En Garde Consulting
Tailored for small and medium enterprises. We audit your processes and advise you how to cut through operational bottlenecks, increase efficiency and establish a single source of truth for the data in your company.
Audit. Defend. Advance.
En Garde Consulting believes in small and medium companies; we work strictly with SMEs, as they pivot local communities' growth and development. Behind every SME are real, hardworking people.
En Garde Approach
Small and medium businesses often can't afford consultants, but they need them. To tackle that challenge, En Garde Consulting tailored a two-step approach: first, the audit phase. The Organizational Healthcheck 360 gives you a comprehensive audit of your processes, identified risks and bottlenecks. Then you decide: use the Organizational Healthcheck 360 as a standalone product, or invest in a comprehensive process-improvement plan.
Man/hour rate billing is the industry standard for corporate consulting. However, at En Garde Consulting we believe it does more harm than good with small businesses. This method pushes you to rush explanations, overlook seemingly unimportant things, and worry about the grand total. We provide a predictive billing plan, prioritizing quality.
We apply rigorous analysis free from bias toward any predetermined answer. The right answer, not the comfortable one. Inefficiencies of today affect productivity of tomorrow. Every inefficiency compounding over time represents a real cost in productivity, quality, and team morale.
SMEs are often aware of the bottlenecks and organizational inefficiencies, but not aware of the extent of the problem. That is why the Organizational Healthcheck 360 delivers a graphic presentation of your processes and identifies key risks and bottlenecks. Outdated procedures, poor communication and administrative hurdles will reduce your productivity over time.
Services
SMEs often rely on the "tribal knowledge" of their most loyal employees. We help you build a robust institutional knowledge database. This secures your intellectual property, ensures operational predictability, and allows your team to take holidays with true peace of mind, knowing the business can run without them.
Our Organizational Healthcheck 360 pinpoints hidden friction in your workflows. Every bottleneck has a price tag. By identifying where minor misalignments pile up, we reclaim hundreds of lost hours and eliminate the "creeping frustration" that drains your team's energy.
Moving from tribal to organizational knowledge helps you identify and overcome operational errors. The Organizational Healthcheck 360 provides a graphic presentation of your processes. In the following months we work on resolving identified threats and establishing RACI charts: who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed.
Close-knit teams are a strength, but they can inadvertently create barriers for new hires. By documenting processes, we set clear expectations from day one. This streamlined onboarding reduces training costs and drastically shortens the time it takes for a new hire to become a fully operational contributor.
Relying on scattered notebooks and disconnected Excel sheets limits your vision. We implement a Single Source of Truth model, consolidating your data to provide an accurate, real-time overview of your revenue streams and business health.
While some "weak links" are obvious, others are buried in your data. By stress-testing how you handle customer, partner, and vendor information through our SSOT model, we identify both direct and indirect financial leaks that are often overlooked.
Beyond fixing what is broken, we look at what is missing. Drawing on retail banking best practices, we help you implement high-impact processes focused on customer loyalty, retention, and churn prevention to ensure you are maximising every lead.
The focus
Partnering
Two step approach allowing you to retain absolute cost control. All prices are fixed-fee (predictive billing). No hourly rate.
A two-to-three week sprint. Comprehensive process audit covering SOPs, productivity bottlenecks, RACI charts, SSOT data model, and risk mapping.
Investment:
"As is" to lasting, scalable solutions. Working together to mitigate risks and seize the opportunities established in the Organizational Healthcheck. Predictable billing based on the audit phase: no open-ended hourly rates.
Engagement length:
A detailed personalised offer will be included in the Organizational Healthcheck 360 offer.
Unique business challenges, deep structural overhauls, and family ownership transitions.
A free, no-obligation introductory call directly with the founder. 30 minutes. No sales team. Complimentary.
FAQ
Contact
En Garde Consulting was founded by a former banker from the SME sector. My background includes academic training at five different universities and professional experience in corporate strategy and advisory. I have seen how large-scale operational standards work and have adapted those methodologies to work efficiently for smaller enterprises.
To maintain a high standard of accuracy, we do not work in isolation. All major deliverables are reviewed by our Advisory Board, a network of vetted professionals who provide an objective second layer of scrutiny.
Our structure ensures that every strategy we provide is grounded in practical experience and vetted by industry experts, specifically for the EU SME market.
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