Clients
You dictate the kind of services we deliver and
develop. Management consulting is often less defined than, say,
CPA services, so we'd first like to introduce you to the types
of clients we've helped and the broad categories of assistance
that different size clients tend to request.
Size
We deliberately strive to serve all sizes of clients, avoiding
specialization in a particular sector for one very good reason:
each has strengths and weaknesses which we are able to observe,
learn from and share with clients in other sectors. The scope,
application and the projects themselves are scaled to match the
realities of each client's resources and the marketplace. Although
we've provided most types of services to all size firms, here
are the five most frequent type of assignments we've conducted
within each category:
Start-Ups, Family And Entrepreneurial Firms
- Business plan development
- Management practices
- Trade show planning and assistance
- Best practices (internal operations improvement)
- Sales representative selection and management (mostly international
clients)
Mid-Size
- Beyond customer satisfaction
- Territory analysis
- Market expansion program, sales leads
- Workplace air quality
- Hazardous material management
Large (Includes Several Within The Top 25 Of Business Week's
"Global 1000")
- New product assessment
- Industrial hygiene
- Technology application and trends (mostly international clients)
- Beyond customer satisfaction
- Competitor tracking
Industry
More than half our clients come from the manufacturing sector.
The other five categories share the remainder.
- Manufacturers: advanced materials, automotive, chemicals,
electronics, machine tools, medical diagnostics, motorcycle parts,
railroads
- Professional services: attorneys, engineers, research
and consulting organizations
- Governments: national and local
- Financial institutions: banks, real estate firms
- Education: primary schools, universities
- Associations: chambers of commerce, trade associations
International
In addition to North America, our clients have come from Germany,
Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Peoples Republic of China, and Portugal.
From this experience we've developed an immense respect for the
differences and the similarities of business requirements,
regardless of location. If you're looking to expand your global
reach, we'd enjoy hearing from you. Please sign our GUESTBOOK.
The types of international clients we've served:
- Trade commissions and associations
- Manufacturers
- Professional services
- Financial institutions
Custom Seminars, Workshops, and Materials
Knowledge and information doesn't do a whole lot of good unless
it's shared. That's why we welcome opportunities to impart what
we've learned to others. Below are some of our more recent discussions. Asterisks (*) indicate development for international clients.
- Building Successful Business Plans: Asking the right questions;.your
personal roadmap
- *Business Process Reengineering (Successful case studies)
- *Port Financing and Project Management
- Making Room for the Winners (R&D Project Selection)
- Personal Contacts: Vital Links in Growing your Business
- The 5 Rules for Winning SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research)
Grants
- *7 Deadly Sins of Web Site Development
- Benchmarking: Becoming the Best of the Best
In today's demanding market environment, companies everywhere,
of all sizes and types, are looking for suppliers, partners, transfer
of technology, or even just expert information. Our international
clients have found that business meetings in America are far more
productive when we arrange these visits and accompany them as
consultants, even if they have interpreters to provide language
assistance. We will be happy to refer international clients to
travel agencies to attend to transportation and lodging needs.
