It is often said that Turnover is vanity, but Profit is sanity. If that is true then Value is Clarity!
Our value assessment is based on over 80,000 company analyses. It reveals the true value of your business and delivers a road map to help you build it further.
Gain a true understanding of the value you have built
Discover new ways to build value into your business
Stay ahead of the crowd with cutting-edge solutions
Ciiicle is passionate about helping businesses owners build their business value and achieve their personal goals.
With over 30 years of experience in industrial and commercial sectors, we bring real-world insights to every project.
From personal experience we know the challenges that business owners face, both professionally and personally.
With our data-driven approach drawn from research on over 80,000 businesses, you can make informed decisions based on facts rather than assumptions or opinions.
If you are not thinking of selling today, the reasons to focus on the value of your business are not always obvious.
However, there are three very good reasons why concentrating on the value of your business will help you both manage and grow it.
The practices you will need to put in place to make the business more valuable are the same ones that will make managing the business easier and put the business on a growth path.
Having a full understanding of what the business is worth now and what it can be worth in the future will provide additional confidence when committing to investment, or making other challenging decisions.
It is impossible to fully predict the future. Market, political and personal circumstances may all change much more quickly than we expect. Having a full detailed knowledge about the value of the enterprise you have built will make the choice to accept investment or sell completely so much easier.
Services from Ciiicle are designed to deliver a balanced approach to business growth and value building.
We start with examining closely where you are now and why, then work with you to unlock the full business potential.
Keith was a fantastic source of business knowledge and experience. In conversations where I was not sure what I would be able to take from the session at the start I left with pages of notes and ideas of advice or initiatives I could act on.
These sessions have been excellent and really helpful in achieving focus and clarity regarding our services strategic vision and direction. I couldn't thank Keith enough he's been brilliant.
Keith helped me see areas of the business to improve upon and gave me ways to implement this which was a huge help.
Really helpful in ideas and guidance of how to expand the business ... and putting me in touch with others who can help on the growth path.
The mentoring with Keith Wallis has transformed our plans and direction for the future. It has clarified our vision, strategic plans and tactical actions to fulfil even loftier goals than we initially had for the next 5 years. Having accountability has been valuable too.
BSc (Hons) MCMI MBCS
Principal ConsultantI have been supporting and working with small and medium sized businesses for over 30 years now.
Some of that work has been as a consultant and coach, but a great deal of that time has been as a service provider in software and marketing.
One thing that has always puzzled and frustrated me, is the lack of awareness of the value that can exist in a business and how it can be developed and exploited. Even after owners have been working in that business for many years.
So I set up Ciiicle to help business owners truly understand the value they have built and help them to develop it further.
This work is drawn from my own track record of business growth, but it is also delivered in association with a North American partner with a history of working with over 80,000 businesses on value creation.
It is this dual track record that means we can deliver a data-driven approach to business growth and value building, rather than the more common opinion-based approach.
If you are looking to understand and develop the value in your business in the near future, then please get in touch - I really would like to help if I can.
Ciiicle helps business owners transform their companies into valuable, resilient enterprises that can thrive beyond the founder. Through strategic guidance and executive support, we strengthen performance, increase enterprise value, and give owners the freedom to decide how—and when—their business future unfolds.
Every business owner we support will be able to fully understand the full value of what they have built and how to grow that value. All of our clients will have a business that can be sold and will understand its value when doing so. No one should need to shut down their business having never understood its full value and potential.
The following are the most frequently asked questions about Ciiicle services. If you have any other questions, please feel free to get in touch.
Valuing your business is not just about preparing for a potential sale; it provides critical insights into the financial health and growth potential of your company. It helps you understand the true worth of your business, identify areas for improvement, and make informed decisions about investments, partnerships, and strategic planning. Even if you're not planning to sell, knowing your business's value can guide you in maximizing its potential and ensuring long-term success.
Firstly, it gives you a clear idea on how much value you have created in your business and how much you could potentially sell it for. Secondly, it helps you understand the financial health of your business and identify areas for improvement. Thirdly, it can help you make informed decisions about investments, partnerships, and strategic planning. Finally, it can help you prepare for a potential sale or exit strategy in the future.
It is a surprising thing that many business owners do not understand the difference between growing a business and growing business value. Growing a business is about increasing revenue, profits, and market share. Growing business value is about increasing the overall worth of the business, which includes not just financial metrics but also factors such as brand reputation, customer loyalty, and intellectual property. It is possible to grow a business without growing its value, and it is also possible to grow a business's value without necessarily growing its revenue or profits. Understanding this difference is crucial for making informed decisions about how to invest in and grow your business effectively.
The first step is understanding the current value of your business and what factors are contributing to that value. This can be done through a business valuation process. Once you have a clear understanding of your business's value, you can identify areas for improvement and growth. This may involve investing in marketing and sales efforts to increase revenue, improving operational efficiency to increase profits, building a strong brand reputation, developing customer loyalty programs, and protecting intellectual property. It is also important to have a clear strategic plan for how you will grow your business and increase its value over time. This may involve setting specific goals and milestones, identifying key performance indicators, and regularly monitoring progress towards those goals. Ciiicle can help you with all of these steps and provide guidance and support as you work to grow your business and increase its value.
There is no magic formula to finding business development time and each individual's situation is unique. However, we can help you create a structured approach to managing your time and prioritizing business growth activities. This may involve setting specific goals and milestones for your business growth, identifying key performance indicators to track progress, and creating a schedule that allows you to dedicate focused time to business development activities. We can also help you identify areas where you may be able to delegate tasks or outsource certain functions to free up more time for business growth. Additionally, we can provide guidance and support as you work to implement these strategies and make the most of your time to grow your business effectively.
Recent developments in AI LLM technology are astounding and in our development work we use AI and assist owners in getting the best for the business from their AI use.
However, it is important to ask the right questions and understand the implications of answers that are returned.
The answers from AI are usually drawn from publicly available information on the internet. The answers from our analyis tools are not available in the public domain.
The research we use is 100% proprietary - you will not get such accurate research based feedback from any other source.
An initial chat will cost you nothing, but a little time and if we are a good fit, there is no charge for an initial valuation.
This is not a hard sell operation - the most important thing is ensuring we can work together.
Ciiicle Ltd
2 Lighthouse View, Spectrum Businss Park, Seaham
County Durham
SR7 7PR
hello@ciiicle.co.uk
0191 510 2928
0796 809 6893