Business Consultancy: Possible Areas of Intervention of a Consultant Firm

Still little known by business leaders of VSEs and SMEs, consulting allows managers to be supported operationally by a consultant who will provide them with the necessary perspective, know-how in their area of expertise and his experience. This will allow managers to make the right decisions in order to minimize the risks for the development of the company.

Business advice is provided in 2 ways:

• By consultancy firms, which are mostly general and that provide mission strategy consulting and organizational consulting, usually for large companies
• Through independent consultants, recognized specialists in their fields, most of the time they are senior executives of large groups or former managers of SMEs who exercise, at the end of their careers, consulting activities. The diversity and richness of the consulting missions they have carried out allow them to have a global vision of a project and of the client's needs. They offer a high level of expertise for a price that is within the reach of SMEs.

The consultant is called upon to intervene on all the problems encountered by a company that it cannot resolve internally. The expertise he brings concerns many strategic aspects of the company:

Company strategy: organization and management

Mobilizing the actors of his organization around his entrepreneurial project is a challenge for any business leader. The consultant specializing in strategy consulting aims to creating a business plan and managerial assistance to the manager in order to enable him to exploit the maximum potential of his company.

The development axes supported by this organizational and management advisor are diverse, here are the main ones:

• Define with the business manager, the target vision and the associated action plan
• Develop the business model associated with this vision
• Define the new processes and the new organization to achieve the target vision
• Support the business manager in steering the transformation project

Commercial development

The main mission of the consultant in charge of the business development of the company is focused on increasing turnover by optimizing the company's operating processes. One of the levers to succeed in its mission: the management of the sales force and the support of the teams.

International development

To support international development, relying on a consultant specializing in exports will be beneficial and will avoid disappointments which may be linked to cultural differences as well as to the difficulty of finding the right contacts in the target countries. This strategy is based on a solid understanding of the target market and the compatibility between the product / service and the local population.

Human resources advice

The human resources management plays an important role within companies. Indeed, it intervenes at all stages of the life of employees in the company. When a manager calls on an HR consultant, it is to empower employees in order to enable them to make the most of their potential. The well-being of employees within the company, the improvement of working conditions as well as compliance with regulations are at the heart of this profession.

Business consulting is one of the activities that can be part of an interim management mission. An interim manager has significant professional experience which enables him to propose a target vision and writing a business plan, then to steer its implementation in coordination with the company manager. Operational from the start of the assignment, the interim manager is a qualified professional who will support managers in the successful development of their companies.

Synergy Strategy Consulting

Synergy is a small business management, strategy consulting firm. They specialize in strategic planning and helped over 100 clients write business plans, launch growth strategies, and win in the marketplace.

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