Business Reviews

What is a Business Review

Are you making the most of your resources?
There are times in the lives of every business when it becomes desirable or even necessary to look closely at what you are doing in the light of changing events.

With farming margins under constant change in the new global markets, ensuring that your farming policy will meet your personal and business objectives is essential.

A business appraisal will provide you with a complete & clear picture of your business, and the ways in which it can develop.

Our consultants have a wealth of practical experience and local knowledge so that, when the appraisal has been prepared, we can remain involved and help you put the recommendations into practice.

Things that might prompt a review include:

• A farm purchase
• A wish to diversify
• Concerns over profitability
• A worsening cash position
• Major external structural change
• Death or retirement of a family member
• Providing scope for the next generation
• Discord between family or partners
• Opportunities to expand
• Collaboration

A Business Review will generally:

• Clarify your objectives
• Review all the resources
• Analyse recent performance
• Identify the strengths & weaknesses
• Assess the current system
• Look at alternative options
• Identify scope for diversification
• Investigate opportunities for expansion
• Give clear recommendations for the future

Why employ Laurence Gould?

Because we will:

• Give a critical and totally objective view
• Provide re-assurance
• Give an informed second opinion
• Make sure all the options are fully costed
• Provide bankers with a forward plan
• Involve all the partners and shareholders
• Provide a blueprint for the future

Subsidised Advice

In order to help support farmers and increase the flow of useful information the Government has a policy of funding consultancy advice to areas either as a national scheme or by targeting a specific group. Laurence Gould is able to deliver this advice under the following schemes:

England
East Of England - Livestock Emergency Support Fund
Contact: James O'Gram

South West - RDPE (REG 1.1)
Contact: Claire Kingston

Wales
WDA
Contact: Geoff Brookes

Scotland
Whole Farm Reviews
Contact: Peter Hall