Ephor Group Practices

Solving the Value Equation for Perform Businesses.

Ephor Group increases the strategic, operational and financial performance of our client companies therefore maximizing their market opportunity: resulting in the most optimum equity and enterprise valuations for the stakeholders.

Ephor Group Practice Areas:

Strategic Advisory Practice

Ephor Group increases valuations and business model effectiveness for organizations through our Perform Business Process™, a proven, pragmatic, measurement and metrics driven methodology. Strategic & "C" Level Advisory Practice overview:

• Mission: Provide Board Level, Executive level and Corporate Governance expertise to emerging businesses.
• Services: For emerging and high growth businesses we create effective "C" Leadership and Governance capabilities and serve as a trusted advisor for Institutional Investors and operational management.

Growth Practice

For emerging enterprises Ephor enables the client companies to become institutionally investable, and enhance wealth creation opportunities by:

• Determining if the client company is institutionally viable (formulate the actions and capabilities necessary to attract institutional investment);
• Determining the most appropriate capital structure: size the long-term capital needs, determine the most optimum source of capital, and determining the optimum use of funds; and
• Providing management, strategic, operational, financial, and growth clarity, via the "Perform Business Process™."

The mission of the Ephor Group Growth Practice is to transition small businesses into "branded" emerging platforms and industry leaders. We identify emerging small businesses thorough our thesis driven approach with significant market opportunity to create “branded” business models resulting in top-tier performance.

Operational Performance Improvement Practice

Businesses that are underperforming are always sequestered by more than one factor. Ephor's Perform Business Process™ combines a pragmatic analysis of the company coupled with a multi-faceted holistic performance improvement initiative. We then fill-in-the-gaps between the resources the company can bring to bear on the problem and the needed solution. Our mission is to "unlock" the sequestered potential of underperforming companies.

Organizational Effectiveness Aligned with Financial Results.

Increasing profits means improving the following business drivers:

• Identification of cost-savings (Redundant processes, order-to-cash, or outsourcing)
• Daily operating performance alignment and improvement to the strategic initiatives
• Operational scalability (Supply Chain Management, Lean Implementation, Six Sigma Implementation)
• Leveraging economic efficiencies

Read more about Ephor Group's Operational Performance Improvement Practice.

A thorough assessment is at the heart of our process. For additional best practice information please contact Ephor Group or visit our resources.

Ephor Group News & Updates

July 2010 – Happy 4th of July from Ephor Group!

As you prepare for the second half of 2010, let us share with you a few of our recent publications which will lend some guidance and support in achieving your 2010 goals and objectives.   See the resources here.

June 2010 – Ephor' client Serenity Systems Acquires Certain Assets of Lighthouse Consultants.

Serenity Systems, a provider of IT Managed Services for organizations with enterprise systems, today announced the acquisition of certain assets of Lighthouse Consultants. Read the rest of the announcement here.  

June 2010 – The CFO’s Role and Agenda for Capitalizing on Useful Capital

Garry E. Meier, Ephor Group Chairman, presents  to myCFOnetwork CFO’s. Read more here.

May 2010 - Ephor' client HRAdvance Acquired by Hewitt.

Learn more at: Hewitt.com

April 2010 – Ephor releases FAO (Financial and Accounting) Outsourcing Brief

As the economy transitions, enterprises are transitioning from cost-cutting to cost-agility.  Increasingly, businesses are opting for “lighter-weight” service providers that combine a) software technology with b) outsourced services to create a FAO platform offering that delivers exceptional value.  Download the report here.

 

February 2010 – Ephor' client Serenity Systems Acquires Certain Assets of Kommar Solutions.

Learn more at: serenitysystems.com

February 2010 – American Small Business Vulnerability to Slow Economic Recovery

In the article Garry E. Meier outlines the five (5) areas that will be weighing down the economy in the near-term. Learn more on Ephor Group's eNewsletter.

February 2010 – Capital & Financing Options in 2010

Businesses that that have changed and are profitable (and are backed by a strong management team with lean operations and have both a unique business model and defined business plan) have multiple financing options available to them as the following report details. Download the report here.

January 2010 – Top Barriers to Wealth Creation

Over the past decade Ephor Group has worked with literally hundreds of small businesses to overcome barriers to wealth creation. This document identifies the most common barriers and provides guidance and processes to create a roadmap for near and long-term success. Download "Top Barriers to Wealth Creation."