What can G6 Retail Renovation Offer Small Businesses?

G6 Retail Renovation’s mission is to support small businesses.  We are passionate about championing founders and helping them grow their business by giving them room to focus on the larger picture. Our goal is to facilitate whatever needs a business and its team have in order to progress while still maintaining the core mission and values of the founders. As a group with a versatile load of experience G6 Retail Renovation can support your business in as many and as few areas that you require. 

We value the work of small businesses.  Founders share a piece of themselves through their business.  G6 Retail Renovation is here to support Small Business Founders’ dreams and give Founders a proper foundation to grow their business effectively.  

We specialize in retail operations.  We are here to support small businesses' daily operations to enhance success with number based strategies that will give metrics to manage operations effectively.  We will connect the team with these strategies to empower them in their roles.  

We use your small businesses’ mission and values; incorporating your mission and values as tools to enhance your business.  A proper foundation of business operations uses the mission to propel their team’s drive creating their purpose. Small business values are what aligns team members to create what we call culture fits.  Small business values communicate to the customer what they can expect from choosing this particular small business to support.  G6 Retail Renovation will use a simple strategy to create systems for small businesses to use.  G6 Retail Renovation will translate the mission and values and apply it to all aspects of the business.  The team will refer to the mission and values as a reminder of their roles, and underlining their expectations as part of the small business.  This builds continuity and consistency; it will set the foundation for growth. 

Operations begin with a workflow.  Workflows are essential to ensure everyone knows their place.  Creating a workflow structure will help support team members anticipate business needs, and serve customers effectively.  Analyzing and assessing the work area to ensure tools are readily available and within reach to achieve an expedited process for customer flow.  

Building strategies for sales and labor and maximizing throughput to build proper goals for the team to utilize daily.  Metric based goals help the team transparently know the expectations to best support their role in your business.  This will foster a system for recognition when time to review team members.  A number based strategy will help to manage labor and control sales.  It will give intel to the performance of team members that is non biased. 

Training

Effective training begins with clarity of roles.  We begin this process with a proper job description.  We build each role in your business with an understanding of the expectations of the job.  We confirm what the company expects, and share what the team member gains by being with your business.  This builds an understanding and a job requirement for their acceptance of a job.

Leadership Training

Retail managers need leadership training.  Management training requires effective ways to empower team members, build an effective communication process for their team members, and train managers to manage their sales and labor effectively to meet small business goals. 

Financial

Quickbook initial setup, integration with POS systems and inventory systems to effectively manage day to day operations.  Deliverables include building out a Chart of Accounts + Categories in QB for effective reporting, training on how to use the system effectively, and incorporating any plug-in systems to ensure reporting is accurate.  This information is essential to have as a small business to make business decisions based on numbers. 

Recruiting

Culture fits align with your values.  Building recruiting strategies to ensure you recruit the proper candidate that will represent your business well.  Creating a recruiting ad that will draw in the culture fits immediately to align with your business values.

Metric Based Reports

Managing inventory, sales, waste and using that to manage labor.  Accountability systems to hold the team responsible for numbers.  These reports will give Founder’s the ability to manage the business from afar.  Allowing the business to thrive with or without the Founder present is what these tools can offer.  Targets and goals will drive productivity.

FAQs

Can we hire you for just one service?

Yes, you can engage us for any single service. We always aim to ensure you're comfortable with our offerings. We recommend starting with one project and expanding from there.

What are your hourly rates?

Our standard rate is $180 per hour.

What is the cost of a Discovery Meeting?

We charge a one-time fee of $180 for a Discovery Meeting, regardless of its duration. During the meeting, we will discuss the needs of your business and strategize accordingly.

What are the next steps after the Discovery Meeting?

Following the Discovery Meeting, Sheree Gibson will send a proposal detailing estimated costs based on the work agreed upon during the meeting.

Do you have office hours, or can the team work off-hours to support my small business?

We are flexible and can adjust our hours to best accommodate your business needs. Whether you need us to observe closing operations at 10 PM or to review early morning operations, we are here to support you.

If I currently use QuickBooks but need help cleaning it up, can you assist?

Yes, we can tidy up your QuickBooks setup and have an accountant review it. We provide financial reports that equip you with decision-making tools to support growth, budgeting, and payroll decisions. 

Who is on your team?

  • Sheree Gibson: Principal Consultant who works closely with founders, assessing your business's needs and supporting you throughout the process to elevate your business.

  • Hadley Jouflas: Lead Consultant with expertise in bakery production operations, people management, and back-end accounting.

  • Ella Shaw: Executive Assistant who ensures our team stays organized and on track with deliverables.

  • Isabelle and Hannah Gibson: Administrative Assistants responsible for managing client communications, scheduling, and maintaining files and notes.

  • Hannah and Ella: Social Media Coordinators who manage all aspects of social media for our clients and their businesses.

G6 Retail Renovation has a small team of experts in their field.  We extend our knowledge from food and beverage retail to commissary production bakeries to merchandise retail.  We have over 20 years of experience managing and directing retail.  We are well connected with resources to help improve COGs and support the early stages of building out a retail or commissary space.

We specialize in assessing business needs to firm up the business structure to maximize profitability.  Small businesses need support maintaining a tight budget to profit.  G6 Retail Renovation can do this seamlessly so Founders can focus on the overall vision of their business for growth. Our client service extends to the needs of the business and our work is flexible to meet the needs of your small business.

We want Founders to know they are not in this alone and we can offer support to keep their aspirations flowing!