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Checklist on Why Businesses Seek Advisers

To get specialist advice before a problem arises.
To get specialist advice after a problem arises.
To help get something done in an area where the skills are not available within the business.
To carry out work that no one in the business (including the owner) has time to do.
To provide necessary training to staff.
To be a sounding board on issues where decisions have to be made regarding directions of the business.
To assist in opening doors for funding.
To mediate between business partners, and prevent matters going to court.
To seek an independent opinion where the owners of the business require an outside point of view.
To assist in the marketing and selling areas.
To be a sounding board for new ideas and products being developed.
To assist in finding export markets.
To assist in the development of business plans and future strategies.
To produce timely financial statements and other reports, so the business owners can monitor how the operation is going.
To help put in systems and plans that ensure the business does not run out of cash and capital.
To help with the development of staff and the improvement of their effectiveness in the business.