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Local and National Owner/Partner Peer Review Groups

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Studies have shown membership in a peer group is one of the common denominators of profitable company's. 

Many times employees may see all the perks of ownership but never the myriad of employee issues you must address.  Or the challenge to continually add value to your products and services to keep margins from slipping or the risk associated with a turn of the economy, the investment new plant and equipment purchases that are required, the long hours, the challenge of disseminating the vision (over and over and over) and quite frankly the" loneliness at the top" we often feel but never outwardly acknowledge.

And while your bankers, accountants and attorneys are experts in their fields, few have any experience in making the types of business and human resource decisions you are faced with daily.

Family members or significant others, care deeply about, and are impacted by our decisions, but seldom do they have the business acumen or appropriate emotional distance to assist us in the way which can most benefit our business.

Thus the value of a peer group.  It allows you to step back from working in the business once a month, to meet with others facing similar challenges and work on your business for a change.

We all know an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  This is the ounce of prevention that keeps your attorney or accountant from saying "I wish you'd called me sooner". 

Our motto is “ Working on your business has never been as rewarding….or fun”. We combine this opportunity of rubbing shoulders and sharpening the saw with other business owners as a dynamic that will increase your personal enthusiasm and motivation - allowing you to deliver improved vision and leadership to your organization.

A wise man listens to advice, a fool only to himself.

Our national groups are vertically aligned groups and meet three times a year. Each meeting consists of a day and a half business meeting on specific issues involving their performance as well as issues relevant to their vertical market. Groups are made up of approximately 15 non-competing businesses within each vertical. We meet at easily accessible but exclusive clubs throughout the continental US.

To learn more please contact us. Or for more information on our National Vertically Aligned Groups, click here.

For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.

"The Peer group forum has proven to be a very valuable experience for me. As the CEO of a $10M company, I do not have the resources available F1000 companies have for strategic advice. This provides me with access to some of the industries finest business leaders to develop solutions to daily challenges ranging from strategic planning to delicate human resource issues. Our group is a collection of talented people dedicated to helping ourselves improve." Fred, CEO.