Business Challenges

No matter whether you are a retailer, a manufacturer or a services firm, all Australian small businesses face similar business challenges.  Grow your business with confidence with Carnaby Consulting.

Please contact us for a discussion on specific solutions for your own particular business challenges. Also, take a look at the Useful Links page where I list some of the software solutions with links to their websites.

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Business Challenges

This table lists typical challenges that many small businesses face in today's economy, as well as listing the potential root causes and possible solutions.
Business ChallengePotential Root CausesPossible SolutionsFurther Information
Decreasing Sales
  • Lack of effective branding
  • Poor marketing
  • No website / ineffective web presence
  • Website development / review
  • Social media presence development / review
  • Email marketing
Poor Customer Perception
  • Ineffective customer service tools and processes
  • Difficult for customers to contact you
  • Difficult for customers to find you / poor SEO (web search results)
  • Web and social media reviews
  • Customer service tools and processes review
  • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) review to improve search result performance
Expenses Are Too High
  • Benchmark to your industry standards.
  • No online presence.
  • Inefficient advertising and marketing.
  • Physical versus online presence - can you reduce your physical space and thus rent?
Losing Customers

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