Business Development Solutions (BDS) is an advisory services company that helps other companies to identify growth constraints which are normally caused by a lack of optimal functionality or organisational challenges. Solutions are developed to address these constraints, to grow and improve their business performance by helping them develop and establish a disciplined approach to all aspects of th
eir business. We deliver our advisory services in the following major practice areas:
• Strategic planning
• Executive coaching and organizational development
• Interim and transition management
• Human capital development
• Systems evaluation and transformation
Our approach is holistic and carefully developed to help companies successfully navigate a competitive business climate or a volatile business environment. Our approach is based on four critical pillars that represent the body of work we do:
Review
We examine not just what’s happening to your business, but what’s happening inside of your business. It’s an outside-in perspective that we are uniquely qualified to provide. We review your financial performance, your profitability and margins, sales history, sales pipeline, competitive positioning, marketing plans, and any specific tactics and programs executed in the last two years. We review the results and the metrics developed to measure your business outcomes. More importantly, we spend time with you to determine if there’s a shared vision and a consensus around your company’s strengths, challenges, future opportunities and objectives for the future. Engage
We work with you to help your organization get enthused about the company’s objectives and plans. Even in difficult or under-performing circumstances, we become active advisors providing a roadmap for the company’s future. Because of our comprehensive assessment of your business, we can zero in on the most important challenges facing the business and we help you prioritize the company’s key initiatives. We believe we offer an experience-based set of solutions that are uniquely tailored to your business environment, your company culture, and your organizational framework. We believe we know what works and more importantly, we know what doesn’t. With a focus on disciplined execution, we help you spell out how your growth strategies and sales and marketing programs will be measured. We’ll help you identify the resources to execute, to monitor progress, and to adjust to changing competitive or business climates. Engagement for us means we work with you and your team, side by side, to achieve agreed-upon business outcomes. Support
No human being or company is all knowing or has all the infrastructure, experience and foresight to always be successful in what the individual, group or organisation sets out to do. It sometimes requires the assistance and input from other professionals in our network to support the growth process. We aim to support our clients and keep them from yielding, sinking, or losing courage or stability during the transformation process. Transform
Whether your company is in a steady state, a high growth phase, or in a declining or under-performing phase, we know that the key to success lies in execution. We execute by putting in place a system in which people, products and processes are organized to achieve results and drive value for your company. We’ll provide you with the rigor and discipline to focus on a foundation of planning, then doing. You’ll leave behind all the “ready-fire-aim” approaches and tactics and replace them with a plan everyone in your entire company can understand, adopt and support. Some of our specific services include:
• Business optimisation and restructuring
• Business risk assessment and solutions
• Strategic development and support
• Business plans and feasibilities
• Business valuations
• Policy, procedure and operational consulting
• Coaching and mentoring
• Software sales, implementation and training
Our products currently include:
• R.E.S.T. Development Systems ( www.restdev.co.za )
• Pastel Software (www.pastel.co.za)
• Novtel Software (www.novtel.co.za)
Business Development Solutions can assist with improving your productivity, providing workable business plans, introducing revised systems and/or new software and any other requirements to ensure your continued business success and increased profitability. Contact us today as we look forward to be of service and assist you in your journey to greater success.
