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CBS Reviews: Change For The Better
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Situation
After almost 70 years of providing their community with fitness and sports gear/equipment, this family owned company sought Corporate Business Solutions’ services for an outside perspective. “It became apparent that we needed help with a new way of looking at our business.”
The management team wanted to become much more proactive in pursuing growth, while still maintaining sales along with the business’ long established commitment towards providing outstanding customer service.
Process
The CBS consultant was “a huge aid in clarifying where our business is financially and in market placement, while assisting to identify what needs to be done to …
CBS Reviews: We’re A Better Company
Situation
A client involved in providing products and services for onshore and offshore gas and oil, among other industries, hired Corporate Business Solutions for operational improvements. This client was a bit apprehensive, due to a previous negative experience with another firm, which had taken his money and given nothing in return. “Well, after my consultant had been here for just a short while, I knew that CBS was different. I have learned so much about my business and how to make it a much better company for everyone involved.”
Process
“Our consultant had a great way of listening to people …
CBS Reviews: Prepared For Potential Future Sale
Situation
Corporate Business Solutions was hired for two reasons by this global trade management firm, in existence for 30 years, “our need for better management tools to improve operational performance, in order to position the company for a potential future sale, and secondly, the presentations made by your sales person, business analyst and consulting team convinced me that CBS had the requisite resources and professionalism to handle the job.”
Process
“There was a substantial amount of work performed by our Corporate Business Solutions consultant, addressing many of the challenges that we faced.” This included new systems and procedures related to …
CBS Reviews: A Better Businessman, Thanks To CBS
Situation
“Before Corporate Business Solutions came, I was at a total loss for ways to manage and control the business aspect of my business,” shared this owner of local drug store, which has been serving the community for over 40 years. “All I have ever been trained and educated to do was to be a pharmacist. With hard economic times hitting the medical field, specifically pharmacy, I knew that I had to become a better businessman and learn how to run and manage my company more efficiently.”
Process
The CBS consultant “has been a very good mentor and educator. He …
CBS Reviews: We Thought It Was Too Good To Be True
Situation
The client, a provider of services for the Oil industry, was approached by Corporate Business Solutions exactly at their time of need. The owners had just been discussing “how we were ready for a change, an adventure, a sellout, or something different than what we had been doing.”
They had reached a point of being fed up with the headaches, stress and responsibility of owning their business. “We felt like we kept working harder and harder for a lesser and lesser reward. We were lost, not knowing how to make things better.”
It was only a couple days after …
CBS Reviews: Our Business Outgrew Us
Situation
Before Corporate Business Solutions arrived, this commercial construction industry client, in business for over twelve years, was “out of control with our recent growth.”
“Our business outgrew us,” stated the client.
Process
The Corporate Business Solutions consultant “has spent about five weeks here with us. First, let me say that he has been a joy to with to work. He has taught my husband, all our staff, and myself, all so much. He has never made us feel like we should have already known any of it, but he always was encouraging to all of us.”
“He cleaned up …
CBS Reviews: Money Well Spent
Situation
Corporate Business Solutions was hired for “a complete overhaul” by a manufacturer & distributor serving the commercial automotive repair marketplace for more than 30 years. Areas of focus included financial reports, production and sales, setting up policies and procedures that would allow the company to reach the greatest level of profitability possible.
“We had a base of operations, but no businesses processes in place. My staff was weak and, in some cases, overcompensated. The financial records that we had were so disorganized and inaccurate (due to seven different, poorly-trained bookkeepers over seven years) that they were practically useless to …
CBS Reviews: To Thrive, Not Just Survive
Situation
“We knew that we were surviving, but not thriving.”
A construction contractor, specializing in building cell phone towers for all major carriers, hired Corporate Business Solutions because, although, they were making money; in the end, year after year, they were not showing a profit.
“We wanted to learn how to better understand our business and grow. One of our goals was to comprehend the financial portion of ‘doing business’ with respect to knowing our bottom line, QuickBooks and how to bid accurately in order to ensure that we were profitable. Another focus that we had was employee morale and …
CBS Reviews: A Game Changer
Situation
Agreeing to have a Corporate Business Solutions evaluation was, in the words of this HVAC industry client, “a game changer moment for the business.” The company had survived the worst of economic times, generating more than 20 million dollars over five years, but it also took a loss during the last three—it was time for a business turn-around.
Process
First, “we discussed financial, productivity dashboards, sales goals, profit and loss structure, balance sheets, incentive plans, cash management reports and all the like,” over several days until an agreement and a commitment was reached for a CBS value enhancement plan.…
CBS Reviews: Geared For Success
Situation
A client in the commercial construction industry sought Corporate Business Solutions’ services as their company had sustained several years of losses due to a highly competitive market, being hit hard by the recession and some bad bids. While they were just starting to see a slight gain, “we were concerned about moving forward and recognized that another bad year could put us out of business.”
Process
First, given that construction is a labor driven industry that requires constant evaluation, their CBS consultant identified the key performance indicators that the client had been failing to measure. He facilitated reporting …