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CLIENT
RESPONSES TO MY WORK MANUFACTURING COMPANIES Steve Anderson has shown us
various ways to track our company’s progress that we needed in operating on a
week to week basis. Also all of our managers will agree that we’ve learned
more in two weeks about running a company than in our entire business career
... it has been invaluable. We
feel that we will have a great advantage over our competition. We expect
great results from the information and training Steve has given us. We are
grateful that we decided to take this opportunity and we are satisfied with
the impressions it has made on our employees. Mr. Jere
Gibson - Owner Awnings &
Window Shade Systems Manufacturer - Steve Anderson took the time
to carefully review our operations, hear our concerns, make recommendations
based on those observations, and provide answers to all our concerns. His
method of training was A
hands on implementing, and demonstrated his recommendations to our
staff until they were able to utilize what they were taught. We
are pleased with Steve’s style and competence, and plan to fully implement
all segments of the project as quickly as possible. Mr. Roger N. Dumke - President - Autonamic Corp. Manufacturer
of Metal Products - Your management consultants
were professional and efficient; their cost cutting recommendations
will help tremendously. Because of the knowledge your consultants so
patiently dispensed, we are looking for a future of greater profits and much improved
employee morale. Mr. Neal Eubanks - President Auto Electric
Repair & Installation Company - ASince we are a family business, our primary
concern had been one of strategic planning. We discovered we did not
have the tools in place to properly transfer authority of operations. The
staff gave us the tools to prepare budgets, promotion analysis forms,
determine the proper price for our products, compile a complete marketing
plan and segment each product according to its profit potential. We both feel
that by using these tools that we will have a better handle on our business. Ms. Dolores White - President Specialty Printer - Georgia The consultants gathered
data and re-formatted the information in order to give us a better picture
for management decisions. The financial tools were developed
interactively with our management team. They trained our finance manager in
the proper use of spreadsheets, enabling her to build the budgets from the
ground up. We are extremely pleased with the recommendations, and the
efficient manner in which they developed our plan and trained those
responsible. We are looking forward to a controlled sales growth, while
enjoying a positive handle on the management of our company. Mr. Hal Jones - President Dental Lab -
CONSTRUCTION
COMPANIES We felt that the company has
a lot of potential to grow, but due to being unorganized, it was at a stand
still till something major changed. Your staff came in and pointed the wheel,
training was given to key personnel, and a new bidding process has been
implemented, as well as new layouts for job costing and financial
information. At the beginning we felt that maybe we were wasting a lot of
money on something that would not work, but after three weeks we feel that
with the change and time this program will benefit to the new growth of
the company. Mr. Terry Cottingim - President - Cottongim Enterprises, Inc. Construction General Contractor - Indiana The staff made me realize
how unorganized my company really was and how badly it needed an outside
view. The staff was professional, thorough and extremely patient. Their
expertise and overall knowledge was most impressive. My future expectations
are to have increased profits, loyal employees and a business to be proud of.
Using the tools from this project, we
would say THE SKY IS THE LIMIT ! Mr. David Peters - President Sco-Don Millworks Door and
Window Millworks - Your staff made an efficient
appraisal of our business and the problems that needed to be solved. After
prioritizing our areas of need, they assisted us in giving advice, writing
procedures and policies, and putting the programs into a practical format by
which we will begin to help ourselves. Your company delivered what you
promised in a timely, professional manner, and we would like to thank the
staff for a job well done. Mr. James Webster - President Sash &
Door Retailer and Manufacturer - We’ve been trying to work
with our bank and the City Development Department to get a loan, but we did
not have the necessary knowledge required by the bank. We were also having
problems with our supervision. The staff helped us to restructure our
organization and choose the best people to be in the supervisory position and
gave them the necessary training. Our financial manager was trained to do
the sales and cash flow projections for the bank, and to use them for the
future benefit of our company. We are pleased with the staff’s efforts,
and we feel more confident about our ability to get the required loan and
about the future of our company. Mrs. Marjorie Foreman - President Retail Lumber
Company - At the time we were
approached by your sales staff we were having very bad problem with cash
flow. It was brought to our attention the serious nature of our problem along
with the fact that it was not too late to turn our company around and make it
profitable again. The project was handled very professionally and in a quick
manner. We feel that the changes that your staff has installed and trained us
in the use of will show up on only a matter of months in the form of a bottom
line profit. Mr. Barry F. Hurlburt - Vice President F.A. Kamp
Flooring Co. – The consultants presented to
our firm a means of improvement to our business management. The officers felt
a need to become more informed and educated to a profitable management of the
business. The staff met this criteria through the motivating efforts in
educating that fit our firm. Stephen Anderson was positive and motivating
in his training. Mrs. Jennana E. Miller - President Roustabout and Oil Field Services DISTRIBUTORS Employees were interviewed
and then the major problems of the company’s financial and operational status
were identified. The organizational staff was realigned. The budget was
thoroughly reviewed and recommendations brought about cost reductions that
caused a $ 175,000 reduction in operating expenses. Mr. Joseph Ballengee - President - Ballengee Company, Inc. Distributor of Valves and gauges for the Gas Industry - West Virginia
We have been evolving over
the last three years and have reached some barriers that require some expert
assistance in order that our company moves in the correct direction. The staff instructed the personnel in how to
implement these procedures so that the company can operate as a team. Rob was
given detailed training and instruction on the financial aspects and
inventory control. Overall impression of the project was excellent and
professional. Mr. Robert D. Porretta - President Distributor
of piping and valves for a variety of industries - SERVICE COMPANIES The Company for a number of
years has encounter difficulties in obtaining accurate and timely reports
from the computer. This lack of information linked with erroneous inventory
levels, created a situation where controls were difficult to exercise and
cash flow problems were occurring more frequently. The problems have been identified
and implemented solutions to them. We are impressed with the
professionalism of the consultants and intend to implement all recommendations. Mr. W. S. Burns - President Reclaimer of
Scrap Metals - Your staff has put work into
the areas in which we needed help. They have done an excellent job in
handling and allaying any fears and uncertainties expressed by our personnel.
The staff has been flexible enough to adapt many of your policies to fit our
particular needs, and we will grow faster and more profitable than we could
have on the course which we were pursuing. Mr. Dan Kruse - President Quality Office Products, Inc. Printing and
Office Supplies - (c)
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