You don't need me to tell you that we are living
through the worst recession in most people memories. In tough times, businesses have 2 choices:-
1. Hunker down, conserve resources and hopefully
come out of the other side
2. Find
a way to differentiate your business from the competition, become more
efficient and competitive and come out fighting
For businesses
that have chosen option 2, there are a couple of pieces of good news:
The first one
is that help is on hand. Help to make
you more profitable, help to win you more customers, and help to make you stand
out from the crowd.
We will come
back to the second piece of good news in a moment, but let us just focus on the
first for just a second longer…
This help
comes in possibly one of the most surprising forms – ISO9001:2008!
The British
Standard synonymous with Quality Management is enjoying somewhat of a
renaissance of late. This is due, in
part, to businesses looking for new, cost-effective ways to set themselves
apart from their competition.
In certain
circles ISO9000 certification is nothing new – if you regularly supply to the
Public sector or if you are part of the supply chains for some of the
automotive manufacturers in Europe then this will be fairly common place – but for
other industries it is relatively un-chartered territory.
So, herein lies
the opportunity – if you want to set yourself apart from your competition, if
you want to demonstrate to the world that you are a supplier who can work to
the highest standards, if you want to invest in your people and processes, if
you want to win new work (a survey in 2011 carried out by the British
Assessment Bureau found that 44% of ISO certified companies were winning new
and better work) then maybe ISO9000 is for you
And now, back
to the second piece of good news;
There are currently
schemes available to support the design and implementation of ISO9000 – and by
support, I mean financial support, up to 40% of the value of the project
(covering the writing of the processes and procedures, preparing the business for
the implementation, training staff and also the initial inspection costs)
So, what are
you waiting for? Take the first steps to
setting your business apart from the competition today – by calling Blue Box
Management Consultants for a no-obligation chat through the options around
ISO9000 and the funding that is available.
Blue Box are
currently working with a number of clients to help improve their processes and
procedures, helping them to become and remain more competitive and profitable,
and to win and retain new clients.
Call us on
084 3289 3288 or email info@blueboxconsultancy.com
