FAQ

What do Fit Business do?

Fit Business is ALL about Pushing Profit within your organisation.   Our objective is to not only to advise and train but to drive the agenda of success for your business in very tangible and practical manner.  Our onsite workouts identify the weaknesses or challenges in your business model and we deliver workable realistic solutions.  And we go further, we translate those solutions into your business routine and prove that by taking key actions profit will result.

How can Fit Business help me?

Every business can benefit from fresh eyes, an external and objective approach to business.  The feedback we receive frequently from clients is that they are energised and motivated to work hard in the business because we have brought new ideas and solutions to the table.   When you are very involved in the business, it can be incredible difficult to see the wood for the trees – we create that space in a very tangible way.   Our goal is not just to advise clients but to give you useful tools to implement what needs to be done.

How does Fit Business work?

Fit Business provides a wide spectrum of services,  from bootcamps where we work directly and individually with companies or new businesses to bring their goals and objectives into reality to very specific specialist projects.   The engagement is very much determined by the client, however there is a very practical and tangible feel – we are not coaching; we are developing key strategies with you and identifying the specific actions and tasks that are required to fulfil company and personal objectives.

We will not only expect you to work hard, but we will pull up our sleeves and work on aspects of your business – we will bring expertise where there are gaps, we will apply best practice, we will deliver on the various action activities, we will motivate, inspire, energise and develop.
The feeling that you have engaged a seasoned director who is adaptable, flexible, intelligent in application and lateral thinking, and able to integrate into the company quickly has been described by clients.  Whether it is an hour or a day,  a week or a month, Fit Business gives 110% to your business with the goal of Pushing Profit.

What is a business workout?

A business workout is where Fit Business works with an organisation and follow a pre-determined pattern of examination and evaluation.  From that a workable and realistic strategy is developed, broken down to specific tasks, deadlines, costs, projects and so on.     In the majority of cases we work with clients at their company premises. If the workout is for a  fledgling or new business without premises, you can visit our office or meet at a neutral venue.

See more details about our start-up work outs, work outs for established business and support services

What do I need to prepare for a workout?

Only yourself and perhaps your management team (if you have one) and the extensive knowledge you have of your business!   Fit Business will tease out information – and sometime helped if information is easily available -  whether a set of accounts or display of previous marketing material and so on.   Why not jot down why you feel you need a workout? The more thought you give to your needs, the better placed we are to exceed your expectations.   If in fact, you don’t even know what you want but you do know that you need direction and assistance, we can quickly identify the key areas for attention.

What challenges do you face? Is it

• the recession
• how to get new customers?
• how to manage debt?
• You need a plan of action for success?
• and so on.....

Bring an open mind, a willingness to work hard and try new strategies and we will bring the expertise, knowledge and knowhow.

How does Fit Business helps start-ups

When you are starting a business, often you don’t know where to start, so much to do, so little time to do it.   A lot of start-ups focus on their core competency and can sometimes (not always!) ignore very important aspects of their new business.    You need to identify  - what is crucial, what is a must have, what is nice to have, and what is it that I don’t need  -     what does this all mean.  Well it is crucial that you have developed your service or sourced the products you need to sell,  a must have is the ability to generate your bookkeeping – if you can’t issue an invoice, then you can’t collect the cash.   A nice to have is for some business might be a website, for others it is crucial  - something you don’t need – maybe your don’t need an administrator  or a van etc.      Fit Business paves the path for you – we guide, advise and consult, but we do a lot more we will engage in a start up workout with a commercial flair.  We will develop the business plan,  finalise your financial plan including your targets and budgets,  we will help you hire your team, introduce you to investors / bankers and a assist you with a myriad of other practical and essential needs.    Whatever the need is, most likely we know who and where you can find assistance – but most of all, Fit Business are proven successful entrepreneurs who have walked the walk, talked the talk, who are straight, down to earth and easy to talk to and who really work hard to get your business off the ground.