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There are many reasons why a once thriving business can require more focus and energy to improve performance and increase profitability. The context and understanding of the causes are needed to identify the reasons behind the stalling of your business. 

PHF Advisory, will spend time ensuring they understand the ‘why’ and whether it is capital structure, business size, operations, legislation or industry factors that are the cause, we will gain an in-depth appreciation of your business and its position within the market that will provide the knowledge which can deliver turnaround success. 

One of the initial sources of pressure that businesses can face is from the debt structure. Businesses may have loans in place which no longer suit the needs of the business. PHF Advisory has extensive experience raising and refinancing debt and restructuring distressed debt, liaising with key stakeholders, such as bank managers so that you can have the confidence to focus on other business elements to begin a successful turnaround. 

We will go further than providing you with ‘just’ the tools, whether that be operational, managerial, financial or portfolio related, and engage with management and employees to embed process’ which achieve the desired outcomes.

It is not uncommon for new businesses to fail or even established ones to come across hard times, it is how you have prepared for these times of crisis that allow your business to succeed for the long term. 

The key to business survival is sound financial management and scenario planning or planning for the unexpected! This planning gives you and your team the confidence to react when change happens and the assurance and time to focus on business strategy. 

Our initial focus will be on gaining a real understanding of your cash flow profile, this will allow us to work with you on developing solutions and implementing systems that will ensure your working capital can stabilise your business and survive the shocks that business can face. 

We will manage and negotiate with key stakeholders such as lenders, shareholders, and investigating accountants so that you have the time and space to begin to rebuild your business. 

Once the business has stabilised the opportunity will be to focus on future growth through performance management and business strategy.

Business success doesn’t stop at the writing of the strategic business plan, it is a living document and should contribute to the day to day, be reviewed and corrected often, so the course of the business positively reacts to external economic and technological impacts. This can only be achieved through a combination of financial and operational reporting which are specifically prepared for your business.

PHF advisory will provide your business with the insights and confidence for you to make informed decisions that deliver on opportunities and mitigate risks. Allowing you to manage your business to perform even during times of uncertainty.

Whether it is a new business or an established one, each business needs a vision to give them focus and energy to deliver the optimal growth opportunity. 

Often the day to day gets in the way of looking at the long term strategic goals of the business, there is a risk that growth may plateau or the growth experienced to date has masked inefficiencies with the business, ultimately the business cannot effectively respond to opportunities and risks. 

PHF Advisory, together with your team, build the strategic and business plans which set clear goals and objectives, develop growth strategies and track performance . These growth strategies could require a focus on raising debt or equity financing, PHF Advisory has considerable and varied experience that will give you the confidence to move forward with your strategic business goals to achieve your predefined targets.

We also help engage with shareholders, management and employees to ensure that the extended team is embedded in the businesses new strategic direction.