Business development solutions

 

Businesses are totally reliant upon customers. Whether you are about to start a new enterprise or preparing for the expansion of an existing business, IBC can provide a business consultancy service appropriate to your business development needs.

It is vitally important that you fully understand the perceptions and opinions of your customers and that you act promptly to ensure your business supplies the products or services that the market actually wants. It is in this area that we can advise the best methods, techniques and strategies to employ to maximise your return on investment.

Your products or services need to be marketed in such a way as to reach the largest possible target audience. At IBC we have developed a business development programme which is built upon understanding the makeup of the marketing mix of your business. Once this is known we can utilise a number of service offerings tailored to develop your business model. These include:-

•Providing a Marketing Research Service

•Acting as your Sales & Marketing function on a temporary, part-time or full time basis

•Advising on business networking opportunities

•Experience of managing trade shows

•Search Engine Optimisation – advising you on the best way to market your web-site to reach the widest audience

•E-commerce – Working with our strategic partners we can help you set up an e-commerce solution

Our business development consultancy service is targeted primarily at the SME sector. Whether you are a sole trader, in a partnership or operating as a limited company we can advise you on your business development strategy.

Interim Management Solutions

It is most likely that during the growth stages of an SME or a family owned business that skills are required which are not immediately available from within the existing management team. Typical situations which might necessitate using an interim manager include IT implementation, business relocation, specialist finance/tax planning right through to the development of a strategic marketing plan. It is at these times that using a specialist interim manager either on a full time or part time basis can lead to real value for the SME.

An Interim Manager can bring about change much more effectively when dealing directly with the business owners who are also the key decision makers. This leads to a much faster financial payback for the business when using interim managers which in many cases can be self-financing.