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I really want to thank Tom and GPS for all of his hard work he has put into our company for the last 2 weeks. He is a very personable and knowledgeable individual with many great ideas for moving our company forward and out of this slump we are in.

First, he opened our eyes to the way we should be running our company with a cash flow plan. He then moved us to the Blood Wall to show us how to generate ideas for old and new business and how to cut our variable and fixed cost. This will be a very useful tool for us for years to come. He has done so much to establish our break-even point and now we know just how much sales we have to do to make a profit.

He taught Regina the ins and outs of Excel and how to prepare and use the spreadsheet designed for us to use. He has made sure we (Danny, Regina and I) know how to read our income statement and the five key things we need to pay attention to when going over it. He put in place a budget for us to move forward this year and the next and also made sure we know how to do one for future years to come.

He has given Danny some great ideas in regards to running the shop and dealing with our employees. He has also given me great information on how to make sound sales calls and what the customer needs to hear when I’m making the call.

When Allan and Wayne arrived I was experiencing “buyer’s remorse”, a condition I have been challenged with many times throughout my life. I also had little confidence that GPS could actually provide solutions to my problems.

To compound the problem, very tight cash flow and a major downward trend in the agricultural economy was causing me a lot concern about my ability to pay services rendered. They remained unruffled by my attitude and gained my trust and confidence with their “common sense” approach to the challenges that lie before me.

It did not take long for me to realize they had the ability to develop an effective business plan that I can implement. But, most importantly of all, they demonstrated that they genuinely desire to help me re-establish a healthy business and build additional profitability.

We would like to take the opportunity to describe the work that GPS USA, Inc., and, specifically Paul, performed for us at ARP. Paul has a firm grasp of Consulting Engagement and took the time to implement them to the owners and employees of ARP.

Paul is also highly skilled at recognizing issues that require escalation to management for decision making. Paul presented a number of well though-out options with pros and cons to aid the decision maker in making choices and in understanding and communicating the implications of that choice. Paul is an excellent organizer and deals effectively with those to whom he reports. Superior under stress, Paul appears to become calmer and more patient as stress escalates or conflicts emerge.

Paul taught us how to organize our business, how to use new tools, and management skills. We spent a large portion of our time with Paul learning how to organize our “finances”! WOW, we have learned so much.

In short, Paul is the kind of quality individual it takes on the team to be successful. Thank you, Paul for your excellent support, direction and efforts in our time working together.