Small Business Management Services
- Meeting Facilitation – For important, lengthy meetings, such as an all-day strategic planning meeting, an outside facilitator can be helpful by keeping the group on task, by making sure no one dominates the discussion, and by drawing out participation from everyone. We can provide that service.
- Project Management – From time to time, small companies may need to tackle projects that the internal staff doesn’t have the time or the experience to undertake. When that happens, we can use our 40+ years of business experience to either guide your internal staff through the project, or if necessary, take it off your hands entirely.
- Temporarily Filling Management Vacancies – When a key manager unexpectedly leaves your ranks, you probably can’t hire a replacement overnight, and even if you could, you probably wouldn’t want to . . . you’d want to take your time and make sure you hire the right person for the job. When that happens, we can provide oversight of the departed manager’s responsibilities, and if necessary, help prepare a position description and assist in the interview process.

Rock Solid Business Development specializes in small business consulting, small business coaching, and small business management services in Schaumburg IL, Oakbrook IL, Northbrook IL, and surrounding areas. Call today at (847) 665-9134 for a free 2-hour strategy session with absolutely no obligation.
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Small Business Owners and CEOs . . . is your business stuck?
Despite everything you try, is the business under-performing or failing to grow as it should?
Hi, I’m Andy Rockwood, owner of Rock Solid Business Development. Since 1997, I have been helping small business owners and operators restore the joy of running a business. In today’s economy, it’s easy for small business people to get stressed out. Competition is fierce. Your customers are demanding that you provide more service and more attention for a lower price. And you’re probably trying to do that with fewer employees. Under circumstances like these, it’s more important than ever for small business leaders to get above the fray of daily problems to take a longer term look at where the business needs to go and how it needs to get there.
If all this resonates with you, you’re in the right place. If you’re still not sure, click on the “Who We Serve” navigation key above to learn more about the business people I want to work with as well as recommendations from past and present clients. Or, if you would like to read some of the management tips I have written, click here to visit our small business blog.
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Albert Einstein
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
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Richard Palmer
"The nicest thing about not planning is that failure always comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by a period of worry and desperation."
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Richard Teerlink
"The result of leadership is a group of people working toward a common goal because they want to, not because they have to."
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George Patton
"If everyone is thinking alike, someone’s not thinking."
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William J.H. Boetcker
"If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong, either with you or with your business."
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Peter Schutz
"If you listen closely enough, your customers will explain your business to you."
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John B. Roberts
"One of the greatest challenges as a manager is how to delegate so effectively that once you have gotten the monkey off your back, your employees don’t return it to you . . . with instructions for its care and feeding."
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Wayne Gretzky
"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take."





