In our quest to pay fanatical attention to our clients and their business needs, S&G wanted our business consulting team to be able to provide them access to the very latest thinking in the areas of strategy, process improvement and implementation and help their business achieve superior performance.  With that in mind, at the end of 2005, we became partners in ROCG, an international consulting group specializing in the areas of strategy, finance and operations for privately owned and growth enterprises. 

During the last 8 years, we have been working with many of the ROCG partners in other capacities and are very excited about being apart of this leading-edge brain trust.  ROCG’s sole focus is on the delivery of strategic business solutions to small and medium sized family-owned enterprises. 

To become an ROCG partner, one must go through rigorous training, professional evaluation and quality assurance to ensure the highest level of professionalism.  Being a partner in ROCG, our clients have access to world-wide best practices in the very latest proprietary consulting methodologies and tools, as well as proven frameworks enabling us to drive consulting projects to viable, implantable solutions. 

Information, understanding and management are in scarce supply and, as you know, they are critical success factors for your business.  Our partnership with ROCG will enhance our ability to help our client’s business achieve measurable objectives and goals.

Business Transition
Visit our ROCG partnership website for more information.

Business Development Consulting
 
The Development Consulting Division’s extensive breadth and depth in an assortment of business areas, along with their many tools and resources, enables them to offer substantial positive attributes that can deliver great benefits to you and your company.  Whether it is to expand your business or to make it more efficient and profitable, we can add significant value to your company.
 
Shepherd & Goldstein’s core expertise includes strategic planning, needs assessment, financial planning and analysis, and business development.  Below is a summary of some of the specific areas that are included in these core competencies.
 
Strategic Planning

• Assist in developing a strategic plan and vision for your business
• Facilitate strategic planning meetings
• Collect and analyze information for strategic decision-making
• Evaluate the impact of strategic initiatives
• Succession planning
• Business valuations

• Review financial performance and identify profit improvement and productivity opportunities
• Identify and assess your company’s strategic and operational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
• Identify and evaluate growth opportunities and cost reductions
• Evaluate current financial and operational systems and processes
• Evaluate human resource policies and procedures
• Evaluate current technology and systems

• Solutions to increase profitability and improve operations
• Assist in setting company goals and objectives, then develop and implement policies and procedures, performance standards and methods to measure performance
• Develop the methods to measure your company’s success
• Customer service strategies
• The “4 Ways to Grow Your Business”
• Facilitate acquisitions for clients
• Develop policies & procedures manual
• Reengineer systems and processes currently in place
• Develop and Implement Team management concept