International Business Development examines the needs and capabilities of clients interested in export sales, expansion into new markets, or the acquisition (or disposition) of offshore enterprises. Assistance with the establishment of remote offices, global logistics management, compliance with domestic and foreign trade restrictions and documentation requirements, access to available financing and marketing support programs, and training in cultural awareness and market preferences can be provided or arranged with third parties.
Business Technologies reviews the client’s technology portfolio and helps define the requirements to be met, and the effectiveness of the available solutions. Depending on the client. this might include software and hardware platforms for accounting and payroll services, collaboration, CRM, ERP, sales management, marketing (including web-based marketing,) document protection and retention, disaster recovery and business continuity, compliance, security, vendor relationships, customer and product support, management of external and internal resources, staffing and training, product management and systems configuration, factory automation and IoT solutions, supply chain, logistics and fleet management.
Accounting and Finance reviews the needs and challenges of financial planning and management, performance metrics and technology options for newly-launched and emerging companies. Staffing requirements, regulatory reporting, investor relations, board of director and banking relationships, tax strategies, corporate organization and asset management/asset protection are discussed, and financial management tools and options are evaluated in light of the clients’ industry and phase of development.
Entrepreneurship discovers the roles and capabilities of clients seeking to launch or acquire new ventures, and examines the strengths and passions that can be developed to foster success. In addition, operational, fundraising and structural considerations are explored for start-ups and growing or transforming companies and organizations.
Time Strategies confronts a challenge we all must meet both personally and professionally: wisely using a finite and irreplaceable resource (our time) to achieve the goals and results we seek in our daily lives. Success in this endeavor has invaluable benefits individually and collectively.
Sustainability represents an overall philosophy or approach that is much more than a contemporary buzz word. Indeed, our clients embrace it for its inherent value and positive contributions to their bottom line, their corporate brand, and the successful achievement of their mission.
Youth Leadership targets our ‘Rising Stars’ – we have given our program this name to reflect the strong belief in the success we realize when tailoring our personal leadership development solutions for younger clients, and the organizations that support them. Our goal is to help define goals and behaviors that will yield successful students and productive members of society.
Management Development helps clients strengthen their human resources through personnel development programs and effective recruitment processes. This can include corporate restructuring solutions, group coaching and pre- and post-employment individual assessments.
Sales and Marketing challenges vary with virtually every client, but we rely on our broad experience to find solutions that better identify prospects and convert them to customers, market the clients’ products or services to grow their business or strengthen ties with their clientele, and enhance their competitive advantage in a rapidly changing and increasingly well-informed environment.
Customer Loyalty is absolutely critical to most if not all clients, and strengthening it often addresses many other challenges. We focus on its importance throughout the organization, and the tangible and intangible results that sustain success through loyal customers.
Business Renewal helps entrepreneurs, business owners, boards of directors or trustees, foundations and investors discover their internal and external challenges, and identify the appropriate steps to restore profitability, reinvigorate organizational effectiveness and achieve their vision. This is often important to successful transitions, ownership changes and mergers or acquisitions.
Team Building explores the interactions of team members to maximize their collective productivity, personal satisfaction and group effectiveness. A key to successful teams is the caliber of leadership at all levels.
Organizational Alignment extends the review of individual strengths to assess how to best structure and energize the organizational structure to make the best possible use of those strengths, and optimize the deployment of human and corporate resources in pursuit of the organization’s goals.
Personal Coaching frequently follows our organizational solutions, as people seek ongoing support to reach their full potential. We help make dreams a reality.
Individual Profiles are an integral and essential component of many of our solutions: they help us to identify the strengths and interactions of clients’ staff, suggest ways to optimize behavior and empower them, and make them more effective in their organizational roles and personal lives.
Strategic Planning helps clients understand their organization’s strengths and weaknesses, identifies their goals and objectives, and develops the tools and processes to achieve them.
Executive Leadership focuses on the challenges those who lead an organization, company or not-for-profit association wrestle with every day, and the skills, attitudes and knowledge they need to succeed.
