The Vector Springboard programme strives to create resilient and efficient SMEs, and equip them with the abilities to compete in a liberalised market environment. The objective of this programme is to assists SMEs to be an integral part of the country's industrial development and knowledge-based industries, capable of producing high value-added services and products through strategic financial management.

Vector Springboard programmes are well-supported by its advisory and solutions arm, Evolve Maximus (www.e-volves.net) and its business education and curriculum architect, Finalysis Training and Research Centre (www.fincentre.net). With VS’s powerful analytical tools and financial models, this programme works on a methodology framework, which is based on an integrated approach that follows five distinct stages: Diagnose, Identify, Design, Execute, and Review (DIDER). Each of these stages builds towards final integrated work products to support a set of strategic, financial and management decision. Each of our service offerings utilises the DIDER methodology to deliver a measurable and sustainable improvement in performance.

Vector Springboard programme fulfils 3 key verticals: strategy, finance and management – with the following objectives/outcome for beneficiaries:

STRATEGY

• Refine top priorities of Management to focus on revenue and profitability growth.

• Ensure goals are coherent and consistent with Company’s vision, mission and competencies.

• Sharpen business model and identify new opportunities for expansion.

CORPORATE FINANCE

•  Improve and strengthen overall financial position through credit enhancement recommendations.

• Profits (underlying profitability)

• Solvency (gearing)

• Liquidity (cashflows)

• Efficiency (capacity utilisation)

• Budgeting: determine and ensure sufficient funds for capital and working capital purposes

• Short-term

• Medium and long-term

• Identify  drivers for increasing business valuation

• Earnings approach (discounted cashflow of earnings)

• Intangible assets

• Review the financial effects of selection of business model options

• Market mix

• Product mix

• Client mix

• Revenue model mix

MANAGEMENT

• Improve the processes of primary activities

• Inbound logistics

• Operations

• Outbound logistics

• Marketing/sales

• Logistics

• Identify areas for overall improvement in company infrastructure

• Firm infrastructure

• Human resource management

• Technology management

• Procurement

To understand more about how our Vector Springboard programmes can benefit your organisation, please write in to research@vsapac.com for more details.