Managing Director
We are using your ideas to move key elements of our business strategy forward. It has proved a powerful stimulus.
In a hypercompetitive marketplace, leaders of professional services firms looking to grow face a number of problems.
- Where and how do you expand your market?
- Which services and practices should you specialise in?
- Is your business model still fit-for-purpose?
- How do you differentiate your offering?
- How do you build the right culture?
- Do you have the right processes and technologies to support growth?
Our strategy consulting services work with you to critically assess your position in the market. By reviewing your strategic direction, we consider all available options, leverage opportunities, and build on gaps, and help you craft a strategy that leads you to the future.
Did you know...
1
%
of firms experience year-on-year growth in client satisfaction
1
%
of firms report business forecasting to be an operational challenge
1
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of clients will consider 5 or more firms before deciding
What does strategy consulting entail?
We work with you to define the key outcomes of any engagement with us.
Drawing upon our decades of experience, we put together an approach that gathers the information we need to inform our advice. This may take the form of desktop reviews of your internal documents, interviews with key stakeholders, and using the client and market data we hold.
We have a library of tested managed processes and workshops to engage your team and create buy-in on any new directions.
Our strategy consulting includes:
Developing go-to-market strategies
Know which segments to target and how to build brand equity.
Diagnosing business performance
Evaluate your pricing structure, service performance, and client management.
Strategy reviews
Assess the effectiveness of your business models, including succession.
Implementation guidance
Hands-on experience turning our data into action in your firm.
Who do we do it for?
We work closely with professional services leaders in accounting, legal, management consulting, built and natural environment consulting, and IP specialist firms. For many years we have done extensive research and analysis into what works for these areas of focus, which enables us to impart that knowledge for similar firms seeking a new strategic direction.
Why use our strategy consulting services?
Our consulting team have worked in or with professional services firms for decades. We have a cumulative 150+ years’ of experience in this sector.
Using evidence-based business strategies, we help you review your direction, assess your internal resources, identify the trends in your industry, and guide you in the execution of your chosen approach. We help you identify achievable pathways for growth, and we guide you confidently towards implementation.
What our clients say about us
Managing Partner
We are now so glad we took your advice – it has been of immense value to our firm.
Glen Cornelius, Chief Executive
Working with George and the team always provides valuable insights into our business and the practices of our clients. It’s always an enlightening and enjoyable experience.
Chairman
Since the consultation and series of workshops with an experienced Beaton partner, our partnership of 15 hasn’t looked back. We are happier, more productive, better team players and making more profit. And, what’s more it’s rubbing off on our staff and clients.
Managing Director
We are using your ideas to move key elements of our business strategy forward. It has proved a powerful stimulus.
Managing Partner
We are now so glad we took your advice – it has been of immense value to our firm.
Glen Cornelius, Chief Executive
Working with George and the team always provides valuable insights into our business and the practices of our clients. It’s always an enlightening and enjoyable experience.
Chairman
Since the consultation and series of workshops with an experienced Beaton partner, our partnership of 15 hasn’t looked back. We are happier, more productive, better team players and making more profit. And, what’s more it’s rubbing off on our staff and clients.
Managing Director
We are using your ideas to move key elements of our business strategy forward. It has proved a powerful stimulus.
Managing Partner
We are now so glad we took your advice – it has been of immense value to our firm.
Glen Cornelius, Chief Executive
Working with George and the team always provides valuable insights into our business and the practices of our clients. It’s always an enlightening and enjoyable experience.
Chairman
Since the consultation and series of workshops with an experienced Beaton partner, our partnership of 15 hasn’t looked back. We are happier, more productive, better team players and making more profit. And, what’s more it’s rubbing off on our staff and clients.
Take the next step
Book a free consultation with us to start developing a new strategic direction for your business.
