1. Sukuma how do you get paid? The majority of my compensation is contingent on the sales increase of the business I work with. I do get paid a modest monthly research and development fee but for the most part if sales don't improve, I don't get paid. Business owners love this because I have skin in the game. It's that simple.

2. What kind of businesses do you work with? There are many service or retail businesses that have an excellent potential for growth, particularly those with multiple locations. Many professionals running their own practice have excellent technical skills, but want someone to help them grow their JOB into a business that can operate without their minute-by-minute involvement. Some examples might include CPS's, dentist, doctors, chiropractors, printers, carpet cleaners, auto-car care and so forth. Many types of retail businesses fit in that category as well.

The reason the spectrum I can work with is so broad is because it doesn't matter whether you call the folks who do business with you "customers", "clients", or "patients", you're still "in the business of being in business". Regardless of the product or service you offer, the principles of sound business operation still apply and if you don't use them to regularly produce a profit you'll soon be out of business.

3. Sukuma aren't specialists better? Well, I don't think so. After all, specialists specialize in applying exactly the same solution to every problem; it's always worked well for them in the past, which is why they specialized! If you want the same answer (and results) that everyone else has, then hire an industry specialist.

I take a big picture approach when I analyze my client's market and how their business operates. My focus is on quickly developing substantial profits. It's about putting the greatest number of profit-dollars on their bottom line, in the shortest amount of time, for the least amount of effort, and with the smallest amount of human resources and capital risk. I also bring experiences in other industries to create unique solutions, giving my clients a competitive advantage.

So, if it's marketing my clients need, I help them with that. If

it's positioning, price re-structuring, employee-slotting, vendor-negotiating, conversion-enhancement, process improvement... whatever they need that will enhance their competitive position

and add more to their bottom line profits...that's what I focus on.

Briefly, here's a few things I DON'T do:

I don't sell anything. What you get is my experience, resources... and brain! I have no financial interests, other than improving my client's operation, in anything I might recommend. Period.

I'm not a voice on the phone. I operate locally and will insist on regular face-to-face meeting with the owner/executives.

I don't "pump and dump". I partner with my clients over the long term...usually a couple of years, to ensure the practices we decide on are implemented, generate results, and are integrated into the corporate culture of the business.

I don't work with anything  in the "adult entertainment" industry, businesses that exploit people, or businesses where alcohol is the primary source of revenue.