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Grow your Business -- Grow Yourself

It Takes S.A.S.

1.Support
2. Accountability
3. Systems

How We Work

We tailor our programs to fit our your needs and on our website you'll find the most requested services plans. We provide proprietary tools and a six-step proven technique that brings results. Our process:

Assess: Be honest about your current situation.
Clarity: Develop comprehensive visions and goals.
Gap It: Identify the holes between where your business is and where you want it to be.
Focus: Create simple high-level roadmap to close gaps.
Execute: Implement leveraged actions, delegate, and learn new skills.
Monitor: Document, assess, and refine the changes you've made.

Results

When you work with us you can expect the following results:

You'll be hyper-focused.
There are so many things to do while running a business and so much new marketing "bling" coming at you daily. Our clients take risk, can easily set priorities, and catch their mistakes faster because they have a one-page plan they're following. You'll become more efficient, effective, focused, productive, profitable, and reach more milestones quickly.

You'll learn how to fish.
Maybe not really fish, unless you want to learn how to fish as Maria enjoys fishing, but we'll teach you the "how to-s" of business best practices so that the next time you need to do "__x__" you can do it more easily and confidently. Often we educate our clients in areas of managing and marketing that they need some help with.

You'll make better decisions, easier.
When a business owner is constantly putting out fires all the time, the chances of making mistakes is high. Our clients find it amazing that by redeveloping their business foundation they're making more meaningful decisions based on strategies rooted in solid information. Out of emergency mode, they've created "reserves" and experience more work-life balance.

You'll consistently attract higher-end clients.
Focusing your marketing efforts on your ideal clients leads you to attract more higher paying clients; the types that will come back for more and provide you with referrals without you asking. They'll understand your business better because you're helping them become substantially successful and in return will be able to refer you better, too.

You'll have a business that looks like you want it to.
Clients have offices who don't want them. Other clients want offices and don't have them. Others travel when then don't want to. The list goes on... If you'd like, we'll help you create a different business model -- one that works for you now; and will work for you long into the future.

You'll have a partner.
We form a working, productive, and cooperative partnership with our clients. Even when we're not meeting, you're bound to find a resource (or two or three) that I've found that will help you execute your marketing plan better. We're not partners in the legal sense, just the human sense. That goes for the work we do with your team members, too!

Guiding Values

We believe these things about business:

Increased sales are mandatory.
You're in business for many reasons and one reason is to make money. We work very closely with our clients to help them reduce expenses and increase their earnings.

Self-employment is not an option.
Your business is an investment in your future. If it's currently a J.O.B., we work with you to make a shift in mind-set to self-employed and then to owning your business as an investment.

Providing others with a paycheck is a gift.
To me, there is no better gift we can give back to others, than to provide them with a job in a company whose leader loves what they do and treats them very well.

Success is what YOU determine it is.
As you're completing your intake form you'll notice that you're answering many personal and business questions about your short and long term goals. That's to help me learn what success means to you, because it's YOUR definition of success that I'll help you reach!

Planning and measuring results matter.
You'll have access to a plethora of step-by-step planning and measuring support, tools, and software. We'll help you update your life and business vision so that you can establish objectives and then determine the criteria for tracking your progress.

Our Approach

Very New Yorkish - Like ME
I'm a stereotypical New Yorker. You'll get the truth over me being nice every day (no matter what). You'll get a trusted advisor who loves life in all it's diverseness. You'll get opinions and an extreme number of solutions, resources and ideas for just about every problem imaginable. I'm bottom line, no bull-shit, lets get going, life is short, here's the gentle kick in the ass you need, sort of person. And my clients tell me, often, that they wouldn't want me to be any other way!

It's about getting the golden ring
The work we'll do together will be a mix of difficult, awful, frustrating, exciting, wonderful, and lots of fun. Hey, change -- even good change -- isn't easy. If you want to start working together and don't intend on creating a business/marketing plan first, I can't work with you. And while my clients tell me often that I'm generous and understanding; however, if you know that you need to hire a coach who can hold your hand 24/7 - 360 days a year, please go elsewhere.

One size does NOT fit all
Different clients need different things. Although we have a variety of service modules (see services pages) and address a wide variety of issues at different price point, we approach each project listening to the clients and designing the project to produce long-lasting results for your company with the least amount struggle.

Personalized response guaranteed
My client have a private email and private phone number directly to me. They know when I'll be away from the office and for how long so they can contact me when its important to do so. They do not go through my assistant -- even when I'm traveling. Most of my clients prefer scheduling their own phone sessions online using our automated system; the rest we schedule at our last session of the month.

What's Different About Us

What sets Maria and Elevating Your Business apart from other business strategists, coaches, and advisors is that she partners with her clients so that they experience more of the 5 F's of Success: freedom, flexibility, full-fillment, family-time, and fun that life has to offer. Below are some other reasons why we're different from our competitors.

Experience You'll Get
Maria's a trained life coach who has been deeply entrenched in big business for more than 20 years and small business 15 years. She has experience working with solopreneurs to mega-million companies in areas of finance, marketing, technology, operations, administration, purchasing, accounting, customer relations, team building, and sales growth. We just don't' coach our clients, instead we partner with you and are driven to help you attain the results you want to achieve.

Being online counts
Our clients marketing plan usually involves web marketing, social networking, and other online marketing strategies. Having help from someone who has been using a computer since the late 1970's and created a website 1998 is a good thing! You'll see people mention that I'm an article marketing or ezine marketing pioneer (true).

Training counts
You'll get the experience of a life long learner having spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on personal and professional development. I've received certifications as a mediator, teleclass leader, One Page Business Plan® Consultant, graduated from Coach U in 2000, and continue to attend personal and business training programs.

Having systems count
To help you shorten the learning curve, we provide effective evaluations, assessments, audios, workbooks, samples, software, etc. Need a resource? No problem-o! I'm called "The Resource Queen" and can rattle off website names, books, and solutions that help our clients get unstuck-- quickly.

What's Next?

Read our endorsements from clients and colleagues on Maria's LinkedIn™ profile by clicking here.

Now that you have a real good idea about the results to expect, how we work and our approach, the next step is request an Exploratory Session.

Work On Your Business Not In It

The business owners I work with love what they do and don't love managing the day-to-day operations of their business. To allow them to do more of what they love -- it takes delegating. And before you delegate, you must document and systematize.

The first system you work on are your goals; then we work on your business and marketing plan. From there you'll determine what system to create next. Could be a pricing system, networking system, follow up system, hiring/firing system, etc., etc.

Documenting helps you get more consistent and accurate results. This helps you spend more time on what you enjoy, deal with what you need to be doing, or the usual emergencies that crop up from time to time. Systems help you spend more time working on your business and less time working in your business -- just like the Emyth Revisited recommends.

The Process

When we work together we follow these general steps to design a customized solution to meet your needs personally and professionally.

Our process is highly customized to each client. However, generally speaking the process looks like this:

Initial Discovery Session
We want to get to know you, your goals, the issues you face, and the results you are looking to achieve. We provide you with a Business Best Practices Assessment to submit to us prior to your Discovery Session. Together we'll look at your company's weaknesses and strengths and by end of this call we'll know if we're a good match to work together (or not). Clients with profits of under 1M then choose a plan that best suites your overall situation. Clients over 1M in sales, see the next step.

Program Customization
We'll send you an informal proposal outlining a program tailored to you (and/or your team) for you to sign off on. The program may consist of: coaching, consulting, education, resources, or training (or a mixture of these). It may include one-on-one or group work or both. It maybe work on a specific project or work done over time. Sometimes the proposal is approved as it is; other times we talk again before it's finalized and our partnership begins.

Support
Support could include phone, in person, Skype, or email. Complete the weekly Success Tracker by email and keep me up to date on your progress and concerns between calls.

Plan
One initiative our programs always include is the completion of the One Page Business Plan® for the person or people we work with. It defines your vision, goals, strategies, and goals. It also gives us a roadmap for future success and action.

Execution
You'll implement, monitor your plan weekly using our online Performance Management System.

Sessions
Consist of support, brainstorming, training, listening sessions, and whatever issues came about in your Success Tracker or since it was submitted. At the end of each session you'll determine 2-3 tasks (happy homework) to complete before the next session that will help you reach important goals.

At every point, you'll profit from whatever tips, tools, ideas, perspective, resources, templates, and support Maria (and her team) offer.

What's Next?

Now that you have a real good idea about our process the next step is for you to schedule your Discovery Session (conducted over the phone).

5 Ways We Can Help You

Successful people hire experts to help them grow their businesses quickly. If you're committed to more success and have terrific goals to reach, you need the best resources available.

Tools: We can provide you with access to insightful, leading edge business ideas, tools and resources that will assist you to earn more and work less. Subscribe to our FREE Get More Business Newsletter Investment: FREE.

Training: We can provide you with world-class training programs online or in person to help you and your team improve business skills, communications and profits. Learn more about our Training ProgramsInvestment: $19.99 to $299.

Mastermind: Get much needed help and stimulating support from your own personal and professional Advisory Board. Learn more about upcoming Mastermind programsInvestment: $2500. to $3500. per year.

Services: Get access to our proven to solutions using business advising, coaching, and educational services. Receive all the 1:1 support you can use in applying the tools and processes that will help you exceed your goals. Start here Investment: $333. to $1500 a month, after completion of your One Page Business Plan®.

Planning: The cornerstone of our program is creation of a business and marketing plan on one-page. Start here Investment: $899. to $1299 (group) to $- sliding scale based on your company sales (1:1)

Next Up?

Maria is a very experienced, well-known trained coach, who also worked with Thomas Leonard (sometimes called the father of coaching). She comes to you with a strong business background (3 businesses, 3rd generation of business owner and 35+ years business history). View the lasting results of her clients here. Maria guarantees her work in writing; yes, writing - get a hand written note from Maria stating the guarantee she'll provide you. She's that sure that you'll find your investment in her services worthwhile personally and professionally. Learn more about Maria

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We're Ready To Help You Strategically

Create a vision for your life and your business.
Design short and long term goals that of course consistent with your vision.
Determine who are your very best ideal client to increase your sales.
Execute action plans to achieve your goals.
Create systems and processes.
Determine what tasks can be easily delegates and which ones we'll get that way.
Document your procedures, so that hiring is an easier task and you do only the things you enjoy doing.
Manage projects, timelines and "whatever" more easily.

Work On Your Business Not In It

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