As a small company ourselves, we recognise the problems faced by small or new businesses. With this in mind, we have introduced the |H|P|C small business service. A package of individual services tailored to your specific business needs. This can include any or all of the services outlined below, on a scale designed to be effective but affordable.
One of the greatest uses of the internet, web advertising is fast becoming the most popular way in which to get your message across - across the world. Contrary to what you may have heard, it doesn't have to cost a fortune to take your place on the world-wide stage. There's no need to learn fancy programming languages or techniques either, as |H|P|C can handle all of this for you at a price to fit your budget. We can even specify the necessary equipment and software for you, thereby taking all of the worry out of your advertising effort.
Writing a document that reflects your plans for the creation or expansion of your company, or attracts money from outside investors can be a long drawn-out and frustrating job. It can be difficult to concentrate on getting a business plan right when the business has to be run as well. |H|P|C have written business plans and capability statements for several companies to date, each one carefully targetted and successful in it's intended purpose. Having this type of document prepared for you can help inject a sense of realism into your aspirations from an outsider's point of view, thereby making the finished article more acceptable to the outsiders who will eventually read it.
How many people does it take do make a widget? Don't know? We can help you find out. Whether you are catering to a small local demand for widgets, or addressing a world-wide shortage of thingumyjigs, you will not make a profit if you have too many people doing too little work. Too few people trying to do too much is every bit as bad. With resourcing analysis a particular speciality of ours, we can help you to find out just how many people you really need in your organisation at any given time, to face any workload.
We at |H|P|C are well known for the quality and accuracy of our cost-integrated planning services. However, this is sometimes seen as a luxury only affordable to large cash-rich companies. This is most definitely not the case. For smaller companies and smaller projects, we can provide an off-site remote planning service designed to provide information vital to your success, but at an affordable cost. With frequent updates by 'phone, fax or email and the occasional site visit, we can tell you exactly what is going to happen, what it is going to cost and what you are going to make out of it.
If you have already seen the need for accurate planning and forecasting, but don't know how to go about it, we can organise that for you as well. Depending on what you do and what processes you use, we can design and implement a cost integrated estimating/quoting/planning system with a minimum of fuss and disruption. We will also train your personnel to operate it and carry out a hand-holding excercise until you are comfortable with the result.
As with any business, you may wish to become ISO accredited. We can help you to set out your production and management procedures, write your manual for you and carry out audits on your systems to ensure that when you do apply, everything you need to do has already been done. This will enable you to face this major milestone in your company's development with confidence.
In a small business environment, it is not always desirable or necessary to have a lot of highly skilled, expensive staff, especially during the early stages. A short course in project management, planning or general administration for key players may be all that is required. We can train your staff to carry out these tasks quickly and with minimum disruption to their everyday activities, giving you confidence in the way your business is being run.
Work going well, but not sure where the money's going? Believe it or not, this is a very common problem. Many financial controllers / accountants only count a cost when it has been invoiced. That can be much too late. Using the processes we employ in tracing claims, we can produce effective, accurate costing forecasts based on actual costs/performance to date. This is invaluable in tracking your cash-flow forecasts against performance and can prevent any nasty surprises.
Need to computerise? Don't know what you need? Don't want the hassle? Fine. |H|P|C personnel are all competent computer users - we have to be. We can specify, source and purchase your IT systems for you, install all the software you need and train your staff to operate it all effectively.
Once you are up and running, |H|P|C can still be of assistance to you. You may want to set up benchmarks for cost or performance, or you may simply want a quick check on your profitability. On the other hand, as your company grows, you may find that with less control over a larger number of people, you need systems put in place to help you maintain efficiency in production. This is one of |H|P|C's specialities.
Sometimes, unforseen problems can arise in even the best planned project. Often this is due to a badly written contract or a misunderstanding, but it can leave you open to claims from yourcustomers or subcontractors. We can help with this as well. |H|P|C has a history of claims management second to none.