"GPS Reviews" Posts

Situation

The client, in the aviation industry, “procured the services of GPS to help us put our finances in the right order.  Whether it was cash flow, or profitability analysis, we lacked the systems and controls.  Our most urgent need, however, was that we were unable to finance the growth opportunities that were being contracted to us.”

Process

The GPS consultant “has significantly improved the outlook of our company, showing, in concrete ways, that we can succeed in the long term.  This has allowed us to establish a clear set of goals and focuses, enabling the growth that our company …

Situation

The GPS team was called in to address some long term issues for a retail client in the construction industry that had been in business since 1967.  “We have been ‘circling’ around the same problems and situations for several years now with no clue how to fix them.”

Process

The GPS team worked on tackling the client’s specific concerns, “We have been so totally impressed and so very grateful for the kind and crucial assistance offered.”

Result

Citing their consultant’s wisdom, expertise and skill, the client shared, “we have hope, direction, and a new future cast for our company, …

Situation

A small business that specializes in the design and manufacture of aerospace electronic instrumentation turned to GPS for management expertise.  “Although we have hard working employees, many are technically excellent, they have minimal management experience.”

Process

Over a course of a month, the GPS consultant was able to provide employee and managerial training and introduce a new skill set to the client’s lead lab technician, who is now a Production Manager that the fellow technicians respect.  “Everyone in the production lab now works in a more motivated environment and works more as a team.”

New sales goals were established …

Situation

A business owner in the residential and commercial construction industry for nearly 20 years brought in GPS to assist in the growth of his company and to help organize its succession to the next generation.

Process

Although the client felt hesitant, at first, about having outside analysis and changing the ways that they did business, “I must say that the experience has been overwhelmingly positive.”   The GPS consultant worked closely with the client and his staff regarding every aspect of his business.  “Personnel decisions, work flow, equipment receivables, professional development and many more areas were put under a …

Situation

GPS Consulting Company was tasked to make an industry supplier “a better, more efficient and profitable organization.”

Process

The GPS professionals “not only identified specific areas of our organization that needed change and direction, but have moved each area towards a common goal of productivity and profitability.”

Two of the areas identified were operations and sales.  First, in operations, employees were given specific targets of performance to be held accountable by well-defined job descriptions, metrics of performance and empowered managers.  The middle management team received clear goals to meet via key indicator and performance measurement reports, freeing up the …

Situation

A construction client had met with their financial partners and it became clear to them that they needed professional help in order to “form a clear plan to profitability.”  They were introduced to GPS and some of the options open to them through consulting. 

Process

The client was presented with “a plan and program that made sense.”  The GPS consultant, “an expert in finance,” showed the client how “our financials tied into our goals and how everything is tied into our cash management.  He went through the other aspects of our business, including our sales and operations, implementing change …

Situation

GPS was tasked with the role of initiating and implementing change for a manufacturer of machined hardware for a variety of industries.  “Our company has been around for 30 years.  Although we have done some things right to be around for that length of time, our lack of organization and the way we did things was clearly a serious problem, so much so that if it didn’t change and quickly, we faced shutting our doors.” 

Process

“Leadership and management was minimal, teamwork was nonexistent.”  The GPS consultant was, “direct and straight-forward.  He didn’t beat around the bush.  We …

Situation

The owner of an automotive repair company had been in business for 15 years and enjoyed success with “good honest employees, loyal customers and continuous growth, but things started to reverse themselves, a few years ago.  I knew that what I was doing wasn’t working.”  He had been forced to put his savings and his wife’s 401k into the business after falling behind on paying the 941s, state withholding and sales taxes.  He had talked seriously with his wife about closing the business, “I knew that I needed help.”

Process

GPS entered the picture, bringing a team of consultants …

Situation

A family owned business for over 30 years in the transportation & logistics industry,  providing services in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, brought GPS on board to facilitate smoother running operations.

Process

The GPS consultant worked with the client implementing new management procedures and tools.  This included clarifying the corporate structure and creating a company handbook and job descriptions, along with budget, cash flow, and other reports.  “I now have a true reading of where we stand and what we need to do to meet our goals of growth and profitability.”

Result

Client shared that it was a pleasure …