What do participants have to say about
Be Strategic: Grow Your Business?
“I joined the Ely Be Strategic: Grow Your Business Strategy Group in April, 2010. Because of my involvement in Greenstone Group we learned the importance of hiring quality employees. Consequently, we’ve hired a lead carpenter which freed up my time to focus on sales and marketing. Now I’m swinging a hammer less and spending more time meeting with potential customers and negotiating contracts.”
Evan Faltesek
Vice President, Silver Birch Builders, Ely MN
“I am a sole proprietor of a web design firm and, like many entrepreneurs; I stumbled into my business one client at a time. It wasn’t until I was privileged to participate in the Greenstone Group’s Be Strategic: Grow Your Business series that I became aware of tools that most businesses probably take for granted: defining my business and target market, setting goals, creating effective marketing materials, and learning to track financial data in order to analyze the past and plan for the future.
It takes a lot to get an entrepreneur away from her business and into a classroom, but with the knowledgeable trainers and effective processes, not only was I able to put practices into place that increased my business 30% in only a few months, but I made lasting relationships that will be of value personally and professionally in years to come. Thank you, Greenstone Group!”
Irene Hartfield
Webgoddess.net, Babbitt MN
“I learned so much more about myself and how I can conduct my business. I now have a vision and a plan for growing it!
Now that I know some of the in’s and out’s of marketing from my Be Strategic: Grow Your Business class, I enjoy putting myself “out there” and it has already had an impact on my business.
Through the series, I developed a strategic ACTION plan with timelines that I am following. I have committed to my classmates to carry through with my plan for growth.”
Kathie Allen
Kathie Allen Coaching, Grand Rapids
“I had a mindset that I had to do it all by myself, but the Be Strategic series got me past that. Now I can focus on growing my business, and it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.”
Mary Ann Olson
Cabinet Corner and Home Center, Grand Rapids
“It was phenomenal! The Be Strategic: Grow Your Business series made me take the business side of my company more seriously. They had me establish goals, write them down, and be accountable. I now have a mission and a vision, and that makes my goals more attainable.”
Kara Polyner
Border Country Sign Co., Ely
“If you want your business to grow, you need to develop a plan for that growth. Greenstone Group taught us to map out where we wanted to go and how to get there—it was a great way to look at the big picture and get a plan on paper.
Our business is light years ahead of where we’d be if we missed the opportunity to grow with the Be Strategic series.”
Jason Zabokrtsky
Ely Outfitting Company & Boundary Waters Guide Service, Ely
