Strategic Benchmarking for Value

Strategic Benchmarking for Value (or SBV) is an analytical process and management tool, the purpose of which is to enable business owners and leaders to manage and grow business value. The SBV model is designed to aid owners and leaders in aligning business planning and operational execution by identifying the role of three key elements of a business, strategy, systems, and people, and managing these three elements synchronously. SBV provides a systematic way of planning and monitoring a successful business strategy with the necessary systems and people infrastructures to execute it.

The SBV model asserts the assumption that value creation is a holistic endeavor that requires:

• A consistent approach to management planning, resource allocation, performance assessment, and communication
• A management focus on and priority of value creation
• Alignment of management action with strategic objectives and shareholder value
• Strategic benchmarking to monitor the value creation process

SBV is a powerful, but simple model: it recognizes that different people in an organization make, at different times, different sets of business decisions. The SBV alignment process emphasizes that the decisions need to be coordinated to achieve maximum value.

We invite you to avail yourself of the resources SBV provides. Some information and tools are only available to registered users of the SBV Network (free registration). Naturally, our advanced Internet based consulting and analysis tools are available only to members of the Network.

If you are a business owner or leader, we provide you here more detailed information on the SBV model, some basic measurement tools and background documentation, and access to members of the Strategic Benchmarking for Value Network, who can help you align planning and execution, and measure and create value.

If you are interested becoming a Strategic Benchmarking for Value Network member, click here for more information. Members have access to training, networking, and state of the art measurement and alignment tools for their use as they work with their clients.

Meet One of Our Founding Members: Dennis Echelbarger

Dennis M. Echelbarger is the founder (1977) and President of the firm of Echelbarger, Himebaugh, Tamm & Co., P.C.(EHTC) in Grand Rapids, Michigan (www.ehtc.com). Dennis has acted as an advisor and consultant to numerous small and medium-sized business and nonprofit organizations in the areas of finance, acquisition, merger, and sale. He has been an active business valuator with businesses in the areas of service, professional, retail, finance, construction, wholesale, real estate and manufacturing. He has served as an expert witness and consulting expert before the Federal Bankruptcy Court, Circuit Courts, District Courts, and the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Areas of testimony have included valuation, determination of loss, determination of cash flow, determination of equity, tax issues, and other accounting and business related issues.

Dennis has found the SWOT online tool to be helpful in identifying an organization's current strategic position and assessing overall business performance. He has found it to be a powerful tool that helps identify where improvements can be made and what can be done to enhance performance. The proven and time-tested formulas can quickly identify an analysis of the internal and operational factors in an organization and help to determine what needs to be done to bring an organization to the next level of success.

Charter Members

Find out how you can become a charter member and receive a permanent 20% discount on your annual membership fee. Charter members who join now and grow the Network with us will receive an annual return on their early investment totaling more than $600 a year. Click here to learn more about becoming a charter member.