Services Offered

Advisory Services

• Undertake a rigorous due diligence at the company level to identify operating, financial and organizational risks.
• Establish competitive strategies to drive growth of high-margin products and create cultures emphasizing accountability and a sense of urgency.
• Negotiate with lenders and creditors to create an optimal capital structure that allows the company to return to sustainable, profitable growth.
• Recruit and/or train management teams that have high aptitude, sound ethics, and competitive attitude.
• Improve the efficiency, quality and capacity of production through capital expenditures, use of industry milestones, and industry expertise.
• Create marketing departments to obtain and analyze market research, develop brand promotion and pricing strategies, and design packaging.
• Develop reliable distribution channels through sales training for existing distributors, screening new distributors, and opening warehouse space in new regions.
• Rationalize product lines by eliminating generic products and focusing on higher margin branded products.
• Expand sales management function to include the development of sales strategies, training programs, and individual sales goals consistent with corporate strategies,
• Install finance and control systems using computerized management information systems capable of generating credible management reports, audited financial reports, and budget variance reports.

Interim Management - In addition to providing advisory services, Scott Carlson can manage on an interim basis various functions, including operations, finance, marketing and sales.  Until a full-time executive is recruited, he can provide experienced and dedicated interim management, allowing sufficient time to select the best candidate.  An important element of such a project would be supporting the search process by designing the requirements and qualifications, assessing candidates, and preparing an orientation for the new executive.