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Case Studies

Training and HR Consultancy Firm

A Braintree based consultancy firm with extensive experience in training and human resource management, identified a need for good quality training and consultancy services to, amongst others, the healthcare profession.

The company quickly grew as demand for their services increased, developing strong links with bodies such as the Learning and Skills Council, Institute of Leadership and Management and Edexcel.

After 10 years of successful trading, financial difficulties hit the company in 2006. Due to changes and re-structuring within the Learning and Skills Council, severe delays occurred with cash-flow, causing major problems.

Insight Associates identified the main problem areas within the business. They recognised that the distribution of staff was uneven. Poor middle management, inadequate control, and under capitalisation was a problem.

Insight Associates 'cleansed' the company from a financial perspective and gave the business owner tangible, relevant and quantitative information to make sound business judgements.

On this occasion Insight advised that the best solution was to propose the little used Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) mechanism, which allowed the company to trade as normal, eased cash-flow pressure and cut costs.

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IT Support Business

A successful IT Partnership established since 1990 encountered some changes when the partner, who had previously undertaken most of the accounting and financial management duties, left the business. The person responsible for the part-time processing of invoices was now faced with the daunting task of having to do all the accounting, cash management, payroll and tax. General financial management, accounting and strategic direction were also needed for the growth of the business.

Insight took care of all the day-to-day accounting duties and helped with strategic input by acting in a virtual Finance Director capacity. A Director of the business commented that "Insight were fantastic and helped us immensely in the transitional period. In addition to looking after all the routine accounting, they have held our hand all the way through and even helped to improve the way we do several things."

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