Creativity and innovation, onsite.

Bring new perspectives and practical ideas to your group or organization.  Presentations, seminars and facilitated sessions are designed to fit your interests, needs and schedule.

We specialize in topics that are relevant and practical, and emphasize simple things that can be done to produce immediate results.

Group facilitation

Facilitated sessions cover the range of management concerns, including strategic planning, process review and targeted problem solving.  These sessions are custom designed to address your specific business needs.

"(Ellen) teaches many of my small business workshops at Waubonsee and gets rave reviews from the students. She is knowledgeable in all aspects of small business management and marketing and I recommend her highly.” H.P. Waubonsee Community College SBDC

Presentations to fit your needs and interests

   Representative topics:

• "Networking Know-how" Get the most from networking opportunities with techniques and tricks to make networking fun and more profitable.

• "Seven Profitability Pitfalls" Sometimes little things mean a lot.  Visit seven of the "little things" that can destroy profitability for a business.

• "Pricing for Profit!" How much should you charge?  How much will you make?  Is your price realistic?  Learn a simple model that can help you set price to maximize profit.

• "Follow the Money" What is really happening in your business?  What hidden opportunities are there to increase your bottom line? 

• "Capitalizing on Change" Change is occurring at lightning speed, and seems to be accelerating daily. Take a look at trends, anticipate change and position your business to take advantage of emerging opportunities.

Are your group meetings getting stale?  Is it difficult for members to move beyond elevator speeches to more meaningful connections?  

321 Contact! is a dynamic networking process that moves participants into fresh discussions, new relationships and new skills. 

321 Contact! is networking based on giving. Participants request and offer help in business related skills, with no strings attached. Offers and requests are matched in a dynamic, interactive process and each participant leaves the session with commitments for one-on-one meetings.   

When participants meet  they not only share information on a business skill, but also learn as much as possible about the other person's business, with the intent of exploring other ways they might be of assistance to each other.   

321 Contact! takes networking to a new level.