The Strategic Advisory Board to grow from a small to a medium or big business

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L’art de bien s’entourer®
THE STRATEGIC ADVISORY
BOARD TO GROW FROM A
SMALL TO A MEDIUM OR BIG
BUSINESS
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Where would you be today
if you knew then
what you know now?
What If
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We create and support Advisory Boards
designed to help an entrepreneur
build a World Class Business
Expertise in Action

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For the SME
Your success depends on
making the best decisions
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Click on the picture for
the study
https://www.bdc.ca/en/Documents/analysis_res
earch/bdc_study_advisory_boards.PDF

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It’s Proven
Source:Advisory Boards an Untapped Resource for Business, published march 20 2014 page 15

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Within 3 years
With
• sales growth of 66.8%
• productivity was
up by 5.9%
Without
• sales growth of 22.9 %
• productivity was
up by 3.2 %
Source:Advisory Boards an Untapped Resource for Business, published march 20 2014 page 17

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Advisory Board
What is it exactly ?

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An Enjoyable Solution
It mirrors the business owner,
his business, and his team.
It prevents costly mistakes.

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A Space
• Indepth Discussions
• Paradigm Changes
• Strategic Thinking
• Validation
• Fast tracks and Openings
• And so much more…

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A Strength
The Power of Circle of
Influential Advisors

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Provenance
From your business’s
ecosystem

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Selection
Strategic and Representative
•Independent
•Believe in your Business
•Understand the Stakes
•Exclusive Networks
•Complementary

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How it works
High performance
•Well defined Expectations
•Right Information
•Follow-ups
•Discipline

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• Structuring
• Enriching
• Reassuring
• Widens Knowledge Span
• Long-term Vision
• Strategic Directives
Benefits

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We have many clients; each business
owner has their own specific needs.
Click here for examples of our activity
in Quebec.
http://blogue.cerclegdp.com/rF7N-echos-des-comites-du-cercle-gdp
It works

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Through Time
Multinational
R&D, new markets, diversification, IP, financing, contacts
Acquisitions
Exportation
Strategies, processes, distribution networks
Start-up
Very Small Business
Small Business
Growth
Growth
Growth
Midsize Business

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Price
Priceless !!!
Costs vary
•Resources
•Opportunity
•Potential

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Easy
• Turnkey - Creation of a strategic Advisory
Board http://cerclegdp.com/en/the-business-owner
• Turnkey – Meeting and Board management
• Optimization of existing Boards http://cerclegdp.com/en/value-
added-proposition/
• Workshops and support

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Your guarantee of success
 Turnkey meeting management
Throughout the time we manage your meetings the
Cercle will optimize the Board free of charge
including member upgrades as long as the
departures are not due to conflicts of interest or
the acceptance of mandate directly related to the
business.

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 (450) 238-1004
The power of who you know®
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Info@CercleGDP.com