Business Resources
These individuals and organizations provide invaluable assistance and support to Capability Company, and are highly recommended business resources.
- Action Plan Marketing is one of the best resources on the Web for attracting more clients and marketing your services. It's specifically for consultants and coaches like you and me and has a wealth of free information—including a Marketing Plan Workbook and the first chapter of their excellent InfoGuru Marketing Manual—and great products that can help you grow your business.
- Sherry Essig, Partner, Priority Ventures Group, works with professionals to effect real change in their business and personal lives. Through a collaborative process that is both analytical and intuitive, Sherry enables clients to problem-solve and achieve work / life integration. Her philosophy is: The way you live your day is the way you live your life. With a career that spans more than 20 years in finance, marketing, strategy and business management, including positions at international CPA firm Coopers and Lybrand and two Fortune 500 companies, and as a certified business coach, Sherry is uniquely qualified to: help people achieve a particular business goal; devise tactical actions; think strategically; knock down barriers; ensure balance in their lives; assess their next career step; and just plain get "unstuck." Her proprietary tools, developed and tested over a period of years, use metrics to diagnose issues and target areas for development. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Sherry co-founded Priority Ventures group in 1994 and is the creator of the Bring Your Business to Life™ program.
- Annette J. Hall, CPA, P.A. is a certified public accountant and business advisor. She operates a tax and accounting practice in Cary, North Carolina as a sole practitioner. Her firm specializes in small business and nonprofit accounting and year round tax services. The practice was formed in an effort to provide professional accounting services to small business and nonprofit entities without multiple layers of management or excessive fees. Annette has extensive experience working with nonprofit organizations and services a broad range of organizations including: religious, health and welfare, private foundations, professional, social service and other agencies. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for a multi-million dollar electronics corporation as well as various nonprofit organizations. She is a member of the North Carolina Association of CPAs, the National Association of Tax Professionals and Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce. She is an authorized E-file provider and has trained IRS volunteers in the community with their VITA program.
- Shoestring Creative Group is a full-service advertising, marketing, public relations and graphic design agency that provides services to nonprofits and good causes at discounted rates. The firm has representatives in cities around the country and is headquartered in Portland, Maine. Shoestring Creative Group was founded on the belief that government and nonprofit clients should have affordable marketing, graphic design and public relations services and should never rely on leftovers from ad agencies or struggle for attention at the bottom of client rosters. Their innovative business model is built differently, making it possible for us to do top-notch work at low rates—only for good causes. The company's website provides more information, as well as a resource section for nonprofits and the option of signing up for a free newsletter that offers nonprofits news, tips and ideas for marketing on a “shoestring” budget.
- As a Virtual Assistant and owner of virtualme, inc., Lisa Englert provides administrative and business support—with an emphasis on marketing, public relations and communications—to entrepreneurs, small business owners and independent professionals so they can focus on the wisest and best use of their time. What makes her "virtual" is that she works from her own office as an independent contractor. Because she works with her clients via phone, Internet, fax and e-mail, they can be across the street or across the globe. Lisa's client base is small which allows her to work in long-term, collaborative partnerships. Since she's not on her clients' payroll, they don't have to provide office space in their home, purchase extra equipment, or pay employee benefits and taxes. For an hourly or retainer fee, they get 100% productive time and all of Lisa's vast talents and skills acquired from over 20 years of working in "Corporate America."
- The Alliance for Nonprofit Management is the professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits—to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission.
- Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) represents 25,000 members in 165 chapters throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs.
- Association of Philanthropic Counsel promotes best practices and upholds ethical standards in the delivery of professional philanthropic services to nonprofit organizations and enhances members' business operations through professional development and interaction.
- Consultants United and Camp Goodwork is a small, informal national network of independent consultants who are connected for mutual learning and support. Camp Goodwork is a two-day learning and networking workshop for independent consultants who serve nonprofit Organizations.
