Jennifer Grows Her Business to the Next Level

Overview:

Jennifer, the owner of a marketing communications company, had just fired 50% of her staff because she was “fed up with all the management issues.”  That resulted in her having only two employees including herself and an office administrative person who was also a problem.  She utilized contract personnel extensively to do a lot of the work.  In spite of all her difficulties, the business was moderately successful.

Kyle Experiences a Turnaround

Overview:

Kyle owns a company that manufactures and sells a self-storage product as well as purchased outdoor living products for resale.  His location is his key selling advantage.  Kyle has over 25 years experience with this product line and employed ten people who built, sold and delivered the products.

Son Purchases Business From Dad

Overview:

John, the son, assumed management control of the business several years ago and under his leadership grew the business from less than $1mm to over $6mm. There was always a verbal agreement between Dad and John for John to someday purchase the company.  “Someday” kept being pushed out into the future until Dad started having serious health problems.

Susan Leaves the Corporate Life

Overview:

Susan had worked her way up through the IT Department of a large corporation located in Los Angeles.  Recently she quit her corporate job, moved to Austin and started her own IT support company specializing in helping managers to understand and easily use their data in making decisions.