Gerke and Associates, INC

Columbia Business Times – The Pulse of Local Business

gerke — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:42:26 +0000

CBT Q&A: The pulse of local business: Uncertainty hindering business development in Columbia

By CBT Staff
Aug 20, 2010

The CBT asked four business consultants and two certified public accountants what they’re hearing on the street and from their clients: Cathy Atkins, president of Savant Business Development Systems; Jim Gann, director of technology business at MU’s University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Gene Gerke and Joe Weston of Gerke & Associates; Jim Marberry of Marberry & Company, PC, CPAs; and Troy Norton, audit partner with Williams-Keepers LLC.

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Haskel Thompson & Associates

gerke — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:40:03 +0000

Haskel Thompson & Associates is the leading executive search firm in the industry serving a client base composed of independent jobbers and resellers, family-operated companies top industry vendors and Fortune 500 corporations. Beyond longevity and a unique search process technology, Haskel offers his expansive client base flexible engagement agreements, candidate replacement courtesies, and a slew of top-tier references and testimonials all serviced by a highly experienced senior team of recruiters

Employee Retention

mayecreate — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:11:32 +0000

Retaining quality, productive employees is key to business success. Salaries and benefits can impact retention and productivity. But often it is the non-financial factors that have the greatest impact, particularly for entry level and hourly employees. This paper looks at employment as a process: from recruitment to termination, from start to finish.

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Business Process Mapping Guide

mayecreate — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:34:31 +0000

Day to day business processes serve as arteries to carry the life-blood (data and information) of an organization. Whether these business processes are efficient, inefficient, effective, ineffective, boring or exciting (rarely are they ever exciting), they are the foundation required for all companies to function; yet they are too often ignored.

This 31 page guide outlines the steps leading to successful process mapping:

Purpose statement
Internal response
Team members
Project scope
Conducting mapping sessions

This Business Process Mapping Guide was created from real-world, real client, experiences!

This Guide is NOT for those who:

Don’t understand the value of Mapping Processes

Need to learn how to use Process Mapping software

This Guide IS for those who:

Want to learn how to organize and manage a successful Process Mapping project

Would like to see real-world, step-by-step, examples of how Business Process Mapping projects are setup and conducted

Want to get to the point without reading a lot of books based on theory.

View a sample guide

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Family Business Philosophy

mayecreate — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:34:38 +0000

Successful Strategic Planning for a family business has to consider the family’s philosophy regarding business, family and community. This worksheet can help define that philosophy.

G&A Family Business Philosophy Drivers

Gerke & Associates Can Develop Customized Benchmarking for You or Your Industry

mayecreate — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:26:31 +0000

Gerke & Associates has been customizing benchmarking applications since 1977. Clients include small independent retailers and entire consumer products industries. One 10-year benchmarking engagement involved working with North American and European distributors of consumer products, an led to nearly 100% increase in profit margin for the group. Contact us for details on how we can develop profit-improvement benchmarking for your company or your industry.

Five Common Pitfalls in Strategic Planning

gerke — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:16:06 +0000

For more than 30 years we have been helping clients develop sound strategic plans. During that time we have also seen firms make mistakes in tackling the strategic planning process. This report highlights the pitfalls to avoid in planning.

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Board & Advisory Council Roles

mayecreate — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:33:15 +0000

Are you considering the outside Board of Directors or Advisory Council? Or are your current Board or Council members unclear on their roles? This checklist can help you and your advisers establish the desired roles and responsibilities.

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Supervisory Skills Training Agenda

mayecreate — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:32:24 +0000

People moving into supervisory roles can often benefit from training in the art of supervising others. Take a look at the Supervisory Skills Training that Gerke consultants can provide for your company.

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Measuring for Success – A Modern Benchmarking Application

mayecreate — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:25:10 +0000

Effective business benchmarking involves continuous measuring and comparing of any performance metric so it can be improved over time. Anything that can be measured can be benchmarked, whether it is the number of shelf items sold, the number of man hours spent unloading trucks, the average collection period for receivables or average sales per salesperson.

Selecting the most important business variables for benchmarking requires careful planning by management, and the discipline to continue collecting data to monitor improvement over time. This practice may not always be popular with the staff but its value in building profit improvement is essential.

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