Small business advice and guidance
Helping small businesses and stakeholders achieve their objectives
We recognise that many small businesses are not able to have a dedicated Human Resources person in house. In our recent experience small businesses, from time to time, have staffing queries or issues over a potentially wide range of topics but are unsure where to turn to access professional and affordable advice. This is where we can help.
We offer a wide range of tailored HR consultancy and financial services to employer organisations of all sizes. These include:
For the organisation
Recruitment assistance – we provide recruitment assistance including being an independent panel member if required and provide a range of assessment tools to assess fit and potential
Induction process design – we design an induction process tailored to your organisation needs
Performance reviews – we design and provide advice how to get the best out of performance reviews and how to engage employees in the process
Engagement surveys – we design and develop surveys to assist understanding of the engagement of your staff – these are tailored to suit your organisation need
Culture shaping – we work with organisations to assist them to define the culture they wish to build and assist them to implement any changes
Facilitation – we provide facilitation services in a range of areas depending on the focus for the organisation
Training needs analysis – we identify the training needs of the organisation and look at appropriate ways to provide for the development needs
Mediation – we work with individuals to bridge their differences and find ways for them to work together
For managers
Leadership coaching – we work with individual leaders to work through areas they wish to develop to become more effective in their role
Interview skills for managers and panel members – we provide coaching, advice or a workshop on how to ensure you have a robust interview process
Leading change – we provide coaching and workshops on strategies to assist leaders to effectively lead staff members through a change process
Team building workshop – we facilitate coaching and workshops on identifying team strengths, styles, development needs, issues and working with these to build greater understanding and awareness to build a higher performing team
Team planning days – we facilitate of team planning days for staff. We assist managers to design their planning agenda according to the outcomes they wish to achieve
For staff and managers
360 degree surveys – we design and tailor 360 surveys that are tailored to meet the individual need. We also offer off the shelf surveys.
Career development coaching – we provide career coaching (and workshops) to assist individuals in their career aspirations
Outplacement coaching – we provide coaching for those individuals whose roles have been disestablished and seek CV, Interview, networking, job market and financial advice
Development coaching – we provide coaching on areas for and ways to develop
Change management for staff – we provide coaching and workshops that assist staff to work positively through a change process and assist them to begin to take control
Retirement planning – we provide retirement planning coaching (and workshops) for those staff 50+. These services include both life planning and financial planning
Financial services
Our financial services are categorised as follows:
- Independent personal financial advice for business owners, managers and their staff more information here
- We also provide assistance to small businesses in the areas of:
- Business planning
- Succession planning
- Budgeting
- Cash flow management.
We don’t see these services replacing or competing with your Chartered Accountant. However we can assist staff and act as a “sounding board” for staff involved in these aspects of the business through to providing the services on a project basis depending on the organisation’s needs.
Our financial services are cost effective and flexible and can be adapted to suit the individual needs of each business. This may be in conjunction with, or independent of, your Chartered Accountant.
Further information on each of the above HR Consultancy and financial services can be found here.
Please contact us by email or phone 04 282 0809 for any additional information or to arrange an appointment.
