By examining all four cornerstones together, we work with you to build a broader picture of your company's readiness to grow. Our experience suggests that the strongest businesses tend to be aligned so that all four of these cornerstones support each other. Put it another way: a team that knows what it is there for and where it is going has much more chance of success than one with no shared purpose or vision.

Our Approach
Our confidence in the Growth Service is based on experience: we have already guided over 200 UK companies through this type of service. They tell us they have benefited from a clear vision, effective strategies, a strengthened top team and greatly improved performance. Our Growth Service is designed to help owners build their vision of what it is they want out of the business and to bring the top team together to develop an action plan to realise that vision. With the team’s input and commitment, the plan that emerges is robust and realistic. Implementation is key – and we work with the team over the first year to review progress against the plan and monitor performance. While the Growth Service is tailored to the needs of every client, here is an example of the process from start to finish:

Francis Martin

Testimonials
Here are two testimonials highlighting how we have recently helped two clients.

"In 2004/5 we worked closely with BDO Stoy Hayward’s Strategy Development Team….The initial scoping exercise carried out by BDO gave us the opportunity as a senior management team to analyse and understand our current situation, in relation to our core functional areas of the business … Under the guidance and support of the BDO team, whose expert knowledge we were able to draw upon, we have now successfully entered the GB marketplace. The approach adopted by the BDO team provided a pleasurable, albeit challenging, working environment. Having a fresh pair of eyes cast over our business, in conjunction with our senior team’s comprehensive knowledge resulted in a winning formula …….".
MD, Manufacturing Company.

"The BDO team is extremely knowledgeable and took an innovative partnership approach to working with us…BDO asked all the right, if sometimes hard questions, and were able to quickly uncover some more basic issues we were wrestling with in terms of people development and strategic direction…BDO peeled the onion back to basic issues, so that individuals were then able to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and adopt their approach to dealing with issues accordingly. We would recommend engaging with BDO to any organisation looking to improve their effectiveness".
MD, Engineering Company.

Registered Provider for Invest NI’s Business Direction Service
In the last quarter of 2007, BDO Stoy Hayward was delighted to be re-appointed as a registered provider of Invest Northern Ireland’s 'Business Direction Service'.

Contacting us
For more information, please telephone Francis Martin or Pamela Gillies on 028 9043 9009 or email francis.martin@bdo.co.uk or pamela.gillies@bdo.co.uk

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