How to get help for your business - call The Business Minder

Do you need some help or want to take a break. Do you have an unexpected event and need a manager to step in? Whether its business improvement or simply minding the business, you need a manager you can trust.

Gary Chamberlain has a lot of business experience and he will be very pleased to step in and support you. Like all consultants, Gary parachutes in and reconfigures a business, bringing to bear his skills and decades of experience. It would be hard to argue that the changes he introduces are, on paper, anything but a major improvement. On paper. In practice, there is the strange, hard to quantify variable known as people. Gary is mindful of the importance of people, both the staff and the customer. People are paramount and are considered carefully in any improvement plan.

Helping skilled and seasoned business people and new starters too. "I've been where you are. I'm on your side and I will do everything I can to give you the tools you need to help your business succeed. Business improvement is the result of how I solve client problems and prepare their business to compete, succeed and grow now and in the future."

There are so many things to look after with your business. At some point you will find yourself in need of assistance – even on a part-time basis. Seek out a manager whose abilities balance out yours, so that you can focus on developing your ideas and making deals. The Business Minder is here to help you and its possible to get the results you are looking for. Most businesses who hire me do so for one or more of the following benefits. You may find your reason in this list

• Take a holiday, health reasons or in need of help

• Financial improvements through cost efficiency and sales improvement

• Earn a certification for a quality program so you can do business with major international corporation

• Obtain different points of view

• Get expertise to improve some specific aspect of your business

• Business Planning

• Need someone outside the family to guide the family into working better together

• Communication issues where a consultant guarantees anonymity

• Critique your business plan for completeness and needed changes

• Delegate work to someone who knows what he's doing

• Restructure your team

• Keep you up to date on advances and changes in your industry or in their field of expertise

If you need to help to manage your business, and you are thinking of hiring a Business Consultant to help out for a while you need to plan for it

1. Contingency Planning

2. Using experts

3. Short Term Contract

4. Business Information List

5. Handover Meetings

If you need extra business expertise or you want to step out from your business and you are thinking of hiring a Business Minder to step in, think about these points

1. Contingency Planning

What ever the reasons are for engaging a Business Minder, if it's for a holiday, or an unexpected medical reason or other emergency such as a sudden family crisis, do your research first. Find a suitable and competent replacement who will follow your instructions. Make a point list of all the activities you are normally engaged in and prepare a background story about your business.

2. Use experts to find the right person

Getting a manager to mind your business is a serious step. You will be putting your trust in this person to take care of your business so that it keeps running efficiently and profitably. It is not a matter of simply employing another member of staff. Handing the job to an employee is not always good. Who will replace them while they cover for you? Are they competent? Should an employee know about the confidential workings of your business? Consult with an expert like your accountant or lawyer or business adviser who will guide you to a suitably qualified business caretaker.

3. Before appointing a Business Minder ask for a Letter of Appointment

This will outline exactly what duties you expect him to perform, the period of appointment and the fees to be paid and other services such as sending periodic progress reports to you while you are away.

4. Create a Business Information List

List for all the most important things about your business so that your business caretaker can access vital information while you are away

• Business Details & Contact Names/Numbers,

• Directors, Partners, Accountants, Lawyers.

• Business Bank Details; Bank Account; Loans,

• Insurer, property lease details, important staff members and job descriptions and many more,

Send the Letter of Appointment and your Business Information List to your accountant so they can monitor performance on your behalf if necessary.

5. Handover Meetings

Organise meetings with people who will be immediately affected by the change to a Business Minder

• business partners

• bankers

• suppliers

• key customers and clients

Finally, call a staff meeting and explain why a caretaker is needed. Outline the time frame and ask for their support while you are away.

The Business Minder is an expert in business management and has helped many business owners in Bali, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia with temporary business caretaking and management plans.