Low Cost California Free Business Consulting for Entrepreneurs and Small Business with Limited Resources

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by Dr. Gary W. Lawson
CEO, Lawson & Associates

"The Entrepreneur's
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Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Business Startups, Small Business Consulting, Business Plans, Marketing Plans, Business Development, Seminars, Classes, Business Training, Employee Training, Personal Selling, Los Angeles County Business Seminars, Classroom Rental, Business Training and Internet Marketing for small businesses in Southern California with limited resources.

Lawson & Associates
Business Consulting, Training, Seminars

Call Toll Free (888) 380-6337 ext 202 Email - gwlawson@csupomona.edu

Lawson & Associates Business Consultants (LABC) is a proven Southern California business consulting firm that specializes in helping small not-for-profit and profit businesses to establish and grow their business and increase their bottom line. LABC works with businesses from start up to 150 employees and $40 million in sales. LABC works with Southern California businesses to assist in design, implementation and follow up of business plans, marketing plans, strategic plans, networking, Internet projects, websites, public relations projects, advertising, basic financial services, employee training, expansion and infrastructure development.

Entrepreneurs with Passion, Energy, Commitment,
Vision and Drive should call...(888) 380-6337.

Our Mission/Mantra

Lawson & Associates Business Consultants (LABC) works with Southern California for-profit and not-for-profit business entrepreneurs, start up businesses, businesses in transition and businesses in crisis. LABC helps businesses to become more successful.

We help passionate business visionaries succeed.

Small Business Consulting Approach

Proven entrepreneur and business college professor, Dr. Gary W. Lawson, oversees every client's program. All businesses are encouraged to sign up for the classes and seminars as scheduled and as seating availability permits. Please note that the business seminars and business classes are limited to 6-20 participants depending on the subject. Due to the relatively low fees and very limited seating, the classes and seminars fill up very quickly.

With more than 25 years experience, Dr. Lawson offers proven, effective, dynamic, immediate and quality business consulting services. Business owners and not-for-profit executive directors will find LABC to be a continual source of encouragement, structure, information, new ideas, innovative methodologies and cost-effective business strategies. LABC helps businesses with initial and on-going business research; market research; controlling costs; business development, implementation and follow up related to start up, marketing, strategic and organizational plans; improving profit margins; increasing market share; increasing sales; training and developing employees; assists with goal setting, vision and mission statement development; building a stronger management team; increasing employee morale; team building; telephone training and preparing a business for growth or downsizing.

Partial list of LABC services includes the following:

Entrepreneurship
Establishing entrepreneurial techniques
Learning how to become an entrepreneur
Starting a new business
Establishing a new business idea
Starting a non-profit 501 (c ) 3 organization
Writing business plans
Securing business funding
Business marketing
Business advertising
Business public relations
Website development
Website maintenance
Website internet marketing
Organizational development
Business planning
Strategic planning
Employee training
Management development
Team development
Goal setting
Employee morale
Individual business consulting
Monthly business consulting
Small group business group consulting
Business seminars
Business classes
Business operational, planning analysis
Meeting room rental
Classroom rental
and much more!

Passionate Business Owners do the majority of the work.
LABC assists as a consultant - a guide - a sounding board - an expert - a mentor.

Contact Information

Telephone

(888) 380-6337

FAX

(866) 380-6337

Postal/Mailing Address

322 Paseo Tesoro, Walnut, CA 91789

Electronic mail

General Information: MedicalDiscounts@aol.com

Office Hours Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ask for Dr. Lawson ext 202.

Four Stages of Business

Starting A Business

Starting a business is one of the most exciting journeys an individual can take. Over ten million people each year consider starting a business. As a result, more than three million new small businesses are started annually. Entrepreneurship offers numerous rewards, but it also presents many challenges. Understanding these challenges and careful business planning can help a new business succeed.

Managing

The success of any business is closely related to how well the business is managed. Good management is the root source of business growth. Managing your business should not be considered an academic exercise. Rather, it is the real-world application of strong leadership, a positive attitude, solid business knowledge, and good people skills. It is the ability to influence and make decisions; and it is the ability to inspire and lead others. Acquiring good management skills is essential for the success like putting money in the bank.

Marketing

Few things are more exciting than expanding a business. Whether you want your business to grow in size or remain small but successful, growth is critical. Business growth assumes you have made it through the early start-up phases and are now ready to expand. It is a period where you can spread your wings and look for new business horizons. However, like earlier stages of development, growing a business requires solid preparation, steadfast commitment and a willingness to take calculated risks. There are many resources that can assist you in expanding your business.

Exit Strategy

Exiting a business is a reality that should be considered and planned for during the early stages of a business. Such preparations will require development of contingency plans for events that may never happen. Planning for getting out of a business is just as important as the planning required for starting a business. A solid, well thought out exit strategy can save time, money, and a great deal of frustration in the future.

Lawson & Associates Business Consultants Introduction

Succeeding in business is not easy for most new business owners. In fact, most businesses fail within the first three years. Profitability and growth are difficult to maintain for any size business, and for many small businesses getting professional help is too expensive. LABC provides business consulting, research, planning and training in most areas of business.

Consulting Services
LABC provides business consulting, management consulting, website consulting, public relations, advertising and marketing consulting as well as consulting in most other areas of business. Dr. Lawson provides business advice based on both an extensive educational and real world successful business experience and knowledge. There are few business consultants with multiple advanced business degrees, teaching experience and a proven entrepreneurial track record of starting, operating and selling more than a dozen successful businesses.

LABC can help a business find new creative ways to market their business products and services. LABC provides business startup advice, small business advice as well as complicated business strategies and business changes. In addition, LABC offers strategic management consulting, basic human resources consulting, change management consulting, marketing consulting, networking and project management consulting.

Consulting Services and business consultancy is our business. LABC wants to be your management consultant, marketing consultant and business consultant. LABC succeeds by helping you succeed.

LABC Helps Small Business Clients Help Themselves!

Research qualitative and quantitative research - Planning - create and follow a business plan - Training And Seminars Sales training and sales management training to increase sales. Customer service training and customer loyalty training to assist in customer retention. Leadership development, management development, team development, professional development and employee training can provide effective leadership, greater efficiency and stifle your competition. Management training, executive coaching and leadership training to increase leadership and management skills. Continuous training and development of management and employees will increase a business' chance of sustained profitability and growth. Human resource development and employee development can actually save a business money. Project management training is crucial for time sensitive low margin projects. Dispute Resolution - Conflict resolution and diversity training is available.

Most of our classes are taught by Dr. Lawson and include real world knowledge of the subject matter. Our business seminars, management seminars, sales seminars, marketing seminars, leadership seminars and other training seminars are very popular so sign up early.

Business Consulting Services

Business Planning

Clear and effective business planning - Getting the most out of your business plan - Budgeting - Business policies & procedures - Infrastructure Development - Business exit strategies - Planning for change, making changes, follow up - Technology planning - Preparing for growth - Employee training - Management training - Outsourcing - Preparing a business vision - Mission statements (mantra development)

E-Business

Electronic agreements - Ensuring customers' privacy - Developing, improving and changing a website -Marketing, running a website - Using the internet as a marketing tool - Online credit cards (ECommerce) - DSL - Computer hardware, software

Finance & Capital

Writing a business plan for a loan - Approaching your bank - Managing cash flow - Securing funding - Bookkeeping - Record keeping - Understanding financial statements

Technology

Telephones - Telephony - Answering services - Computerization - Computers - Scanning - Software - Beepers - Cell phones - Fax machines - Copy machines

Human Resources

Conflict Management, Conflict Management and Negotiation, Building a senior management team - Partnerships - Profit sharing - Performance reviews - Employee progressive disciplinary system - Involving employees (employee participation) - Hiring quality and reliable people

Leadership

Becoming a leader - Hands-on leadership - Effective leadership - Conflict Management, Employee Conflict Management, Renewing yourself as a leader - Cultivating confident employees who own their work - Create an innovative work environment - Empowering employees

Legal - basic information

Avoiding legal problems- Conflict Management, Protect your business from legal action - Obtaining a lease - Advertising legally - Type of legal business organization to start - Developing an employee handbook - Protect yourself from employee lawsuits - Resolving disputes

Marketing & Public Relations

Establishing a community presence - Creating, maintaining and improving business image - Aggressive, guerilla marketing - Advertising - Marketing planning - Low cost marketing and advertising - Using public relations techniques - Press releases - Networking - Open houses - Signage - Location selection - Grand openings - Announcements -
Events - Event planning

Office Management

Conflict Management, Conflict Management and Negotiation, Web site development - Debt collections, debt management - Avoiding conflicts of interest - Office flow, productivity, working environment - Maintaining a good vendor relationships - Efficiency and effectiveness - Insurance - Leasing equipment

Sales & Customer Service

Business-to-business selling - Making customers happy - Building customer relationships - Building your referral business - Enhancing sales - Forecasting the future - Finding your first customers - Getting to know your customers - Telephone training - Supporting your sales staff - Selling your products and services - Making your business convenient for customers

Training

Developing employees - Training a sales staff - Employee training - Management training -Employee orientation - Ethics training

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Business Consulting Services

Business Planning Consulting Services

    Clear and effective business planning
    Getting the most out of your business plan
    Budgeting
    Business policies & procedures
    Infrastructure Development
    Business exit strategies
    Planning for change, making changes, follow up
    Technology planning
    Preparing for growth
    Employee training
    Management training
    Outsourcing
    Preparing a business vision
    Mission statements - mantra development

Sales & Customer Service Business Consulting Services

    Business-to-business selling
    Making customers happy
    Building customer relationships
    Building your referral business
    Enhancing sales
    Forecasting the future
    Finding your first customers
    Getting to know your customers
    Telephone training
    Supporting your sales staff
    Selling your products and services
    Making your business convenient for customers

Leadership Business Consulting Services

    Becoming a leader
    Hands-on leadership
    Effective leadership
    Renewing yourself as a leader
    Cultivating confident employees who own their work
    Create an innovative work environment
    Empowering employees

Marketing, Business Development, Advertising
& Public Relations Business Consulting Services

    Establishing a community presence
    Creating, maintaining and improving business image
    Aggressive, guerilla marketing
    Advertising
    Marketing planning
    Low cost marketing and advertising
    Using public relations techniques
    Press releases
    Networking
    Open houses
    Signage
    Location selection

E-Business Business Consulting Services

    Electronic agreements
    Ensuring customers' privacy
    Developing, improving and changing a website
    Marketing, running a website
    Using the internet as a marketing tool
    Online credit cards
    DSL - Computer hardware, software

Finance & Capital Business Consulting Services
(for better, more complete information, clients are encouraged to speak with a CPA)

    Writing a business plan for a loan
    Approaching your bank
    Managing cash flow
    Securing funding
    Bookkeeping
    Record keeping
    Understanding financial statements

Technology Business Consulting Services

    Telephones
    Telephony
    Answering services
    Computerization
    Computers
    Software
    Beepers
    Cell phones
    Fax machines
    Copy machines

Human Resources Business Consulting Services

    Building a senior management team
    Partnerships
    Profit sharing
    Performance reviews
    Employee progressive disciplinary system
    Involving employees - employee participation
    Hiring quality and reliable people

Legal - basic information Business Consulting Services
(for better, more comprehensive legal information clients are encouraged to contact an attorney)

    Avoiding legal problems
    Protect your business from legal action
    Obtaining a lease
    Advertising legally
    Type of legal business organization to start
    Developing an employee handbook
    Protect yourself from employee lawsuits
    Resolving disputes
    Conflict Management
    Conflict Management and Negotiation
    Employee Conflict Management

Office Management Business Consulting Services

    Web site
    Conflict Management
    Conflict Management and Negotiation
    Debt collections, debt management
    Avoiding conflicts of interest
    Office flow, productivity, working environment
    Maintaining a good vendor relationships
    Efficiency and effectiveness
    Insurance - for more comprehensive information
            speak with a business insurance agent
    Leasing equipment

Tax - basic information Business Consulting Services
(for better, more complete information, clients are encouraged to speak with a CPA)

Home-office deductions
Filing taxes

Employee and Management Training Business Consulting Services

    Developing employees
    Training a sales staff
    Conflict Management training
    Employee Conflict Management training
    Management Conflict Management trainign
    Employee training
    Management training
    Employee orientation
    Ethics training


Business Consulting, Planning & Marketing, Strategic Planning, Business Goal Setting.

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