The Wall Street Journal has contacted TAB regarding specific and unique actions small business owners have taken to counter the economic downturn in the U.S.

If you are a TAB Austin member who is interested in sharing specific creative ideas you have implemented, please let me know.

Thank you,

Ellen Peskuric
512-331-1822                                                                                                                       Ellen@TABAustin.com

Following is the second in a great series six articles being published in Austin Construction News.  The series deals with a variety of unique challenges experienced by contractors.  It is written by John Dini, President of MPN, Inc and Managing Director of The Alternative Board TAB® in San Antonio.

Growing Out of Business Part II

© Copyright 2009 Joe Zente

Following is an interesting article based on a study of Canadian private owners by the CIBC

CIBC Study

Harder Consulting Celebrates 10^th Anniversary &

Announces New Banking Division

Harder Consulting has provided its clients with specialized staffing and recruitment services in the areas of accounting, finance, and human resources for the last 10 years.  In July 2008 Harder Consulting launched a new banking division devoted to the placement of banking professionals.  With certified recruiters on staff and more than 50 combined years of experience in the staffing industry, we have worked hard to build a reputation of treating our clients and candidates with honesty, respect and integrity.           

What we offer

At Harder Consulting, we present our clients and candidates with in-depth counseling services to drill down to their core needs.  Armed with extensive knowledge of today’s market trends and a candidate database that stretches across the country, our recruiters are able to source positions and candidates not found elsewhere. Whether you are a seasoned professional, recent college graduate, a company increasing its head count or a down-sizing organization, we are here to provide support from start to finish.                                                                              

Employers

We work closely with our clients to thoroughly understand the hiring manager’s needs. Our recruiters combine that client-based knowledge with our proven ability to source and attract the right candidate.  At Harder Consulting, we specialize in the proactive process, a system of recruiting whereby we have access to candidates not actively looking to move, often considered passive and overlooked by other recruiting and staffing firms. This method of sourcing allows us to provide a successful, timely match that is also cost effective for the client.  We provide our clients with a variety of hiring options, from short-term, temporary positions, to high-level direct hires.

Our Certifications

Harder Consulting holds the following certifications:  MBE, Minority Business Enterprise certified by the Central & South Texas Minority Business Council; WBE, Women Business Enterprise certified by the Women’s Business Council Southwest; and HUB, Historically Underutilized Business by the State of Texas.

Contact us with any questions regarding our various services.  We look forward to making you a valued partner.

Z3 Performance Development is all about FREEDOM. We help our clients achieve “Freedom Through Results and Results Through Responsibility.” Our clients are forward-thinking owners and executives who represent the best of the best. The best in character, the best in commitment, and the best in results.

We gain by helping executives attain the freedom to pursue their dreams. This is accomplished by helping them to understand and crystallize their personal vision, grow their businesses, improve their margins, develop superior sales organizations, recruit strong sales people and beat their competition. We have a 100% Stake in the Outcome. When our clients win, we win.

The principles and beliefs that govern our behavior are:

Integrity: We make it a point to always do the right thing. We keep our commitments and walk our talk.

Results: By minimizing non-essential, trivial, and time-consuming activities in business and in life, one can focus quickly upon the IMPORTANT and attack it in a prioritized, efficient and straight-forward manner.

Personal Accountability-We demand it from all of our stakeholders and assist our clients in making Personal Accountability one of their own Core Values.

Teamwork: We actively model the team concept in all aspects of our business.

Excellence: We strive to constantly improve and demand the same from our clients. We work with two types of clients, those who are WINNERS and those who are committed to become WINNERS.

Fun: We believe that fun is a key ingredient to life. People who enjoy themselves will learn efficiently, be open to changes in behavior, experience reduced stress and be more successful. We’ll laugh at ourselves and laugh with you.

Profit: We are in business to make money (lots of it). We hope that you are, too.

Our Background

The coaches, trainers and practicioners of Z3 Performance Development have extensive real world performance development experience over a broad range of industries, offering a variety of programs and tools to help you Upgrade Your Sales.

We have helped thousands of owners & executives upgrade their Sales, Business, & Life.