SME BENCHMARK SERVICE

Running your own business can be challenging and it’s not always easy to identify the route to success. The SJP Entrepreneur Club is here to help. The SME Diagnostic Tool lets you compare your business confidentially with similar local and national businesses. You will gain valuable insight into your business, with independent* confirmation of the areas in which you excel and help identifying areas where change will help to create significant value. 

The tool is designed to pinpoint the issues that matter to your business. We will give you access to the expertise and support you need to drive it to the next level. 

*We work with a large network of external growth advisers and SME specialists, which have been carefully selected by St. James's Place. The services provided by these specialists are separate and distinct to the services provided by St. James's Place and include advice on how to grow your business and prepare your business for sale.


HOW IT WORKS

The WebApp asks a series of questions about your business. It’s simple and intuitive and the only numbers you will be asked to provide are:

The number of employees
Last year’s turnover
Last year’s profit
Last year’s growth (percentage change in annual turnover from the previous year)
How much you expect your annual turnover to grow in the current year

Please have these figures to hand before you begin. Other questions relate to the profile of your business and will be used to construct your benchmark matrix. 

This information will be used to construct your personal communication profile. Designed to inspire, educate and motivate you to seek out those growth opportunities and challenge the obstacles that constrain your potential, it will determine the agenda for your monthly briefings. 

In a world of information overload, communication will only act as a catalyst for change if it is timely and relevant. So we can work together to make sure the programme is informed by a deep understanding of your circumstances and personalised to where you are on your journey.

Sign up to the programme

We achieve this through a simple online questionnaire. This provides all the information we need to create your own personal communication profile; it will also help us understand your specific issues and how we may help you address them. Complete questionnaire to join today