Business FOR LIFE! Testimonials
"I'd known for some time that I needed to make changes in order to accomplish my business goals and enjoy my life. Thanks to the Business FOR LIFE! workshop series, I've learned the value of developing, documenting and implementing systems in my business. Using the skills developed in Business FOR LIFE!, I've been able to involve my team members more in the operation of the business. We're more focused on achieving shared goals, and we have systems to document our progress. Thanks to the follow-up sessions and coaching we received from our Kraft business advisors, we're actually getting things done that we've needed to do for years. Customer service has improved, and we're all enjoying a renewed sense of enthusiasm about the business."
Mike compares his Business FOR LIFE! experience to lasix eye surgery. "I'd worn glasses or contacts my entire life until three years ago when I had the surgery. The liberation I felt afterwards, being able to see clearly without glasses, was incredible! That's the same feeling of liberation I'm experiencing in my business today. I attribute my new sense of business freedom to the philosophies and skills I learned in Business FOR LIFE!"
Mike Hayes, Mike Hayes & Associates
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"I was skeptical at first. Having attended numerous workshops in my 15 year career in the banking industry I can say that Business FOR LIFE! is the only workshop that has had a meaningful, measurable impact on my business and my life. Prior to attending Business FOR LIFE! the office that I was managing at my former company had never performed better than 140th in the company in terms of productivity. After attending the workshop that same office jumped to 4th in the company and consistently performed in the top 5 in the company during my tenure as manager. Since graduating from the workshop I have gone on to become a Senior Relationship Officer and Vice President of a leading bank in my community and continue to utilize the tools that I acquired in the Business FOR LIFE! seminar. I attribute this incredible improvement directly to the philosophies and skills that I developed in Business FOR LIFE!."
Alan Ricketts
Vice President
CedarStone Bank
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"The Business FOR LIFE! workshops helped us realize that we must be able to change and react to meet customer needs, or we're going to miss opportunities. It taught us how to work as a team to make changes for the future and how to motivate others."
Danny Stewart, Advanced Propane, Inc.
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"As family business owners, we were overworked and under-organized. Business FOR LIFE! gave us a road map for making positive changes. The most beneficial part of the programs for us was the personal coaching we received from our Kraft advisors in between the sessions. Most small businesses don't have access to this type of resource."
Derrick Ledford, System Integrations, Inc.
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"We had achieved a lot of success with our business, but I came to a point where no matter how hard I worked, we couldn't grow the business beyond where we were. I was not having fun for the first time in my life. Through the Business FOR LIFE! workshop series, I learned that I could make changes to achieve my financial goals as well as my personal goals. For the first time in several years I have hope that I can achieve both, and I'm enjoying my work again."
Bill Bryson, AXA Advisors
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"Business FOR LIFE! taught me that it's never too late to learn to do things better. Having been the boss for years, I thought we were doing a pretty good job of communicating with employees, but we found that our employees didn't agree. With the skills learned in Business FOR LIFE!, we improved our employee relations rating by 30% in just a couple of months, and we learned first hand that happy employees are productive employees.
Just by listening to and involving employees in business decisions, we've implemented a new electronic warranty recording system that saves us time and money, reduces errors, and improves customer service. And it cost us nothing; our employees designed it themselves! Change doesn't get any better than that.
Since we attended Business FOR LIFE!, System Integrations is doing things differently than ever before, and it's made a measurable impact on our business productivity. It's been wonderful to discover at age 63 that business can be fun again."
WOW, five years later and 67 years old - what a ride it has been. The workshop principles are still embedded in my mind and the minds of my two sons. It is the foundation that we have used many times over and over to grow our company and move it to the next level. Maintaining control and growing is fun if you have a handle on what you are doing. The last five years have been the greatest and most rewarding time in the life of my work. If you are thinking of taking the workshop, but feel that you do not have the time, believe me, you will gain rewards that far exceed your time and money."
Bruce Ledford, System Integrations, Inc.
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"We paid $15,000 years ago for a series of videos and manuals for training the technical lab workers. Business FOR LIFE! has the potential to be much more valuable."
Jim Smith, Hermitage Dental Labs
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"With three family members working together, running a business could be a challenge, but Business FOR LIFE! helped us. By documenting systems and procedures, clarifying job responsibilities and working as a team, we're able to run our business more effectively while maintaining family harmony."
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