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		<title>Who Ya&#8217; Gonna Call?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Your general manager just quit; you need emergency surgery; a fire has destroyed your inventory; your computer system has crashed; your wife has filed for divorce; the bank has called your line of credit; or any of a thousand other possible crisis has just slapped you in the face—you need help and you need it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your general manager just quit; you need emergency surgery; a fire has destroyed your inventory; your computer system has crashed; your wife has filed for divorce; the bank has called your line of credit; or any of a thousand other possible crisis has just slapped you in the face—you need help and you need it now! You might need only the reassurance of a phone call or you might need someone in your office for the next week. The Fremont Group is announcing the formation of their “911 Crisis Management.” Small business owners in need of emergency support of any kind are encouraged to call The Fremont Group at 303 338 9300 for and ask for Crisis Management or email us and put Crisis Management in the caption. Together we will immediately assess the situation and get you the help that you need.</p>
<p>Your emergency becomes our emergency. You will be pleased to know that for members of The Fremont Group, Crisis Management services do not carry emergency pricing. Members who use our emergency services are charged only our basic rates. Of course, for non-members there is a premium for rearranging our schedules, however, in a time of crisis, the focus should be on the amount “saved” as well as the amount invested. This benefit of membership can be the difference in your company’s survival.</p>
<p>The Fremont Group is a non-profit organization supported by donations and memberships. Memberships start at as little as $9.99 per month. For more information look to the <a href="http://tfginfo.org/wordpress/membership-benefits/membership-programscost/" target="_blank">Membership</a> pages on the web site.</p>
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		<title>Business Boot Camp&#8212;Are You Ready?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Are you ready for 2012? Has the last year gone as you planned? Measure twice; cut once is an expression that applies just as aptly to your business as it does to construction. You may not have achieved all you thought you would in 2011 but don’t let a lack of preparation be the cause [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you ready for 2012? Has the last year gone as you planned? Measure twice; cut once is an expression that applies just as aptly to your business as it does to construction. You may not have achieved all you thought you would in 2011 but don’t let a lack of preparation be the cause of a repeat in 2011. You can decide to do everything possible to change in 2012 or choose to just see what happens. Start off right</p>
<p><strong><em>January and February Only <span style="color: #ff0000;"> (January is sold out)</span></em></strong></p>
<p>In January and February The Fremont Group offers their “Business Boot Camp” You will be assigned a Success Partner who, in one week, will tear your business apart and lay out a plan for <strong><em>SUCCESS IN 2012</em></strong><em>. </em>They are not “yes men” so be prepared. The Fremont Business Boot Camp is not a seminar—it is an intensive implementation package designed to implement change; not talk about it. If you are not committed to change you should not enlist.</p>
<p><strong>Who is eligible:</strong></p>
<p>Your company must have more than 5 employees and have been in business more than two years. (Call for separate camps for start-up and small firms.)</p>
<p>You must be a “working owner” who is open to change.</p>
<p>You may not have more than 100 employees.</p>
<p><strong>What you will get:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Your entire company will become focused and “on the same page.”</li>
<li>Obstacles to achieving your results will be aired, addressed and the entire organization will be utilized to eliminate those obstacles.</li>
<li>Employee productivity will increase through “buy in” and proper use of accountability and incentives.</li>
<li>You will have a clear game plan that is designed to “win the game.” You will no longer be the football coach with a game plan that says, “if everything goes right we will only lose by a touchdown.”</li>
<li>What the bank wants to know and how to present it.</li>
<li>You will have a foundation for long-term success.</li>
<li>Your organization will have a new appreciation of your role as owner of the company.</li>
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<p><strong>How you will get it (Sample Agenda):<a name="_ftnref1_1279" href="file:///C:/Users/Dirk/AppData/Local/Temp/#_ftn1_1279"></a></strong><strong>[1]</strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Monday</span></p>
<p>Morning: Introduction to staff and tour facility. Meet with owners and key employees and distribute <em>Minding My Own Business </em>questionnaires. Gather financial information.</p>
<p>Afternoon: Identify your goals for 2012 and become familiar with your operations. Gather questionnaires and any additional information needed to complete a SWOT analysis of the company.</p>
<p>Evening: Success Partner completes financial analysis and analysis of the company and analysis of company morale and organizational issues.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tuesday</span></p>
<p>Breakfast: Success Partner and Head of Accounting</p>
<p>Morning: Meet with owners to review their analysis of current financial position. Present Accounting 101 to owners and financial staff (if required). Establish company budget and KPI’s. Assign Head of Sales to prepare a summary of the company’s “Sales System” for presentation on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Afternoon: Review the findings from the Employee questionnaires and interviews with owners. Contrast those findings with the owner’s perceptions. Identify current methods of employee accountability and incentives and develop the framework for desired methods of employee accountability and incentives.</p>
<p>Evening: Owners take Success Partner and key personnel to dinner—informal discussion.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wednesday</span></p>
<p>Breakfast: Success Partner and Head of Sales</p>
<p>Morning: Review with owners the presentation of the current “Sales System”</p>
<p>Review company goals and re-write them as required. Present SWOT analysis for discussion (Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities and Threats). Determine how these should be presented to the staff.</p>
<p>Afternoon: Company meeting. Present SWOT analysis. Review findings of the first two days. Solicit input from the organization. Conclude with the establishment of a management committee (companies with more than 10 employees) and their first meeting.</p>
<p>Evening: Success Partner completes first draft of Action Plan.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thursday</span></p>
<p>Breakfast; Success Partner and Head of Operations.</p>
<p>Morning: Meet with Management Committee (or owner in companies with fewer than 10 employees) to identify the five greatest issues facing the company and potential solutions. Review with owner and head of sales critique of the “Sales System.”</p>
<p>Afternoon: Meet with owners to develop a plan to address those issues. Develop a complete Action Plan for 2010. Establish benchmarks for progress.</p>
<p>Evening: Success Partner prepares formal Action Plan for presentation.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Friday</span></p>
<p>Breakfast and Morning: Meeting with owners to review presentation of Action Plan to the company. Presentation of the Action Plan in full company meeting. Wrap up.</p>
<p><strong>How to enlist:</strong></p>
<p>Call The Fremont Group at (303) 338 9300 and tell them you are ready for Boot Camp. Registration Fee is $9995 plus $500 for non-local travel; $100 for local travel. The travel and $4,000 non-refundable deposit is required to hold a date; balance due at the first meeting. Preferred method of payment is PayPal on this site. Companies who are members receive their discount.</p>
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<p><a name="_ftn1_1279" href="file:///C:/Users/Dirk/AppData/Local/Temp/#_ftnref1_1279"></a>[1] The agenda assumes that you business has a person who is the head of accounting; head of sales; and head of operations. In smaller companies the owner may double as this person. Other “tweeks” in the agenda normally have to be made to accommodate the unique situations in each company.</p>
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		<title>Winter Webinar Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Check out the Winter Webinar Schedule!  As always, webinars are FREE to members.  Check out this and the other benefits of membership.</p> ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out the <a href="http://tfginfo.org/wordpress/educational-and-mentoring-programs/fall-webinars/" target="_blank">Winter Webinar Schedule!</a>  As always, webinars are FREE to members.  Check out this and the other benefits of <a href="http://tfginfo.org/wordpress/membership-benefits/" target="_blank">membership</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Fremont Group Blog</title>
		<link>http://tfginfo.org/wordpress/2011/12/the-fremont-group-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The Fremont Group is a non-profit, membership organization.  The most recent blog post is always visible to all visitors, however to search or read other posts you must register and sign in.  There is no fee for registration.  You will be contacted to inform you of the benefits that we offer.  NO OTHER USE is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em><strong>The Fremont Group is a non-profit, membership organization.  The most recent blog post is always visible to all visitors, however to search or read other posts you must register and sign in.  There is no fee for registration.  You will be contacted to inform you of the benefits that we offer.  NO OTHER USE is made of this information&#8211;it is not sold or distributed.  Registration gives you full access to the blog, however membership is required to receive full access to this site.  There are numerous benefits of membership and hope that you will become a supporting member of our organization.  It is through that support that we offer our educational and mentoring programs.</strong></em></span></p>
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