Managing in Difficult Times
While managing a business in "good times" is difficult enough, navigating through a downturn represents a unique, and often daunting, set of challenges. Whether you are associated with a publicly traded company, a small or medium-sized owner-operated enterprise, or a non-profit organization, you are probably wondering:
Is there a way to do more with less?
How can I plan for the future when so much is uncertain?
How do I keep employees motivated?
How can I continue to communicate with customers and employees with fewer internal resources?
Are there tools to help me benefit from the opinions of others?
Is it possible to find a resource that is available only when I need it?
I Can Help
As a marketing research, strategic planning, and communications professional with more than three decades of experience, I can help. Want to develop, update, or track the results of a strategic plan? Need to "work some magic" on that grant proposal or funding request? Know that you must continue to communicate with customers and employees even though you've had to eliminate or shrink resources?
Think of me as an employee, who knows your business, but only works when you say. No overhead. No benefits to pay. No space to provide or infrastructure to depreciate. Use my services just as much or as little as you need. A few hours a week. A particular project. A set of defined deliverables.
My skills include Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SPSS-PC, and online survey and discussion board tools, such as SurveyMonkey and Quick Topic, as well as strategic business planning and corporate communications.
Please explore this website to find out how I might be of help to you and your organization.
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Val Crane