Albert Overman
Certified Professional Business Coach
Executive And Life Coaching Services LLC
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Is Running Your Business Getting in the Way
of Running Your Business?
These are trying times. Whether you are experiencing a business slow-down, a downturn or a full recession, there are methods to manage change and survive and thrive even in the most difficult of circumstances.

Our business is to keep your business IN business; to assist you in surviving a downturn and identify opportunities unique to your business and expertise.

Small and medium-sized business owners and managers somehow have the idea that they must do everything themselves in managing and operating their business. This is simply not true. We serve as your in-house business consultant and advisor and bring fresh ideas and methods to grow your business and increase your profits.

Just because you CAN do everything, doesn’t mean you SHOULD do everything. It is often best to have a professional assist you in managing your business so as to maximize your potential and achieve the best possible result in solving problems and making decisions.

Grow Your Business in Spite of the Slowing Economy
Are you or someone in your business having a difficult time:
  • Increasing sales
  • Expanding into new markets or obtaining new customers or clients
  • With legal matters affecting your business
  • Obtaining a loan or preparing a loan package with a business plan, break-even analysis, cash flow analysis, balance sheet, profit & loss projections, etc.
  • Managing change
  • Making the business or management decisions necessary to change with the accelerating change of the business environment
What do you think would happen if the president or CEO of a major corporation was required to perform all of the various functions of the corporation? It would go into a death spiral; because today people specialize and large businesses operate with specialists. They let people do what they do best and let others do the rest.

And you would find that the president or CEO does not even know HOW to do many of the critical functions of the business; for example, accounting, law, information technology, sales, or other essential management duties. Well, if the people who run major businesses and can’t do everything effectively and efficiently themselves, what makes you believe that you can or should do it? You should do what these smart, talented people do – you also should do what you do best and let others do the rest.

“As-Needed” Consulting
Let us help you run your business on an “as-needed” basis. We will assist you in operating your business profitably, efficiently and effectively while you concentrate on your strengths and talents.

We live in a world of specialization, and all of us are specialists at something.

We are specialists in helping you run your business, solve your problems and increase your profits.

Be Proactive

Many businesses don’t seek help until they run into difficulty. They do so only when there is a clear sign that they need assistance. What can be even worse, however, is if a business is doing just OK; because then the owners or managers become complacent and don’t realize that they can do even better. The good can become the enemy of the great. Most businesses can become even more successful with professional help. We provide that help.

Get out ahead of a slowdown, downturn or recession. Anticipate a downturn and make changes ahead of time instead of reacting to changing market conditions after the fact like most businesses. If you prepare ahead of time and make necessary changes ahead of the curve, you will do much better than other businesses.

Businesses owners and managers “don’t know what they don’t know”. But having someone who does know and who specializes in helping with the management of the business can save the business money and help it be more successful.

 

Telephone Consultations and Coaching Available
If time is a concern, we offer on-site or telephone consultation and coaching. Or we can create a combination of on-site, telephone and internet coaching. Consulting and coaching can be done on an hourly, monthly or project basis. We work with organizations both locally and anywhere in the USA or the world.

 

 

7706 Kenmore Drive, Harahan, LA 70123-3838 • 504.342.4283 • aoverman@albertoverman.com

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