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Ephor Group – solving the value equation.
Ephor Group increases equity valuation for labor intensive technology and service firms through our Perform Business Process™, a proven, pragmatic, measurement and metrics driven methodology.
We assist organizations throughout their business lifecycle including:
Additionally, Ephor Group can assist in the Exit Planning & Analysis of companies at any stage of their company's lifecycle.
Early Stage & Emerging Growth
Early stage and emerging companies must effectively allocate their limited resources across the entire spectrum of business demands. Maximum utilization of precious resources is a critical aspect of near and long-term success. Often critical elements needed to achieve profitable, self-sufficient operations are not in place. Ephor Group's seasoned and experienced advisors are proficient in filling these areas.
By applying Perform Business Process™ methodologies we are able to identify and provide proper process, measurement, and metrics to insure scaleability.
Established & Expansion Stage
The best managers and owners of companies play to their strengths. But brilliance in one functional area does not necessarily translate into long-term success in the marketplace. Ephor Group applies Perform Business Process™ to the company in a holistic approach, identifying and solving critical strategic and operational challenges.
As important Ephor also bridges the gap between management and ownership where many times the relationship can be strained by multiple biased priorities and inconsistent operating and strategic execution and expectations.
Declining & Underperforming
Businesses that are underperforming are always sequestered by more than one factor. Perform Business Process™ combines a pragmatic analysis of the company, its capital structure, and a 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.
From working with creditors to managing costs and improving revenues, Ephor Group approaches turnarounds using a structured, consistent methodology that focuses the business on the right activities at the right time with clear direction and management consistency.
Exit Planning & Analysis
When market conditions or company specific factors make an exit a strategic initiative the business must be in a position to capture maximize equity values.
Short-term (tactical) initiatives that dress up a company for sale rarely create real increases in equity value. Ephor Group focuses on the strategic drivers in the business, the business model, and near-term operational efficiencies which yield results to support a durable and credible increase in value and earn out maximization.
Our engagements are not single threaded, our involvement crosses a range of functional and specialist domains. Therefore Ephor Group engagements typically include some combination of the following services based on our analysis of the business and its requirements.
We increase your company's equity valuation through a number of capabilities including:
Strategic Assessments & Analysis
- Business model analysis
- Companies position in industry, value proposition analysis, and needs assessments
- Organizational abilities and capacity against market opportunities
- Product and service portfolio analysis
Corporate Governance Services
- Board of Director (BOD) leadership and structure
- BOD participation
- Conflict resolution
- Stakeholder alignment programs
- Team building of Board of Directors and/or management
Operational Assessments & Analysis
- Business process analysis and development
- Functional capability and effectiveness analysis
- IT systems analysis and MIS evaluation
- Key performance indicator development and analysis by function
- Management process evaluation and effectiveness: Dashboards
Management Assessment & Analysis
- Coaching and counseling
- Management assessments
- Management process implementation
- Interim management services and management augmentation
- Recruitment needs and fulfillment
- Skill gap analysis: Training requirements
Business & Corporate Development Processes & Programs
- Analysis of sales, marketing, and program development
- Business development initiatives
- Corporate development initiatives
- M&A buy side activities
- Partner program design, development, and implementation
- Strategic alliance identification and program development
HR Strategy
- Analysis of requirements, solution definition, process development, and delivery of HCM solutions and execution of HRO services
- HCM/HRO strategy development through execution
- HR operations analysis and assessment
- Implementation of software, services, and methodology execution
- Organization design, modeling, and change management and alignment
- Product, service, and process review and best practice optimization
- Stability and transformation for mergers and acquisitions
Performance Improvement Process & Programs
- Corrective action programs
- Organizational structure and changes
- Process changes and enhancements
- Turnaround programs
Financial Analysis & Engineering
- Capital structure needs and analysis
- Financial measurements and metrics
- Outsourcing of services identification, vendor selection, and implementation
- Productivity and cost analysis
Capital Formation & Fundraising
- Capital allocation and sourcing
- Offering document development
- Structure and pricing
- Targeting of institutional investors
“Many times companies engage us to solve a singular issue, but ninety percent of the time the solution needs a combination of strategic guidance, operational improvement, management augmentation, or capital in order to solve the underlying issues.” – Garry Meier, Ephor Group Founder.
A thorough assessment is at the heart of our process. Read more about our assessment process the Perform Business Process ™.
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