ISO 9000 Consulting for Small Business
Personal assistance, scalable support, affordable
The needs of small businesses are unique when it comes to preparing for ISO 9001:2000 Certification. In most cases, the small business faces:
- A customer requirement for ISO 9001 certification
- A staff that is already fully loaded with work
- A concern that ISO 9001 Certification is complicated and expensive
9000 World offers cost effective consulting alternatives that include hands-on, on-site support from our helpful consulting staff without breaking your budget.
Lower the Cost by Sharing the Work
Our ISO 9000 consultants have developed a special, cost-effective program for small businesses called the ISO 9000 Small Business Consulting Package.
This program is for you if:
- You need to get your ISO 9001:2000 Certification quickly.
- Your company has 1 to 100 employees.
- You have a limited budget for your ISO project.
This 4 to 6 month program provides an affordable alternative which includes targeted on-site support from a professional ISO consultant. We keep costs down by having your staff work in partnership with our consultant to "share the work" of implementation.
This approach not only helps with the budget, but it also results in your managers and employees having a thorough understanding of your ISO system when the project is complete and the consultant is gone.
This sharing-of-the-workload approach allows you to use the consultant for ISO 9001 expertise and project management - and avoids the additional cost of a consultant spending hours on work your staff could easily handle.
For most companies, this approach saves about half the cost of a traditional "full service" consulting package.
Here's a typical breakdown of the shared responsibilities in the ISO 9000 Small Business Consulting Package:
| Consultant Services |
Company Responsibilities |
| Gap assessment | Training attendance |
| Management and Team Training | Process teams |
| Document preparation | Documentation reviews |
| Project management | Work instruction development |
| Registrar selection | Employee orientation training |
| Internal audit | Procedure and records implementation |
| Management Review Assistance | |
| Final Preparations | |
| Certification audit support | |
Staying Focused on the Priorities of Small Business
The needs of small business require a different approach to an ISO 9001 consulting project. Our priorities for our small business clients are:
Keep it Simple
- Avoid unnecessary documentation
- Focus on the ISO basics
- Simplify the training and explanations
- Build upon your current business processes
Focus on Business Value
- Understand your business
- Align goals with your business objectives
- Manage process most important to you and your customers
- Ensure measurable improvements in results
Never do Anything Just to Show an Auditor
- Focus on business needs
- Apply ISO requirements to fit your business
- Ensure understanding of ISO requirements
- Tailor all procedures to your business
Bottom Line
The bottom line is that the ISO 9000 Small Business Consulting Package from 9000World is a practical, affordable alternative for the small business in achieving an ISO 9001:2000 certification in 4 to 6 months. If you'd like more information, please download our brochure or call our consulting office at 866-354-0300. If you prefer email, you may contact us at isohelpdesk@9000world.com.
