Business Structure
Infrastructure is the operational side of a business that makes sure the garbage is taken out, records are filed, employees are paid, supplies are ordered, reports are generated... and it is all done automatically in a strong company -- because someone took the time to make sure an organized system is in place. Without a good infrastructure a company cannot grow...chaos becomes an automatic limiting factor.
No company can grow unless all of its essential parts fit and are strong enough to do their essential jobs. In my book "Removing Barriers to Business Growth", I describe any company as being like a three-legged stool with only ten parts. If one part fails, the stool falls.
The Three-Legged Stool Company
The legs support the entire company.
They all have to be the same strength
Operations
Administration and Finance
Marketing and Sales
The cross braces keep the legs in position.
Internal communications
Common goals
Coordinated management and training
The seat parts are the company’s resources
Owners-$
Creditors-$
Customers-trust
Employees-time
Our Growth Management Program begins with an in-depth analysis to determine if any of those ten parts are weak. Once those are pinpointed a plan is developed to strengthen them.
We know from experience that the areas most likely to be weak are Administration and Accounting.
Accounting
Accounting Truths:
Rapid growth demands that top managers have essential information at their fingertips, and Accounting is the information clearing house for the company.
Reports have to be meaningful and timely.
Most accounting systems do not come off the shelf set up for such reporting.
We help you pick the most effective accounting system for your company. Our team members are intimately familiar with QuickBooks Pro, Peachtree Complete, Mas90, Navision, AccPacc, Great Plains and other small and mid-size company packages.Our bookkeeping service for small companies in the north Houston area provides high-level management accounting services at low-level costs until our clients grow enough to support their own in-house talent.
Administration
Administrative Truths:
Many companies have failed because of inattention to administrative details.
Rapid growth demands rapid response to every situation.
Records have to be organized.
Everyone has to know how the information system works.
It takes a dedication to organization all the way through the company -- from top to bottom.
Most owners of growth companies hate details.
We make sure that a workable system is in place, that it is standardized and that it is well trained throughout the organization.
