Paul Lewis - Icon Business Solutions

Statistics show that 100% of business owners believe they could improve their business in some way, but are unsure who to turn to.

Your dreams for your business can become a reality, through effective structuring of your business, with the assistance of an Icon Business Solutions' Business Advisor.

When working with an Icon Business Solutions' advisor you are supported through tried and tested systems and the experience of a global network. Together, you and your business advisor will examine all the key drivers of the business; including:

• Sales

• Marketing

• Human Resources

• Finance

• Production

The objective of the Icon Business Advisor is to help you, the business owner, move your focus and time, away from working in the business, to working on your business' development. Not only will this enable you to achieve sustainable growth, but it will also allow you more freedom to enjoy the lifestyle you have only dreamed about

What sets the IBS business advising process apart, is our combination of customized, strategic, professional business advice. We help and provide the ongoing development of your own personal knowledge & skills for dealing with your business. Business advising is a two-way process between you and your advisor, to ensure that you both consistently meet targets and timeframes, providing a system that is accountable and results-oriented.

All Icon Business Solutions members are committed towards the fulfilment of our 12 points of culture and as such are passionate towards the achievement of our primary aims, upholding our purpose and supporting Icon Business Solutions in its mission.

Integrity: Our Foundation of Success

• We come from the point of positive outcomes

• We build and foster healthy relationships; and

• We are only willing to promise what we truly believe is achievable

Excellence: Our Pillar of Difference

• Our deliverables are of the highest possible quality

• We continually strive to add value to our interaction with others

• We always acknowledge others for their positive actions and are willing to receive praise for our actions; and

• "Second best" or "that's good enough" is something we are unwilling to accept

Passion: Our Point of Distinction

• We display a high level of enthusiasm when supporting our clients

• We come from a point of ‘how can we' rather than ‘why we can't'

• We consistently strive towards developing yourself as a leader; and

• We are a provider of solutions rather than a promoter of problems

Urgency: Our Cornerstone of Achievement

• We work from a point of understanding that delay creates a backlog and, in turn, leads to potential failure and this is not acceptable to you

• We are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done;

• We foster a ‘can do' attitude in our work and the work of our team members; and

• We support our associates, team members, clients and suppliers to undertake the same philosophy of urgency

Knowledge: Our Creation of True Wealth

• We are committed towards our ongoing learning in business improvement methods

• We are committed to developing ourselves as a person and acquiring knowledge that will help us towards gaining wisdom; and

• We understand that simply having knowledge is not enough; we must apply it and learn from that application

Our Word: Who We Are

• We always speak the truth; We only make agreements we are willing and able to fulfil

• We communicate any potential broken agreements in an appropriate manner; and

• We offer solutions to rectify any broken agreement

Success: Our Purpose

• We foster an attitude of success

• We support others around you to be successful

• We are willing to receive and to give; and

• We consistently display the attributes of confidence and positiveness

Change: We Embrace The Future

• We understand that a constant in the universe is change and that change is to be embraced as a positive and natural occurrence; and

• We will support others around us to embrace positive action towards the changes they desire in their business and their personal life

Openness: Our Way of Communicating

• We are open in your communication with others

• We speak the truth with compassion

• We are willing to take constructive feedback; and

• We understand that gossip destroys organisations and we will take every opportunity to correct any potentially destructive situation

Team Work: Our Way of Working Together

• We strive towards the achievement of our team's goals and the goals of Icon Business Solutions

• We are willing to learn from your mistakes

• We consistently operate from a desire to cooperate and we will remove any potential barriers towards this end

Systems: Our Way of Developing

• We work from the premise of humanising the exceptions and systemising the routine

• We understand that 95% of all business challenges are system-related and 5% are human-related

• We work towards eliminating rework within your business and your clients' business

• We consistently foster a culture of test and measure, review and correct; and

• We will follow and abide by the Icon Business Solutions systems until new systems have been introduced

Life: Our Way of Being

• We Consistently foster a culture of fun within your business and your clients' business

• We consistently foster a culture that business is greater than ourselves and that others can support us in our business; and

• We develop an attitude towards others that promotes positive relationships