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BUSINESS ASSESSMENT ENGAGEMENTS 

UNDERSTANDING AREAS FOR GROWTH IN YOUR BUSINESS

A business assessment is an investigation tool to help you determine areas in your business that need improvement in order to help further growth.  A business assessment provides an inside view of your entire business in each of your company business areas:  Finance, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Human Resources.   There can be one or several reasons that growth is being hindered in your business.  A business assessment will help pinpoint and determine the root causes that could exist in each area which is affecting the overall growth of your business.


What RK Fischer Can Do For You?

The key to a business assessment is working with the business owner and key stakeholders in the company to uncover the areas of improvement, determine the root cause or causes and put an action plan in place  to work on improvement in the particular areas.   Though an assessment may uncover several areas  that need to be addressed, it is important to focus on no more than 3 at a time for a small business, otherwise it is difficult to have the time to work on the action plan along with the day to day running of the business. 

What is fundamental to  the success for growth improvement is developing an action plan that is achievable and that is able to be implemented by the business and is measurable.  Once the plan is in place we will work with you and your staff over the next 3-6 months to ensure that you are getting the improvement that you are looking for in your business.

Individual Engagements

Business Assessment and Implementation

This business assessment engagement includes a consultation with business owner and key stakeholders to help determine key areas of improvement for the business. It includes the delivery of a full business assessment for areas of improvement.  It includes development of an action plan and a consultation to work with business owner and stakeholders to implement the plan and monitor success over the next 3 months.


Includes:

  • Meeting with business owner to set objectives and determine responsibilities for each area of business
  • Interview with each area of responsibility within the company ( in many cases responsibility for multiple area resides with the owner)
  • Provide an overall written business assessment for areas of improvement.
  • Presentation to business owner and key stakeholders
  • Work with business owner to select no more than 3 improvement areas to address 
  • Develop action plan with business owner to address the improvement areas
  • Work with business owner and stakeholders to implement action plan 
  • Meet for 1 hour a month for the next 3 months  to monitor progress and provide help where needed

Business Assessment Only

This business assessment engagement includes the consultation with the business owner and interview of key personnel responsible for each area.  It includes a written business assessment and presentation to the business owner.


Includes:

  • Meeting with business owner to set objectives and determine responsibilities for each area of business
  • Interview with each area of responsibility within the company ( in many cases responsibility for multiple area resides with the owner)
  • Provide an overall written business assessment for areas of improvement.  
  • Presentation to business owner and key stakeholders

  We are located in Durham Region, but can service clients across Canada..  Our local service area includes Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Markham, Toronto, Richmond Hill, Newmarket, Vaughn, Aurora, Mississauga,  Clarington, Peterborough, Lindsay, Port Perry, Uxbridge, Bowmanville, Brampton, Oakville, Guelph, Barrie, Waterloo, Kitchener and all surrounding areas. Outside our local area, most consulting can be done remotely, but when it cannot , travel and living expenses will be applied as required.

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When Do I Need a Business Assessment? 

Looking for Overall Growth Improvement

Looking for Additional Funding 

Looking to Sell Your Business

Looking to Merge with or Buy Another Business


 

Why Do I Need a Business Assessment? 

 To Improve Growth Potential

To Provide Clarity of Overall Business

To Understand Value Areas of Business

To Understand Areas of Improvement