Posts Tagged 'business process consulting'

A Case of Mistaken Identity

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A Case of Mistaken Identity

A case of mistaken identity

Do you have a dream?  If we’re honest, we all have a dream.

You could be the solo-preneur of a start-up technology company hoping to become the next Microsoft or Apple.  You could be a pastor of a home church aspiring to move into a church building one day.  Or, maybe you have some other personal dream.

Here’s a great quote by Katherine Paterson:  “A dream without a plan is just a wish.”  So, when it comes to ...

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Social Media – Use It or Lose It?

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Social Media – Use It or Lose It?

Social media – use it or lose it?

Social Media: To engage or not to engage?  That is the question.  Whether you are planning to start a business or you are an experienced business veteran, the prospect of setting up accounts on social media platforms needs to be addressed.

There are plenty of options: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.

  • Should your business be on social media?
  • If so, which platform(s) would be best?

Should you engage in social media?

Here’s the short answer: Yes!  More ...

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Tailing Piles and Business Prospecting

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Tailing Piles and Business Prospecting

Tailing Piles and Business Prospecting

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Web Centric Lead Management

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Web Centric Lead Management

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Build Your Twitter

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Build Your Twitter

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Business Startups – What You Need to Succeed

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Business Startups – What You Need to Succeed

Business startups are just that – business startups

There are multitudes of business startups and you want to join the fray.  You have a great product or service and you can’t wait to make your first sale.  Yep – that’s you.  This is what America is all about.  You can make your own way.  Names like Ford, Carnegie, and Jobs are as recognized as America’s former presidents.  Ideas born in garages are parlayed into vast empires burgeoning with promise.

The challenge is ...

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Business Process Consulting: Making Progress

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Business Process Consulting: Making Progress

Business process consulting: making progress.

This is the 4th article in the “Business Process Consulting” series published by Blue Elevator™.  The prior articles are as follows:

1) Business Process Consulting: A Primer

2) Business Process Consulting: Predicting Owner Success

3) Business Process Consulting: Getting Started

In this article, we will outline the process for making progress.  Ultimately, after the planning, it’s time ...

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Business Process Consulting: Getting Started

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Business Process Consulting: Getting Started

Business process consulting: getting started.

Welcome to the next installment of the “Business Process Consulting” series by Blue Elevator™.  We are offering this series to both existing and future clients.  The precursors to this article are as follows: Business Process Consulting: A Primer and Business Process Consulting: Predicting Owner Success.

You may be someone who is planning to start a business or someone that is well under way.  In ...

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Business Process Consulting: Predicting Owner Success

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Business Process Consulting: Predicting Owner Success

Business process consulting – the key to entrepreneurial success.

I was an auditor for Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).  Back in the late 80’s, I witnessed the world’s largest “Big 8” firms dramatically expand their business model to include business process consulting.  Traditionally, these firms focused on the staples of their business: audit and tax.  These firms recognized the need to pursue business process consulting to their traditional lines of business.  You see, the staples of their business focused on “history.”  ...

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Business Process Consulting: A Primer

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Business Process Consulting: A Primer

The smart business owner will use business process consulting to maximize business success.

To create fire, everyone knows you need a spark, a fuel source, and oxygen.  If any of these things are not present, you don’t have fire.  In business, you also need three things: a worthwhile venture, a solid plan, and entrepreneurial energy.  If any of these are not present, you don’t have fire!  Business process consulting helps you make fire!

Business process consulting will help determine whether your venture ...

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