Our Clients Want To Build Their Businesses Using Macs
Our clients use Apple products in their businesses or want to convert to Apple. They see technology as the tool to take their business to the next level, but need help getting there. They are business owners who are done feeling stuck in the frustrating world of MS Windows. Our clients tend to fit these three categories:
- They are attorneys who need someone who understands the specific workflow of a legal office. They want to streamline all the facets of running their own practice, including a case management system (Daylite), and integrating a billing solution (Billings Pro.)
- They are small business owners who want to set their business up for growth, using their Mac. They want to build in the ease and simplicity of the Mac, and make it work for business. They need to know how to make this happen, so that they maximize their potential growth.
- They are prospective retail store owners who want to run their store on Macs. They have done the research, and understand that they need someone to plan and implement such a system.
You Love Your Mac At Home and Want To Run Your Business With That Same Efficiency and Reliability You Have Come to Expect.
Your Office Systems Aren’t Working For You, and That’s Costing You Money
Our clients come to us for a variety of reasons, but you can sum them up by saying they want to use Mac technology to improve their business. Here are some of the typical situations our clients are experiencing when we first hear from them.
- You want to convert the business to Macs or complete the transition. You may have converted the business over to Mac, but you’re still doing billing on the PC, with all its problems and limitations. Your growth will be constrained unless you can tame the “paper beast” and make all your data and billing efficient and accessible.
- Your office is chaotic, with information in different systems that are not integrated. You’ve made your break from the big law firm, set up your own practice and you’re finally gaining momentum. You’ve been “making rain” and business is rolling in, but the office is out of control. Access to account or case information is limited to the physical files in your office. When you travel, you can’t do your best work because your systems aren’t set up to give you access to the client data you need.
- Your staff can’t coordinate their projects, tasks, and scheduling, and information can’t be shared. You aren’t happy with the circumstances in your office, and you’re constantly frustrated. The way you’re set up is not working for you or your clients. You have a vision of how you want to operate, but don’t know how to do it or how to make it easy to fix the problems.
- The worst part is that you know you are not capturing all your billable hours. It’s just too hard to keep track of those snippets of billable time that happen in cabs and walking down the street. You could improve your bottom line considerably, if you could efficiently record your billable hours without being bound to a place, a computer or virtualization back in Windows.
- Maybe you’ve gotten frustrated because you’ve been trying to do it all yourself, or you’ve been relying on someone without adequate expertise. You’ve spent hours doing something yourself like setting up Daylite for remote access–then after all that, it still doesn’t work. You earn too much an hour to be spending your time this way. Your bottom line is hurting.
Your Business Can’t Grow Unless You Gain Efficiency Through Systems That Support Your Business
You’re ready to make a change and you want an expert on your team to guide that change. You need someone who understands your business, and knows how to get you the results you want. You want it to go easily and smoothly, without creating further havoc or downtime in the office.
You’re smart, and somewhat tech savvy, but it’s not the best use of your time to keep on trying to figure it out for yourself. You want someone to come in, set it up right, and then teach you and your staff how to maximize the systems. Since you’re already sold on the Mac, you know there are many improvements you could implement to run your business better.
Our Clients Are Already Success Stories, and They’re Ready for More Success
Our clients are poised to grow their business. They’re strong and growing businesses, but they need help to remove any existing constraints. They’re smart, bright and tops at what they do. They want their business systems to work for them and fit their lifestyle—instead of having to distort their lifestyle to fit the limitations of their office.
We Can Boost Your Success If…
We’ve noticed time and again that certain types of clients enjoy the best financial and efficiency results from working with us. We’ve identified specific traits in those clients who are most likely to achieve the efficient office that improves their revenue stream. This is what we’ve noticed about our most successful clients:
- They are not limited in their thinking about what is possible for their business. They have certainty that their business will continue to grow, and they are pursuing a vision to get there. They’re committed to long-term solutions—not just a quick fix.
- They are already successful and established. Their business is already doing well, and they are ready to take it to the next level. They want to make productivity and revenue gains through technological wizardry.
- They understand the value of paying for expertise, and they’re willing to budget for it. They appreciate and value input from a skilled IT professional. They understand that IT expertise is a necessary investment in a highly functional and efficient office and that that investment boosts profitability.
- My clients are excellent business-people. They operate (or want to operate) a well-organized, effective, and efficient business. They plan ahead, anticipate problems, and proactively avoid crises.
- My clients are “good” people—kind, respectful, caring, ethical and appreciative. They are able to laugh, and actively create a positive environment in their office–while not taking themselves too seriously. They are people-oriented, even nurturing—nothing like the stressed out attorney caricature so commonly associated with the career.
- They know that they are not using much of what their current systems have to offer, and want to maximize them. They’re probably only using about 5% of their capability, and haven’t made the training investment to learn more. They’re ready to give up their previous methodology of “doing it all myself”, and get the help they need.
- They’ve decided to make the most of their software as a tool to organize and develop their business. They want to set up their business properly and start out right. They know that with consulting help, they will get much more out of the software investment, and their business will benefit.
