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Once a strategic plan has been envisioned, it is important to incorporate all of the fundamental changes into a financial model in order to fully understand what it will take to get from Point A to Point B. A proper financial model clearly lays out all the key initiatives and assumptions as well as the timing of those assumptions. Ultimately, a well-constructed financial model creates a fiscal road map for the management team, as well as other key stakeholders, to measure progress.

Our experienced consultants at Silverman Consulting have utilized this tool to assist hundreds of companies as they navigate their way back to improved profitability. This tool is used to bridge past performance to future expectations in a clear and concise manner which allows companies to adjust their strategic planning process as they move forward. Furthermore, with the incorporation of transition costs and full balance sheet roll-forward assumptions, the model can give stakeholders a clear understanding of the liquidity needed to be successful.

Many clients who have worked with Silverman Consulting still use this tool well after they have successfully navigated through their financial or profitability issues. We are told time and again that the financial tools and financial discipline that we brought to their organization continues to be used today.

In order for a company to prosper over the long run, it must have proper direction from the top ranks of the organization. This direction comes in the form of strategic insight, financial planning and operational analysis, which is conducted to help improve the profitability of the company. Often times, a company is persuaded to change its management team in order to appease stakeholders or by necessity due to voluntary departure. Regardless of the circumstances, our experienced consultants at Silverman Consulting can fill this void and provide the immediate assistance you need to run your company more effectively and efficiently.

As interim CEO, we can help realign human and financial resources to create better returns for stakeholders. As interim CFO, we can provide a financial road map through budgeting, forecasting and cash flow initiatives to help your company increase profitability. As an interim Board member, we can challenge current business decisions and hold people accountable for those decisions. Irrespective of the specific role, we take a hands-on, tactical approach to identifying problems and figuring out creative solutions to fix those issues. As an interim member of your team, we can leverage our diverse expertise in resource management and financial planning to create the synergies and efficiencies your organization urgently needs.

Management-level employees are relied upon to provide the necessary strategic guidance to ensure a company attains and sustains profitability. These roles come with enormous responsibility and pressure to execute at the highest level possible. However, many times the challenges a company faces are diverse and ever-changing, requiring a uniquely experienced viewpoint in order to properly assess and fix them. Our trained consultants at Silverman Consulting have been assisting management of companies, varying in size and industry scope, for over 40 years.

Often times, we find Board members and C-suite professionals could use an outside perspective to assess and fix internal issues. Sometimes these parties do not agree on the future vision for the company, or turnover in key positions has left a void of experienced opinions in the room. Furthermore, accountability may be lacking and the company needs to institute a change in command. Regardless of the situation or level of profitability the company is currently experiencing, Silverman Consulting professionals bring a structured, independent view to any situation and can provide the proper guidance to get your firm back on track.

Many times, our ability to connect with our clients and ultimately be effective leaders is more about the psychology of our approach and recommendations and less about the actual financial facts. Careful not to diminish the financial implications of the decisions being considered, our approach is to thoroughly educate our client in an unbiased manner so that they completely understand the situation at hand and the possible outcomes. Our non-partisan nature, whereby all we care about is the continued success of the company, allows us to be compassionate yet hold management accountable for making sustainable business decisions.

Preserving and enhancing cash flow and maintaining strong financing relationships to ensure steady access to funds are critical to the success of a business. However, sometimes a company’s situation calls for a new financing relationship. These situations include companies that are overextended with their senior lender, under-capitalized businesses requiring sub-debt, recapitalizations, acquisition financing, and growth-oriented companies requiring financing for expansion. Silverman Consulting assists its clients in this process – we match your needs with the best available financing alternatives available.

With tighter credit standards and relatively flat economic activity, securing financing in today’s market is a significant undertaking. We have assisted clients in a variety of industries in numerous financing engagements, including the refinancing and restructuring of senior bank debt, subordinated debt, and accessing equity capital. Our potential sources of financing include national and regional banks, institutional debt and equity investors, and other capital providers.

Over the past three decades, we have obtained valuable expertise in knowing what financing sources to look for and how they review prospective relationships. We tailor our approach to your specific needs and manage the transaction in its entirety.

Strategic planning is the foundation of all successful businesses, and sometimes a company can lose focus of its strategic plan or simply need to develop a new one to grow effectively and profitably. Silverman Consulting can assist your company in developing and maintaining that foundation of success.

Silverman Consulting professionals have worked with hundreds of owners and management teams to create a realistic vision of the future, translate that vision into defined goals and objectives, and develop a precise action plan by which to execute the steps necessary to achieve those goals. The key in any strategic plan is to keep it focused and drive discipline and accountability to ensure proper execution Silverman Consulting can provide that guidance.

Your strategic vision may involve focusing your business on its core competency, expanding further into that core area, establishing additional profitable customer relationships, determining a new pricing strategy, or pursuing a myriad of other opportunities. A strategic plan involves much more than a nice PowerPoint presentation – it’s all about focus, accountability and execution. Silverman Consulting provides an independent review of your circumstances, tapping into decades of experience to keep your feet firmly planted on the ground. We give you the guidance and support necessary to stay focused and successfully execute the plan.

Silverman Consulting professionals have worked with hundreds of owners and management teams to create a realistic vision of the future, translate that vision into defined goals and objectives, and develop a precise action plan by which to execute the steps necessary to achieve those goals. The key in any strategic plan is to keep it focused and drive discipline and accountability to ensure proper execution- Silverman Consulting can provide that guidance.

Our team looks for items like unexplained swings in year-over-year gross profit margins or significant impacts from non-recurring events that may distort overall business performance. We can also assist when management has been overly optimistic in the past and ownership wants to be sure the projections are achievable. When an acquisition is contemplated, an independent third-party review to validate a set of projections is absolutely necessary and can certainly help as due diligence support if debt financing is part of the transaction.

Silverman Consulting will ensure that the review is conducted properly and even provide recommendations on items that may present risk to the plan. If the main goal is to understand the key business drivers, the risks to the plan, and to sensitize the results to determine what the impact might be based on a more conservative set of facts, then Silverman Consulting can help you achieve that goal. Our focus is to get under the hood of the operations, figure out what makes the business tick and identify the key economic factors that drive the historical and/or forecasted earnings. We can do this efficiently and effectively and present our findings in understandable business terminology for all parties involved.

We offer this service because in speaking with lenders, owners, and private equity companies, we heard that they just want to understand the business facts and risks. This is the basis of everything we do at Silverman Consulting, and our validation reports have been well-received in the industry.