Margaret Wicks runs our team of management consultants. Margaret has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree Majoring in Organisational Management and Marketing. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience from working in health, manufacturing, wholesale and retail industries. She will facilitate your management and marketing needs into measurable results.
Margaret is ‘the people person’ to motivate others. Let us show you how to turn your goals and objectives into shared goals and objectives.
Organisational management gives you the competitive edge. We can assist you to develop a competitive edge by assessing your operational requirements. We can provide you with the necessary tools to plan, control and manage your business.
Marketing is all about marketing your products to your target market. We can address your marketing requirements including strategic and marketing plans.
Preparing for Self-employment / Career Changes /Major Lifestyle Changes
- Pros and cons of being self-employed/Career Changes/Lifestyle changes
- Personal Characteristics
- Personalty Profiles
- Management skills and experience
- Risk of failure
- Opportunity costs
- Family and Life Style Adjustments
- Mentoring
Managing the Business
- Develop business plans, business location assessment
- Develop marketing plans
- Conduct market research
- Education and training on target marketing, positioning and developing a competitive advantage, product life cycle
- Cash flow management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Stock control
- Competitive Benchmarking
- Legal compliance
- Advice on franchise’s in your chosen industry
- Mentoring
Marketing Management
- Marketing Strategic Plans
- Manage the marketing mix
- Product strategy
- Place strategy
- Promotion strategy
- Price strategy
- People strategy
- Trade Practices Act compliance issues
- Measurement tools to assess the cost benefit of advertising
- Internet marketing
- Export marketing strategy
- Austrade documentation
Operations Management
- Advise on Retail and Service Operations
- Project planning
- Risk analysis
- Assistance with manufacturing and wholesale operations
- Health Industry operations, general practice, day hospitals
- Total Quality Management
- Employing Staff
- Workplace health and safety issues