Business Development Project Overview:
Over the course of 15-plus years of service, Cornerstone Business Solutions has helped clients with a broad variety of projects that support the client’s core activities of FINANCE, OPERATIONS, PEOPLE and MARKETING.
Projects are carefully planned with clients to produce the highest possible return on investment in the shortest amount of time.
To accomplish this, we work with the client to establish specific objectives, timelines and budgets.  This is a critical step because clients have to simultaneously manage their businesses (working IN the business) even as they work with Cornerstone on the business development project (working ON the business.)
Below is a representative sampling of project activities:
People are a company’s greatest asset. Â Nothing has happens without people! Â Cornerstone has experience with and the capacity to help a client company with a variety of People-related projects.
These include:
- Job descriptions
- Performance review systems
- Executive coaching
- Job interview preparations and candidate assessment
Marketing is so crucial. Â Many companies are really good at doing what they do, but find telling the world about what they do difficult. Cornerstone can help! Â Here are samples of marketing projects done over the years for clients:
- Ideal customer/client profile development
- Marketing plan
- Advertising planning
- Customer satisfaction surveying
- Sales process management mapping and consulting
- Sales force training
- Sales force compensation development
Successful operations are all about the disciplines of getting things done.  Predictable inputs.  Predictable outputs. The consistency of product and service distinguishes the “good’ from the “best.”
Cornerstone has helped clients over the years with a variety of projects supporting operational excellence.
These include:
- Process mapping and audit
- Quality control measurement
- Job costing
- Inventory management control and optimization studies
- Operations manuals and documentation
Financial management is a critical task for any business.  Cornerstone has helped clients over the years with a broad variety of accounting and financial management projects.
Over the years, Cornerstone has helped clients with the following:
- Chart of accounts development
- Monthly financial performance reviews
- Cash flow modeling
- Loan preparation
- Start-up Capital
- Business Sale-Purchase Analysis and Transaction Support
- Expert witness analysis
- MS Excel training
Chris’ combination of academic credentials, career experience and temperament ideally suit his calling as a business development advisor. Clients say he has a mind for business and a heart for service.