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Crisis Management for Small and Medium Enterprises

Crisis Management for Small and Medium Enterprises

Small- and medium-sized businesses drive half of the GDP of the top 17 economies in the world (according to the World Bank) and, right now, the majority of these businesses are in crisis due to Covid-19. Customers are cancelling orders. Sales are declining 50% or more in many industries. Workers are getting laid off. Fear is taking over.

Now, at this time, we need a plan. We need to be proactive. We need to remain calm.

As a business leader, you need clarity and advice to navigate in these unprecedented times.

How do you meet this crisis proactively? What strategies should you employ, what tactics should you implement? How are you leading your people, your customers, and clients. How are you managing money, sales, operations, investment, HR policies, workflow, and more?

Read this guide on Crisis Management for Small & Medium Enterprises written by six experts and Certified Global SME Advisors. In this guide, you’ll learn:

  • How to be more proactive than ever before
  • How to create a tactical management plan
  • How to navigate this crisis
  • What to say to your banker
  • 51 ways to protect your business
  • How to work from home, and
  • How to remain firm and calm.

There are two kinds of businesses operating today. Those that are busier because of the crisis. And those that are fearing for their existence. However, all companies need to protect their people, their customers, and their cash flow.

Essential service businesses are being strained with challenging supply chains, a worried labor force, and customers staying at home. All of these factors create unique opportunities to reduce uncertainty for our customers. Non-essential services that are locked down need to be prepared to ramp up in the near future to meet pent up demand with a depleted supply chain.

Please click here to obtain a free copy of Crisis Management for Small and Medium Enterprises.

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COVID Business Strategies for Small and Medium Enterprises

COVID Business Strategies for Small and Medium Enterprises

In the second article from the Global SME Advisors team you will learn strategies to navigate your business out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business has had a major disruption, even those we thought to be immune to effects of an economic crisis, such as the healthcare industry have been affected. As a business owner, you need to know what you can do to ensure that you maintain a successful business through the pandemic and re-opening to post Covid-19.

Six experts and Certified Global SME Advisors share their thoughts and ideas on how to move forward from where you are currently:

  • Pay Attention To Your Mindset
  • There Will Be No “New Normal”
  • Your Covid Safety Plan
  • Launch Your Post Covid Strategy Now
  • Business As Usual
  • The Clarity of Family Business Strategy
  • What Is Your Strategy As You Relaunch Your Business?
  • Keep Your Foot On The Gas

We can allow the recent business disruptions to affect our future or we can take charge of our future success by coming up with a plan to move forward and create the future we want. Success will come to those who are determined to be successful and adopt a positive and purposeful mindset.

Please click here to obtain a free copy of COVID Business Strategies for Small and Medium Enterprises.

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A Special White Paper to Help Your Business Grow

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A Special White Paper to Help Your Business Grow

A Special White Paper to Help Your Business Grow

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Finish Strong in 2020 and Get a Jump Start on 2021

2020 has been quite a year. Let’s all finish strong and race into 2021 at full speed.

To help you accomplish this, I am sharing a new white paper full of great ideas and strategies. I’m part of an august group of consultants working with small and medium-sized businesses across the globe. We’ve written this white paper for you.

There are 10 short articles dealing with growth, innovation, business continuity, and mindset. All to help you guide your company successfully and profitably into the next quarter, year, and beyond.

This white paper and audio podcast will soon be available on Amazon. You are receiving it in advance with my compliments. If you have clients or colleagues you’d like to share this with, please email me and I will gladly send them a copy.

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The Authors

Phil Symchych – Phil Symchych is the president and founder of SME Business Wealth Builder Corporation and is based in Canada. For 26 years, he has advised more than 120 privately-held small and medium businesses across 62 industry segments on growth strategies, financing, and succession planning that creates and protects business wealth for shareholders.

Phil consults and coaches business leaders, founders/owners, consultants, and advisors globally. As a CPA and MBA, he possesses the rare combination of detailed financial insight and big picture strategic perspectives. Phil is the author of The Business Wealth Builders.

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Art Koch – Arthur Koch has over 20 years of results-oriented business transformation leadership experience gained throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Europe. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies for consumer products, top-tier automotive suppliers, aerospace and defense, electronics, electrical and mechanical, as well as wholesale and distribution.

His expertise is in implementation and application of supply chain solutions for ERPs, forecasting and inventory planning, sales and operations planning, organizational re-engineering, and LEAN/synchronous practices.

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Dean Robinson – Throughout his career, Dean has embraced passionately the concept of Family Business. He has worked with many of them and has contributed significantly to their success – be it from good to great in profitable businesses – or from loss to profit in a turnaround situation. His expertise in Financial Management, Strategic Planning, and Business Growth Solutions has enabled many Family Businesses to realize futures for their families.

Dean believes passionately in Family Businesses setting defined and achievable goals for the business and the family – and then working with the owners to help them realize those goals, be held accountable for their own success, and realize their fullest potential. Dean is the author of the recently published, “Crisis of Boredom.”

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Oriol López – Oriol López is known as The Proactivist. He is the trusted adviser to business owners and helps them to grow and thrive in their businesses. His process is simple and powerful: a clear definition of strategy and a total orientation to action and continuous improvement.

Oriol is the author of the books “Grow and Thrive” and “The Proactive Entrepreneur” (among others). Oriol is recognized as “One of the most inspiring advisors in the world,” according to the book “The World’s Most Inspiring Accountant.”

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Dan Weedin – Dan Weedin is an experienced entrepreneur, leader, and award-winning speaker who has a passion for consulting, coaching and mentoring other entrepreneurs and business professionals. He has the rare ability to translate his success in the insurance industry, public speaking, non-profit world, and athletic coaching into applicable and transferable principles that dramatically improve the effectiveness of those business owners and executives he works with.

Dan’s consulting and coaching has helped drive performance and resilience improvement with countless small and mid-sized companies across the country. Dan focuses his consulting skills to improve protection of property, people, and profits for his clients. His goal is to safeguard the valuation and legacy for his clients. Dan has authored three courses on Business Continuity, Emerging Risks, and Entrepreneurship on LinkedIn Learning.

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Gary Furr – Gary Furr is an organizational development consultant with over 40+ years of C-level business experience and an MBA in organizational development.

Gary helps his clients to achieve greater success and take their businesses to a new level by increasing top-line revenue and bottom-line profit while enhancing valuation, liquidity, and equity. He helps his clients make the complex simple, provides direction, creates systems, and manages the numbers.
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Full Speed Ahead!

Full Speed Ahead Business Advice for Small and Medium Enterprises

This has been a very interesting and challenging year for most businesses. The economy was roaring along at breakneck speed and then suddenly it was like driving your car at 80 mph and hitting a brick wall. As a result, it has been some very tough months for many businesses and the owners of those businesses. There are many businesses that will go away, never to return. Some businesses will manage to struggle through and come out on the other side with a new perspective of what the future holds. Other businesses have thrived and continue to thrive even during an economic downturn.

In this fourth issue from Global Business Advisors, we discuss some key areas to ensure your success moving forward:

  • Being accountable
  • Thinking differently
  • Growing your leadership capabilities
  • Enjoying the journey
  • Being open to change and being smart and fast
  • It’s about the people
  • Inventory can be evil and take your business down
  • How can you build wealth in your business

Wherever you are in your business coming out of this pandemic, now is the time to reevaluate your business and create momentum moving forward. It takes greater leverage to get started again, but once you do and you gain momentum, it should be Full Speed Ahead!

Please click here to obtain a free copy of Full Speed Ahead!

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