Business Assessments

SFC Business Services offers professional business assessments.

The services evaluate various aspects of the business including financial, management, IT, HR and credit & collections, and other significant areas, as appropriate. It can be particularly useful to business owners thinking of selling, expanding, or exiting at some point in the near future. It is an objective look at a low cost and provides guidance for business improvements and maximizing profitability.

The service is primarily for those looking to improve their business organization, whether or not they are interested in selling or raising capital at the present time.
However, since it is a professional assessment and since business owners will need an exit strategy at some point, we generally also give strategic recommendations to improve future salability of their business which can improve the value and shorten the sales cycle.

Some major improvement actions can take time to fully employ, perhaps many months, so part of our service is intended to provide a "road map" to assist the owner in thinking ahead about the future of the business on a long-term basis.

We bring in professionals in areas such as IT, HR, insurance, and credit & collections to assess those areas as appropriate.
The business assessment gives the business owner an objective look at the company and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the company from an impartial professional and an investor's viewpoint. We can assist the company in taking corrective action if they so desire, but in any case, the business is given a professional report addressing the primary business areas with recommended actions that can increase growth, profitability, and the salability of the business. Should the business engage SFC Business Services to market the sale of the business - the business receives a credit for any amounts paid for the assessment. While we would be interested in marketing any size business, we are primarily focused on small to medium size businesses that larger investment bankers and other professionals find too small to cost-effectively pursue.

We offer a free business assessment overview to any business owner or executive who is serous about improving their business- absolutely no obligation.

The complete business assessment normally takes 30-45 days from initial meeting to report presentation depending on management availability, company size, complexity, and business documentation.

The fee is negotiable - normally in the $5,000 range, but may be credited against future services including the marketing of the business.

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