1 Please contact Karl Cook at:- or on RED Consulting DIRECTORY OF SERVICES n THE BUSINESS HEALTH CHECK  Examines every part of the business  Management  Sales & Marketing  Production  Accounts  Compare against set criteria; eg;-  What do they do to assure quality and does it work?  Do sales people have adequate product knowledge?  Visit customers & suppliers to ensure an accurate picture  Results:-  What the client is doing well  What the client should do better  Suggested remedial action  YOUR client could benefit – help prevent their demise  They remain your customer too!

2 Please contact Karl Cook at:- or on RED Consulting DIRECTORY OF SERVICES n DIAGNOSTICS  The Business Health Check  Root Cause Analysis  You know what the problem is but not the cause  Financial Analysis  Are the financial ratios sound?  Business Operations/Process Analysis  Why doesn’t it happen like we want? n BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT  Quality Improvement - Business Process Design  Cost Reduction – Business Process Design  Implementation  Project Management  Training Design and Delivery  Working Procedures and Manuals

3 Please contact Karl Cook at:- or on RED Consulting DIRECTORY OF SERVICES n BUSINESS PLANNING  General Business Advice  Assistance with Writing a Business Plan  To help focus the business and guide managers  Preparation of a business case for loan applications n INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  Assistance with System Selection  Preparing the Business for new IT  Are you ready for the changes new IT will force on your business?  New IT – what disruption has it caused already?  IT suppliers – happy to sell you a system but can they help your business adapt, get the best out of it and recoup your investment? n TRAINING  General Business Advice and Mentoring  Management Development Courses (ask for our full list)  Staff Training (inc Course Design and Delivery)

4 Please contact Karl Cook at:- or on RED Consulting DIRECTORY OF SERVICES n MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS  Strategic Fit Analysis  Do the two businesses “fit together”?  Are there real synergies?  Operational Due Diligence – does the target business work as well as you think?  Integration Management  Staff Communications  Integrating the Operations – business process engineering  Getting your intended benefits Access to markets Cost savings Economies of scale