How a Business Advisory Firm Can Help Your Business Bloom

Is your business struggling because of the pandemic? You are not alone. Many companies across different industries are on their last legs. And at a time like this, it’s easy to make emotional decisions that ultimately cause more problems. This is why it’s a good idea to seek the help of an outsider—a firm that can provide business consulting services from a more objective perspective. Whether your company might need restructuring, managerial advice, or insolvency services, a management consulting firm can evaluate the health of your business and give you solid guidance on surviving the slump and eventually thriving in the new normal.

What to expect

Business consulting services aim at identifying the strengths and overcoming the weaknesses of an organisation to solve pressing problems and unlock growth. A management consulting firm can offer the financial and strategic guidance you need to develop and implement solutions and ultimately achieve your goals.

Start with a business health check

Business consulting services often start with a thorough evaluation—a business health check—that analyses key areas of an organisation, including:

• Human resources
• Finance
• Strategy
• Operations
• Sales and marketing
• Procurement
• IT systems
• Cost reduction

The goal of a health check is to generate objective information needed to formulate actionable plans that not only increase efficiency and profitability but also improve your company’s ability to thrive despite changing market behaviours.

Make your business more resilient

With the pandemic likely to persist for a few years, it’s more important than ever to cultivate resilience throughout the entire company—from financial (stress testing, liquidity, and forecasting), operational (people, supply chain, tech and data, crisis management) to commercial (markets, products, customer experience, services).

This is why some of the best advisory firms in the UK offer comprehensive services that address all these resiliency areas. Business consulting services usually include:

• Management consulting
• Business restructuring
• Insolvency services
• Start-up finance and packages
• Turnaround specialists
• Capital and finance
• Claim R&D tax credits
• Pension advisory services

The best business consulting services don’t overcomplicate matters. They provide clear, measurable, and straightforward recommendations that can dramatically improve the way you do business. They won’t bog you down with lengthy reports that don’t say anything. Instead, you can expect practical working documents with all the information you need to make the right decisions immediately.

Don’t let this pandemic end your business. Talk to an advisory firm to learn about your options and find new solutions.

The company’s licenced insolvency practitioners offer advice on insolvency procedures to companies, partnerships and sole traders.

This article is written by Andrew Anthony, managing director at Savants. Its an independent advisory firm specializing in corporate recovery and corporate insolvency.