit and your cashflow. 

Step 8:    Establish a performance improvement plan

We want our clients to be successful, so work with them to establish an improvement plan and how practically this can be delivered in their business.

In addition, we may where appropriate also offer business support services, a business club, seminars and also provide useful information in the form of CDs and books.

How can we help you?
To find out how Chapman Robinson & Moore can help your business either please call 01865 379272, or click here to arrange a FREE Confidential meeting and business analysis.