Success Stories from Small Business Owner and
Technical Professional

Community Magazine & Marketing Company Owner

"Dear Joan,
I want to tell you know how much I appreciate your advice a few months ago. We have set limits and enforced them and it has made a BIG difference in our business. Our productivity has increased and our client headaches have decreased. The past two months have been the most profitable in our 3 and a half year company history. It’s not a perfect world and there will always be problem clients, but now I feel we can at least minimize them.
Michael Hoffman,
michael@hoffmanmarketing.com"

Former Arthur Anderson Consultant Buys Her Dream Business

"Dear Joan,
Thank you for all your help over the years. I would not have realized my dream of owning my own business without your help. I treasure your wisdom, kindness and acceptance.
M. Young", Scuba Shop Owner

Overwhelmed And Ready To Quit

Ted started a commercial landscape and grounds maintenance division for a large national hospital housekeeping-service corporation. In spite of 13 years experience and having build a profitable business entity, Ted was so discouraged with the parent company's demands that he was considering going back to school and making a complete career change.

After several months of coaching, he decides to buy the Commercial Landscape Division from the parent company. This required thinking in new ways and developing his own management systems.

At first Ted was overwhelmed with paperwork, crew and client demands. He needed help in prioritizing what systems to work on first to minimize the fires, and how to train and delegate work down the organization.

After seven years of coaching Ted is well past the 2 Million dollar mark and growing at a very brisk pace, despite a 3 year dip in the national and local economy.

Technical Writers Dream

Genevieve is a very talented technical writer and "IT Information Architect." Although she managed the technical writing department for a software company, she knew that she wanted to be in business for herself. For six months before leaving her employer, we planned her business strategy. She saved money and worked on deepening her network of potential clients.

Within nine months of starting her business, she had reached her first goal, which was to double her income. Over four years of coaching, she developed a cadre of technical writing contractors to handle work she does not want to do, published a book of poetry, and a much needed software text book. She is right on track for building her business the way she wants it to be.