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CBS Reviews: Made Our Life Easier!
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A client with a company offering funeral products and services utilized his team at CBS Consulting to bring clarity to financial operations, modernize his business systems and processes, and provide mentoring and guidance to management.
Process
“Wow! What an experience!” From a CBS representative calling, “this began a chain of great educational events with some great new friends. CBS, thank you for sharing some of your best people with us.”
First, there was the CBS analyst, who “continues to be part of the growth mechanism from afar as he has helped me with answering questions about a couple competitors …
CBS Reviews: Major Improvements Have Been Made
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The client, a Solar Energy company owned by a man and his three sons, brought Corporate Business Solutions in, “because our dad wanted to retire and the three of us struggled to take over and run the business due to personal issues, etc. We were not making much headway, which made it impossible for our dad to retire. One of us needed to be in charge.” An exit strategy plan was needed!
Process
The CBS team worked to strengthen the existing management infrastructure, so that the current owner would be able to finally enjoy his retirement. “CBS helped us …
CBS Reviews: Much Needed Guidance
Situation
After experiencing rapid growth, the focus for this Corporate Business Solutions’ client, a fuel storage and delivery system supplier, was on increasing sales and profitability as well as refining operations to support these two goals.
Process
The client likened the consulting experience to when, as a young man, he and his father had purchased an old house to ‘fix up’ and sell. His CBS consultant reminded him of that time. “We first sat down and laid out the plan to achieve our goals, which we have adjusted as needs and obstacles surfaced. Our consultant, like my father, had a …
CBS Reviews: No Longer Flying By The Seat Of Our Pants
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Although the company had supplied fencing materials and installation services for over 60 years, the client shared that when Corporate Business Solutions first appeared on the scene, “It was an understatement to say that the business was chaotic.
It reminded me of a feeding frenzy for a pond full of Koi. Every morning, the crews would arrive and circle around our salesmen, trying to find out what they were supposed to do for the day. No one ever knew when a job was going to be scheduled (including the man scheduling them). We were at least six weeks behind …
CBS Reviews: Provided Vision To An Audiology Practice
Situation
The client, the owner of an audiology practice with three locations, who had responded to a phone call from Corporate Business Solutions, wanted an exit strategy as well as “a much needed overhaul. I had managed to grow the business to a $2.5 million level, but then, repeatedly, each year, have been unable to grow beyond that number.”
Process
The client had high expectations and the CBS consultant rose to the challenge. “The cost of the project would dictate that I should expect a superior level of excellence, and a superior level of excellence walked in my door.…
CBS Reviews: The Best Money I Ever Spent
Situation
A client with a plumbing and heating company required Corporate Business Solutions’ services to make the business more efficient and profitable.
“When we started, our company was struggling financially and I was at a crossroads on whether or not to continue. Our family has owned this company since 1952 and I couldn’t stand to see it fail. I decided to take the leap of faith to salvage the company, trusting that CBS could improve our bottom line.”
Process
Our CBS consultant “is a true professional at his craft. In a mere four months, he has completely turned this company …
CBS Reviews: No Ceiling On Success!
Situation
An interior design and sub-contracting firm, specializing in commercial ceiling, wall and floor treatments, hired Corporate Business Solutions for management and operational improvements. “Our company had enjoyed some growth, but we’ve had far too much employee dissatisfaction. Much of this was due to our still operating as a ‘Ma & Pa shop’ in many ways.”
Process
The client expressed, initially, feeling uncertain about what to expect when the two CBS consultants, two strangers, arrived and moved into the company’s conference room. They did not remain strangers. The client was pleased to share “there is a great transformation taking place …
CBS Reviews: Worth The Cost!
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The partner/owner of commercial contracting company, which specializes in retail construction, shared, “Corporate Business Solutions approached our company regarding the type of services that they offer and their approach in helping small business. I was intrigued, knowing that our company needed help in our management style. We took the dive, knowing that this was very costly.”
Process
“CBS sent a consultant to our office to assist throughout the transition. He has become part of our business. He immediately saw a concern with our receivables and started collecting.”
This led to a complete overhaul of the collecting procedures. Once the …
CBS Reviews: Made The Turnaround Happen
Situation
A client who had seen “decades of success in logging, until recent industry challenges put our operations in the red,” hired Corporate Business Solutions to bring a return to profitability.
Process
Numerous changes were implemented with the assistance of their CBS consultant, “an accomplished professional with a ‘can-do’ attitude.”
“A combination of new organizational structure, targets and reporting have energized our employees. Bringing in a second broker/customer has improved the mix of logs that we sell and helped in pricing.
Our consultant had accomplished all this while upgrading our accounting and building on the things that we do well. …
CBS Reviews: No Longer Doing Everything Ourselves
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The clients’ business was started over 50 years ago, “by my parents as a swimming pool construction company. It was a family owned and operated company, where everything was handled by my father. In 2000, my youngest brother, Keith, and I, bought the entity from my parents and we continued on the path of doing it all, ourselves.
By this time, the need for service, after installation, had become apparent and the original company had been split into two companies, construction and service/retail. After taking control, we hired a manager for the service company.
We thought that everything was …