"The Shirlaws view is useful and appropriate for application by all business who wish to position themselves to take advantage of the opportunities that will present themselves through this cycle."

- Brian Ford, F&J Professional Computer Services

To support our clients and referral partners through the global financial crisis and recession, we have developed and delivered seminar series called “Thrive” which includes:

Thrive not Survive: an insightful perspective on the economic indicators and what they mean, and an outline of the 5 Mistakes and 5 Opportunities facing businesses in a recession.

• Seminar series: 2 hours: ran nationally from November 2008 to June 2009
• Client Conference: 2 day conference: March 2009 and August 2009

Materials still available on request.

Thrive: Catch the First Wave: an updated perspective on the economy and the possible paths to recovery, and a focus on the most important strategic actions required for cash flow management through this next phase of the cycle.

• Seminar series: 2 hours: currently being run nationally from September 2009.  This seminar can also be adapted and presented to your clients and referral partners at Client Educational Seminars.
• Risk profile workshops: ½ day in-house workshops designed to assist a senior management team to identify the required risk profile for its stated strategy and its actual current risk profile, and identify actions required to bring these into alignment and enable implementation.

• Client Conference: 2 day conference leveraging this and updated material: May 2010