Salston Associates Ltd - Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry - supporting your business

Interim management, hands-on business assistance and project-based support for SW organisations.Providing practical, hands-on management support to organisations in the SW, including owner-managed and family businesses, who want to grow, prepare for handover or sale, or simply need assistance to improve their profitability, management expertise, or ways of working. Managing the business, or specific projects, on a temporary (interim) basis to cover absence or a management / skills shortage Improving processes and systems to make the business run more efficiently, by introducing ‘lean’ operating principles and ‘best practice’ techniques Business turnarounds Succession or retirement planning Getting the business in the best shape for handover, sale or new ownership Understanding which parts of the business really generate the most profit Identifying and realising growth opportunities Developing strategies, business plans and marketing plans, and aligning the organisation to make them happen Managing cashflow and funding requirements Mentoring, coaching & supporting managers & key employeesOur help is experienced and hands-on. We are able to establish the trust and respect of the employees in an organisation, and quickly identify the issues and practical solutions. We will then work as part of the team to agree the plan and make it happen.We will work with the business to ensure that the solutions are effective; to transfer the necessary skills and knowledge; and train the team to ensure that the business becomes self-sufficient.By offering an informed, objective and un-biased perspective, we are able to complement the existing knowledge and experience already within the business, and help achieve real benefits. SpecialtiesManaging the business, or special projects, on a temporary (interim) basis to cover absence or a management / skills shortage Getting the business in the best shape for handover, sale or new ownershipProfit Improvement programmesActivity-based costingBusiness process re-engineering & 'lean' operating principlesChange managementStrategic & business planningOrganisation restructuringCashflow and funding requirementsSuccession or retirement planningMarketing planning