OUR SERVICES
OPERATIONS, PROCESS, & PROFIT IMPROVEMENT
The implementation of a world class program, such as Lean Techniques, will have a major impact on your firm by eliminating waste and sustaining the continuous improvement process. Although the initial focus in many situations tends to be on manufacturing or operations, we will also apply the Lean approach to the administrative functions of an organization. Often, the performance in backroom activities goes unchallenged, yet how a company processes quotes, orders, shipments, and payments has a significant effect on organizational costs, and provides the firm with potential candidates for the lean down process.Dealing with the current economic environment has put severe stress on companies already under pressure to adapt. Investments in equipment, systems, IT, personnel and training often have been forced to take second place behind survival needs. Some companies are still struggling to find their place and focus in the new reality, while others have adapted, but all need to build upon their strengths in order to grow profitably as economic growth returns. Many are facing new competitive environments that require something different than the business as usual Mentality.
BUSINESS STRATEGY, ADVISORY, & STRATEGIC PLANNING
The Solstice Group will assist you to develope and implement strategies to grow, sustain, and maximize efficiency and profitability. These same services are available to assist companies in turnarounds and restructuring situations.Simply put, strategic planning determines where an organization wants to go and how to get there. It is used to help organizations do a better job focusing energy and resource requirements to ensure the organizations team is working toward the same goals. In addition, strategic planning assess and adjusts the organization's direction in response to the ever changing competitive environment. A good plan identifies potential pitfalls, changes in the competitive environment, and the impact of evolving technologies.In short, strategic planning is a disciplined effort designed to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organization is, what it does, and how it does it, with a focus on the future. It is often the essential element that distinguishes very successful businesses from those that are not. The Solstice Group can either direct or complement your efforts in the strategic planning process by assisting in analyzing the market, the competitive environment, SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats), development of objectives and goals, development of a solid marketing plan, business and profit modeling, along with development of resource requirement.
INTERIM, TRANSITION, TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT & RESTRUCTURING
The Solstice Group offers change of management, interim management, or part time executive services for companies that have incurred reductions in staffing. We also offer turnaround management and re-positioning studies & strategies. Don't leave a part of your business unmanaged. The Solstice Group is prepared to assist you on an interim basis by filling senior management positions or by coaching and mentoring those leaders in key positions during periods of growth, transformation, turnaround and restructuring.
Severe stress on a business can result from exponential growth, a change in direction, the need for a turnaround or restructuring, or a challenged economic environment. Perhaps there is no better time to benefit more from the counsel and advice of an unbiased, independent professional. The experience and sophistication of the The Solstice Group can realistically assess the situation and work with companies to develop and implement a turnaround plan. Our goal is to rapidly identify needs and potential threats, stem the bleeding, and get your company back on the track to profitability.
SALES MANAGEMENT & SALES TEAM ASSESSMENT/DEVELOPMENT
The Solstice Group believes the most critical success factor in any business is its competitiveness in the market place. If a business is going to succeed and grow, in addition to understanding its market, it needs a competent, focused sales team consistently executing a well thought out process and branding strategy.
Generating and building sales volume is the key to the long term viability of any successful company. Often companies lack a clear cut sales strategy, quality sales tools, and effective training. The Solstice Group has extensive sales management experience that enables us to help in each of these areas. The Solstice Group understands what it takes to compete and win. The firms principals have years of highly successful executive experience in:
•Sales Management Services
•Sales Team Assessment
•Sales Team Recruitment
•Realtor Coordination Services
•Sales Training, Mentoring, & Employee Development
•Marketing and Promotion
•Pricing Strategies