BUSINESS SERVICES
Small Business Start-up Consulting Services
Business Success Coach
Website Development
Business Plans
Marketing Plans
Human Resources Consulting
All too often small to mid-sized business owners are the driving force behind a successful concept and yet when it comes to the details of the administrative aspects of a starting or growing a business such as business and marketing plans or financials projections, they either don'’t have the time or the interest to give these critical facets of a successful business the attention they deserve. Utilizing the services of a consultant can save you money while helping you meet critical and often legal requirements of a business owner.
We can help you clarify your goals with a Business or Marketing Plan, negotiate your way through permits and licensing required for your particular field, and calculate your financial projections, staffing and space needs. We can even guide you through negotiation of your lease.
Whether in the start-up phase, having the need to bring your small firm into league with the growth you’ve experienced, realizing it's time to revisit that original business or marketing plan, looking to move from the current location you’'ve outgrown, or expand your staff we can help. With more than 20 years experience, we know what it takes to start and grow a business in California.
Launch Point can help you make your business dream a reality or take your company to the next level of growth!
Affiliations:
Member: Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce
Member: Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce
Member: Tuolumne County Women's Network
Member: Sonora Sunrise Rotary
Member: Society of Human Resource Professionals (SPHR Certification)
Colleagues:
Alliance SBDC
www.ALLIANCESBDC.com
209-567-4910
The Business Alliance of Tuolumne County
www.TheBusinessAlliance.net
209-677-7822
Media:
BUSINESS EXPERT IN RESTAURANTS AND STARTUPS OFFERS FREE CONSULTING
Whoever said that “there is no free lunch” has not called the Business Alliance in Tuolumne County. Free business consulting services are just a phone call away. Their newest business consultant, Lorinda Forrest, is an expert in generating new customers for small to medium-sized enterprises, with a specialty in helping startup businesses. Services include writing a business and marketing plan, promotions, developing company policies and human resources, staffing, budgeting, and lease and contract negotiation, to name a few. Forrest has experience in many industries including tourism, health care/medical field, and the restaurant business. As a college level instructor, Forrest is well-known for her class called, “Owning Your Own Business.” For more information or to request services, call Lorinda Forrest at (209) 626-9608, or email her at lorforr_gmail.com.
How can the Business Alliance provide highly trained experts for free? The Small Business Development Center (Alliance SBDC) trains and underwrites their business consultants thanks to a matching grant to the Tuolumne County Economic Development Authority from the Irving J. Symons Foundation at the Sonora Area Foundation and the Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE also provides free business consultants, many who have previously served as managers or CEOs in other communities.
Business Alliance of Tuolumne County
As a small business owner, free services are available to you through a newly formed umbrella organization comprised of four well known agencies: Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce, SCORE, Alliance SBDC, and the Economic Development Authority. Together, these entities have provided free business consulting and mentoring, training and workshops for decades and have helped many businesses grow into successful enterprises. For more information, call (209) 677-7822 at the Chamber of Commerce or log on to our website: www.thebusinessalliance.net.
Lorinda Forrest
With a long and varied business career specializing in business start-ups, business growth and human resources, Lorinda is well qualified to assist you realize your business dream or help your business grow to the next level. Lorinda has owned or co-owned four start-ups and worked with a variety of others ranging from one person operations to Silicon Valley medical device start-ups.
She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources and has established human resource departments, written policy & procedures manuals, employee handbooks and established benefits programs. She has also taught semester long classes in how to start a business as well as one-day seminars covering a variety of business issues.
Lorinda is passionate about small businesses and their value within the community. She enjoys the personal interaction with clients, sharing their vision for success and introducing collaborative partnerships that provide successful relationships for all.
There’s nothing that matches the excitement around a business start-up. However, turning the dream into a reality can be a daunting task. Our services for start-ups vary depending on your needs. We provide:
Business Plan Consulting
Marketing Plan Consulting
Financials & Projections
Website Design
Organizational Effectiveness Planning
Affordable Recruiting and Staffing
Office Space Search
Space Plan Calculations
Lease Negotiation Guidelines
Venture Funding Contacts
With more than 20 years experience, we’ve worked with businesses from restaurants to stockbrokers to zipline parks to medical device firms. Whether needing to bring your small firm into league with the growth you’ve experienced, refresh your original business or marketing plan , finally develop that website, we can help.
Business Plan Revisions
Organizational Effectiveness
Space Plan Calculations for Growth
Human Resource Consulting
Policy & Procedures Manual
Employee Handbooks
Sometimes it takes a fresh perspective to recharge your marketing campaign. Often small businesses need to become creative with a limited budget but don't know how to take advantage of the resources available. Forms of marketing are evolving constantly. Let us help you explore the opportunities linking into Social Media offers as well as utilizing other internet related to determine what works best for your business situation.
Most folks agree that the Internet is replacing the yellow pages as the resource to discover businesses to deal with and yet some existing businesses aren't yet online. We can help you establish a web presence and point people in your direction when they are looking for a business in your industry.
Website options can be as simple as one page and quality free websites exist! Let us assess your needs and help determine the option best suited to your business needs. We can also help with Search Engine Optimization and in making the most of other tools which help maximize your online presence - often at no or very little cost to you.
With the potential for legal action related to employees, a strong Human Resource Department is critical to being compliant. It also insures the relationship with your employees remains positive and contributes to your success. We can help you establish your Human Resources Department or give what you have a tune-up. We can also recommend low cost benefit options and such possibilities as a 401K program, employee wellness plans as well as other ideas you may have not considered. Launch Point knows how to develop an Employee Handbook, Policy & Procedures Manual and Code of Ethics. We also can provide templates for important documents like Employment Contracts for your attorney to review. We offer services from recruiting to organizational effectiveness to employee relations. Launch Point can also be a conduit towards the establishment of relationships with Drug Testing and Background/Credit Checking firms.
WWW.CALGOLD.CA.GOV
The state of California provides business start-ups the information they need to comply with permitting requirements, at the city, county, state and federal level
WWW.TCEDA.NET
The Tuolumne County Economic Development Authority supports business growth in Tuolumne County and provides resource information
WWW.ALLIANCESBDC.COM
Free business consulting services and class offerings. Funded by the Small Business Administration
WWW.TheBusinessAlliance.net
Your resource for free business consulting in Tuoloumne County
WWW.BNA.COM
BNA is the largest independent publisher of information and analysis products for professionals in business and government.They publish – in print and electronic formats – more than 350 daily, weekly, monthly, and up-to-the-minute news services covering the full range of legal, legislative, regulatory, and economic developments that impact the business environment around the nation and the world.
WWW.AMANET.ORG
American Management Association offers a large variety of management training and business development seminars to enhance core skills and stay ahead of evolving trends
WWW.ERIERI.COM
Economic Research Institute provides wage/salary, relocation, cost-of-living information, demographics data to private companies, consultants and government organizations
WWW.EDD.CA.GOV
California Employment Development Department.— provides links to unemployment insurance, disability insurance, employment and training as well as labor market information, payroll taxes and more
Articles / Papers / Links (Click on item below for more information)
Secrets to Bootstrapping (From Bootstrappers)
A Good Start - New Ventures Can Make Ethics a Part of Their Business Plan
Porter's Five Forces Model
SWOT Analysis
Fleshing Out Your Business Idea - Performing a Feasibility Study
Strategic Marketing Presentation
Social Media - An Introduction for Business
Turning Your Expertise to Dollars - Online
Back to Business Basics - Developing a Competitive Edge and Generating Value
SWOT Analysis.pdf
Business Idea Fleshing Out Process.pdf
Classes (Click on item below for more information)
November 9 , 2011 - Social Media for Business - Groveland, CA
Please revisit for a listing of classes held in 2012
Motivational Quotes
"A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others."
-- Chin-Ning Chu, Strategist
"Dreams never hurt anybody if he keeps working right behind the dream to make as much of it become real as he can."
-- Frank Woolworth, Entrepreneur
"Today, I would like to become the man my dog thinks I am."
-- Jack Thomson, Entrepreneur
"Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem and turned it into an opportunity."
--Joseph Sugarman, Marketing Expert
"Never does a man portray his character more vividly than his proclaiming the character of another."
-- Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, Former British Prime Minister
"Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still."
-- Chinese Proverb
"Someone might have a germ of talent, but 90% of it is discipline and how you practice it, what you do with it. Instinct won't carry you through the entire journey. It's what you do in the moments between inspiration."
-- Cate Blanchett, actress
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