Problem Small Business Struggling: The client owned two struggling businesses – one in trucking, the other a co-owned farming venture. Neither business was sufficiently profitable. The co-owned farm was located in another state. There were concerns as to misappropriation in the trucking business, and the collection policies were inadequate – customers were not paying. The assets […]
Case Studies
Legal Firm
Problem Though this firm had been founded many years earlier, rapid growth meant that it now had the wrong structure. It had been established as a sole trader, rather than an alternate entity, causing it to pay unnecessarily high levels of tax. Solution Bryant & Bryant transformed the firm from its sole-trader arrangement to a more suitable business […]
Laser Cutting Business Restructures For Success
Problem The client was in a joint venture with a public company, creating a laser cutting business that grew quickly but was hindered by an incompatible partnership. Solution We assisted the client with buying out the business partner to gain control. An overhaul of the business structures was then required. We helped the client […]
Business advisory for linehaul trucking & logistics business
Problem The loss of two significant Contracts and the ongoing capital commitments on the linehaul fleet, determined that the linehaul trucking operator sustained significant losses. The preoccupation of growing the turnover rather than considering the profitability of the relevant divisional business operations added to the monthly capital commitments. Solution Bryant & Bryant conducted an in […]
Business advisory for carnival operator
Problem For three generations the carnival operator had operated carnivals throughout Australia, necessitating the shipment of the amusements from State to State. The lack of profitability and the drain on management expertise was unsustainable. Solution Bryant & Bryant conducted an in depth analysis of the business as part of their Business AdvisoryConsultation. Operational costs, including transporting […]
Merger & Acquisition support for distribution business
Problem Three competing distribution operations were waging a discount war, undercutting each other and jeopardising financial survival. Solution Bryant & Bryant was involved in negotiating a merger of the three competing businesses as part of their Business merger & acquisition services, determining a suitable business structure. This required the valuation of each of the relevant […]