Putting Finance in Place to Drive Agency Growth

When a high-profile player in Digital Marketing & Communications spanning the UK and USA decided to pursue a strategy of acquisition to grow its business, there was one major obstacle – the vital Finance underpinnings were not in place to enable the business to secure the necessary funding.

Supply Chain Challenges and How Successful Businesses Have Addressed Them

With a wide-ranging background in procurement, business process optimisation, strategic planning, and cost reduction, EFM Ireland Associate Tom Brennan takes the view that supply chain management must support and contribute to these business objectives, rather than functioning as an isolated discipline in its own right.

Iconic International Foodstuffs Brand: Growth and Efficiency

Brought in to strengthen the financial management and business performance of one of Europe’s best-known Irish tea and coffee brands, across its retail, café, and contract catering operations, Tom Brennan pursued a wide-ranging brief covering procurement, business process optimisation, strategic planning, cost reduction, and competitive analysis.

Professional Services Disposal

To prepare the business for sale, identify a buyer, and ensure a smooth transition for clients and staff within six months. This required an accurate and acceptable valuation, completion of legal responsibilities, and swift completion of operational practicalities.

Technology business owners seeking financial security

The frustrated owners of a technology business had no reliable management information on which to base key business decisions. Turnover had trebled in twelve months, but revenues were volatile and dependent on third parties.

Financial review for Dublin based family restaurant

As a result of the lockdown, the company’s customers, tourists, office workers, shoppers, and students disappeared overnight.

Clarity on CashFlow for Irish Retail Chain

A retail chain in Ireland was losing money and had run into cashflow problems. Their suppliers were no longer prepared to supply goods on credit and all purchases had to be paid for in cash before delivery. The company’s staff retention had also become a major problem.