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Compassrose specialises in helping small businesses become ISO 9001 compliant and provides the tools necessary to stay compliant. Our consulting programs provide a dedicated consultant who is with you through the whole process from start to finish.

From creating your quality manual/management system manual to process documentation/improvement, management review training and execution, internal audit training/execution to everything needed to be ISO 9001:2015 certified. We provide consulting for ISO 14001, ISO27001 and UKCA/CE Compliance as well.

We offer the ISO Compliance Platform which is an electronic version moving you away from a paper version that can assist you in managing your Quality Management System, maintaining compliance and move you automatically towards IS014001.

                      ISO 9001 Certification for Small Business

ISO certification in a small business can seem especially challenging. Limited time, budget and experience with the ISO 9000 certification process are common in smaller companies. However, the need to achieve certification is increasing in a growing number of markets.

Often, this starts with a customer request or requirement for ISO certification. Or, a small business owner sees a number of competitors advertising “ISO 9001 Certification” and the need becomes apparent. In some cases, a small business sees meeting certification requirements as a way to improve their business operations or prepare for growth.

Regardless of the reason driving the need for ISO certification, a number of questions come to mind:

1. What is ISO certification?
2.  What is involved in the ISO certification process?
3.  What are the ISO 9001 certification requirements?
4.  Can a small business become ISO 9001 certified?
5.  What is the cost of ISO certification?
6.  How do I get started on the ISO 9001 certification?

The ISO consultants at Compassrose have been helping small companies answer these questions since we started the company. Since then, we have helped hundreds of small businesses achieve ISO 9001 certification by offering ISO consulting options. Each ISO consulting option has been developed for common starting points for small companies who are looking for help with their ISO 9001 certification.

              Our Small Business ISO Certification Approach

In all of our ISO 9000 consulting programs, we focus on helping you realize the greatest benefit from your ISO 9001 certification. This goes far beyond simply showing you how to get certified. ISO 9001 certification should be much more than “checking a box” on a customer ISO requirement.

Once you are ISO certified, your customers should notice a measurable difference in your performance which should lead to greater customer satisfaction. So, from the start of your certification process, we will show you how to use the ISO process to strengthen your business processes and impact your company culture.

We do this by emphasizing three Compassrose CORE ISO Values:

Make it matter: The ISO process should improve results and this should matter to your customers.

Make it work: The ISO process should fit the way you do business and should work for your company.

Make it last: The ISO process should drive long-term improvements that last the test of time.

OUR EXPERIENCE HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES ACHIEVE ISO 9001 CERTIFICATION

From conception to completion Compassrose has focused on one thing: Helping small businesses achieve ISO 9001 certification and gain the greatest benefit possible.

Since then, we have worked with hundreds of smaller companies to help them achieve ISO certification and demonstrate to their customers that they have an ISO process that drives results. In recent years we have developed specialised ISO 9000 certification programs that show small businesses how to get ISO certified regardless of their current situation.

As we’ve gained this experience, we’ve also expanded to provide certification programs for several related certification standards. For each of these certification standards, we have expert consultants on staff to support small businesses achieve certification.

                           Related Standards and Legislation

Related certification standards include:

• ISO 9001:2015, ISO14001, IS027001
• Transport Legislation
• Medical Legislation
• Defence / Aviation Standards
• Integrated Management Systems

In order to maximise value for all of our small business customers, follow three basic rules:

1. “Keep it Simple.” This means that documents, records and other ISO certification processes should fit your business. Bigger is not necessarily better.
2. Focus on “Adding Business Value“. ISO certification should help you serve your customers better, with fewer disruptions and greater efficiency, and provide an outstanding return-on-investment.
3. “Never Do Anything Just to Please an Auditor“. When the focus is primarily on passing the audit, your opportunity to achieve real improvement can be lost. ISO certification is much more than just hanging a certificate in your lobby.

These three rules form the foundation of all of our consulting programs.