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A Business Plan is an important tool for the improvement of business performance. It is a necessary tool for funding or granting a new investment plan, regardless of size and industry.

Its purpose is to analyze the current situation (market, business) and to guide the actions of members-executives of the company in specific directions and tactics, in order to achieve the expected financial result.

EPSILON DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS through the preparation of a Business Plan, contribute to the following functions:

• Corporal Structure and Organization
• Achievement of economic and development goals
• Decision making based on the goals and policy
• Recording, analysis and understanding of the market, consumers and competition.
• It is a reference point and demonstrates the achievement or not of the goals.
• Funding/ granting

In particular, a Business Plan focuses on the following important areas of a corporal activity:

• Market Research
  1. Supply and demand analysis
  2. Business structure and size in the market environment
  3. Analysis of existing and future competition
  4. Barriers for entry into existing and new markets
  5. Segmentation of markets based on needs
  6. Needs categorization
  7. Customer satisfaction procedures
  8. Analysis of influencing factors
• Marketing Plans
  1. Quality characteristics and pricing policy
  2. Building value of products / services
  3. Commercial pricing and discount policy
  4. Collection policy
  5. Promotion
  6. Distribution methods and networks
  7. Delivery frequency
• Action plans
  1. Product and service policy
  2. Analysis of expanded, potential, expected and basic product
  3. Development of products and services
  4. Organizational functions
  5. Development of operating procedures
  6. Infrastructure development
  7. Financial management
  8. Results evaluation
• Financial planning and analysis
  1. Investment costs
  2. Operating costs
  3. Operating income
  4. Cash inflows
  5. Results and indicators
  6. Infrastructure development
  7. Financial management
  8. Results evaluation

EPSILON – DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS offer business reorganization services, through the identification of problem areas and opportunities for improvement, recording and analysis of the current situation and operational redesign, by regions or as a whole, according to strategic needs. Indicative services are the following:

• ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION
  1. Evaluation of structure and functionality
  2. Detection of malfunctions
  3. Organization chart
  4. Process Redesign
  5. Operational Manuals
  6. Job Descriptions – Jobs
  7. Internal Operating Regulations
  8. Internal Audit Regulations
• SALES ORGANIZATION
  1. Analysis of market conditions and sizes
  2. Sales department procedures
  3. Sales Targets
  4. Trade policy
  5. Sales analysis, comparison with objectives and analysis of discrepancies
  6. Sales printed material and manuals
  7. Bonus incentives – Sales goals
  8. Customer / product / geographical segmentation
  9. Scheduling sales visits
  10. Sales statistics
• HUMAN RESOURCES ORGANIZATION
  1. Procedures
  2. Operational Manuals
  3. Labour legislation
  4. Code of Conduct
  5. Training planning
  6. Rewarding system – productivity incentives
  7. Evaluation systems
  8. Techniques for improving internal communication
  9. Development of a spirit of cooperation
• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  1. Investment decisions – Evaluation and Selection
  2. Financing decisions – Evaluation and Selection of sources and ways of financing
  3. Cash check
  4. Financial Risk Management

In today’s globalized markets, fierce competition is forcing businesses to look for new ways to effectively serve their customers. In recent years, companies have realized that the effectiveness of their activities depends to a large extent on cooperation and coordination with the other parts of the distribution channels. Logistics play this role of coordinator.

The goal of EPSILON DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS is to transfer the adequate know- how to its customers in the field of logistics and to incorporate new ideas and practices for the implementation of strategic action plans, that will maximize the corporal efficiency in the supply chain.

The experts of EPSILON DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS with their long-term experience in large Greek companies and multinational companies, can fully support in the following areas:

• Supply Chain Management
  • Management of raw materials & supplies, stocks and inventories and finished products from the point of origin to the point of consumption.
  • Ordering
  • Customer service
  • Inventory management
  • Sales network
  • Distribution Network
  • Production & packaging
  • Standardization
  • Traceability
• Logistics Process Re-engineering
  • Logistics Training, Seminars & Executive Selection: Staff Training (on the spot training)
  • Activity Based Costing: Storage, storage, distribution / activity costing, P&L
  • Audit and evaluation of Logistics circuit – Preparation for search of logistics service providers: Costing of third party logistics services, Fleet management, driver evaluation
  • Outsourced warehouse & logistics management
  • Logistics Project Management

The services provided here by EPSILON DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS concern the design and development of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001-EFQM, ISO 14001-EMAS, ISO 22000-HACCP-ELOT 1416, OHASAS 18001-ELOT 1801, ISO 17025, Eurepgap-AGRO 2.1, 2.2). In particular, the areas of services provided are the following:

• Quality Management: The application of the ISO 9001: 2008 standard, not only ensures the quality of the products produced or services provided by the company, but also leads to its promotion to the international consumer public through selective certification mechanisms. EPSILON DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS undertakes the development, implementation and maintenance of the ISO 9001: 2008 standard, in any company regardless of its size or type, ensuring the
  • consistent quality of services and final products
  • recording of business processes and therefore organization of the system
  • Customer satisfaction
  • continuous effort to improve the quality and reliability of services or products produced
• Logistics Process Re-engineering
  • Logistics Training, Seminars & Executive Selection: Staff Training (on the spot training)
  • Activity Based Costing: Storage, storage, distribution / activity costing, P&L
  • Audit and evaluation of Logistics circuit – Preparation for search of logistics service providers: Costing of third party logistics services, Fleet management, driver evaluation
  • Outsourced warehouse & logistics management
  • Logistics Project Management