Benchmarking

Have you ever wondered how your business is performing compared to your competitors? Are you spending too much on advertising? Are you paying too much rent? Are your staff costs too high? What is the average bottom line of your competitors? Survival in today’s business climate requires you to spend more time working ON your business rather than working IN the business. It’s also important to know what is working in your business and what needs working on. This is where benchmarks can help you.

What is Benchmarking?

Benchmarking is a way of assessing your business’ performance by comparison. Most businesses compare financial results with budgets and historical data, usually last month or last year. But all these comparisons are internal. On the other hand benchmarking compares your business performance with others in your industry or related industries, so that you can measure yourself against the best, average and poorer performers.
Benchmarking also allows you to assess where other businesses are doing things differently which may help you to improve your own business practices and results. We generate comparative reports and graphs that are easy to understand and we spend time with you making sure that you understand your industry averages and analysis.

Services We Offer

  • Business start-up
  • Business Planning
  • Management reporting
  • Budget & Cashflow forecasting
  • Establishing Key Performance Indicators KPI's
  • Business Improvement Strategies
  • Accounting system advice & support
  • Business Coaching & mentoring
  • Business Structure Advice
  • Social Media & Marketing workshops
  • Buying & Selling business advice
  • Business Succession Planning

Benchmarking Characteristics

You can benchmark your business against a variety of characteristics including:

  • sales and turnover
  • profitability
  • overheads
  • key performance indicators such as Gross Profit, Wages to Turnover and Net Profit
  • pricing structures and fees
  • number of customers
  • staff turnover

Benchmarking is of limited value unless you use the results to improve your business. Having identified where there are weaknesses in your business, the next step is to make changes to strengthen those areas.

Client Testimonials

“Making the decision to start my own business meant I needed to seek professional business advice. McHenry Partners were able to advise me on the right entity to use, guide me on compliance matters I needed to navigate, set us up on Xero and provide training on the software (which we have found to be a breeze to use) and answer all our questions.

It certainly helps getting our business off on the right foot with no unwanted surprises to occur.”

www.stintonadvisory.com.au

 

 

Ben Mitchell

Stinton Advisory

I first met with Will from Vostro Private Wealth to consolidate our personnel insurance. Will was very helpful, understood our position & organised to oversee our policies. Shortly after I needed to make a claim and through Will and Kylie the process was made easy and our claim processed promptly.

Will is now providing financial planning for our Self Managed Super Fund. He has implemented a plan we are comfortable with and look forward to working with him in the future to assist our transition into retirement.

Doug Cameron

I have medical practices in Geelong and Ballarat.Before moving to McHenry Partners my prior accountant was charging me large compliance fees and lodgments were being made late.

My bookkeeper, accounting software and the accounting firm just wasn’t working well enough and I felt like I was being left in the dark.

Making the move to McHenry Partners resulted in positive changes:

  • A cloud-based accounting system was adopted.
  • A better bookkeeping solution was offered at a more cost-effective rate.
  • Communication of financial results and tax position is excellent.

I am now well informed and compliance lodgments are on time.

This has made my life less stressful knowing things are well under control.

McHenry Partners are always available to quickly respond to my queries and it has been a pleasure to work with them.

www.medicaid.com.au/medicaid-Geelong

Dr. Carl Grace

MedicAid

“We had only been in business for 18 months and growing at a quick rate but felt we needed a mentor or coach to provide more guidance to address the ‘growing pains’ we were experiencing. Our existing accountant had prioritized a compliance focus. By moving across to McHenry Partners they were able to point out improvements to our credit policies, train us on a better financial management system and guide us on the working capital we required to support our growing business. Also introducing us to their associates to help us in areas of expertise, such as asset finance.

I am feeling more in control now and confident we can sustain our growth to achieve even better financial returns.”

www.surfcoastcabinets.com.au

Andrew Palmer

Surfcoast Cabinets

“We have been utilising McHenry Partners services for 15 years. They encourage us with initiatives that we could benefit from, promptly respond to our requests and always try to minimize our taxes in appropriate ways. McHenry Partners have been a great sounding board for any business or investment matters we would like to discuss. Their client social events are pretty good fun! We would highly recommend their services.”

Andy & Tina Kiss

Thompson Kiss Electrical

“I was always busy in my business but my profitability was not a reflection of my time, effort and investment return.  After a business planning session with McHenry Partners, it was evident my systems were inefficient, our team members not productive enough and my time was being bogged down in less important areas of the business.

Over the last two years I committed to monthly consulting meetings with McHenry Partners. These meetings would identify the priorities of actions to work on my business to improve it. As a result, we have made significant improvements with better structures, systems and communication in our organisation and the team culture is now fantastic. I don’t have to worry about business cashflow anymore which gives me great peace of mind.

We now only have quarterly meetings instead of monthly, which keeps my General Manager and myself accountable to continue to improve the business. I would highly recommend McHenry Partners services.”

www.allgeneralsurveying.com

Richard Hockley

All General Surveying

Why Choose Us

If you’re looking for practical, down to earth business advice and tax effective solutions contact us today. We are ‘business and profit builders’ who enjoy working with ambitious business owners looking to accelerate their business success.

To take the next step we invite you to book a FREE, no obligation, one hour introductory consultation to discuss your business needs. You’ll get practical business, tax, marketing and financial advice that could have a significant impact on your bottom line. To book a time, call us today on 1300 789 844 or complete your details in the box at the top of this page.

Supporting Businesses & Individuals Across Greater Geelong

We work with clients throughout Geelong and surrounding suburbs, including:

  • Geelong
  • Newtown
  • Belmont
  • Highton
  • Waurn Ponds
  • Grovedale
  • Armstrong Creek
  • Charlemont
  • Torquay
  • Jan Juc
  • Ocean Grove
  • Barwon Heads
  • Leopold
  • Drysdale
  • Clifton Springs
  • St Leonards
  • Lara
  • Corio
  • Norlane
  • Bannockburn

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Not getting what you need from your current accountant? McHenry Partners are here to change things for the better.

Our initial free consultation will identify whether you're comfortable with our personality, style, service & value that is to be provided so you can make an informed decision to engage us.

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