Consulting Related Services

GENERAL
     * Research
      * General Business Guidance

BRANDING
     * Logo & Trademark Development
     * Slogan Development 

QUALITY CONTROL
     * Services Critiques (for internal use)
     * Product Evaluations & Testing (for internal use)
     * Needs-Based Audits (cleanliness, food handling, job safety, recurring cash drawer irregularities, etc.) 

PROMOTION
     * Written Product Reviews (for external promotional use)
     * Content Creation for Customer Engagement
     * Advertising & Promotional Materials (AdPromo) Design
     * Product Development Guidance
     * Product Pricing Assistance
     * Website Creation & Publishing Assistance 

OPERATIONS
     * Operations Standardization Assistance
     * Process & Efficiency Evaluations
     * Business Document Template Creation
     * Closed-Ended Claims Review (fixed criteria)
     * Open-Ended Claims Review (changing circumstances) 

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DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

NOTE: FOR EASE OF REFERENCE, THE NUMBERS BELOW RELATE TO THE CORRESPONDING SECTIONS WITHIN OUR CONSULTING ORDER INQUIRY FORM.

2.0     Business Development Concepts (BDCs): This multi-layered service is for the development of various concepts briefly described on our Business Development Proposals webpage.  Various options are presented for the work-up of these concepts into proposals.  While our Business Development Proposals webpage contains a few BDCs worked up as formal proposals, the underlying concept has not been fully disclosed due to proprietary trade secret and intellectual property concerns.  Pricing: BDCs utilize a fee structure that depends on factors such as broad application or specific end use, industry and market segment, and whether the BDC is classified as "value added" (plans that, if fully developed and implemented, have high impact potential or significant or limitless revenue generating or cost-savings potential). BDCs having greater "value added" potential will cost substantially more for their work-up. Cost may be dependent upon whether profit-sharing will be considered by the engaging customer. Finally, BDCs classified as "proprietary processes" will be most costly when they are also "value added" BDCs since their proprietary nature cannot be made unknown once they have been disclosed.

3.0     Research: Formally trained in research methodologies and having utilized a variety of information sources to conduct various types of research, this service is for consulting-based research services on nearly any topic with research results prepared in written form for your use. Research that requires the use of paid or subscription-based information resources is excluded if access to those information resources cannot be provided.  Pricing: $75 per hour. Minimum charges may apply.

4.0     General Business Guidance: Whether you need guidance in business planning or assistance with selecting the correct type of structure for operating your business, this consulting service is for any general business matters or problems that you may be facing.  Pricing: $100 per hour. Minimum charges may apply.

5.0     Logo & Trademark Development: Whether you simply desire a basic logo or have a specific logo that you want to create to represent your business or brand, this consulting service is for logo development for your envisioned business or personal brand.  Pricing: Pricing: $100 per hour with $300 minimum fee.

6.0     Slogan Development: Perhaps you need a catch phrase or slogan that will embody your brand’s values or assist with product or service recognition within your industry or targeted market. This consulting service is for slogan development for your envisioned business or personal brand.  Pricing: $100 flat fee.

7.0     Services Critiques: Whether attempting a quality check on a particular employee or the general state of service that your business is providing during your absence, this consulting service is for a time arranged or random customer service interface with a written assessment (both good and not so good aspects) for your review and internal use.   Pricing: $100 per hour with a $100 minimum charge, excluding travel or other expenses.

8.0     Product Evaluation & Testing: We know that delivering your best product is one of your primary business concerns. This consulting service is for a specific or random product testing evaluation with a written objective assessment (both good and not so good aspects) for your review and internal use, inclusive of software product testing if desired.  Pricing: $100 per hour with a $100 minimum charge, excluding travel or other expenses.

9.0     Needs-Based Audits: Limited scope non-accounting audits can be a quality control measure to ensure consistency in the delivery of your products and services, troubleshoot a specific problem, or be the foundational review for operations optimization or the creation of Standard Operating Procedures (S.O.P.) instructional manuals. Whatever your “need” may be, we can likely develop a needs-based audit to assist with your business concern.  Pricing: All time for development and conducting audits are assessed at $100 per hour with a $100 minimum charge, excluding travel or other expenses.

10.0     Written Product Reviews: Similar to Service Critiques (#7) and Product Evaluations (#8), this consulting service is for a written review of your product or service, but with an intended external end use for advertising or promotional purposes. Product reviews are distinguishable from the above services as they are a potential sales generating marketing tools highlighting favorable aspects rather than purely objective evaluations.  Pricing: $100 per hour with a $200 minimum charge, excluding travel or other expenses.

11.0     Content Creation: Customer engagement in one of many marketing tools that develop customer interest and aid in closing sales. Depending on your business or trade and whether unique or specialized trade knowledge is involved, we may be able to provide consulting services for content creation of short written passages to assist you with overall customer engagement and sales goals.  Pricing: $100 per hour with a $200 minimum charge with any materials review needed to acquire subject matter familiarity also billed hourly.

12.0     AdPromo Design: This consulting service is for the creation of advertising or promotional materials according to your desired parameters. It might include business cards, promotional cards, brochures, menus, flyers, tri-fold mailers, social media, or other items of standard sizes. Printing is not included, but might be arranged.  Pricing: $50 per hour with a $100 minimum charge.

13.0     Product Development Guidance: Analyzing products or business operations to identify new product or service line offerings can be a challenging undertaking. Our consulting services may be able to assist with your product or service development needs. If you visit our business development proposals page, you will see our intended focus is on new or emerging business lines where the greatest profit potentials or new investment opportunities may exist.  Pricing: $100 per hour. Minimum charges may apply and our BDCs are excluded.

14.0     Product Pricing: Product pricing involves more than evaluating the cost of goods and labor, which serve as the threshold inquiries for product pricing strategies. Depending on your business or trade, our consulting services may be able to assist you with product pricing and price point optimization.  Pricing: $100 per hour with a $100 minimum charge.

15.0     Website Creation & Publishing: In addition to being an invaluable marketing tool, a business website lends credibility to a business’ operations. Whether you intend to supply all texts and images, or additionally need assistance with content development, our consulting services can assist with basic website creation to provide an online presence for your new business concept or newly founded brick and mortar start up.  Pricing: $50 per hour with a $2500 minimum charge, excluding any web and domain registration related fees.  These fees contemplate client supplied content.  if content creation is required, those charges are separately billed (see #11).

16.0     Operations Standardization: Operations standardization involves standardizing the way that a job, project, or task is accomplished to bring uniformity in its execution or, in the case of S.O.P.s, document those involved procedures so that they can be used or referenced by others. Our consulting services can assist with your business operations standardization needs.  Pricing: $200 per hour, excluding travel and other expenses. Minimum charges may apply.

17.0     Process & Efficiency Evaluations: While related to Operations Standardization (#16), process and efficiency evaluations are aimed at critiquing operations for improvements in function, time management, and conservation of costs rather than creating or documenting a business operation or standard. For the business owner that is overwhelmed or disorganized due to business demands, rapid growth, or other causes, our efficiency-related consulting services will likely pay for itself through quantifiable monetary savings or other intangible benefits such as organization and stress reduction.  Pricing: $200 per hour, excluding travel and other expenses. 

18.0     Business Document Templates: As one subtype of Operations Standardization (#16), business document templates and business forms are at the converging epicenter of standardization, efficiency, and cost control optimization. Rather than repeatedly reinventing the wheel at exceptional expense, we can assist with creating templates that will save you countless hours over the long-term operation of your business. Our own Order Inquiry Forms are an example. Pricing: $200 per hour with a $400 minimum charge.

19.0     Claim Review (closed-ended): Closed-ended claim review involves the review of a claim that is based on a fixed set of criteria or information. Our consulting services can assist with your claim review needs for non-litigated matters or litigated matters where claim review is otherwise closed-ended; where review is limited to the sufficiency of pleadings for example.   Pricing: $100 per hour with option for bulk hourly advance purchase at a discount.

20.0     Claim Review (open-ended): Open-ended claim review involves the review of a claim that is not based on a fixed set of criteria or information, such as those involved in active litigation and subject to changing circumstances or supporting information. While litigation is beyond the scope of the services we are able to provide, our consulting services may be useful to your own attorney-led litigation strategies or settlement considerations.  Pricing: $100 per hour with option for bulk hourly advance purchase at a discount.

CLICK HERE TO access a PDF file with examples of some of the types of services we can provide. 

CLICK HERE TO access our Consulting Services Order Inquiry Form.

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