Mergers & Acquisitions

• Analysis of proposed acquisitions for probable financial results, management capability and value.
• Negotiation of stockholder/partner buy/sell agreements.
• Merger of struggling companies to create a very profitable and competitive larger operation.
• Analysis of proposed sale of equity interest to generate operating funds; negotiate sale.

Marketing

• Product line cost determination; pricing strategy.
• Website design and technical consulting including brand identity, look and feel, database, search engine optimization and content.
• Assistance in designing and implementing a marketing strategy; sales training.
• Develop new, highly profitable service offerings via individual and group meetings with key employees.
• Provide market research to determine client name recognition and reputation compared to competitors, current and prospective customers' interest in present and prospective products or services, and the key factors in their purchasing decisions.

Incentive Compensation

• Development of profit sharing plans.
• Redesign of sales compensation programs, resulting in increased self-motivation and improved sales and profitability.
• Design and negotiation of employment agreements.

Litigation Resource

• Expert witness in litigation in connection with improper use of funds, subsequent bankruptcy, prior value as a going concern.
• Expert witness in litigation involving predatory pricing.

Business Focus

• Assistance in focusing business direction, setting of management priorities, improving organization.

Creditor Workouts

• Negotiate extended payment terms with creditors, eliminating a cash flow crisis. Our experience is that creditors are much more likely to work with a credible consultant with a comprehensive and detailed plan than with management who has repeatedly broken past commitments.

Business Planning

• Design and implemented a Cash Plan to improve the ability to predict cash inflow and needs and assure the ability to meet commitments to creditors.
• Provide a Breakeven Analysis to determine how close the company is operating to breakeven sales, and to determine the best areas to focus on for expense reduction, which will lower the breakeven point and increase profits.
• Provide improved predictability of sales trends and better ordering methods to reduce cash required for inventory and the warehouse space necessary to hold it.

Productivity Improvements

• Analyze production to establish productivity standards, demonstrating the capabilities of a production area and allowing objective measurement of results compared to capability.
• Reconfigure production methods, resulting in improved production quantities and lower labor costs.
• Design production planning and methods, substantially increasing production quantities and reducing labor costs.
• Analyze administrative functions, finding ways to eliminate those that are unnecessary, allowing fewer employees to comfortably handle what is left.
• Redesign order processing and tracking methods, resulting in faster order fulfillment.

Conflict Resolution:

• Negotiation of the separation of two merged businesses that had developed into an adversarial relationship.
  
  

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