Business services covers a wide range of sectors and businesses. This industry has grown significantly in recent years, in part due to the emergence of many small businesses and the self-employed. This provides ample room for distinctiveness. Companies that excel do so by targeting a specific audience, building strong relationships with customers and having an explicit focus on automation and innovation.
What sectors fall under business services?
Business services is a collective term for a diverse group of companies. Examples include:
- Notary Office
- Advocacy
- Brokerage
- Insurance Intermediaries
- Consulting firms and management organizations
- Architectural and engineering firms
- Marketing and research agencies
- Temporary employment agencies and recruitment services
- Security services and cleaning companies
- Gardening and facility services
- Other business services
Our role as accountants within this industry
In business services, it is essential to make informed choices. We support companies in this industry by providing insight into their financial situation.
With our customized dashboards, you always have a clear overview of your performance. This insight helps you make strategic choices, based on your figures and industry data. We provide benchmarks, so you know where your company stands compared to competitors, and translate trends in the market into concrete recommendations.
Efficiency is also an important issue. This is why we support you in automating administrative processes. This not only saves time, but also ensures a better grip on your finances. Moreover, together with you we look at tax benefits and subsidies that are relevant to your business. Finally, we also provide advice on topics such as personnel management and corporate finance.
'Govers, like us, wants to get smarter every day and work more effectively than the day before'
Van Santvoort Brokers and Govers
Generational change in a family business is a dynamic process, full of challenges and opportunities. Pieter van Santvoort knows all about it. When he and his nephew Dirk took over Van Santvoort Makelaars from his father and uncle in 2006, they were determined to innovate. "In order to make our business more modern and efficient, Dirk and I had to make a number of decisions that could be perceived as unpleasant by some," he says. The accounting firm that worked for both generations could not fully represent our interests. The move to Govers opened not only our eyes, but also those of my father and uncle. Govers made them realize that what we were doing was not at all crazy."
