Evaluating the activity of a chemical enterprise based on the comprehensive analysis of trends in technical, economic, and financial indicators

Subject. The article analyzes the economic activity of a large enterprise and forecasts basic technical and economic indicators. Objectives. Our aim is to develop analytical tools for business analysis, based on official reporting data, intended to increase the reliability of knowledge about the business situation at the enterprise. Methods. The study employs methods of analysis of technical and economic indicators, intelligent multidimensional data analysis, forecasting methods, time series models, and multivariate dynamic regression models. Results. We developed tools to evaluate management decisions on the basis of the volatility of income and expenditure indicators, which enable to assess the effectiveness of technical and economic solutions. We also developed a hybrid approach to forecasting the main technical and economic indicators based on models combining the multivariate dynamic regression models, multivariate autoregressive models, and adaptive forecasting models. The presented analytical tools for business analysis were tested on the materials of three large industrial enterprises of the chemical complex. Conclusions. The offered instrumental methods can be integrated into the analysis of enterprise by minority shareholders or potential investors, who do not have access to management statements. We also recommend them as analytical tools in the field of business consulting and business analysis for various purposes, including investment ones, to increase the reliability of knowledge about the condition of business, according to official reports of the enterprise.

NOESIS: Surfing the technological wave from Portugal

Noesis, founded in 1995, was a Portuguese business consulting firm that provided services and solutions aimed at supporting its customers to increase competitiveness, facilitate management, reduce costs and optimize processes, having as core competencies the technological background of its founding partners. Because of the company’s tenacity and strategic focus, 11 years later, in the beginning of 2016, Noesis was a leader in the Portuguese Quality Management market for the independent provision of software testing services, according to a study from International Data Corporation. In January 2016, Noesis had more than 500 employees in its different locations: Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Brussels, São Paulo, Dublin and Rotterdam, ensuring the adequate response to customer challenges in Portugal and international markets. The company’s outlook was positive, but the competition was increasing, and interest rates were expected to rise in the nearby future. Having a substantial amount of capital leveraging and two failed international ventures (Angola and Brazil), should Noesis continue to invest and grow at a fast pace or take some time to consolidate its operations?

BrainMark Business Consulting Văn hóa Doanh nghiệp

Văn hoá doanh nghiệp là toàn bộ các giá trị văn hóa được xây dựng trong suốt quá trình tồn tại và phát triển của doanh nghiệp, chi phối tình cảm, nếp suy nghĩ và hành vi của mọi thành viên của doanh nghiệp; tạo nên sự khác biệt giữa các doanh nghiệp và được coi là truyền thống riêng của mỗi doanh nghiệp.

Produktivitas Pengusaha Mikro: Variabel Anteseden dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Keberlanjutan Kinerja Komunitas Jember Ekonomi Kreatif (JEKa) di Jember

The existence of micro businesses plays an important role as a driver of the country's economy. including successfully contributing to the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) for the district of Jember. At present in the 4.0 era, being promoted is a micro business in the JEKa community that collaborates with the Jember Cooperative Office and UMKM. Aim to the study are: To find out and test the effect of business consulting variables, results marketing facilities, job skills training, issuance of SKUs on the productivity of microbusinesses in the JEKA community in Jember district; To find out and test the effect of micro business productivity variables on the sustainability of performance in the JEKA community in Jember district; To find out and test the effect of business consulting variables, results marketing facilities, job skills training, issuance of SKUs on performance sustainability in the JEKA community in Jember district. Analysis method is Path analysis. The results of this study are Business consultation variables has a significant positive effect on productivity of microbusinesses in Jember Regency, except work skill training; micro business productivity has a significant positive effect on the sustainability of performance in the JEKa community in Jember district; the effect of micro business productivity variables on the sustainability of performance in the JEKa community in Jember district has a significant positive effect on productivity of microbusinesses in Jember Regency, except work skill training.Keywords: Business consultation, Productivity, sustainability of performance, JEKa community

PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPING THE MARKETING BUSINESS CONSULTING INDUSTRY IN UKRAINE

The study of prospects for the development of marketing business consulting in Ukraine is necessary to complement the theoretical and methodological foundations of the analysis of this activity, and to help consulting firms that are working out a strategy for long-term development. The aim of the article is to reveal the prospects of marketing business consulting in Ukraine, taking into account global trends and the specifics of our country. It is noted that marketing business consulting in our state requires increasing the volume and expanding the range of services. The number of companies providing these services should also be increased. It is shown that the implementation in Ukraine of Western experience in the organization of marketing consulting is hindered by the prevalence of non-market competitive advantages and numerous cases of influence of non-market factors on the purchase and sale of goods and services. It is concluded that to overcome these obstacles to the normal development of marketing business consulting, an effective fight against corruption is necessary. In addition to the long-term task – the development of the entire sphere of marketing business consulting on the model of developed countries – medium-term prospects are considered, which are associated with the development of marketing of digital virtual values and environmental marketing. It is justified that marketing consulting for cryptocurrencies and digital objects with non-interchangeable tokens should be considered a promising direction. Revealed the main directions of development of these components of consulting. It is shown that a rather interesting direction is consulting on marketing of gaming virtual assets. The prospects of its development are highlighted. It is noted that consulting on the problems of environmental marketing is advisable to develop, firstly, in the direction of developing products, the production and consumption of which is less harmful to the environment and consumers; secondly, in the direction of the use of environmental products as an external competitive advantage. Features of formation of this type of consulting in Ukraine are disclosed. The problems and challenges that need to be addressed to develop environmental marketing consulting are highlighted.

PROBLEMS OF MARKET DEVELOPMENT OF TAX CONSULTING IN UKRAINE IN MODERN REALITIES

Demand in the consular market is directly dependent on the economic situation in the country. The constant changes made by the state in tax legislation, the maintenance of pressure on business by the tax authorities, as well as the improvement of fiscal supervision lead to an increase in demand for the services of tax consultants. The need for business consulting is growing very rapidly, tax consulting is becoming an increasingly popular service among taxpayers. Tax consulting allows you to get strategies developed by specialists that can reduce, without violating the law, the totality of tax payments, reduce the risks of incorrect and late tax assessment and payment, protect yourself from damages associated with penalties for tax violations. At the present stage, without this process, the normal functioning of various types of business activities is almost impossible. But there are many obstacles to the development of the market of tax consulting. Demand for tax consultants is increasing, but the direction of services is changing due to the focus of tax authorities to reduce the optimization of business tax payments. Even its formation has certain problematic aspects, which are due to the lack of previous experience of this type of activity, as well as the imperfection of the current organizational, economic and legal mechanism of this new type of consulting for Ukraine. The article includes consideration of features and problematic aspects on the way to the development of the tax consulting market in modern realities, determination of the need to develop the institute of tax consulting in Ukraine on the basis of generalization of theoretical principles of its functioning. The essence of the concept of "tax consulting", its role in the tax system of the state is highlighted. The reasons for the underdevelopment of the tax consulting market in Ukraine are analyzed. The advantages of using consulting services in the field of taxation for taxpayers are highlighted. The necessity of state regulation of the market of tax consulting services in Ukraine on the basis of fixing the legislative norms of its functioning, determining the place, role, rights and responsibilities of tax consultants in the system of tax relations is substantiated.