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Location: Sebastopol, California, United States

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Business Consulting Process

Business Consulting Process

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All consulting agreements are based on the client’s stated needs for greater clarity, management control and profit.


How it works:


1. Initial 2-hour debriefing session to understand client’s needs.

2. Determine type of projects to focus on - areas of concern regarding profit, management performance, accounting and sales & marketing strategies.

3. After initial meeting a contract proposal for attaining stated goals is presented to client for review and assessment.

4. Contract includes specified target areas, the methods to attain goals and the consulting fees – including retainer fee deposit.


Areas of focus:

· Reestablish or develop operations management control

· Executive and or staff recruiting

· Executive and or staff training

· Increasing sales and profitability

· Decrease costs

· Marketing plans with execution strategies

· Effective financial accounting reports – management style


Typical contract goals:

· Business plan development - including implementation strategies

· Sales & marketing strategies

· Marketing materials

· Sales training - including client account development implementation

· Mediation settlement

· Internet web development and promotional marketing strategies


Fees:

· Initial debrief session – 2 hours no charge

· Contract proposal including professional suggestions no charge

· Contract rates are individualized fees formulated for each client

· Hourly rates sliding scale – $25 to $125

· Retainer fee sliding scale – $1,500 to $3,000

· Billing – based on contract weekly or monthly

· Partial professional trade-outs for products or services considered

My intentions for my clients are to provide them a clear direct vision with specific action plans custom designed to meet the goals they want to achieve.