Time Masters Australia

Many small to medium sized business owners operate “one out”, at times feeling isolated from their management team or staff on some of the more complex or sensitive issues of the business. We not only are able to provide an external board (short or long term) to help as a sounding board or provide mentorial support, but can have a board to whom the business owner is accountable on a month to month basis. As with all our services, it can be for as short or long a period as required, with no long term contracts to lock people in and overstay our welcome. Our cost and time effective options offer you board, mentors, or business reflectors – allowing you a view from outside the fishbowl, and to give business owners a fresh and broader perspective of their business potential

We assist businesses at all stages access the necessary funding they require to achieve their plans. Whether it be finding cash from within, right through to governments grants, investment funding, or even creditor funded initiatives, we look for the best solutions for you and your desired outcome Our team has broad experience in federal and state programs to assist small to medium sized businesses, entrepreneurs, and creators of new IP to plan and execute their commercialization strategies and monetise their concept or product, taking them through to achieving significant commercial events We work within the budget parameters of even the smallest of companies with the smallest of budgets, and dismiss the commonly held notion that “we are too small for such assistance”. Even with businesses that are in trouble, we have found ways to fund the costs of formulating a rescue package to see them reverse falling profits and diminishing cashflow

Successful businesses must continue to evolve and ride on the edge of opportunity. However, the challenge is to continue to drive profits from the core business, and not lose focus while implementing change in the organisation Our team will assist your business to implement and embrace change through careful definition, clarification, planning and execution to deliver outcomes in line with stakeholder expectations. If your project involves a significant change in business processes, implementation of new programs, mergers and acquisitions, expansion, franchising, or any other form of business transformation, Time Masters is for you.

Business liquidation is the death knell, with administration (the preceding step) usually handled by companies that often take the last vestiges of breath from a company (that is why so many companies who go into administration end up in liquidation, or – at best – have insufficient capital to come out of administration and survive in the medium term). We assist businesses that are in trouble to identify the way forward in the most time effective manner for the best possible result. The biggest concern for businesses that are in trouble are is how they can afford external help – A situation that we have successfully addressed in the past to quickly identify the way forward with carefully architectured recovery programs

Take your business to the next level. Many businesses are bound by conventional thinking, thus limiting their ability to grow to their desired levels of profitability and corporate value. Our team is well versed in assisting businesses burst through the glass ceiling by identifying (and removing) the factors that hold them back. Let us help you with drafting and executing your strategic plan, assisting with addressing the problems that may intercept you along the way. Whether it be a merger or acquisition, a transformation from current business structure or practice, or simply re-orchestrating your business to deal with growing pains, Time Masters is for you

The old adage of “businesses don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan” has never been more true than in today’s economic environment. Developing strategic intent and the direction of a business must be relevant to the setting against the business operates, both in terms of the internal and external aspects of the company. Planning must be done carefully, and from a church-spire viewpoint, taking into account a holistic approach encompassing the legal, accounting, financial, marketing, and management aspects, as well as any relevant IT, production, and HR facets. Our team will provide your business a view from outside the fishbowl, and a 360 degree approach to best plan for business success, whether it be for overall business direction or for major projects that are integral to the overall health and future of the organisation. Let us bring to you years of experience and learnings from a diverse range of business disciplines and industry sectors, and help plan the pathway to achieving your strategic goals

When it comes to the drafting of agreements, the challenge for most businesses is in aligning legal, accounting, and management intent, and getting the organisation’s advisors to work in harmony to deliver a stated outcome. Business today has enough hurdes to jump over, so the last thing business owners need is to be told what they can’t do. We pride ourselves on finding a way to get you the result you want, whilst making you fully aware of the risk profile of each solution, thus giving you full control in getting to your destination in a fully informed position, and in a position of control. At Time Masters, we assist business with internal and external contract negotiation, and drafting of agreements to capture the spirit and intent of the direction or activity being undertaken. Negotiation is a skill we have honed over time, and our approach to negotiating alongside you is founded on a holistic approach to desired outcomes. Our supportive approach involves our team helping you plan what it is that your oragnisation wants to achieve in the negotiation process, going into negotiations alongside you, then making sure that the essence of the discussions is captured and acted upon.

Traditional methods for valuation of businesses are being challenged like never before. Simple mutiples of EBIT are giving way to more complex strategic formulas. In positioning a business for divestment, we help define the business owner’s exit strategy and clarify the real, non-emotive options whilst still maintaining a degree of empathy and sensitivity for the personal and human aspects of a business sale. We are not business brokers. Rather, we help assess the options for a sale, and help the business owner position to maximise the outcome of a divestment. We then assist to develop and implement strategy to identify and pursue a strategic sale, achieving the optimal result in a realistic timeframe

In over 30 years of running projects around the world, we often identified in our clients’ businesses the need for training in key areas that have delivered exceptional outcomes once the people within the organisation underwent such training As part of the delivery of program and project support to many of our clients (be they small, medium, or large) we have continued to implement training programs where such a need is identified. Our training modules are simple, high impact and delivered within a day, meaning less downtime for the business. Over the years we have refined our courses and made sure that the content “moves with the times” and remains relevent to the market and industry to whom we deliver the training. Delivered as either part of a program we undertake with an orgainsation or as stand alone training, we are confident that they will bring your organisation exactly what you need – results! Some of our modules include:- OpPoRTuNiTY $elling: Understanding the psychology of retail selling, the sales structure and how to apply these proven techniques to increasing your sales. Learn skills to improve your ability to identify buying signals, and turn these into sales, and to do more with each customer. This is aimed at people in the sales field and will bring results, regardless of if the attendee is new to sales, or has been in sales for many years. The Cash Within – Understand your cashflow with the management tools we will give you. We will show you how to drive a simple yet highly effective cashflow management model which takes into account the real life workings of your business. This will give you foresight into the upcoming peaks and troughs in your cash, and will show you where cash may possibly be hiding in your business. This course will give you the power to take control. Effective Business Planning – The old adage of most businesses don’t plan to fail, but fail to plan has never been truer. Learn how to work up a business plan that you can use not just as a map to your desired goals, but to regularly measure your progress against your stated intent. Better understand your current environment and opportunities, and identify those priorities that are important and those that are critical to survival and success. Project Management And Control – Businesses often undertake projects within their organisation that do not correspond with the activities of their core business and are performed by under qualified staff. Project management is a learned skill and requires a certain formwork to deliver success. We bring the knowledge and experience of project management from around the world to this course in a manner that is easy for small business to adopt. We help you to identify the 5 key fundamental requirements for establishing planning and control, and how to apply these to planning the plan for your business. The Ultimate Business Dashboard – Racing car drivers and elite athletes thrive and succeed on having timely accurate information at their fingertips so they can bend and flex with changes in their environment. High performing businesses do the same. We show you how to dig out the key performance indicators of your business (the ones that will give you the real picture!), how to interpret them, and how to take actions to rectify the problems and ride the wave of existing and emerging successes. Finding Cash For Your Business – Despite the tough economic climate, there are sources of cash available to your business. We explore the funding ladder and show you which rungs apply to the needs and current state of your business. We particularly focus on the lower rungs of the funding ladder, and explore both the traditional and non traditional forms of funding, and how to go about accessing these to suit the particular requirements and needs of your business. Excel-ing In Your Business – Demystify the power of Microsoft Excel and how you can use it more effectively in your business. Learn how to build the tools you need for yourself and in a manner that presents the information in the format you require. Become empowered by getting a broad understanding of the workings of Excel, and learn skills that will be useful across a range of industries and applications for your entire business life. Understanding Your Balance Sheet – Business owners and managers often leave the power and knowledge contained in the company’s balance sheets with their accountant, not knowing the true meaning of the figures around their numbers. We aim to simplify the terminology and the numbers, showing you just what they mean, and how to read them to fully understand the health and position of your business, allowing you to make more informed decisions about the direction and activities of your company. Also – · Leadership · Entrepreneurship · Maintaining motivation and direction during economic downturns