Management Consulting

Cheryl Davie & Associates have the background and training to provide consulting to almost every business situation.  Some of our areas of expertise include.

Market Opportunity Assessments
Before you invest a significant amount of time and money in a new agriculture or food product, you want to be sure of its earning potential.  Cheryl Davie & Associates will thoroughly research the market for your product.  We have access to important market information such as consumption patterns and import/export data.  Most importantly, we will contact key buyers, obtaining invaluable first hand market information. 

Succession Planning
Cheryl Davie & Associates know the importance of family enterprises and other small business models.  Unfortunately, most family businesses do not survive past the second generation.  We believe that through effective succession planning, your family business can survive for generations to come.  Sometimes involving a third party can help facilitate the communication that is necessary for effective succession planning.  You can count on Cheryl Davie & Associates to facilitate succession planning discussions in a professional manner that will satisfy all family members.

Procedures Manuals
Does your organization excel at performing procedures, but not at writing them down? You know it is important to have a procedures manual, but your staff is too busy to document their procedures.  Let Cheryl Davie & Associates come to your office.  We can interview your employees and put your procedures to paper.  We will compile all procedures in one document and summarize it in a flow chart, making it easier for your team to function even when key personnel cannot be there.

Value Chain Opportunity Assessments
One of the latest and incredibly successful trend in agriculture marketing is the implementation of value chains. With the right partners, value chains can be an effective business tool to improve profitability and business longevity.  In Europe and Australia, value chains have been credited for taking hundreds of organizations in the agriculture and food industry from near-bankruptcy to record making profitability.  Cheryl Davie & Associates can perform a complete assessment to determine whether your agriculture or food product has the potential to succeed in a value chain.

Corporate Social Responsibility
Cheryl Davie is the former chair of Net Impact at the University of Alberta, an organization of business leaders whose mandate is to change the world for the better through business, including corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability, corporate governance and international development.

Social Media
Cheryl Davie is a specialist in social media for food and agriculture enterprises.  She will get your food or agriculture business set up on social media applications such as Facebook & Twitter.  She will optimize marketing to your target market and search optimization.  Lastly, she will provide training to you and your staff when you are ready.  Ask about our summer special…it is by far the best value for your marketing dollar!

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