The Advisory Board Specialists®

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Experts du comité consultatif®

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Experts du comité consultatif®

450-238-1004

Unlock the full potential of your business with the support of a strategic Advisory Board

Do you feel lonely at the top?
… even though you’re surrounded by a great team? Who helps you to think strategically, spot new business opportunities and define your organization’s vision and future?

Do you feel you are not getting the most from your current Advisory Board?

We are the experts, we can help.

OPTIMIZATION

You are too busy to worry about an Advisory Board?

The GDP Circle has developed a series of best practices that simplify the tasks associate to a strategic Advisory Board…

MANAGEMENT

Are you ready for an Advisory Board?

We recruit and propose top candidates…

RECRUTEMENT AND INTEGRATION

An Advisory Board can also complement an existing  Board of Directors.
It is an informal group of hand-picked experienced individuals specifically selected to help your company thrive beyond its daily logistical and management tasks.

The strategic Advisory Boards experts

At the Cercle GDP, we are experts at building and managing strategic Advisory Boards. Along with our partners, we are committed to the development of entrepreneurship. We know that the spirit of collaboration and exchange that is generated from a properly facilitated Advisory Board is the foundation to a business’s profitability and success.

We find the expertise that you need.

When building an Advisory Board, the GDP team identifies and approaches the most experienced professionals and executives who understand your business needs and objectives. The Cercle GDP takes charge of all your recruitment and negotiations of conditions, oversees the Advisory Board’s activities and ensures that you are properly accompanied at all levels.

Save time and money

The Cercle GDP understands that you want to focus on running your business and achieving your goals. That is why the Cercle GDP team offers to take charge of the implementation and management of your Advisory Board.

Find out how the Cercle GDP can help you

Our services

They trust us

« We didn’t really have an Advisory Board although we did invite external representatives to join our Board of Directors. This hybrid structure was useful. As a result, we spent most of our time reviewing the company’s financial and operational results which significantly reduced the time that we spent discussing strategies and tactics. Within a 3.5 hour-quarterly meeting, the Cercle GDP enables us to focus our attention specifically on strategic and tactical issues and plans. In the past, our previous boards could go on for a full day. ! »
Martin L.   Customer, Food transformation industry
"I am on the train to Quebec and wanted to take a moment to thank you for the excellent day we have had. A wonderful selection of high caliber and diversified candidates, a well planned agenda, in a word everything was perfect. I will call you tomorrow, but my initial thoughts are that we would be comfortable starting with these 5 people. I will confirm tomorrow. Thank you for the excellent work! "
Éric L. Customer, B2B market research
The choice of people recruited for our Advisory Board was well aligned with our needs and objectives. With your support and that of the Board, I was able to discuss elements key to our business development plans and to reach clear conclusions. I recommend your support to all business owners wishing to create Advisory Board. They will have the best profiles to help them in their business development.
Ginette L. Customer, Focus Group Board
We are transitioning to the third generation and made the important decision, to rigorously ensure the leveraging effect of our Advisory Board conceived and managed by Cercle GDP. It allows us to: -surround ourselves with people from different fields, with different and varied experience - implement leading-edge practices and to benefit from precious advice - detach from the family and to at what needs to be done for the business to evolve We are reaching heights we could have attained alone. Our children and key personnel have progressed at incredible speed. Our practices and ways of measuring results have completely evolved. In short I recommend an Advisory Board to all businesses, to ensure sustainability, growth and a smooth transition, especially in a succession situation
Danielle GCEO, handing off to the third generation
The Cercle GDP surpassed my expectations. The process of creating an Advisory Board is very interesting, I actually found it that it went too quickly with all of the other priorities I have as a business owner. As I look back, there may not be another way to reach results. I hope that these meetings will be beneficial I look forward to the first one.
Stéphane LemoineAs his Board was conceived in 2015
The Cercle GDP has Gathered experience business owners to challenge me and to advise me on the strategic aspects of my business. My Advisory Board has been in place for a almost a year and I appreciate the dynamic which has developed. I wish to grow my business and benefiting from various skills sets of the members is a great asset to achieve my objectives. Clearly the meetings would not be as productive without the participation of the facilitators supplied by the Cercle. The meetings are well prepared and managed. I highly recommend the creation of an Advisory Board!
Stéphane M.Past client now, happy retiree
Our Advisory Board has allowed us to move beyond our comfort zone, to see further and to perform as never before. We enjoy being challenged and this we are! These seasoned professionals allow to push our limits and rethink our ways of working to be more efficient. In short, we are happy to be part of the Cercle. GDP. Thank you
Stéphanie PBusiness successor, Distribution

Recent articles

3 essential characteristics for a crisis-ready Advisory Board

December 14, 2020

At its core, an Advisory Board must be designed to support a business leader in maintaining his or her strategic vision. In doing so, the Advisory Board helps structure an SME so that it can reach new heights.
During the Covid Pandemic or any other crisis, it may play an even more important role as long as it has three specific characteristics.

3 typical cases in the family business

February 13, 2019

The beauty of the Advisory Board is that there is no loss of power or obligation to comply with institutional rules. The pleasure remains, the work is less intense and a sense of harmony is more prevalent because decisions are made with complete knowledge of the facts. The strategic Advisory Board: adapted to the company owner and to any situation.

3 essential characteristics for a crisis-ready Advisory Board

December 14, 2020

At its core, an Advisory Board must be designed to support a business leader in maintaining his or her strategic vision. In doing so, the Advisory Board helps structure an SME so that it can reach new heights.
During the Covid Pandemic or any other crisis, it may play an even more important role as long as it has three specific characteristics.

3 typical cases in the family business

February 13, 2019

The beauty of the Advisory Board is that there is no loss of power or obligation to comply with institutional rules. The pleasure remains, the work is less intense and a sense of harmony is more prevalent because decisions are made with complete knowledge of the facts. The strategic Advisory Board: adapted to the company owner and to any situation.

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Do you feel like you’re going around in circles?

Do you encounter issues that are unique to your organization?
An Advisory Board could be a solution.
We help you analyse your situation.

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Are your ready to reap the benefits of an Advisory Board?

Could a strategic Advisory board help your business?

An Advisory Board supports the business owner.
An advisory board is perfectly suited to SMEs.
An advisory Board is different from a Board of directors. Its members are specifically selected to support the business owner to expand his insight and help him identify business opportunities.
If you have answered yes, Congratulations! You are on your way. Now you should optimize your Board so that it is truly answers your needs.
If any of the answers describe your situation, it may be time to get help to get tangible benefits from your Advisory Board. The Cercle GDP offers you the Advisory Board experts to help you create the Board your business needs and to maximize its benefits. A turnkey service which makes your life easier while saving you time and money.