International Development Services

As our 7 week journey with Jim ends, we are thoroughly impressed with progress made and the amount of support this gentleman gave us. The accomplishments and goals that have taken place with the company as a whole are astounding.

Jim has shown us a “new light,” on how structure and chain of command make all the difference in a company. We have known this but for someone to personally sit down with us and map it out, is absolutely amazing. Jim has helped in so many ways with our new program being installed, compete employee handbook, etc.

Marty and I are personally saddened upon his departure. As Jim moves on to another family, we can only hope that the rest of our journey with your company with be as smooth, knowledgeable, and delightful as Jim Hamilton has been to our M & D family.

It was my pleasure to work with Bill, and I would highly recommend his services. He was instrumental in developing systems within our business to streamline tasks and improve profitability.

Specifically, he helped us analyze our historical data to vastly improve our bidding process, as well as put methods in place to accurately job cost for future jobs. Additionally, he showed us the importance of measuring employee performance and using that feedback to motivate employees.

I am grateful to Bill and the IDS team for their expertise. I fully expect $200,000 plus added to our bottom line yearly, as a direct result from these services.

I have been working with Rick for over the six weeks and I want you to know how happy and impressed I am with the work Rick had done and also the tools that IDS has been able to provide to GMW. When I decided to hire IDS I knew my business needed help but I was not sure where to look or what needed to change.

Over the last six weeks Rick has integrated himself into operations at GMW which I think had been fundamental to achieving buy-in from GMW personnel and also has given Rick the best opportunity to make suggestions. Rick has developed working relationships with multiple key people at GMW which has resulted in an outgoing back and forth that results is better communication among GMW staff and had led to a number of changes in how we operate day to day. I have been given a number of tools that allow me to evaluate GMW’s operations in a way that we have never had before. Cash management, accounting tools and some changes to our reporting are going to make GMW’s operation smoother and more profitable in the future.

From a management perspective I now feel more confident that I have a fuller picture of how things are going within each division of the company. I can say that I am fully satisfied with Rick’s efforts and work product with GMW! Rick has been professional, personable, insightful and always helpful. I am amazed at how much insight he has been able to provide during his time here and it is clear that Rick is passionate about helping GMW become more successful.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you would like to talk more. I would, without hesitation recommend IDS and Rick to any small business that felt the need for outside consulting.

The IDS employees we had on our premises were skilled and knowledgeable. They were able to explain to me exactly what was wrong with my business and then how to get started fixing it. I don't know what I would have done without their help.

It has been a pleasure working with Jim over the last 2 months to help reorganize and help change us to become a new forward thinking company with a new future ahead. Our sales have been flat over the last 2 years.

There was an uneasy attitude here that had made all our previous attempts to motivate change ineffective and did not produce any measurable results. We reorganized the company. gave greater responsibility to PM to effect change and established permanent teams to void the previous chaos of a job pool used by all PM's. The budget process was excruciating.

but now has led to measurable goals that will allow us to increase sales and reduce cost by real data that shows us where we can make money and where we loose money due to metrics we now have to evaluate, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually to keep us on track.

We now have a road map for a new functional organization that has incentives to drive new changes and a new organizational chart that will lead to our future growth.

All positions now have a formal job description to make

future evaluations meaningful with targets and measurable goals. The chain of command gives everyone a defined role and responsibility to keep the organization on task.

We ended up agreeing to have them come in for a free business analysis and we ended up hiring them to help implement some of the recommendations they made. They say you get what you pay for and that is true in all things especially consulting companies.

This turned out being a significant investment but one that I already see paying off. The last few weeks I am seeing a vast difference in both efficiency and quality of work from most of our employees.

We have been able to reduce our costs and overhead significantly without having to let any of our staff go. This has been a very valuable and worthwhile experience and I am hoping that we will totally recoup our investment by this summer.

All in all our experience with IDS was positive as the gentleman they sent over worked well with our staff. They walked us through a bunch of different exercises which I feel in the end gave us a better feel for where our issues had been stemming from.

The bloodwall specifically was one of the ones I feel we got the most out of. Only time will tell how we will respond to the changes they recommended but I am positive.

A week before the phone call that brought us to IDS, I told my partner that we need help. Not only that we are paying too much in tax, I also do not believe that we are doing our accounting correctly.

It feels like someone was listening to us that afternoon, and gave us Steve the next week. Steve has brought experience, knowledge and wisdom with him. One thing I will miss is our morning conversation; this is the avenue Steve used to transfer knowledge, which I need in running my business.

He has the charisma and calmness that made everybody open up to him, a very important factor in getting transparency in place. We love Steve and he will be missed here in the office.

I am writing this as a referral for the services provided by IDS. I own a small medical marijuana company in Colorado.

I was doing ok but felt that I was lacking in one are on particular and that is the “Business of Business.” IDS came by one day and pitched me on what they could offer and it seemed like something I could benefit from. After meeting with the original consultant they sent another guy for a complimentary follow up. I decided to pursue this and hire them and give it a try. This is when I met “my guy” Jeff.

Jeff sat with me for roughly two weeks and we went through my business A-Z. We looked at my production side where we cultivated marijuana and all the systems in place. Then dove into my dispensary where we sold the product. He got me familiar with many of the systems used and general practices.

Jeff was a very guy to talk to and I didn’t mind having him around. The cost of hiring IDS for a small company like mine is hard to stomach and cost me a lot of sleep. However, the cost of going out of business was much worse. I’m just beginning this process but am feeling very optimistic.

Jeff helped guide me through increased production, higher sales average and behind the scenes systems to help me navigate margins, forecasting profits and cash management. I now have a much clearer vision of where I want to go with my company and have been given a map of how to get there. Within a year’s time I see a vast improvement on my company and quality of life.

I would highly recommend Jeff and truly meant it when I say “He is a swell guy.” To me he seemed a straight shooter and a guy who has lots of life experiences to draw from. I look forward to implementing everything he taught me and using him as a resource when the need arises.

Looking back at the end of 2015, the corporation was in a state of confusion. We were in a financial position of desperation that we had not seen in a very long time.

Our leadership was demonstrating symptoms of insecurity, and self-doubt about our success in 2016. Financial fear was distracting our sales and service teams, and the success of solving customer problems turned to second-guessing methods that were already proven. When faced with the decision of whether to stand and fight or simply walk away, we were given an opportunity to change our position and turn our circumstances of confusion into a state of confidence. The decision for me was easy to make despite the expense of the training, and postponing the corporate tax-filing, and our personal tax filing for 2015.

The opportunity for solving multiple problems in a very short period of time is exactly the solution we needed. This was an answer to many prayers, and this decision was made easily, because God would provide for every single dollar needed. My family and I believe in one Truth and only one Truth, and we have been given the task to show this Truth through our lives in business and in pleasure. When the Lord provides for wisdom and knowledge it will be done under his plan with whoever is chosen; therefore, I am thankful and very satisfied with the training and the knowledge that your company has delivered.

Every person that represents your company has been professional, courteous, and accountable to our agreement. We are very satisfied in the direction that we are moving, and we will continue to use the tools and techniques for the success of our commitment to each other.

Our success is your success, and we intend to do business in the future with your company. We look forward to doing business again.