Melanie Patrick Helps Unearth Clues to Success
FROM THE "BAY AREA BUSINESS WOMAN" JUNE 2002

Small business owners are often isolated. Allowing others to work with you as consultant or temporary team member often gives a new vision and energy to your efforts and increases your income. Consulting is detective work. There is mystery within each business. What is working? What isn't working? Why are some owners thriving and others exhausted? Melanie Patrick's mission is to help other small business owners unearth the clues to their success.

Patrick's role is to provide support, perspective and problem solving so her clients can achieve their goals. One owner was amazed when Patrick found hidden assets in her past due accounts. Her services updated the billing methods and yielded $75,000 in cash flow. Another company asked for help in the order service department, and she discovered errors were actually in the methodology for receiving the orders, not in filling them. Another manager was spending long hours doing repetitive tasks, so Patrick created new job descriptions that allowed those tasks to be delegated. These observations of business process resulted in significant savings in labor costs within a matter of days.

Entrepreneurs focused on daily tasks often miss their long-term goals. Patrick helps them define the goals and break them into practical steps, which makes them manageable. She helps clients examine critical points to improve the bottom line. She improves the vision for the business by designing objective business plans, which are regularly updated to stay focused.

Melanie Patrick's business background extends over 20 years. She is committed to small business ventures and the risk takers that believe in their own missions and values. For 15 years she successfully created and managed her own cafe and bakery. Completing an MBA, in 1998 allowed her to gain more corporate and non-profit background in diverse organizational settings to enlarge her consulting "tool kit." She has consulted with food manufacturers, natural health practitioners, restaurants, veterinarians, retreat centers and home business services. As a small business owner, financial and interpersonal guide, she is committed to helping other ventures develop successfully, integrating their values and missions into the business of their dreams.

For information on how her expertise might work to help you improve your business operations, send an email- intro@creativestrategicconsulting.com.

Please email me to schedule a free complimentary session or for further information about availability.

Creative Strategic Consulting
Melanie Patrick, MBA
510.543.5070
melanie@creativestrategicconsulting.com

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