James Law’s - Etesian Group
You can find the Etesian Group at www.etesiangroup.com.au
Contact James Law on 0409 199 547
I can also be found on Twitter and Linkedin
Location – Perth Western Australia
Client base includes Western
Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory.
Times are getting
tougher………..
I’m
passionate about what I do………are you? Most of us start our businesses because
we are enthusiastic about what we are doing. During good times management is
easy, and relatively speaking, so is success.
Times
are changing however, and even in Australia we are going to find
business life a lot more difficult over the next year or two.
Even
to a casual observer it is readily apparent that times are getting much worse.
Unfortunately, some would have us believe otherwise, however this is more about
their own position than reality.
We
have a mining tax, carbon tax, high levels of corporate administrations, high
operating costs, tight capital, high government debt, sliding house prices and
very low building approvals, large numbers of businesses reporting losses,
retail trade in a desperate plight, commodity prices dropping alarmingly……..and
more.
What
can you do? Traditionally most businesses tighten the belt and try and tough
their way through. Tightening the belt can be a good strategy in some ways, but
it can also be a critical mistake in other ways.
What
can you do? I am strongly of the opinion that the majority of SME’S and middle
market businesses make what I call “accidental profits”. Too often I hear the
catch phrase …”The harder you work the more successful you will be”. Reality
check! There is no doubt that hard work is a key ingredient, however “Working
Smart” can be the difference between staying in business and making money,
versus going broke.
Working
smart eliminates accidental profits (and losses) because it means that
businesses thoroughly understand their financial fundamentals and how they make
profits. With that knowledge they can fine tune their businesses ensuring
profitability and longevity.
The Etesian Group
seeks to provide niche services for SME’s and middle market enterprises aimed
at assisting clients to improve their performance. Whilst Etesian
looks at ALL aspects of a clients business, it is not a coaching
service. Etesian is focussed on the businesses
key financial fundamentals using financial and commercial tools to maximise a
businesses results and to help management truly understand their business. Etesian does not replace your business coach,
taxation adviser, or external accountant. Etesian
works collaboratively with such consultants to maximise performance. It is
however impossible for any coach or business manager to maximise a businesses
performance and achieve necessary goals if the businesses underlying
fundamentals are not understood, reported on or managed properly. This is the
essence of any business.
“Etesian’s focus is to increase
shareholder value and profit. We love to transform businesses in partnership
with great management teams to create successful companies”.
Etesian offers a very broad range of services including
business change and re-engineering, business sales, mergers and acquisitions,
financial modelling, and advice regarding distressed assets / businesses. Etesian advises directly to Boards and CEO’s,
provides business reviews, strategic advice, financial reviews, budgets and
forecasting. Etesian staff are compliance experts, and can assist with company
secretarial and CFO services.
At Etesian each of us has many years of
experience assisting businesses in many diverse industries improve their
performance. Few consultants have the track record, diversity of experience,
networks and strategic and technical qualifications that through genuine
cooperation with management can deliver value creating transformations to business.
Our track record
includes companies involved in mining and mining services, mechanical services,
pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, hospitality, MV retail and car rental,
healthcare products and medication management systems, labour hire, recruitment,
manufacturing, property investment and development, finance and insurance,
telecommunications, legal, rural enterprises, managed investment schemes and
more.
In addition to the
above Etesian is able to offer
operational and management reporting solutions to business and Government. To
manage it, you need to be able to measure it. Information must be accurate,
timely, pertinent and understandable. We can assist your business with business
reporting and consulting as well as the implementation of reporting tools to
allow you to better minimise costs and understand what is happening within your
business.
“Know your numbers’ is a fundamental precept of business”- Bill
Gates
Cheers
James Law
0409 199
547
