Business Management:

EmStyles provides a business management plan development service to clients.

We can assist you in undertaking SWOT analyses, establishing your vision for the future, and setting your organisational objectives.

So what is a business plan?

A business plan is the foundation and future direction of a successful enterprise.

What will a business plan address?

It addresses all areas of the business. It helps with understanding what resources are needed to successfully run the business, from capital to staff requirements.

Why should you have a business plan?

Banks usually want to see a business plan if you want them to lend you money. A business plan provides the framework to be successful from the most humble enterprise right through to government organisations to multi-national corporations.

So what should be in a business plan?

There should be an outline of the main services and products of your business. The expertise within the business should be there. It will have your organisation’s vision for the future. It will list the objectives of the business. It will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the business. It should contain a marketing plan. It will describe how you are or will be operating the business, and what staff, financial resources, equipment and facilities are needed to be successfully run.

The business plan will describe the location of the business. Staff profiles, their skills and position titles will be part of the plan. A financial plan will be a major component of the business plan. The financial plan may be as simple as a projected cash flow plan to very complex modelling dependent on the size and nature of the business.

EmStyles has a solid and strong understanding of how to apply business planning to local government organisations as well as to the specific services arms of municipalities. Malcolm Styles has many years experience in undertaking Council and corporate planning for Councils. He has helped to establish long term visionary plans for the municipalities within which he worked. He assisted in shaping the Rural City of Wangaratta’s ten year financial plan. Malcolm led the establishment of business plans for each of the provider services of the Rural City of Wangaratta. Such planning contributed to the success in returning equity in excess of $500,000 to the community and Council of the Rural City within an eighteen month period.

Malcolm Styles has the runs on the board when it comes to successfully managing the business of local government. He knows how to go about it.