Strategic Planning and Business Advisory Services

Strategic Planning and Business Advisory

We have helped countless businesses prepare solid business and strategic plans for a variety of reasons. For some businesses, the purpose has been to secure funding or to set and communicate goals, and for others, the reason has been to prove viability in the market and to gather a clear understanding of the firm’s customers, strengths and competition.

We support businesses of all sizes – whether you’re starting out, growing up or looking ahead.

The success of every business depends on its ability to grow sustainably and consistently over time. However, the challenges for business structuring and business growth planning vary depending on what stage of maturity or the markets you’re in.

We can help you turn your vision for your business into a meaningful plan, sustainable growth or business strategy. Together, we can develop a strategy based on the relative strengths and weaknesses of your business, together with the opportunities and challenges you and your business are facing.

By adopting a data-led approach to assessing business performance and identifying key barriers to growth, we can work in partnership with you and your management team, to help you overcome the key challenges to business planning and strategy.

Strategic Planning

The strategic planning process involves considerable thought and planning. The primary aim of the strategic planning process is to take your business from where it is today, to where you want it to be. Bringing you and your management team together, we help you to build your vision of what you want out of the business and assist you in developing a clear plan for the future. This plan will refocus the current business, into the best version of itself, to position your business to sustainability and profitably compete on the global market.

We can help you and your business make informed, strategic decisions for many purposes including:

The timing and fit of M&A activity
Stakeholder Communication
Competitive Positioning
Market Expansion

Business Planning

At its core, Business Planning involves developing a Company’s aspirations and defining what investment it requires to achieve those aspirations, together with the likely financial return.

Our specialists help to craft bespoke business plans to position your business to succeed. We understand the intricacies of business planning for different business types and work closely alongside your team to ensure you get what you need from your bespoke plan.

The Business Plan is crafted according to its ultimate use, be that for internal management direction or to attract external investment, be it the launch of a new and exciting product or an expansion of the operations, Business Planning is the necessity of all large and small companies. A solid Business Plan will help your business succeed.

Investment Appraisal / Financial Modelling

Understanding the goals of your project and the costs involved, is essential for success. Our investment appraisal and financial modelling services help to determine whether an investment is worthwhile by highlighting the potential return and risks.

We provide management teams with clear insights, making it easier to decide whether to move forward with a specific project.

The HNH team can assist you in developing a tailored financial model that will not only guide your investment decisions, but also support your internal budgeting and reporting, helping you manage your finances more effectively.

Grant Advisory

The undertaking of market research is a critical function for achieving growth and reducing business risk. It is a key part of any Strategic Plan or Business Plan, as it helps you to fundamentally understand the overall competitive landscape and in turn, help you make informed decisions.

We have conducted market research and benchmarking across an extensive range of sectors, to help our clients establish what ‘good’ looks like in their respective markets and to assess the market risks and opportunities.

Market Research and Benchmarking

The undertaking of market research is a critical function for achieving growth and reducing business risk. It is a key part of any Strategic Plan or Business Plan as it helps you to fundamentally understand the overall competitive landscape and in turn, help you make informed decisions.

Family Business and Succession Planning

HNH is proud to have significant expertise in the area of family businesses, providing specialist advisory, tax and succession planning advices.

The team at HNH understand the specific challenges which family businesses face, including strategic planning, governance structures, the entrance, roles and promotion of family members within the business and conflict resolution.

We can help you prepare a Family Constitution and Family Business Action Plan, to address some of these challenges head on. Together we can create a robust succession plan that protects the family and the business.