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CBS Reviews: Handling Our Growing Pains
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A general contracting firm, specializing in commercial construction such as restaurant and office build outs, hired Corporate Business Solutions to deal with the repercussions from a rapid growth spurt during the previous year.
“We learned that we could not keep up with our growth, accurately. Not being able to handle the amount of work that we had, properly, made it difficult for me to go out and find work for the future. Many mistakes were being made from every end of the company, making it hard to figure out how they were being made.
As a business owner, …
Corporate Business Solutions Reviews: More Organized & Efficient!
Situation
The owner of a construction contracting firm, specializing in glass installation for residential and commercial customers for over 30 years, engaged Corporate Business Solutions to help the business become better organized.
Process
First, the CBS analyst presented a plan; then, the CBS consultant arrived the next day and started working with the owner and his staff to put that plan into action.
“We have implemented a new computer system and she has trained us on how to handle invoicing, how to save our customers money on sales tax, how to run several reports and how to back-up the …
CBS Reviews: Turned Weakness Into Strength
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Even before the start of this Corporate Business Solutions engagement, it was necessary for the CBS representative to cross the rifts that had formed between the three owners of this well established (over 40 years) manufacturer of commercial signage. He “held up under hours of uncomfortable dialogue between the owners … until we finally agreed to hire CBS.” The second generation owners direly needed training on how to work together and balance out each other’s strengths and weaknesses as a management team in order to keep the business running.
“As our company was entering the fourth quarter, we found …
CBS Reviews: We Now Have The Tools To Grow & Evolve
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Corporate Business Solutions was the first experience with business consulting for this plumbing contractor needing to deal with growing pains.
“I feel that it has been a great match for someone at my stage of growth in business. In the last few years, my business has increased significantly, but it has been operating inefficiently for much of that time. We had been putting out fires, but not really moving forward.”
Process
The client worked closely with his CBS consultant and praised his demeanor as “thoughtful, attentive, calm and friendly–even under stressful circumstances and working with difficult people.”
Further, “he …
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: No Ceiling On Success!
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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: 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 …
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: To Thrive, Not Just Survive
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“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 …