Yes.  We work with several lending institutions that specialize in small business lending.  We can work with you to develop a loan package that will be appealing to potential lenders through careful analysis of your business, your industry, your market and your niche. 

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Mainly small business from sole proprietorships up to 50 employees.

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 Business Advisors are professional who help business owners and organizational leaders define and achieve their goals, with the ultimate goal of making the business more organized and profitable.  At Aepiphanni, our goal not only to advise, but also to help to see you and your business grow and become more profitable

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When you begin to have questions about your business that you cannot answer,

 You find yourself unable to achieve your goals on your own,

 You feel like you are being run by your business or

 You find yourself nearly at the end of your rope.

 You are interested in finding a way to become more efficient but aren’t sure how to do it

 You’ve identified some opportunities that you are missing and could use some assistance in getting them done

 You need to address some organizational concerns but don’t have the time or manpower to do so.

 You just need a third party or another set of eyes to assist with decision making

 You have an idea that you would like to develop, but are unsure about how to start or proceed.

 You need someone to come into your business for a short time to work with you and your team to address some ongoing internal concerns or interests.

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Often, a business advisor can see and address things that you may not have had the chance to get at.  It is like marketing.  You know that you need it.  Your business can grow from it.  Many people are hesitant to invest the money up front without seeing the immediate return.  Those, however, who have taken the plunge, have succeeded in ways that are far beyond where they could have gotten alone.

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Through a process of brainstorming, mission and vision seeking, we can see where your organization is versus where you would like for it to be.

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There are several ways in which we can work out your investment

  i.      By the project:  This is common for projects such as business plans and websites.  However, the project must stay within a specific scope.  Otherwise, adjustments may have to be made.

 ii.      Hourly – this is typical for advisory or coaching projects.  Most often, there will be a retainer.  Hourly rates are broken down in ten minute increments by

1.      Professional service fees (the work that we have specifically been trained to do)

and

2.      Administrative fees (work such as typing, mailing, etc)

 iii.      Retainer – This allows you to predetermine the amount of weekly, bi-weekly or monthly investment you would like to make in your project.  This is most appropriate for larger/longer projects.  The actual amount of work is tracked and submitted to ensure that you are receiving what you expected.

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 In many cases, no one knows as much about your business as you do.  The “Bright Ideas for Small Businesses” aren’t always our ideas, but ideas that you have had that you need us to execute.  In other cases, clients have simply needed what they knew about their business organized so they could plan next steps.  In other cases, small business owners needed infrastructure in their business.  They could provide an excellent product, but could not make money doing it.

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 There are a number of ways we can work together.  Our role could be any of the following:

  i.      We can do the work

 ii.      We can lead the work – you would provide us with a team to work with, or we will lead a team of  consultants for larger projects

 iii.      We can mentor and advise you – how you might want to handle a certain situation

 iv.      We can educate you – teach you how to do something, such as a marketing strategy

 v.      We can act as facilitators – help you get through a meeting or discussion while ensuring that all of the objectives have been met within the timeframe set up

 vi.      We can manage your project – ensure that your project comes in on time and within budget

vii.      We can provide recommendations – a list of things that you might want to do to achieve your goals

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 If you go to the articles section in Aepiphanni.com, there is a document there from the Institute of Management Consultants called “How to Hire a Management Consultant”, along with the IMC Code of Ethics.  These should be excellent resources.  If you chose not to go with Aepiphanni Business Solutions, I would take the time to make sure that the consultant you do engage does meet all of the criteria listed.

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Aepiphanni Business Solutions is a personal small business consulting firm that focuses its energies on working with you to make sure that you are doing what you want to be doing and how you want to be doing it.  Our mission statement is

 “To serve entrepreneurs, small business owners and their businesses with the most inclusive and personalized small business products and services to enhance their present viability and long-term success rates to support economic development and empower communities.”

 Additional reasons include:

 i.      More than 17 years of experience in the creative, consulting and management positions in small businesses

 ii.      Designed, opened and operated successful small businesses, including a lawn service company, a paper route, a high school dating service, an administrative aid service, a full service restaurant and a catering company

 iii.      Provided six years of consulting and advisory services for small businesses in areas of start up, organization, growth and development

 iv.      Ongoing training and education in small business entrepreneurial  innovation, management, strategy, organizational design, website and internet services and training

 v.      A strong desire and training to help small business owners find and fulfill their purposes

 vi.      A personal mission to help people turn their passions into successful businesses

 vii.      A commitment to use our God-given purposes to help small business owners

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