We all get used to things being a certain way. Oftentimes, if we have nothing to compare to, we may not realize what could be better. Please take a few moments to consider your answers to the following questions. Our intention is to provoke some thought with business owners and managers via a handful of common scenarios. Not everything is going to be applicable to your business but some of it may and perhaps that's where we can help you.

ORGANIZATIONAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

• Do you ever find yourself re-examining your company vision and mission, who you are and what you want to do for your customers?
  

  Or how to do it better?
  

  Do you need some help getting your team re-organized or re-motivated?
  

  Could you use a little HR Development help?
  

  Do you have a Policies and Procedures Manual for your employees, or does it need to be updated?
  

  Do you need to review your staff job descriptions and do a little reshuffling of your team to get the most out of it?
  

  Do ALL your staff have that same passion for building success as you do?
  

  Are you as positive and excited about your business as you were back at the beginning?

= Clear Direction, Definitive Strategies, and Maximized Team Strengths!

= A Satisfied Team and Better Results!

COMPANY IMAGE ENHANCEMENT

• Do you need to revise your 'branding' or put any new look to your price lists or brochures?
  

  Could your company image use some enhancement?
  

  Is your customer seeing what they want, and getting all the information they need, to naturally oblige them to buy from you?
  

  Do you have a memorable company identity that is pervasive throughout all of your sales and marketing materials, and that's continually reinforcing your company's image and good reputation?
  

  Are you still marketing yourself as you did years ago?
  

  The market has changed and customers' tastes have changed. Have you updated your company lately?
  

  Is your company branding 'carrying' your sales forward?

= Enhanced Corporate Image, Branding and Industry Presence!

= Renewed and New Customers! Market Share Growth!

INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE MARKETING

• The market is always evolving. Have you taken any time lately to think about your sales and marketing materials, how you're 'pitching' your products and services in the market place, how you're 'putting your best foot forward'?
  

  Many companies don't allocate enough resources to market themselves and end up paying the price for it. Is it time to make any changes or enhancements?
  

  Are any of your competitors enticing away business out of YOUR market?
  

  Are you pulling in as many new customers as you'd like?
  

  You know the times have changed... Have YOU taken the time to consider any changes YOU MAY need to make?

= More Attractive, More Relevant to Your Customers!

= A Forward-Thinking/Seeing Business That's Always In-Touch with Its Customers!

CREATIVE SALES AND MARKETING SERVICES AND SUPPORT

• Could you use any help with innovative ideas and creative design?
  

  Promo and ad writing?
  

  Flyers, brochures, manuals?
  

  Copywriting?
  

  Press releases?
  

  Proposals and quotations?
  

  Functional layouts?
  

  Diagramming?
  

  Do you need any help creating any new training materials, sales support information, or products and services marketing collateral?
  

  Do you need some new business cards?
  

  Some new office signage to spruce up walk-in customers' first impressions?

= More Creative, More Professional Results!

= Setting Your Company Apart From the Rest of the Pack!

BETTER INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

• How long is it taking you to do a targeted mailing or emailing for a promotion? Days? Weeks?
  

  Or have you been outsourcing this task?
  

  It's very possible to enable you to do this in less than an hour?
  

  Time is money... Do you have an effective mass mailing/emailing process in place?
  

  Are you reaching as many people as you can and are you getting a good return on that?

= Better Methods and a Better Return!

= Better Bottom-Line Per Effort!

WEB AD? OR DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE WEBSITE?

• Times have surely changed... It's quickly getting to the point where a small business MUST have a website if they want to be an ongoing success. Have you given any thought to a new website?
  

  Sooner than later everybody's going to be on the Net. Whoever takes early advantage of this, gains an edge. Do you think it might not be applicable to your particular industry or the 'way' you do your business?
  

  You may want to look around... Are you aware of what your peers are up to?
  

  Is it wiser to wait till others do it first and maybe scoop the customers that should be yours?
  

  Or maybe you already have a website... Does it need any updating or some enhancements?
  

  Is it mostly just a business card website with a little info about your company, or is it an attention-getting dynamic site where customers can come and learn and buy, and want to come back again and again for very good reason?
  

  Do you fully understand the incredible tool this can potentially be for your company's growth and future?

= More Exposure, More Accessibility, More To Offer, More Credibility!

= Marketing Yourself on a Grander Scale! Online Presence Augmenting Your Offline Efforts!

INFORMATION RESOURCES OPTIMIZATION

• Do you or your Sales and Service people have to constantly refer back to literature binders in cabinets housing your product info?
  

  Or is it the typical, "Hey! Who walked off with my product binder again?"
  

  Or are they having to regularly put customers temporarily on hold or make call-backs to them, because they don't have the resources they need, IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE, at their fingertips?
  

  Wouldn't it be great if while they're on the phone with their customer, they can "one-click access" the product info pertaining to the customer's needs, as well as specific application support and product selection materials, so that before they're even finished that (now less lengthy) call, they've already faxed or emailed that product flyer, spec sheet or application note to that very happy customer, or even "taken the order"?
  

  THIS IS A HUGE PRODUCTIVITY BOOSTER WE CAN PROVIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES!

= More Effective and Productive Team, and More Satisfied Customers!

= More Orders!

ARMING YOUR SALES FORCE

• Do your Sales Reps and/or Field techs have ALL the sales and marketing tools they need 'with them' on the road?
  

  Or do they regularly have to call back in or drive back into the office to get critical support information that they often require?
  

  Wouldn't it be great if they could have immediate access to what they need with "one-click direct access" on their notebooks or netbooks?

= An Automated, Armed, and Always Ready Team!

= In-the-Field Customer Service and Support on an Unprecedented Scale!

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DEVELOPMENT

• Do you have some great ideas for new products and services but just aren't sure what to do next?
  

  Or perhaps you just don't have enough time to get them up and running?
  

  Do you need someone to manage a new project for you?
  

  Do you need help launching any new products or services you just took on?
  

  Perhaps you've been considering 'how' to develop some new business and tap into some new markets? We can help you!

= Creating, Birthing, Launching, Growing, Reviving...

= Continued Growth! Increased Market Share! Successful New Endeavours!

COMPUTER SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND OPTIMIZATION

• Do you need some help setting up or updating your new computers?
  

  Are your existing computer systems and software running as fast as they once did?
  

  We'll make sure they're performing like new. Some companies may have somebody in-house that keeps an eye on their computers, but are you 100% absolutely positive that your computers are ALWAYS fully-maintained, and secure and protected from viruses or hackers?
  

  A growing small business can't afford the surprise nor results of a virus attack or security breach. It's not a matter of hoping or assuming your computers are safe. We'll ensure that you're not vulnerable and are fully protected.

= Stable and Secure, Trouble-free, Peak Performance just as it should be!

= No More Downtime! No More Hindrances!

COMPUTER SYSTEMS CUSTOMIZATION

• Do you feel that your particular usage of your software programs and your computers isn't really ideally suited nor customized to exactly what you do and how you want to, or need to do it?
  

  Are you finding whether help or more often hindrance that you're always having to work in accordance with how "it" does what "it does"?
  

  There can be a considerably more efficient and productive means of configuring and operating your computers and software!
  

  You may have had nothing to compare to... Customization puts you in control! THIS IS A ANOTHER HUGE EFFICIENCY BOOSTER WE CAN PROVIDE FOR SMALLER BUSINESSES!

= Custom-Configured for Your Realities not some inefficient generic defaults of the manufacturers!

= YOU Being the Master of Your Computer, NOT the Other Way Around!

SPACE AND FLOOR PLANNING

• How's your usage of your real estate?
  

  Do your offices give a great first impression to a new "walk-in" customer?
  

  Does your show room or retail frontage show how professional, organized, and successful your company really is?
  

  Does it entice people and draw them in?
  

  Does it make them interested in what you're offering?
  

  Does it convince them that, "This company is very together...I want this caliber of professional service for us!"?
  

  What memorable "first and lasting impression" are you giving? Most small businesses pay far less attention to this than they should.

= A Little Face-Lift Can Go A Long Way!

= Everything Counts When it Comes to the Customer CHOOSING YOU!

We can come on your premises to perform any of the above services, to name but a few. Or you can alternately outsource your needs to our NEXUS Virtual Sherpas. Give us a call at (403) 251-4333.

We're all about innovative solutions that same you time and expense and make you money. Our mandate is helping smaller businesses grow!

If there's anything your business has need of, ask us about it. It would be our pleasure to help you out.