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Global Resources Reviews: Cannot Overemphasize Our Satisfaction
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Situation
The client, president of a 33 year old architectural firm, sought Global Resources assistance with financial and productivity management. Five years ago, the client’s original partner had passed away and then two years later, the client was unavailable due to a medical issue. The firm survived, due to the “dedication and willpower of my associates, but it was operating at a loss financially and suffering in organization, accountability and morale.”
Process
“In just two weeks of intensive dedication, quick understanding and perception of our situation, the GR consultant has been able to help us institute a new bookkeeping program, …
Global Resources Reviews: Saved Our Company
Situation
The client, a wholesale distributor of dairy products, in business for nearly 100 years was in dire circumstances. “When we agreed to have Global Resources come to our company to try to fix it, we knew the challenge that you faced. We are an old family business. We have not been profitable for a long time and sales were failing. We lost over $125,000 last year.”
Process
“Our consultant brought it all together for us and showed us what to do to save the company.”
The GR consultant worked with management to show them how to operate at a …
Global Resources Reviews: We Weren’t Ready To Let Go
Situation
A communications & networking equipment distributer and reseller contracted with Global Resources to improve their operating methods. Primary goals were to “improve our tax position, gain control over our job costing and develop an incentive plan for employees.”
Process
Their Global Resources consultant, “quickly met one-on-one with many of our employees. He put them at ease while skillfully extracting key information about their roles and how they perceived themselves and the company. He used this data to make recommendations. It is always interesting to have a third party both confirm some issues and reveal others.”
When the end of …
Global Resources Reviews: Road Map For Recovery
Situation
Global Resources was brought in by a dealership that specialized in construction/landscaping tools with the goal of preparing them to take advantage of the current upswing in housing starts and commercial construction.
Process
The Global Resources team focused on creating a business plan to guide the company, laying out strategy and tactics. “They have helped to develop a realistic road map to increase sales by almost 100%, thus profit by almost 150% in a twelve month period.”
Furthermore, “with their performance assurance program, I have the guarantee that they will work with me beyond the initial consultation, during the …
Global Resources Reviews: Improved Corporate Operations
Situation
A family-ran electrical contracting firm, in business for four generations, decided to use Global Resources “to improve profitability from our non-construction profit centers as well as improve their overall operations.”
This included structuring the management compensations packages for these centers, along with setting realistic goals to use in comparing achievements versus expectations. A performance dashboard was also created “to compare important non-financial results to those targets in order to make course changes before issues became serious problems.”
Process
The Global Resources consultant “worked with us to determine specific business expansion plans, define managerial accountabilities, and track results in each …
Global Resources Reviews: Back On Track
Situation
A client from a second-generation, family run construction firm, now specializing in modular housing, took the leap and retained Global Resources for a corporate turn-around project. “I was ready to throw in the towel and quit operating my business until my first meeting with Global Resources, when I decided to give it one last effort.”
Process
The Global Resources consultant focused on returning the business to profitability, analyzing operations and facilitating improvements. “From the first week with our consultant, we were back on track and moving ahead. In four weeks that we have worked together, I have seen a …
Global Resources Reviews: Stopped Every Leak!
Situation
The client, from a full-service roofing and gutter contracting firm, was no stranger to business consulting services as he’d had a very positive experience, in the past, which had helped his previous company reach $28 million in a year. Global Resources, however, surpassed his expectations with the team’s thorough attention to every detail of his operations. “I wanted my executives to really start thinking and behaving like executives. NOT only did Global Resources achieve this for me, but GR backed it up with actual tools that enhance every aspect of a profitably operating company.”
Process
The Global Resources consultant …
Global Resources Reviews: Well Worth It
Situation
An industrial packaging company contracted with Global Resources seeking operational improvements, but with some trepidation. “One concern, of course, was cost. But more importantly, I was concerned about opening up my business, and myself, to outside scrutiny, to changing the ways that we did business and how this would affect my company, my staff, my customers and myself.”
Process
“I must say that the experience has been overwhelmingly positive.” Their GR consultant, “worked with me and my staff regarding every aspect of our business. Personnel decisions, work flow, receivables, professional development and many more areas were put under a …
Global Resources Reviews: Truth in Advertising
Situation
A plumbing contractor, specializing in septic and leaching system installation, maintenance and repair for nearly 15 years, was ‘first skeptical of the phone call” telling him that Global Resources had the key to what his business needed.
“I knew the direction that I wanted to go, but I didn’t know how I was going to get there. Having been working nearly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, I was literally at my wit’s end.”
He then had a visit from two analysts who further assured him that “we would not be disappointed.”
Process
The Global Resources consultant …
Global Resources Reviews: Saved Our Lives
Situation
“Prior to Global Resources arrival, I felt like the Captain on a sinking ship, arranging the deck chairs as my ship is slowly disappearing on the horizon and headed towards the bottom of the sea. I truly believe that our consultant saved our lives,” stated the owner of auto body shop which has been offering a full range of collision repair for over 40 years.
Process
The client was pleasantly surprised as to how quickly the Global Resources team arrived in order to “turn my business around.” His consultant taught him how to effectively manage his company and worked …
