Shield's acclaimed Business Improvement Programme (previously known as 'Value-Building') is coming into its own as the antidote to recession for any company in any sector. What started life as a 6-12 month fitness regime for would-be sellers is now proving to be a powerful tool for recession-proofing any business.
A quick look under the bonnet of the programme shows why it works so well for recession-proofing. The key components include considerable focus on risk and risk-reduction:
1. Diagnosis:
a. Risks (under various business scenarios)
- Debt capacity and serviceability
- Scope for asset sales and asset redeployment
- Revenue diversity & sustainability
- Break-even analysis
- Scope for overhead reduction and out-sourcing of fixed-costs
- Assessment of "Value Depressants"
b. Business function adequacy (across the spectrum from strategy and selling to after-sales service)
c. Scope for operating improvements
d. Scope for revenue & profit growth
e. Scope for corporate partnerships (acquisition/merger/sale)
2. Stand-alone Improvements
a. Risk reduction plans
b. Operating improvement plans
c. Growth plans
3. Exploration of partnership potential
4. Business plan development, including creation of contingency plans for downturns of various degrees of severity
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