You know what little the guy says, “15 minutes could save you 15% or more. . .” I might adopt a similar catch-phrase, “15 minutes could save you hours and hundreds or even thousands of dollars.”

Most businesses NEVER take advantage of the many free and low-cost tools available to run, organize and promote your business. Even when they do, many features go underutilized or not used at all. This results in hours of wasted time, costly errors, incomplete projects, and often leads to unnecessary purchases of additional software and services.

I provide group and individual training and consulting on key business applications. The training is typically done remotely and allows me to demonstrate features by showing my screen or by viewing and controlling your screen. 15-30 minutes of consulting or training can result in hours of increased efficiency and a far greater understanding of what is possible with your applications.

To fully understand the potential productivity gains, see the “PRODUCTIVITY PROFILES” below.

If you have any questions on these topics, feel free to call me at:

818-584-6288 or 805-889-8102.

You can also reach me online on google chat at: cbtoolkit ( at ) gmail [dot] com
or on skype at: cbtoolkit

AREAS I AM HELPING PEOPLE WITH MOST OFTEN ARE:

Microsoft Office Assistance and Training:

• Microsoft Word, Advanced Excel Spreadsheets and Automation (Macros)
• Presentation Assistance: Powerpoint without boredom!!
• MS Publisher – newsletters both setup and content

Microsoft Access Database Development

• MS Access to SQL Server (DB Management & Administration)
• Customized Reporting

Social Media Development, Setup, Training

• Blogging (WordPress), Podcasting/Videocasting, Live Video Streaming
• Integrating Facebook, Twitter and Others into your marketing and business.

Google Applications Setup, Migration, Training

• Google has email and MS Office style programs with documents, spreadsheets, and presentations you can work on with others users simultaneously. FREE!!! In many cases.

PRODUCTIVITY PROFILES

Real-Estate Development/Sales/Commissions
The controller and accounting department for a client in Arizona had a complex Excel commissioning system that required several days of input and adjustments each month. The manual process was time-consuming and often resulted in errors. Using MS Access, in less than 5 days, I created a way to calculate and track commissions and even provide a way for sales reps to see 30 day revenue forecast. The system allows input from multiple computers and has been in place for more than 2 years with 100% accuracy.

Legal/Document Assembly/Automation
A law-firm had the need to create more than 200 contracts with specific language requirements based on various criteria. Their initial plan involved a team of associates and paralegals over more than 6 weeks – manually creating the documents. Working with them, I built an Access database to track all the criteria and the language libraries. 14 days after starting the project, we pushed a button and Microsoft Access opened MS Word and created all of the contracts in 20 minutes with 100% accuracy!

Real-Estate Sales/Free Google Apps
A real-estate office in Toledo has employees in an office and working from home. They needed an email solution and a way to easily share documents. I helped set them up and then remotely train them on Google apps where they now have their company email and shared documents, spreadsheets, and presentations – all for FREE!.

Mortgage Banking/Email Marketing
A mortgage lender, in Bakersfield, had been struggling for a couple hours to do a customized email message to selected Outlook contacts. I logged into his computer remotely and in 15 minutes we had his message sent and he has since used what he learned repeatedly to reach out to his prospects and customers.

Tea/Specialty Products/Marketing Materials
An entrepreneur friend and I connected on Facebook where she had posted being in “Microsoft Word hell”. I logged in remotely and 10 minutes later the formatting problem she had struggled with was solved and she had a greater understanding of how to solve several other challenges.