SERVICES
All NOBEEP clients will undergo a business assessment. The business assessment will seek to identify capacity and capability gaps in the following areas:
Business Administration, Business Development, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Finance, Funding, Investment, Legal, Management, Marketing Communications, Mentorship, Sales, Taxes, Value-Creation, Intellectual Property, Value-Delivery and Networking Support Services.
Business Administration
Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising business operations.
Business Development
Business development entails tasks and processes to develop and implement growth opportunities within and between organizations. It is a subset of the fields of business, commerce and organizational theory.
Business Planning
A business plan is a formal written document containing the goals of a business, the methods for attaining those goals, and the time-frame for the achievement of the goals.
Business Strategy
Business strategy is a clear set of plans, actions and goals that outlines how a business will compete in a particular market, or markets, with a product or number of products or services.
Finance
Finance is a term for the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how an individual, company acquires money – called capital in the context of a business – and how they spend or invest that money.
Funding
Funding is the act of providing resources to finance a need, program, or project. While this is usually in the form of money, it can also take the form of effort or time from an organization or company.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.
Investment
Investment is the dedication of an asset to attain an increase in value over a period of time. Investment requires a sacrifice of some present asset, such as time, money, or effort. In finance, the purpose of investing is to generate a return from the invested asset.
Legal
The Legal Aspects of Opening a Business
- The legal structure of your business
- Trademark
- Licenses
- Zoning laws
- Relevant health and safety
- Insurance
- Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
Management
Management is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a non-profit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Marketing Communications
Marketing communication includes advertising, direct marketing, branding, packaging, your online presence, printed materials, PR activities, sales presentations, sponsorships, trade show appearances and more.
Mentorship
Mentorship is the influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the personal and professional growth of a mentee.
Sales
In general business operations, sales refer to any transactions where money or value is exchanged for the ownership of a good or entitlement to a service. In an accounting context, sales refers to a company’s revenue earned from the sales of products or services (net sales).
Taxes
A business tax, also called corporation tax or company tax, is a direct tax imposed on the income or capital of corporations or analogous legal entities. These taxes are imposed at the national level, and a similar tax may be imposed at provincial or municipal levels.
Value Proposition
A value proposition is a promise of value to be delivered, communicated, and acknowledged. It is also a belief from the customer about how value will be delivered, experienced and acquired. A value proposition can apply to an entire organization, or parts thereof, or customer accounts, or products or services.
Value-Delivery
Value-Delivery involves everything necessary to ensure every paying customer is a happy customer: order processing, inventory management, delivery/fulfillment, troubleshooting, customer support, etc. Without Value-Delivery, you don’t have a business.