"Corporate Business Solutions Reviews" Posts
CBS Reviews: Geared For Success
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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 …
CBS Reviews: We Are A Better Company
Situation
An air-conditioning company hired Corporate Business Solutions in order to run more efficiently.
Process
“Your consultant has brought us new management ideas, procedures, and processes, as well as customized tools. He dug deeply into our financial and operational problems within the company and found some that were eight years old, of which we were not even aware, then, fixed them!
For our first time, in many years, we have a valid set of full financial statements. He showed us that we cannot know how to get where we want to go, because we had no idea where we were …
CBS Reviews: Extremely Positive Experience
Situation
Corporate Business Solutions was brought in to assist in the transition of leadership for a client in the construction industry as their General Manager was juggling new responsibilities after their President had retired. “I found myself tasked to perform my normal GM duties along with the daily operations of our organization. I discovered quickly that I needed help in prioritizing and setting policies and procedures in place to promote the smooth operations of our day-to-day business.”
Process
“With the help of our CBS consultant, we successfully compiled data to develop a budget, improved upon our sales lead tracking …
CBS Reviews: A Multi-Million Dollar Education
Situation
A client whose company is a leading supplier of industrial equipment invited Corporate Business Solutions to assist “myself and my business because, after 77 years of being in business, we needed to make a major transition. We have three owners retiring. We never had a business plan, sales plan, or any type of formal cash flow management system, in place. I was spinning too many plates, myself, and I needed a plan that would prepare us for a profitable future.”
Process
The Corporate Business Solutions’ consultants “have been the perfect team to help make this happen. Their expertise and …
CBS Reviews: Now More Effective
Situation
A manufacturer of packaging products in the food and beverage industry for over ten years had employed Corporate Business Solutions to tackle “the long list, in which we personally needed assistance, in making our day-to-day operations more effective as a company.”
Process
“In his first days,” their CBS consultant, “discovered and helped us act on an extremely destructive dysfunction in our operations. He was able to sift through the many areas in which we needed help, focus in on the ones that were the most important and work with us to determine a prioritized list of needs to be …
CBS Reviews: Assisted In Both Business & Charity Goals
Situation
An electrical contracting company sought out Corporate Business Solutions’ services not for business, but for personal reasons. “Our business was doing well. Our sales were increasing and our costs were under control. Our operations were running in a forward direction, we had plenty of work to keep us busy and a great customer.
It would seem that for a business that just had its fifth birthday that things were going exceptionally well to anyone looking, however, the family was suffering. Added burdens and family strife had crept through the doors in our company. We wanted to move past family …
CBS Reviews: Knowledge To Be Proactive
Situation
The client, a provider of environmentally-friendly processing of industrial non-hazardous liquid waste, contacted Corporate Business Solutions to pursue new management techniques. The goal was to further amp up business, which had grown 12% over the past year.
Process
The CBS consultant worked to implement the numerous procedures and practices required to compile the information needed to assist management in being proactive rather than reactive.
“Although all the areas covered will be beneficial, the attention to sales will ultimately drive our future endeavors. Some of the key items that will impact me, personally, as president of the company include …
CBS Reviews: A Journey and A Life Experience
Situation
An electrical equipment supplier contracted with Corporate Business Solutions to resolve issues due to rapid growth.
For twenty years the firm had operated as a manufacturer’s representative, but approximately five years ago, they were forced to change their business model in order to survive poor economic conditions in their marketplace.
While this new business model brought increased sales and opportunities, their operational systems and processes “seemed held together by duct tape and paper clips. Tribal knowledge dictated our work flow. The embarrassing part, our financials were managed like a household budget, not a thriving business. I had to …
CBS Reviews: Our Employees Are Now Empowered
Situation
A client, in the automotive service industry with multiple locations and over fifty years in business, hired Corporate Business Solutions to increase their profitability. “We needed to improve many areas of our business management; in fact, we needed to improve in all areas.”
Process
The CBS consultant first guided the leadership team in realizing the value of accountability. He’s “proven to us that we owe it to ourselves, our fellow employees and our company to hold each other accountable.”
He then assisted the team in establishing metrics which would allow them to measure the performance of staff and programs. …
CBS Reviews: More Than Delivered
Situation
A high growth transportation company engaged Corporate Business Solutions to facilitate a broad array of cost savings measures in order to help the business run more efficiently.
Process
From corporate restructuring to the removal of over forty percent of under-performing staff, the CBS consultant “dealt with a difficult situation with poise and professionalism. The scope of this project was very large.” The client further commended their consultant on taking personal ownership and expending the great deal of effort needed to make it happen.
Result
“We were very excited at the prospect of getting a two-for-one return on our investment …