The Lifestages of Business

The sigmoid curve is the form of all birth, infancy, maturity, old age, decline and death. It applies to everything from people to entire civilisations - and it also applies to individual companies.

The Sigmoid Curve

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Rejuvenation

Secantor has helped many companies to survive, even when the outlook seemed incredibly bleak. If there is a way to turn around a company, we will find it.

Late Maturity

If a company does not constantly re-examine its business model it can soon arrive at a point where things start to look a lot less rosy; sales figures slip, margins are eroded, cash gets tight and profits vanish.

Secantor FDs know how to handle changing circumstances quickly and effectively. The business may need new working practices, revisions to the product offering or even new investment, rather than cost cutting and retrenchment. Dealing with the warning signs early and acting with care, precision and decisiveness, can avert an almost inevitable slide into decline.

Early Maturity

Once a company is properly up and running it may develop and grow for many years at a rate governed by a variety of internal and external factors. It's at this stage that a Secantor intervention can have a most dramatic effect.

It may seem surprising, but there are many well-run and profitable SME companies in the UK that are significantly under-performing. An entrepreneur and his or her team can build a sound company because they know their business well and they are prepared to work hard. But add a high power, part time Secantor FD to the mix and the possibilities expand rapidly, often in new and exciting directions.

Your Secantor FD has been there before and done it before. He or she knows how to manage cashflow effectively, how to generate more profit, how to find appropriate funding for growth or acquisition and how to plan for long term goals, from flotation to a maximised exit for the owner.

Startup

New and recent start-up companies are often guided by organisations such as local Business Links and Enterprise Agencies. Secantor has extensive experience and a close working relationship with publicly funded bodies to advise budding entrepreneurs.

Secantor's good advice, taken early, will help to ensure that you have the best possible chance of creating a profitable and sustainable business.

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