Business Consulting

We live in a complicated time. It’s not an overstatement to characterize the current business environment as one of the most challenging ever. Business owners , managers and employees are confronted with new internal and external factors that challenge most if not all traditional business models and methods to start, grow and operate successful business entities.

As business environments and organizations continue to change and evolve, business owners must embrace these evolutions and continue to adapt to new concepts, processes and ways to do business. Those business owners who  adapt and exhibit business agility will position themselves to succeed. Achieving the ability to survive and then thrive through disruption will be the most important trait the business can master.

At the Penning Group, we are aware of the challenges our clients face each day. The depth of experience with different kinds of businesses in several different industries over more than three decades uniquely qualifies us to provide innovative and practical solutions to our clients facing challenges in operating and growing their businesses.

We understand that especially for a small business, our firm’s engagement must result in  “value added” for our clients. There are several consultants who  advertise their own  “secret sauce for success”. We don’t have a secret formula. We just step in together with our clients and work hard to understand and advise each client in their own unique circumstance. We take that commitment very seriously.

Business consulting services include

• Working with start up businesses to adopt effective ownership structures and entities, adopt best practices for management, operations and governance of financial operations and address immediate threats to the business;

• Adopting and implementing agreements to protect business owners including developing terms foe shareholder voting agreements;buy-sell agreements; shareholder agreements and operating agreements;

• Financing , operating capital, investment capital and related issues to achieve business business operation goals and growth;

• Day to day management structures, processes and concepts for all areas of business including management, accounting and financial operations, sales and marketing, operations, human resources-employee/employer matters;

• Protection of business through non-disclosure agreements;confidentiality agreements and covenants not to compete and licensing agreements;

• Coordination and management of services for legal, accounting and tax,banking and insurance services;

• Succession planning services to prepare for smooth transmission of ownership of business to next generation family members or sales to third parties;

• Conflict resolution among business owners, managers and employees.