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| “We
are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an
act but a habit.” -- Aristotle
"If
someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need
motivation to speed him up. He needs education to turn
him around." -- Jim Rohn
"Few
things can help an individual more than to place responsibility
on him, and to let him know that you trust him."
- Booker T. Washington
"It
is better to know some of the questions than all of the
answers." -- James
Thurber
“Let
everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.”
--William James
“There
is no beginning too small.” --Henry David
Thoreau
There
is no such thing as ‘strictly business’.
Every-thing is personal.
“Few
things help an individual more than to place responsibility
upon him, and to let him know you trust him.”
--Booker T. Washington
“The
impulse to dream had been slowly beaten out of me by experience.
Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways
of looking, and seeing.” --Richard Wright
“Catch
people in the act of doing something right.”
--Ken Blanchard
"Even
if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you
just sit there." --
Will
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Dear
business owners and entrepreneurs:
You've
got a new Idea — Now What?
You
are swamped, and your team is busy to the hilt.
What
do you do? Let your idea wait or time out?
I
hope not! Could you not enlist help of someone who
might activate and develop your idea(s), harness available
excess capacity within the organization, and take your
ideas to fruition?
You've
got a great sales team. They sell; you successfully deliver
and
service your customers well.
Your sales teams are rewarded for finding new customers
— They sign up the business, move on and harvest
new customers! Business seems good. Revenues seem to grow.
But,
how's your bottom line growing? Or, is it? How's
the cashflow?
Are
you getting all the business possible from your current
customers?
Or,
is your competition in there, too?
I
hope not! How close are you to your customers? Are
you just a product/service supplier, or do you position
yourself as a solution provider — reducing their
pain; helping them solve their problems; enhancing their
outcomes? What else can you do for your customers? Have
you grabbed all the business your customers have? How
do you ensure their loyalty to you so your competition
won't lure them away from you? Do your customers look
up to you for help — need for other products and
services, solutions, business strategy, and so on .....
?
You
have employees! Sincere, hard working, real assets
to you ... Your organization stands for
certain values. You do share your values
with your employees and customers.
What values do your employees exhibit in dealing with
your customers?
Do
they simply carry out management orders and just do
their tasks, or are they also given an opportunity to
contribute ideas and think of creative ways to serve
customers better?
Do
your employees understand your value system, and practice
your values? Are they aligned to the purpose of the
organization?
How
well are your values communicated to employees and in
turn to your customers?
How
are your values being reflected in all of your customer
transactions/interactions?
Those
are but examples of some areas where special initiatives
can make a difference in your business results.
May
be you are on top of everything, and are able to maximize
your opportunities for improvement and growth. Well, great!
Congratulations!!
Or,
may be, you are so caught up in running the business and
keeping up with the market pressures that loose ends might
be flying around.
That's
where you could engage me as
your business advisor and mentor.
Let
me give you a hand — as a catalyst in your endeavor
— to activate, develop and execute your untried and
dormant ideas; harness your existing resources to enhance
business results; identify and highlight new business
possibilities; help implement developmental initiatives
like employee loyalty, customer-focus, evolution of products
and services; validate different initiatives and projects
underway from standpoint of relevance and usefulness;
brainstorm and uncover solutions, opportunities and outcomes;
support the management; help you grow revenues and profits.
Let
us explore.
Call me today at 613-800-4896. Or, send
me an email.
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Who
am I? What do I do?
I
am an experienced business veteran — intrapreneur, entrepreneur,
business owner, manager, consultant and trainer — now dedicated
to helping small business owners, entrepreneurs and independent
professionals.
If
you identify with some of the following situations, you might
have an opportunity for me to make contributions to your endeavor:
Your
situation |
|
How
can I help? |
| You
are facing challenges to increase your revenues
and profitability. |
|
I
can help dig into your GOLDMINE — your customer
base. |
| You
find it lonely at the top —
dealing with too many problems, elusive solutions, not enough
time! |
|
I
can help — as your sounding board
— An avid listener, objective, and understanding.
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|
Meetings take up too much of
your and your staff's time! |
|
I
can help -- as a facilitator to help you get most
out of your meetings. |
| You
are concerned about employee productivity
and alignment. |
|
I
can help -- as an independent interface to them. |
| You
are spending too much time IN the business (day-to-day
operations + general management) — You would
rather work on business development
& growth. |
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I
can help -- by taking care of day-to-day operations
and routine management. |
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As
your business advisor/mentor,
how can I help?
Whether
you have a successful business, or you are challenged, overwhelmed
or struggling, I can be your ally — a catalyst to help
you achieve and further your business objectives.
You
may retain my services for ongoing help, or engage me for periodic
and/or occasional consultations or on a contract assignment.
I'm accountable for results; I deliver value! I
will bring fresh thinking to your endeavor.
I
can make contributions in one or more of these different
areas.
| 1 |
Operations
support — handling your day-to-day operations
and general management functions to relieve the business
owner(s) / entrepreneur(s) to focus on business development
and growth; |
| 2 |
Management
Advisory support — as a sounding board, observer
or facilitator for management meetings, to provide support
in problem resolution, vision, direction and strategic planning; |
| 3 |
Business
development initiatives — in conjunction with
your product, service delivery, marketing and sales teams,
- identify
and develop additional revenue avenues;
- design
new solutions and services;
- repackage
current offerings;
- create
strategies to get more of your customers' business;
-
evaluate and augment your programs to enhance value
to customer;
- do
something different to enhance results:
- uncover
possibilities;
- exploit
opportunities;
- capture
new marketplace demands;
- exploit
new trends & technologies;
- differentiate
yourself.
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| 4 |
Customer
focus — promoting strategies such as:
- Is
your business transaction-oriented, or relationship-focused?
- Do
your customers keep buying from you?
- Do
your customers act as your ambassadors in the marketplace?
- Do
you know how much your customers' need you fulfill?
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How is their experience in dealing with your organization?
Perhaps, it will improve if your customers, prospects
and visitors always have a satisfying and memorable
experience in every signle contact with your organization;
if you create
an emotional bond with them, they will love to do all
their business with you.
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| 5 |
Employee
development and performance improvement:
- Are
your employees committed to your business and giving
their best?
- How
is the morale among your employees?
- Do
you get value from your investment in them?
- Do
they simply carry out orders, or are they motivated
to take initiatives and produce new ideas?
Your
employees are your greatest asset. You can align your
troops to your purpose, by articulating and promoting
your business vision; by helping employees appreciate
their role in the organization (as opposed to feeling
like a proverbial cog-in-the-wheel); by eliciting everyone's
commitment to realize your vision. |
| 6 |
Operational
effectiveness: Is there scope for improvement in
operational efficiencies? A review of your operations, costs,
processes and work flow might reveal opportunities and avenues
for expense reduction, quality improvement, efficiencies,
economies of scale, time to deliver goods and service, and
so on. |
I
am versatile, quick study, results-driven and customer-focused.
Articulate communicator, an avid listener and a problem solver,
I have a knack for generating possibilities, identifying opportunities
and implementing action.
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My
Business Background
My
name is Anil Agrawal. I am a small-business veteran,
intrapreneur and entrepreneur, consultant, trainer, coach and
a manager — experienced in startup, development
and growth of small business. I would summarize my life experience
in supporting people, generating possibilities and creating results.
From
1975-1980, I worked as a regional manager for two data processing
service companies in India; I set up a new location and initiated
and delivered DP services in tough competitive markets.
In
1981, soon after I came to Canada, I joined a large consulting
company, and initiated a new office automation venture based entirely
on new technologies in first-time computer user environments.
This venture generated professional services revenue of $2.7 Million,
and established a legitimate new business avenue for the company.
This
was a unique intrapreneurial opportunity to pioneer
new technologies and train brand new computer users in carrying
out daily office functions on computers. I led and managed three
teams of systems engineers and other technical professionals.
All of the systems became fully operational, manual processes
were stopped, and users took over the operations and management
of all systems.
In
1988, at the time when new technologies were emerging, I embarked
on an entrepreneurial journey — I launched, established
and ran two high tech systems and training companies (LanVision
Corporation and NetVision Inc). I pioneered new technology implementation
in first-time user environments, trained regular users to become
self-sufficient in operating and managing technology in the workplace,
and evangelized adoption of new technologies by users.
In 1994, I launched another company, CareerPro Training Inc, and
initiated several technology retraining programs for the unemployed
people from diverse backgrounds, and helped them rehabilitate
in brand-new technology careers.
At
the end of 1996, I sold off my companies, and have been pursuing
business consulting services since.
During
1999-2000, I launched an e-Learning venture, and promoted e-Learning
in the small and medium enterprise (SME) marketplace. However,
the market was too slow in adopting e-Learning, and I made a business
decision to phase the operation out in 2000.
I
am now dedicated to providing business advisory and mentoring
service to small and medium size businesses, entrepreneurs
and professionals, focused on customer-service & productivity
improvement, operational efficiency, and management effectiveness.
Let
me be your Business Advisor.
 TRUST
is key in engaging
an external business advisor.
You
can safely trust me. Integrity, Ethical Conduct, and
Courage of Conviction have always been my guiding principles.
I
command over 25 years of entrepreneurial, business,
management, consulting, coaching and training experience
— In my different roles, I have handled a variety
of business functions including hiring, training, grooming
and developing people. I have had my share of introspection,
reflection and learning from my own many successes and
surprises in life.
Call
me, and
let us get to know each other.
Anil K. Agrawal
at 613-800-4896
Or, contact me
online. |
I
am flexible enough that I can make it work to suit your
specific situation. Let us have a face-to-face discussion
before you commit for a retainer service.
Or
try me out for a month. Or, howsoever
you feel like doing. No
obligation!
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