Six steps to creating profit: a guide for small and mid-sized service-based businesses

The goal of this book is to enable a leader to make changes that will create a profitable, sustainable business future. It shows how measuring the results of each change is vital and part of the ultimate, ongoing, profit-based solution. In addition, it shows how each operational area, the before and after is as important to evaluate as the intended change itself. The tentative contents is: (1) Certifications and Affiliations; (2) Rules of Operation; (3) Marketing; (4) Cash Flow; (5) Management Costs; and (6) Everyone Is a Salesperson.Patricia Sigmon (Scotch Plains, NJ) is the founder of LPS Consulting, which helps companies manage IT systems through the entire lifecycle from planning tothe introduction of new systems (or integration with existing ones) while providing training and in-house support. LPS has represented several leading software vendors, selling, customizing, implementing and supporting financial, inventory and ecommerce based solutions for small to mid-sized firms. In addition, she is the founder of David Advisory Group, which was created to meet the needs of CEOs and business owners, whose excellence in service and product development requires expert practice management assistance to reap profits and sustain longevity. In support of her efforts, she has structured a program called Six Steps to Creating Profit to assist business owners and leaders in promoting long-term growth through both economic and personal downturns. Prior to creating these two companies, Sigmon was a Programmer/Analyst at Lummus Corporation and Merck Pharmaceuticals. Sigmon writes a New York business column for the online publication, Examiner. She is also been a technology expert for variousmagazine and newspaper articles. In addition, she is a frequent speaker at the NJAWBO (New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners).

• ISBN: 978-0-470-55425-8
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 05/05/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés