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 Minder's
founders have collectively some sixty years experience
in growing businesses, many of which were started from
scratch. Businesses have been as mundane as a stationery
distributorship or as exotic as the manufacture of a radical
Australian invented energy saving lamp that eventually
beat the hell out of the Dutch giant Philips products.
Tight management controls and innovative operational planning
made these businesses truly prosper.
Take for example a small Australian aircraft dealer found
he could not compete with the large established dealers.
The big dealers shipped the aircraft to Australia by sea.
This involved dismantling them, packing them in a container
and then reassembling them again in Australia. This was
an expensive and slow process. Fragile aircraft were often
damaged in the containers. Shipping delays were common.
Precious working capital was tied up for months.
We came up with a better idea. Why not fly the aircraft
out to Australia! Soon Cessnas and Pipers were being routinely
ferried from the USA to Australia. The leg from San Francisco
to Hawaii sometimes took up to thirty hours flying non-stop.
These flights initially set new world records but minutely
detailed planning made them routine. The cost savings
to the Australian aircraft buyer was some thirty percent
for an aircraft. What's more it still had its original
factory seals intact. The Moorabbin based company went
on to became the largest of its kind in the world.
Today Minder offers innovative business solutions to any
company, large or small. Unlike some consultant's offerings,
Minder's solutions are down to earth. You don't need to
be a rocket scientist to apply them!
Companies have come to our door in their death throes,
other are marginally profitable, but going nowhere. A
few are growing so quickly that they are for all intents
and purposes of control and insolvent. Most have one common
failing. Their management reporting systems are inadequate
or non-existent. The business is blindly groping its way,
fuelled by unsupported optimism.
Everything seems to revolve around accruing enough cash
to pay the bills at the end of the month. Yet regular
bank reconciliations and cashflow projections are non-events
with these businesses. Haven't got time is the catch cry.
There are other crucial questions to be asked. What's
the real BAS picture? Do the terms and conditions of sale
adequately protect the businesses debts? Can a better
deal be negotiated with suppliers? Where is future sales
growth going to come from? How can liquidity be improved?
Is the advertising cost effective or is it merely expensive
window dressing? What changes are needed to achieve secure
profitable growth? How does the business rank compared
its competitors?
If you have difficulty answering these questions you need
Minder. Some of the largest companies on the Mid North
Coast will testify to the profitable improvements a few
sessions with Minder's consultants can achieve. |
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