Nếu toàn bộ mô hình đang làm việc, các doanh nghiệp nhỏ và mới nổi nên vị trí của chính nó và kế hoạch cho sự kiện quan trọng cuộc sống chu kỳ kinh doanh bằng cách đưa ra mệnh lệnh thích hợp chính sách trên tầng. Thiết lập những kỳ vọng cao trong các chức năng tài chính cho doanh nghiệp là một trong những cách để tối ưu hóa các chiến lược kinh doanh tổng thể. | 94 MULTILEVEL APPROACH daily or weekly forecast predictions from the field will require finance staff to respond to the information-gathering processing and analysis needs that underlie these models. Powerful laptops with remote and or wireless connectivity may be necessary to facilitate such an upper-tier model. Companies that are less aggressive with their data models may not require such tools for their staff. Ability to Dictate Future Life-cycle Milestones If the entire model is working the small and emerging business should position itself and plan for business life cycle milestones by dictating appropriate upper-tier policies. Setting high expectations in the finance function is one way for the business to optimize overall business strategies. Understanding the business and information needs will give management the knowledge to conceptualize and implement business models via upper-tier considerations that will not only streamline the data flow dynamic but prepare the organization for the next logical life cycle milestone. Palmer Products for example eventually will need to access financing for future growth. Finance institutions will require among other things that the company maintain certain financial ratios and report on them quarterly. Realizing that Palmer Products finance function is not suited for this after the papers have been signed is too late. Mark and Andrew would risk the lender calling in the debt if they failed to accurately report the data in question in a timely manner. The ongoing challenge for Palmer Products finance function will be to analyze and monitor these ratios in the interim. Knowing in advance that these reporting capabilities are a real part of the financing equation Mark and Andrew can factor in these requirements in the upper-tier considerations area of their strategy model and let them filter down through the lower-tier considerations well in advance of the need to seek financing. Putting the Upper Tiers Tier 4 and Tier 5 .
