Our Approach
PROCESS
Our new reality: Urgent business situations that require decisive action.
Do you have the capability to determine what your next steps should be and guide your team?
Connect4 Growth Solutions helps clients navigate through our new (and rapidly evolving) environment.
As we begin a client engagement, the Connect4 team quickly moves to triage process management, in order to stabilize the business. We then focus on rebuilding the business smartly, leveraging current capabilities.
Finally, we help you build your business for resilient growth, to be able to withstand future storms and identify areas of opportunity.
Our goal is to bring you a positive ROI as quickly as possible.
PROCESS
Our new reality: Urgent business situations that require decisive action.
Do you have the capability to determine what your next steps should be and guide your team?
Connect4 Growth Solutions helps clients navigate through our new (and rapidly evolving) environment.
As we begin a client engagement, the Connect4 team quickly moves to triage process management, in order to stabilize the business. We then focus on rebuilding the business smartly, leveraging current capabilities.
Finally, we help you build your business for resilient growth, to be able to withstand future storms and identify areas of opportunity.
Our goal is to bring you a positive ROI as quickly as possible.
Do you know the current state of your business including open orders, payables, receivables, and inventory?
We begin with an assessment to determine the strength of your company’s cash flow.
- We use a team approach to gain insight across all levels including leadership, sales staff, and to shop floor operators.
- We perform an end-to-end review of your current sales process, delivery process, and internal support processes.
- We develop an action plan with realistic timelines to help you get back on your feet and move forward.
ASSESS
ASSESS
Do you know the current state of your business including open orders, payables, receivables, and inventory?
We begin with an assessment to determine the strength of your company’s cash flow.
- We use a team approach to gain insight across all levels including leadership, sales staff, and to shop floor operators.
- We perform an end-to-end review of your current sales process, delivery process, and internal support processes.
- We develop an action plan with realistic timelines to help you get back on your feet and move forward.
STABILIZE
You understand that cost reduction and controls are a necessary and vital step for business recovery – do you have a plan to do this while preserving the future viability of your business?
- Our tools help you prioritize cost reductions in areas for maximum benefit – including purchasing, real estate and staffing.
- We identify areas in the supply chain to reduce costs and improve profitability.
- We ensure top customer commitments are met while managing cash flow and investments in the business.
STABILIZE
You understand that cost reduction and controls are a necessary and vital step for business recovery – do you have a plan to do this while preserving the future viability of your business?
- Our tools help you prioritize cost reductions in areas for maximum benefit – including purchasing, real estate and staffing.
- We identify areas in the supply chain to reduce costs and improve profitability.
- We ensure top customer commitments are met while managing cash flow and investments in the business.
Do you have an understanding and plan to identify the right combination of people, process, tools and technology for your ongoing success?
- We ensure you maximize use of what you already have in house, and make best use of available resources.
- We help you create programs to train and retain your top sales, operations, and technology talent.
- We identify sources for automation and eliminate non-value added work.
REBUILD
REBUILD
Do you have an understanding and plan to identify the right combination of people, process, tools and technology for your ongoing success?
- We ensure you maximize use of what you already have in house, and make best use of available resources.
- We help you create programs to train and retain your top sales, operations, and technology talent.
- We identify sources for automation and eliminate non-value added work.
REBUILD
Are you capable of implementing systems that will allow you to be proactive instead of reactive to change?
- We equip your sales teams with tools to develop improved forecasting models that align with customer and market realities.
- We help you implement a tightly-knit sales and operations planning processes to align supply and demand plans to ensure you adapt to demand cycle changes.
- With better visibility of short, medium- and longer-term demand, businesses can make better decisions on capacity investments and create a collaborative internal framework to support customer needs.
REBUILD
Are you capable of implementing systems that will allow you to be proactive instead of reactive to change?
- We equip your sales teams with tools to develop improved forecasting models that align with customer and market realities.
- We help you implement a tightly-knit sales and operations planning processes to align supply and demand plans to ensure you adapt to demand cycle changes.
- With better visibility of short, medium- and longer-term demand, businesses can make better decisions on capacity investments and create a collaborative internal framework to support customer needs.
How will you ensure customer and market needs are fully incorporated into your growth plans?
- We develop appropriate risk assessments to “bullet proof” your business.
- Our gated process ensures that management is aware of key investment decision points based on a discovery-driven planning process.
- We help you identify and capitalize on new opportunities created in times of uncertainty.
GROW
GROW
How will you ensure customer and market needs are fully incorporated into your growth plans?
- We develop appropriate risk assessments to “bullet proof” your business.
- Our gated process ensures that management is aware of key investment decision points based on a discovery-driven planning process.
- We help you identify and capitalize on new opportunities created in times of uncertainty.