Business Planning
It is our philosophy that the client's business planning process is as important as the final written result.
Laurence Consultants provides the client's management team with the structure and background essential to an efficient planning process.
We provide an independent analysis of the client's business in terms of product, market, competition, and
technology. Then we assist in setting goals and selecting strategies and specific actions for the immediate future.
We allow management teams to step back from day-to-day operations and realistically examine their company's strategic development - past, present and future. We tell clients the truth...and together we create a practical and clear statement of corporate mission.
Because they represent the best thinking of the organization, the projections and overall plan derived from this process are blueprints for success, and they provide a clear and focused direction for the business and its management.
Management Reporting and Control
Laurence Consultants works with management to assure the establishment of relevant, accurate and timely controls. We have a thorough background in management reporting and have developed a unique approach to providing managers with the information which can best help them be able and effective company leaders. Here we specialize in an essential key to corporate excellence among our clients: giving senior managers the competitive edge which comes with anticipating - and effectively adjusting to - changes in their industry.
Our approach begins with an examination of key management decision processes and the critical areas of the business. We develop prototype report formats, observe and evaluate their use, then adjust and refine them. Once complete, we assist the client's accounting and data processing staffs in incorporating these prototypes into the company's internal reporting system. We find that positive results are almost immediate.
Turnaround Management
Laurence Consultants also specializes in helping clients through the difficulties of business and financial crisis. Whether caused by operating losses or excess growth, we have firsthand experience in managing turnarounds, both in advisory and direct management roles. Simply put, we know how to develop and implement effective turnaround plans.
In a turnaround we show clients how to assure a positive cash flow by controlling and reducing costs, generating additional cash from existing assets, and installing short-term cash controls.
We frequently work as an integral part of the client's management team, strengthening banking relationships, improving operations, helping resolve litigation, adding management controls, or restructuring the financing of the business.
Corporate Development
Laurence Consultants aids clients by identifying and analyzing potential capital sources for them.
We are in contact on a regular basis with many funding sources, including commercial lenders, investment bankers, venture capital firms, and private investors. Our experience in working with such sources enables us to prepare the documentation they need. We can make the initial presentations, negotiate the terms, or act as counsel to the client during the process. We represent clients whether they are buyers or sellers. We assist with the initial decision, the selection of the candidates, the support for validation and due diligence, and the preparation of the documentation.
For buyers we help develop search criteria and source candidates, do the evaluation, and negotiate the terms. When representing sellers we help prepare the business and its offering document, identify candidates, and negotiate terms.
Laurence Consultants, Incorporated:
We take pride in our solid credentials, our practical experience, and our creative expertise.
We believe that these assets bring a unique blend of talent, insight, and excellence to each of our clients. And our commitment to them is complete.
