Strategies and Challenges in Managing SMEs: Oak Cash & Carry

This report provides an analysis of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) management, focusing on Oak Cash and Carry Limited, a UK-based grocery wholesaler. It examines the entrepreneurial nature of its founder, Nicholas John Dale, and the business's start-up process, business concept, and competitive advantages. The report identifies challenges faced by SMEs, such as cash flow problems, maintaining financial resources, and balancing growth with quality, alongside adhering to government regulations. It also discusses the company's growth and development strategies, including the implementation of Porter's generic model and PESTLE analysis to address external factors and sustain a competitive edge. The analysis utilizes both primary and secondary research to provide a comprehensive overview of the management practices and strategic approaches employed by Oak Cash and Carry Limited.

Managing Small and
Medium Enterprises

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Findings...........................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
Recommendations..........................................................................................................................10
Appendix........................................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
The small and medium size management are term as the business than managese cell will
sort of the components like turnover, liabilities and amount of sort of staff members that follows
particular job rules in the business of management will stop each and every nation have their
own aspect of small and medium size management. As their various terms of management that
are referred by their size likes small medium and as well as large size of management who have
several terms of objectives and as well as targets. The management consider in this report is Oak
Cash and Carry limited management that was founded in 19 October 2000. The management is
located near Banbury, United Kingdom which is the part of food retail sector. It have 55 staff
faculty who produces 5.13$ million by the overall term of sales. The management operates in
grocery wholesaler. The leaders and as well as manager of Oak Cash and Carry limited is
Nicholas John Dale who founded the management and have the creative encouraging and as well
as transparent mission and vision to get succeed in future (Astrakhantseva, and et.al., 2022). As
there are several terms of issues that are face by the small and medium scale of management that
will have an impact on operating of business of organisation by which government passed cereal
approaches to help such management in respect to make sure flexible working in the field of
area. In the following project there are diverse contemporary issues of small and medium sector
and government will help it to determine such problems managerial development approaches of
development and as well as diverse sort of sources of finance of small me and medium size
management that are involved in the report as effectively and efficiently. In the report primary
and as well as secondary investigation is utilised that offers most suitable and efficient term of
source of data and as well as information.
Findings
As there are several terms of aspect that are involved in the section of finding that offers
addresses and as well as facilities to manage and understand the global subject in a suitable way
(Blommerde-Winters, 2022). The management of Oak Cash and Carry limited sector of
wholesale management in which it follows positive aspect of business or management that are as
follows -
Nature of entrepreneur

The respective entrepreneurs is the person in the business of management who developed
new business plan and also have affected term of daring to take risk and enjoy their rewards in
effective and efficient way. The entrepreneurs of the respective management of Oak Cash and
Carry limited is Nicholas John Dale who manages the respective management in an effective and
superior manner as a dedicated entrepreneur who are capable to encourage other members of
staff faculty by which they can achieve all certain and as well as common objectives and as well
as purpose in suitable period of time and as well as before deadline (Castillo, and et.al., 2022).
The respective entrepreneur also motivate another people to contribute their level best in the
business of management as efficiently. He is dedicated and as well as passionate towards their
targets and think creative oriented of thoughts to achieve their objectives in the field of market
place for longer period of time in a suitable and proper manner. His visions are to be transparent,
specific, clear, measurable and as well as attainable that he required to achieve the suitable term
of targets by following distinct term of approaches to achieve such targets and as well as
objective in which it follows suitable resources that are utilise to attain their targets. Respective
enter premiere have sufficient confidence in themselves by which they can manage following
operations and as well as functions in the business of management. The respective entrepreneur
also deals with following products and as well as facilities that are produced by the respective in
management. And efficient and effective term of decision making is also important to be
involved in the nature of respective entrepreneur and they should have clear terms of cactus takes
that allow entrepreneur to take rapid terms of decisions by which they can get high term of
opportunities in future (Egwunatum, and Oboreh, 2022). All such abilities and as well aspects
are significant in the life of entrepreneur to present or managerial task and as well as work in
suitable way.
Business start-up process:
It is a certain process that are presented by the respective entrepreneur to develop small
and as well as medium size management. In respect to develop the respective management of
Oak Cash and Carry limited the respective entrepreneur present all work like firstly the
entrepreneur conduct overall market investigation to measure all present market trends,
determine all present and future terms of opportunities and as well as they collect all suitable
source of data by which they can get the higher and loyal term of consumer and challengers that
are functioning in the similar field of area from longer period of time. All such investigation

result will help the management of business to gain share the sustainable competitive benefits
from business. After measuring all market data suitable business plan will be implemented that
will managers the suitable foundation of the effective business. The business plan is term as the
road map that will guide the global company to present all actions and functions in certain period
of time to achieve common targets and aims in effective manner (FARLIANA, SETIAJI, and
MURNIAWATY, 2022). it also involves the business plan that support the business of
management to determine the requirement of financial terms and major all financial sources like
banking, financial body, venture capital business, small management loans and another corporate
community. When all financial requirements are get satisfied then the positioning of the business
of management will be decided and it will be the most suitable decision to start the management
of business that will have an impact on legal needs taxes approaches and as well as global term
of turnover. After its suitable business framework is framed like partnership common limited
management and so on then the effective name is created by that the respective in the
management will be recognise. As also formalities are will be completed and the following stage
is to make legal and as well as to secure it by registering it with government legal offices. After
registering the business bank account will be open and apply for the licence process. The global
process will be applied by the respective entrepreneur to start a new business of management.
Business concept and competitive advantages:
The respective management of Oak Cash and Carry limited it will distribute products and
several sort of related goods to their consumer and another business of management on
wholesale bases. The respected sector will distribute several amount of effective and non-
effective term of product to their specialised customer in suitable terms of categories. It will use
several sort of online medium to offer their goods and as well as facilities (Hoti, and Krasniqi,
2022). It also follow competitive benefits that are related as the component that will offers
facilities to the management to maintain their production with effective term and qualitative
terms of products and as well as facilities with less cost than their respective Challenger or
competitor in the field of area. Competitive benefits of the respective management of Oak Cash
and Carry limited conduct the managerial actions by efficient managerial cost framework,
quality of goods, consumer facilities, branding and distribution channels that are original to
create distinguishes between market position of the business of management in effective market
place that offer several comparative benefits also.

Innovation and creation in the managerial procedure and actions are needed to survive in
the comparative and managerial situation. The respective management of Oak Cash and Carry
limited involve several sort of technology aspects in their managerial procedure and offer
effective and qualitative goods and as well as facilities to their loyal base of consumer to retain
them for longer period of time with management in respect to gain several sustainable
comparative benefits. As the respective management of Oak Cash and Carry limited offers
grocery goods and as well as facilities on wholesale basis the management will active on several
social media website to increase their awareness and promotion of their respective brand. It also
managers efficient relations with another management and consumer to increase and maximize
their consumer base (Iancu, and et.al., 2022). Likewise, there are several thoughts of
opportunities for the respective management of business to sustain in the comparative field of the
marketplace for longer period of time.
 Competition among existing rivalry: There is higher term of competition between
marketing players as there are amount of company who are offering their facilities in
food sector.
 Bargaining power of buyer: Bargaining power of buyers will enable them to decline the
cost of goods and service provided by company
 Bargaining power of supplier: Suppliers bargaining power offer them chances to
maximise the cost of supplier that are provided by them.
 Threat of new entrants: Business are also facing issues from new entrant that develop
impact over consumer base of firm.
 Threat of substitute: Substitute products also develop threat for management as it
enable consumer to shift to another goods easily.
Challenges of managing and running the SME and current growth and development strategy
The small and medium scale of business or management have phase several sort of issues and as
well as problems to operate their roles and duties and also bad maintain or managerial operations
and actions in a flexible way. It also follow the several terms of issues that will have an impact
on the managerial performance. As a respective management of Oak Cash and Carry limited
faces several terms of divers issues like cash flow problems to maintain all the managerial
operations and as well as function in an effective and efficient manner. As a small business of
management will not suitable capable to maintain their financial sources determining suitable

actions skilled and potential workers and as well as their potential loyal consumer base by which
they can retain them for longer period of time and it will be hard for the small business of
management to perform it. By managing and as well as maintaining the balancing advancement,
growth and qualitative of goods and as well as facilities access expenditure and encouraging the
staff faculty that is a challenge for respective management that will have an impact on the
presentation also (Pandey, 2022). The respective business of management present their
operations and as well as function also follow their rules and obligation that are followed by the
respective Government and it will have an impact on respective management of Oak Cash and
Carry limited to manage all dear functions and as well as operation in certain period of time. All
such issues are evaluated and measured by respective management suitable and it also follows
global terms of plan of fractions that are executed to eliminate such barriers and as well as
problems in the field of marketplace by which the respective management can sustain in the field
of market area for longer period of time.
As there are several sort of plan of action that are executed by the respective management
of Oak Cash and Carry limited to make sure there higher term of development in advancement in
the field of the market area that offers dear sustainable comparative benefits. The respective
management of business implemented Potter generic model to remain competitive in the field of
the marketplace (Rupeika-Apoga, Bule, and Petrovska, 2022). The porter generic model of
framework will involves differentiation, cost leadership and as well as focus strategy that offers
competitive benefits then another challengers in the field of area. To evaluate the external factors
such as PESTLE an eyelashes that is conducted and it also offers all source of suitable data about
all external component. On the other hand it also follows Ansoff Matrix strategy that also utilised
by the respective business of management that involves several sort of another plan of actions
like market development, market penetration and as well as product development as in an
effective and an efficient manner.
PESTEL analysis
 Political factors - There are diverse regulation applied by company which should be
followed by management.
 Economic factors - There is higher term in wages rate in economy of the UK that
develop negative impact over the profitability of business of the management and
develop negative impact on the company.

 Social Factors - There is higher term of the health awareness between individuals of UK
that create opportunity for business of the management.
 Technological Factors - Advancement of technology in the UK and another things
create opportunity for management of the as it allow them for purpose of adopting
effective technology.
 Legal factors - Different sort of rules and regulation for management like food safety
regulation and others needs.
 Environmental factors - There is increasing environment awareness in the individuals
of UK that develop good impact over management.
Government support schemes that may be available to the business
The management of small and as well as medium size management that offers job role
and as well as employment to several number of staff members and it all the supports them in the
growth of the economical scale and also provide them future terms of opportunities to sustain in
the field of marketplace. Likewise, the government also executive several sort of approaches to
help the small scale business or management like it also offers them financial help, future term of
opportunity and developed diverse legal terms of section to provide training for staff members in
respect to manage the advancement and as well as growth of the respective field of the sector in a
suitable and as well as proper way.
The respective administrative body offer economic growth and as well as advancement
schedule to support the small business of management to start, developed and as well as manage
their respective field of area of management section in the certain division (Saratchandra, and
Shrestha, A., 2022). It also managers several terms of incentives and as well as financial have
that are provided for the aim of future enhancement of their infrastructure it also allow and as
well as permit the licence and also managers the training and conducting it for their staff member
for certain activity and job role in the field of the area in an effective and an efficient manner. It
also involves are loan guarantee section in that the respective administrative body provide
several loan facilities to the small sector to develop their respective management or to expand the
field of marketplace in the business area (Sarma, and et.al., 2022)
(Tan, 2022). After it from such approaches and as well as policies there are several and other
schedule that are conducted by the respective body of government like education and as well as

training schedule for staff members that also offers funding for husband of infrastructure and
also provide some help for Research and as well as development division for the more growth
opportunities in the field of marketplace by which the respective management of the Oak Cash
and Carry limited will sustain in the field of the market place for longer period of time.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned finding it has been concluded that, the small and as well as medium
side business or management or term as the company in that the respective managerial staff
faculty are decided and perform their roles with specific term of job obligation and as well as
duties. The respective entrepreneur have several sort of aspect and as well as characteristics with
suitable term of nature that supports to start a new business venture. The respective entrepreneur
should be creative, have leadership skills and analytical model and as well as efficient term of
decision making abilities that help them in also managing this taking skills. All such sort of skills
will offers him to develop new term of management by following the global term of starter
procedure that involves several amount of actions like designing efficient managerial planning
selecting affective and suitable position for the respective business of management, get financial
help from reliable and as well as relevant sources with higher term of guarantee and as well as
registered business or management in respect to make it effective and as well as suitable from in
the field of market areas for longer period of time. As there are several sort of issues that are
faced by the respective management in terms of small and medium size management to maintain
and as well as operate management as in and effective and efficient manner. Their respective
management also execute several amount of plan of action that will manage the planning to
eliminate all suitable issues and as well as problem to make sure the future term of advancement
in as well as betterment of the business of management in the field of market. The government
body also initiates to managers such operations and as well as functions in the field of market
area and it also involve the several terms of involvement in as well as is also create a several
amount of approaches to help the small and medium scale of the business of management that
would directly linked to the manner to provide financial in as well as the technical help to
develop and as well as functions the global business or management in the field of the
competitive market place. After all from all the suitable terms of approaches in terms of loan,
infrastructure enhancement and as well as conducting training will also offered the government

body to make effective business of management to be more competitive and to make sure their
competitive development and as well as advancement in the field of market area.
Recommendations
Designing the growth policy for a Small and medium enterprise -
From the above following report, it has been recommended that the betterment and as
well as the advancement of the small and medium scale sector is needed for the higher term of
future opportunities to survive in the field of the market please and also enhance development of
the economy in respect to the respective nation. Like, there are several sort of development in as
well as a future terms of approaches that are executed and also provide services to the business
of management to sustain and as well as survive in the comparative material environment and
also contribute in the economic development with the aim of surviving in the field of market
place. The plan of action that are used to create small scale management are expansion,
diversification, joint venture, merger and acquisition and as well franchising that supports the
respective business of management of Oak Cash and Carry limited to survive and sustain in the
field of the market place for longer period of time (von Joerg, and Carlos, 2022). The expansion
is the most suitable and significant terms of plan of action that means sure the internal
development in as well as advancement by development of the business of management the
similar field of market play that involves several terms of aspects like progression or expansion
by market penetration, market development, creating new goods and as well as altering them in
respect to satisfy all the managerial desires and as well as suitable terms of oriented target. In
respect to make sure higher term of the development, the respective management of Oak Cash
and Carry limited should adapt several plan of action by diversification that allow the business of
management to enlarge their respective company in suitable field of marketplace that also
provide services to manages efficient user resources and decrease the risk and as well as provide
is strengthening to the respective management to remove comparative in the field of the area.
On the other hand, joint ventures and another manner to make sure excellent term of
development of the respective business or management by presenting longer term of contractual
agreement with neither business of management that offers technical aspects and it will also
decrease the manner of risk by sharing it between all effective term of associates in the field of
area. The following section is merger and as well acquisition that also support the respective
business of management to lead towards advancement in as well as betterment by fulfilling two

or more business or management into a single firm (Yadav, and Gahlot, 2022). It will directly
facilitate the respective management of Oak Cash and Carry limited to increase their value of
stock financial requirements decrease the rivalry level and as well as also provide benefits to
diverse tax management fields in an effective and an efficient manner.
Understanding about how to manage changes issues in a SME context
In the contemporary world, it follows effective business environment with several
internal and as well as external factor that will have an impact on the managerial actions and as
well as presentation of the small and medium size business of management. As it involves the
wire of the consistent variation that are occurring in such components as per to the legal needs in
the specific area. It involves execution of such variation in the respective field of business that
are not effective task for the respective management of the Oak Cash and Carry limited to
execute several term of plan of action and as well as technique that have efficient planning to
maintains are sort of variations and gain several terms of cooperative benefits as comparison to
their challenges in the field of the market place (Zide, and Jokonya, 2022). By limiting the sort
of issues and as well as problem by adapting several plan of action it will be beneficial for the
respective management of Oak Cash and Carry limited to maintain their rolls in the field of
marketplace. In respect to maintain all terms of suitable variation as in an effective an efficient
manner, the respective management effectively interact all variation with their staff faculty
promote and as well as encourage affective and efficient planning as per to the market demand.
Appendix
On the other hand, I also execute suitable terms of variation in the field of the marketplace as per
to the suitable planning and amazing the impact of variations on the managerial presentation and
as well as performance. Sought of variation are executed only after retrieving the risk in the field
of market please and try to adapt effective term of strategy by which they can manage and hold
the competitive position in the field of market place for longer period of time in an effective and
an efficient manner.

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