Business Consulting Tools

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At Enterprise Brant we take our mission, "To Foster Economic Development in Brant", very seriously. To that end we have a full portfolio of tools to help you take your idea from concept to success. Whether you are a new business with only a concept in mind or an established business that wants to move to the next level we are here to assist you.

In this section of our website you will find a full slate of tools that you can adapt to your specific needs. Here is a quick overview of what you will find.

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Consultative Services – get one on one time with a consultant or work with a group in a seminar to gain new insights, skills and knowledge.

  • Work with a Consultant – you can get started by requesting an appointment to meet with one of our Business Consultants.
  • Workshops & Seminars – we have a full slate of practical, informative and down to earth seminars. Most of our seminars are free.

Planning Tools – once armed with the knowledge and the support of your consultant you can start your plan. On the other hand you can jump right in and come back for assistants if you need it. Recommended Seminars: Business Planning, Market Research, Marketing Strategies and Bookkeeping.

  • Business Planning – our Business Plan Creator is an interactive tool to assist you in writing your business plan.
  • Cash Flow Forecasting Tool - this tool is based on an Excel Workbook. You save it to your computer and work through the forecast step by step to create a 24 month cash flow forecast. This makes a great “what-if” tool to aid in decision making.

Analysis Tools – the more information you have when making decisions the better our decisions are bound to be. Recommended Seminars: Bookkeeping, Marketing Beyond the Startup, Synergistic Selling and Running Your Business With S*M*A*R*T*S.

  • Marketing Matrix - When you are making advertising or promotional plans you want to be able to track your results and measure them to determine if they provide you with a reasonable return on your investment. This tool is a simple Excel spreadsheet that helps you do just that.
  • The Price Sensitivity Tool – This is a two page document that you can use to assess the impact of pricing decisions you make in business every day.
    • Price Increase – when planning a price increase you need to be sensitive to how it will impact your customers. This table addresses the issue of impact on our gross profit should you lose sales.
    • Price Discounts – how much more will you have to sell, if you give a discount, to preserve your gross profit? This table answers that question – you will be shocked!
  • Key Performance Indicators – a great way to assess changes in key financial indicators and examine “what if” senarios to help plan business strategies.

  • Bookkeeping Tools - There are two sets of files you can download; one is a version in Excel 97 - 2003 and the other set is Excel 2007. Select the appropriate version to match your software. Please note these tools are not compatible with MAC's Numbers application.