Beating the Recession

To help our clients manage their way out of this recession, we offer a highly experienced team focused on a relevant combination of consultancy and skills transfer. 

In a recession, managers have to re-evaluate the way they do business.  They need to assess every element of their business model, to identify opportunities for cost reduction, cash flow improvement and profit generation.   They may also need to make presentations to banks and other sources of finance to increase or retain current funding levels.

We adopt a four-tier process:

• Assess the current situation
• Develop a new business model and strategic plan
• If required, identify potential providers of financing (banking and other) and assist in presentations
• Provide guidance and support in implementing and sustaining the new business model

We have the people, technology and skills to deliver the best outcomes quickly and economically.

Contact Damian O'Neill to see how we can be of assistance to your business.

Team

John Dowling

John has spent his diverse career as a change agent.  He currently provides consultancy services in human resources and industrial relations in both the private and public sectors.     Before this he was director of the Bar Council having previously been General Secretary of a managers’ union in the public service.  His early has a background was in education, training and development.  

He is currently working on a book with a working title “Workplace Bullying - how to avoid it and if you can’t, how to manage it.”  

John is a graduate in science graduate from TCD and has a post-graduate qualification from Industrial Relations, also from Trinity.

Jack Foley

Jack is an economist and business consultant with extensive experience across a broad range of business activities and functions.  He develops training and system based solutions for businesses including a number of major national initiatives such as the “Management Development Programme” run jointly by FAS and Enterprise Ireland.  Jack has published numerous texts and papers on training, business planning and finance.   He designed “Scout” - a leading Irish financial planning application - and oversaw a joint venture with a leading Irish bank on its development and route to market.  He was joint author of TenBizPlan – the standard text for the Institute of Commercial Management’s (ICM) international educational initiative in business planning for start ups.

Damian O’Neill

Damian is a Chartered Accountant with wide experience working in practice and industry in Ireland and Australia.  He has been developing and delivering consulting and training programmes since 1992 for a wide range of clients from micro-enterprises to multi-nationals.   He brings to each assignment a detailed knowledge of accounting and process management software and a clear insight and experience of how to use the packages to generate efficiencies for clients.