Why Us? It's all about…
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Delivering Dynamic
Business Growth
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We are a boutique management consulting practice committed to our client's success, growth and
profitability. Our core competencies are visioning, strategic planning, marketing, business development, business
communications and general management expertise. Our approach is pragmatic, our attitude is positive; our performance
driven by excellence.
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Maximizing Value,
Service, &
Client Success
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We listen well and ask lots of questions. We work with you to define the opportunity or challenge, to
identify pragmatic strategies and tactics to accomplish your goals. Finally, we craft realistic, executable solutions
that are right for your business.
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Our Clients |
For-Profit Experience
We support for-profit companies with field and management experience forged in many settings.
Importantly, our experience isn't vertically isolated, derived solely from one industry. We bring experiences and solutions from many industries to each project. While each business and every industry is unique, solutions and best practices common in one industry can be transferable and successfully applied to other industries, and may help you to truly differentiate your business effectively.
As the marketplace is increasingly competitive, differentiating your business is paramount. We bring solutions that may help you to stand out from the competition, to become a market leader.
Not-for-Profit Environments
Our not-for-profit experience spans a mix of community, trade, professional and special interest organizations, setting on non-profit boards, chairing taskforces, chairing committees and special events, providing services under contract and as a volunteer.
Supporting not-for-profit organizations is intrinsic to our business. It makes us feel good, connected to our community. We believe that not-for-profit organizations must be operated very much like for-profit enterprises - as a business and in the black. We bring pragmatic, for-profit best practices and experiences to not-for-profit organizations, supporting their mission and vision.
We work in the for-profit
and not-for-profit
sectors, typically with small and mid-sized businesses. Our clients are residential builders, remodelers, commercial
contractors and real estate developers. Our clients are architects, engineers, manufacturers and other entities that
are engaged in building our communities.
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Our Experience |
Our experiences are drawn from diverse settings, in small business and corporate Fortune 1000 settings, in business-to-business environments, in national account, two-step distribution and direct channels. We understand the leadership and execution challenges management faces in startups and in turnaround environments, and how business operates in larger, corporate settings. Our experience and functional expertise includes:
- Business Development and Sales Processes
- Business-to-Business Marketing - Products & Services
- Crafting Effective Business Communications
- Maximizing Website Marketing & Profitability
- Visioning, Strategic Planning, Marketing Plans
- Management - General, Division, Department, Interim
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Expectations |
We fill management vacancies, mentor junior talent and add leadership depth when your company is at critical junctures, augmenting your management team and their collective set of experiences and expertise when it is most needed. We help you define the challenges and craft affordable business solutions that generate dynamic growth and profitability. We are committed to thoughtful leadership, putting our client's interests ahead of our own, carefully reasoned counsel, executing and consistently exceeding client expectations of performance.
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Urgency |
Time is a valuable resource. We carefully manage projects to consistently deliver on-time performance, maximizing client input and access, minimizing any intrusion on our client's operational activities.
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Where |
We are headquartered in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving client needs on a national basis. Our clients are primarily based in the greater Twin Cities area, Minnesota and neighboring states.
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Integrity |
Without exception we conduct business with high standards of ethical behavior, transparency and accountability. We deliver confidentiality with every project, operating in an "open book" manner and disclosing any areas of potential conflict of interest. We only consider that a client's project is successful when that client engages us on the next project or refers us to a valued colleague.
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Value |
We offer very competitive consulting rates to for-profit companies and discounted rates to not-for-profit organizations. We are open to small projects and projects that require a long-term commitment. We offer competitive hourly consulting rates, bid projects with defined scope and provide retainer-based services. We are open to linking a portion of our total compensation to performance metrics.
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