Setting Strategic Directions in Small and Medium Enterprises: a Guide for Professional Accounting Advisors, Part 2 - Supporting Templates

Publication Date: Mar 2000
Published by: IFAC International Federation of Accountants
Document Type: Paper

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Are there documents to guide professional accounting advisorsworking with SME managers?

This document states that conversations between professional accounting advisor and SME managers may be sporadic and focused on particular topics at particular times.

Offers a flexible working document for accounting advisors, providing a series of "templates" covering present directions, future directions, strategic audit, segment strategies, functional strategies, financial planning, performance management and strategic business planning.

Concludes that with help of an accounting advisor, management of SMEs should now feel better prepared to confront the future, the uncertainties and the changes it will bring.