<h3>Topline Associates Inc. - company development and growth strategy tools, sales performance skills and employment strategies</h3> <p align="left"><font face="Tahoma" size="3" color="#800000"><b>topline associates, inc.</b></font><font size="3"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">focuses on helping companies accelerate revenue growth, because a healthy bottom line begins with a robust top line. Company growth dreams rarely come true by accident. To achieve superior top-line results, a company must know how to grow, get the right people, partner effectively, keep the best people, and position sales teams to close sales. Creating a growth plan is the first step of the journey. Four other processes enable that growth plan to become a reality: top talent selection, Smart Partnering™, retention & business development, and sales performance.</font></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">These five processes form the </font><font face="Tahoma" size="3" color="#800000"><b>topline</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> "Revenue Growth System™." Each component is vital to building and sustaining a robust top line. The tools and techniques that enable the day-to-day implementation of the </font><font face="Tahoma" size="3" color="#800000"><b>topline</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Revenue Growth System we call "Superior Top-Line Practices™." Call us to schedule a Top-Line Company Checkup™ to assess the overall health of your company's sales performance.</font></p> <p align="left"><b><font size="3"><a name="1"></a>What makes topline associates different from other consulting firms?</font></b></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3">Topline consultants get down to brass tacks when it comes to growth and implementation. Most topline interventions focus on process and specific behavioral practices. Other firms may provide recommendations and then go away, but topline gets the job done, face-to-face, toe-to-toe. Brutal honesty is a hallmark of topline involvement. </font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3"><b><a name="2"></a>Does topline work in specific industries?</b></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3">Since topline consultants specialize in processes common to nearly every industry, there is no single industry focus. Consultants have helped firms of all sizes and industries to accelerate growth with proven tools and techniques. Whether you are a manufacturer, distributor, professional service firm, high or low tech, topline has solutions for making your company more successful.</font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3"><b><a name="3"></a>How do most projects start?</b></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3">Most projects start with a topline checkup of current processes, programs and structures related to generating revenue. Consultants interview key players, review systems and establish a benchmark for improvement. Once opportunities for improvement are identified, recommendations for action are presented to management. topline consultants follow through with implementation of some of the recommendations, while clients follow through with others.</font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3"><b><a name="4"></a>Do some engagements begin with narrowly focused projects?</b></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3">Many projects begin with topline consultants addressing specific issues identified by the client. In most cases, these projects lead to a complete topline checkup that addresses less urgent but equally important opportunities to further accelerate growth.</font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3"><b><a name="5"></a>My company is national in scope, can topline help?</b></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3">Topline consultants have worked for large national and international clients as well as local and regional firms in the Rocky Mountain West. Consultants have developed programs and processes that client companies have internalized, reducing dependence on consultant intervention. Consultant experience includes AT&T, GTE, Exxon-Mobil, First Data Corp., GE Capital Finance and many others.</font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3"><b><a name="6"></a>How do I know topline solutions will fit my particular company?</b></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3">Consultants have years of successful experience in the real world. Listening is the most important skill topline consultants use to understand your concerns, wants and needs. Every engagement results in solutions that are tailor made to each client’s situation, culture and style. Specific tools and techniques focus on fundamental processes that drive success. Consultants stay involved through implementation to insure proper fit.</font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3"><b><a name="7"></a>Can topline train my sales team?</b></font></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><font size="3">Although training is only one element of accelerating growth, it is a critical part of any growth strategy. Consultants sometimes perform training, performance coaching, executive mentoring and workshops as part of an overall project aimed at growing a company. Often, consultants address four major growth components: growth strategy, selecting and keeping the right people, providing the appropriate skills sets for job performance and taking advantage of changes in the market.</font></p>