Growing Companies Big Rapids MI

Are you frustrated by the lack of growth in your firm, or the effort required to squeeze any up-take in performance? To find out, take this simple self-assessment to see if these issues may be inhibiting your businesses’ growth.

Local Companies

Duo Scheible Towner & Associates
(231) 796-2668
15914 230th Ave
Big Rapids, MI
Muskegon Area First
(231) 796-4484
10765 Northland Dr
Big Rapids, MI
Falcon Group Inc
(248) 553-5800
33533 W 12 Mile Rd
Farmington Hills, MI
McGuire David F Llc
(989) 773-0997
1501 W Broadway St Ste Ste
Mount Pleasant, MI
Forrestar Inc
(231) 722-1392
PO Box 3577
Muskegon, MI
Summer's Dealer Services
(989) 348-9755
6211 W M 72 Hwy
Grayling, MI
Patterson Consulting Llc
(248) 375-0409
3386 Palm Aire Ct
Rochester Hills, MI
Quality Image Enterprises
(734) 451-2941
10366 Homestead
Plymouth, MI
Cjps Enterprises
(248) 593-1264
39533 Woodward Ave
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Alta Resources
(269) 343-8000
4341 S Westnedge Ave
Kalamazoo, MI

Q. Can you take an extended vacation without the company falling apart?

A. If you answered “no” then you have a job and not a business. A business must have a system of standard operating procedures to ensure the work gets done correctly, even in your absence.

Q. Can your company handle a ramp-up in sales and production?

A. Hidden inefficiencies are often revealed when sales and production increase. If low turns on accounts receivable and inventory, long sales or production cycles starve your cash flow, then something is wrong. Your policies and procedures should document cycle times for your critical operating metrics.

Q. Can you effectively add more people to your organization?

A. Hiring people is simple compared to ensuring they know what to do and have the resources to accomplish their job. Policies and procedures provide the framework for a management system to oversee new employees and communicate who does what by when.

Q. Does opening a new branch office, plant or facility create havoc?

A. Expanding your operations to new locations will test the limits of your policies and procedures. Did you know that franchises are four times more likely to survive than a start-up primarily because they have a well defined operations manual? Are you running your business like franchises run theirs?

Q. Is your family happy with your work life?ȍA. If your business demands too many hours, too much stress, and too little quality time with your family and friends, then you should do something about it. A well defined system of standard operating procedures can allow you take a vacation without worry, increase sales with ease, add people to fill demand, and open new offices without trouble. Then your family will be the happiest on the block.

About the Author:

Chris Anderson is co-author of policies and procedures manual products, assisting in the layout, process design and implementation of the information. He is currently the Managing Director of Bizmanualz, Inc. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University.

mail to:chris@bizmanualz.com

Visit: http://www.bizmanualz.com


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Featured Local Company

OZ Management Services, Inc.

Business & Marketing Consulting New Product & Market Develop

616.682.0369
8303 Baileau Oaks, NE
Ada, MI
www.bjtmgt.com

Unlike most of today’s business advisors, we have managed companies and understand the real day-to-day problems of operating a business. We understand the pressures to grow and diversify, reduce costs and improve cash flow. We know the frustration of those endless projects that attack the wrong problems and yield no positive results.

Throughout our corporate careers, we have contributed to the growth and profitability of national and international industry leaders with diverse business models including manufacturing, traditional retail, e-commerce, direct marketing, service and non-profit organizations. The principals of BJT have managed in a variety of ownership structures: public, private and employee-owned.

We are fully competent in a broad range of commerce forms including consumer marketing, business-to-business marketing and marketing to organizations. In addition, we have extensive experience in all of the major advertising forms including Internet, catalog, direct mail, newspaper supplements, mass media and broadcast media.

The BJT difference is that we have faced the kinds of business problems that you face and have developed programs and solutions that work. We stand behind our results and are willing to work on a mutually agreed success-sharing basis. We believe that your success comes first.


We provide a broad array of business services that will lead to enhanced growth and stability for your business. Our focus is primarily in nine areas: (Click on the titles)

Strategic planning

Marketing, merchandising strategies

Customer acquisition and management strategies

New business development

Product introductions

Cost management programs

Financial & working capital management

Management services

Crisis management


In each of these areas, we will work with you to analyze your current business environment, the issues you face, determine the actions necessary, implement the plans and measure the results. At BJT, we will take an active, “hands-on” role in every stage of the project. Unlike most management services groups, we believe that delivering the plan is only the first step of our commitment to you.



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