Clients We Work With
We work with Small and Medium Enterprises
Most Breakthrough clients are small and medium enterprises (SME) that range in size from $1-50 million in sales volume. Generally these are business-to-business companies that are owner managed in these sectors:
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Software & technology
- Construction
- Service
Typically our clients are facing challenging business problems or they are unhappy with the progress of the business and not sure of the best way to improve their results.
They may be concerned they their business is under-performing on the bottom line, or they may feel they are unable to capitalize on growth opportunities effectively. They may have problems with personnel or conflicts between managers.
Do any of the following scenarios sound familiar to you?
People do not work as a team - Do you find that many of your people are not working together effectively? There may be lots of finger pointing or blame to go around. Do you get the sense that you are not getting to the core issue?
The old systems aren’t working anymore - Things used to work, but does it seem that nothing works properly anymore?
Partner/Owner issues - Are you having trouble communicating with other owners? Does everyone seem to be going his own direction?
No sounding board - Do you feel that you need to talk to someone who can understand your business issues and opportunities, and provide constructive, critical feedback?
Cash flow problems - Is there constant pressure on cash? Do you seem to be treading water every week from collections to payroll? Would you add that piece of equipment if you only had the money? Are vendors hounding you?
Business is under-performing - Are you unhappy with the performance of the business? Are you growing, but the bottom line is not? Do you get the feeling that your costs are too high, but you are not sure exactly where or why?
Growth has stalled - Has your growth flattened? Are you unable to get back on the growth curve?
Job costs are a problem - Do you have problems controlling job costs? Does sales blame estimating, and estimating blames operations?
Too much (or too little) inventory - Do you always seem to have too much of the wrong things in inventory? Are you running out of other things? Are $5 items holding up $50,000 projects?
Lost growth opportunities - Does your organization have trouble taking advantage of market opportunities? Are excellent opportunities squandered?
Quality is a problem - Maybe you have even installed a quality system, however all you seem to be doing is documenting the problems.
High growth is causing havoc - Do you have lots of orders, but the people don’t seem to be able to cope? Are people stressed out, including you?
Product/Service deliveries are late - Are customers complaining that you always seem to be late?
Client Profile
Exactly what kind of clients work with Breakthrough Business Advisors?
Our clients typically share many of the following characteristics. If these fit you as well, you are likely someone we can help.
- High standards of excellence - Good enough isn't. They are interested in being the very best in their field.
- Committed to success - They are persistent and willing to try many things to achieve results.
- Realize there are no quick fixes - If it were easy, they would have solved it already.
- Continuous Improvement - They understand that in order to maintain their competitive edge, they must always strive for improvement and not be satisfied with the status quo.
- Realize they can't know everything - But they are willing to get assistance and expand their knowledge and expertise
- Willing to invest in themselves and their business - They know this is the best investment of all.
- Committed to mutually supportive relationships - In business and life they realize that they can't make it alone.