Our UltimateChallenge Services
Based firmly in our 7S2M philosohy and the "business success with meaning" ethic, UltimateChallenge is proud to offer our highly valued clients a powerful range of professional services for businesses, including those discussed below; namely coaching, consultancy, training and seminars and our latest offerring, our "CFO services".
Business Coaching Services
When was the last time you heard of a world champion sportsman or woman achieving that mantle without the aid of a coach? It just doesn't happen, does it? More importantly though, why should it be any different for a business owner or manager?
Whether delivered in "one-to-one" or group settings, our business coaching model focuses on working closely with our clients, guiding them through the 7S2M process, setting meaningful personal and business goals, creating effective plans to achieve those goals and to ensure delivery of those plans, including instituting processes to ensure appropriate action takes place and results are measured.
Business Coaching Services
When was the last time you heard of a world champion sportsman or woman achieving that mantle without the aid of a coach? It just doesn't happen, does it? More importantly though, why should it be any different for a business owner or manager?
Whether delivered in "one-to-one" or group settings, our business coaching model focuses on working closely with our clients, guiding them through the 7S2M process, setting meaningful personal and business goals, creating effective plans to achieve those goals and to ensure delivery of those plans, including instituting processes to ensure appropriate action takes place and results are measured.
Business Consulting Services
Certain clients are simply unable to do some of the things they need to do in their business, to move it forward. It may be a question of time availability because they are just too busy or they may not possess all the skills they need to get it done. With the breadth of our experience, UltimateChallenge is often the most logical provider of the needed consulting service for our clients.
In recent times, UltimateChallenge clients have benefitted from our provision of the following services:
- Develop, introduce and train personnel in bespoke management reporting services for clients,
- Develop and introduce models designed to save time and improve the quality and quantity of client work output,
- Develop "Direction Documents" providing client and team clarity as to where the business is going and how it will get there,
- Create presentation packages for clients in order to meet statutory HR or Health and Safety requirements,
- Develop and introduce structured Employee Engagement Procedures for use by a growing client, etc.
In recent times, UltimateChallenge clients have benefitted from our provision of the following services:
- Develop, introduce and train personnel in bespoke management reporting services for clients,
- Develop and introduce models designed to save time and improve the quality and quantity of client work output,
- Develop "Direction Documents" providing client and team clarity as to where the business is going and how it will get there,
- Create presentation packages for clients in order to meet statutory HR or Health and Safety requirements,
- Develop and introduce structured Employee Engagement Procedures for use by a growing client, etc.
Business Training and Seminar Services
There is an old saying that "you don't know what you don't know". In the business owner context, such a truism can be very dangerous for the potentially serious impact it might have on their business and the people who rely on it.
Having relied soley on experience or the "school of hard knocks" to obtain their knowledge, many business owners have little or no formal business education. As noted above, that can lead to serious consequences for the business and its owner. To address that lack of knowledge and increase the standard of business education generally, UltimateChallenge offers clients a range of seminars and training sessions on the 7S2M philosophy as a whole and on each of its elements.
Having relied soley on experience or the "school of hard knocks" to obtain their knowledge, many business owners have little or no formal business education. As noted above, that can lead to serious consequences for the business and its owner. To address that lack of knowledge and increase the standard of business education generally, UltimateChallenge offers clients a range of seminars and training sessions on the 7S2M philosophy as a whole and on each of its elements.
CFO Services (New)
The CFO (Chief Financial Officer) is essentially the most senior accountant in a business. They have responsibility for ensuring all statutory accounting functions are carried out on time, for supervising and managing internal and external accounting relationships and most importantly, for conducting regular analysis, review and reporting of accounting information to business owners or boards. In reality, these functions should be carried out in any business, regardless of its size.
From a financial perspective however, most small to medium-sized businesses are simply "too" small to accommodate a permanent in-house accounting resource in their business. As such, many of the listed CFO functions are not carried out in those businesses and therefore, the only thorough accounting review in their business occurs when their accounts are given to external accountants who compile annual reports and submit annual tax returns on their behalf.
Unfortunately though, once a year is simply not enough!
There is a truism in life which says you can't improve something unless you first measure it. I mean, why would you? You wouldn't even know change was needed. That, and the saying that "you don't know what you don't know", have particular significance in this, the "Money" element of 7S2M. After all, how can you possibly know what is happening in your business financially and how would you know if you need to make changes, if you don't measure, review and analyse your accounts on a regular basis?
To that end, UltimateChallenge is proud to offer clients a monthly CFO service where we thoroughly review and analyse the financial results of our clients' business activities and we meet with them to discuss, evaluate and formulate activities in order to improve those results, if necessary.
From a financial perspective however, most small to medium-sized businesses are simply "too" small to accommodate a permanent in-house accounting resource in their business. As such, many of the listed CFO functions are not carried out in those businesses and therefore, the only thorough accounting review in their business occurs when their accounts are given to external accountants who compile annual reports and submit annual tax returns on their behalf.
Unfortunately though, once a year is simply not enough!
There is a truism in life which says you can't improve something unless you first measure it. I mean, why would you? You wouldn't even know change was needed. That, and the saying that "you don't know what you don't know", have particular significance in this, the "Money" element of 7S2M. After all, how can you possibly know what is happening in your business financially and how would you know if you need to make changes, if you don't measure, review and analyse your accounts on a regular basis?
To that end, UltimateChallenge is proud to offer clients a monthly CFO service where we thoroughly review and analyse the financial results of our clients' business activities and we meet with them to discuss, evaluate and formulate activities in order to improve those results, if necessary.