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Independent Consultancy
As independent consultants we are able to review information from various sources and give advice that assists our clients. We assist our clients to make the right decisions by applying operational thinking together with a range of data analytic methodologies and techniques. We use evidenced based learnings and factual commercial advice for our clients.
We are experienced in preparing thorough reports, referencing industry best practices, literature and able to present recommendations and findings both in private and public settings.
We have a small team of associates that work with us to offer:
- Strategic and Feasibility business cases.
- Unsolicited Proposal to Governments.
- Infrastructure strategy development
- Long term facility and equipment planning.
- IT system improvement and developments.
- Financial reviews and economic models.
- Proof reading and document structures.
- ESG and Sustainability advice.
- Verifying cost, benefit and identify risks for proposals.
- Review current and proposed rate cards for freight, transport, supply chain and logistics service providers.
- Reverse logistics of empty container handling.
Our team of logistics consultants are normally contacted when a customer needs to make a change to their logistics arrangements in order to facilitate delivery of their latest business plans or sales forecasts.
Examples of situations that require a review:
- Acquisition of a new business
- Capability to fulfil a new sales channel
- Winning or losing major contracts
- Approaching the end of a contract with a service provider
- Approaching capacity limits within existing logistics sites
Commonly clients approach us with questions such as:
- We have a sales plan for the next 5 years, does our current logistics site have enough capacity?
- We are a small business that wants to become a national business. What changes do we need to make to facilitate this?
- We have acquired a new business and we want to combine the logistics operations to benefit from economies of scale.
- We are looking outsource our logistics operations should we do this?
- We are looking to implement a Transport or Warehouse management system, which one should we select to meet our requirement?
- Where should we locate our new warehouse?
- What inventory should I hold where?
Business Coaching
Whether you are running a small local business or looking to build a worldwide company, the benefits of business coaching cannot be overstated.
Running a business can often be lonely and complicated. However, engaging an experienced business coach, will be one of the most valuable investments you make as a business owner or leader. Most business owners or leaders seek advice regarding growth of their organisation. However we provide a service where you can receive personalised guidance that answer your specific questions and make your organisation a success.
What is Business Coaching?
We are experienced leaders and entrepreneurs who decide to use our talents for building and growing orgainsations and help them reach their goals. There is plenty of information and advice available online, all of it however is generic and not specific to your unique orgainsation. As your business coach, we are able to provide something far more valuable – personalised custom made advice. We will work alongside you to help you define your goals, polish your vision & mission, and set in place a series of strategies that will help you achieve these.
Engaging a business coach is like having a highly experienced partner, and the value we offer to you is priceless. Whether your business is struggling and you need a way to revive it or you simply want to take your brand to the next level, bringing us on is one of the most effective options you have available.
What does a Business Coach do?
We serve as both trainers and mentors, training you in the skills you need to be successful in your business and serving as a source of information when you have questions about what you should do.
Like a sports coach, we will work to refine your talents, define your goals, guide your decisions, and do everything else that we can do to ensure that you and your business are successful.
As Business Coaches, we will start by learning everything that we can about your orgainsation, from its value propositions to its target customers to the challenges it will face and beyond. Once we have learned everything that we can about your offerings and systems, we’ll next want to learn more about your vision for your company and the goals that you have for it. Just as every company is unique, every business owner’s vision is unique as well, and as your business coach we will need to know whether you are wanting to turn your business into a livable income for you and your family or a multi-million dollar corporation.
Next, we will work with you to set beneficial and attainable goals for your team. These goals will be ones that you need to hit in order to efficiently grow and achieve the vision you lay out. Once a set of goals are in place, we will be there to help you meet them, aiding you in devising a set of strategies and action plans designed to push your business to meet its goals and helping you navigate any challenges that come up along the way.
Throughout this entire process, as your business coaches, we will serve as an invaluable source of personalised information and advice. Running a business, small or large, can far too often feel like fumbling around in the dark hoping you find what you are looking for.
Are Eighty8 Consultants, as a Boutique Business Coaches, any different?
As a boutique Business Coach we specialise in helping small to medium sized businesses achieve their vision and goals.
A big part of our job is to learn as much as we can about each orgainsation, the owner or leader, and their employees, so that we are working “WITH” and not “FOR” them to develop a strategy that is uniquely suited to the specifics of each situation. In other words, Eighty8 Consultants is a high-quality Business Coach and will help you regardless of the industry or how large you want to grow your orgainsation.
Common Business Coaching questions
Q: What is the first meeting with a Business Coach like?
A: When we first meet you, our number one priority is going to be learn more about you and your business so that we can specifically tailor our advice to help you. We will be friendly and professional and do most of the “LISTENING”.
Q: Can Eighty8 Consultants help me grow my business?
A: We certainly help you put strategies in place to grow your business if that is your goal. However, growing orgainsations is not the only service that business coaching provides. We will also work to help make you more productive, make your job and running your business easier, and help you achieve all aspects of your vision for your orgainsation, including but not limited to its growth.
Q: Can a small businesses benefit from business coaching?
A: Small businesses are certainly able to benefit from business coaching, perhaps even more so than large orgainsations. The issue that many small businesses face, is the ability to find the right top-quality coach.
Advocacy & Lobbying
What does a Lobbyist do?
Lobbyists are hired and paid by special-interest groups, industry associations, orgainsations, nonprofits, groups of citizens, and even schools to exert influence over elected officials at all levels of government. They work at the federal & state level by meeting with Ministers to help change or introduce legislation and encourage them to find ways to work with industries that have mutual benefit. Eighty8 Consultants have experience lobbying at the federal, state and local levels.
Projects & Governance
What does a Project Consultant do?
Eighty8 Consultants have experience working as Project Consultants, typically to assist in the completion of a project from beginning to end. Eighty8 Consultants provide knowledge and expertise throughout all stages to ensure the best possible results. Eighty8 Consultants apply five rules when asked to manage a project. These include meeting with clients to identify needs, creating strategies to meet those needs, going over ideas with clients, budget management and executing the necessary actions to reach intended goals.
No matter what industry Eighty8 Consultants works in, we adopt our proven project management philosophy and program to ensure project governance is completed on time and within budget, without project creep.