How can we help you?
Let us help you use the information that is already available in your business to your advantage. We are small business owners ourselves - who better to help you understand and address the issues so important to your small business?
We offer the following services:
Market Research & Strategic Planning
How can you move your successful business to the next level? Before you invest any additional advertising dollars, make sure that those dollars are working for you. ResourceAbility can create a Marketing Plan or develop a Situation Analysis to help you plan for success. >> More
Process Improvement
Growing small businesses often get so caught up in running the business that they don’t take the time to set up the processes and controls that could help them better manage the business for the future. ResourceAbility can help you organize your business and improve efficiency. >> More
Data Analysis
If you already have databases in place to track sales, customer demographics and other key measures for your industry, then ResourceAbility can help you evaluate that data. >> More
Business Plan Assistance
If you are starting your own small business, or adding a new service or product to your existing business, you should have a carefully researched business plan to guide you. ResourceAbility can help with the research and the writing of your plan. >> More
Market Research & Strategic Planning
"How can I grow my business? How do I compare to my competitors?"
How can you move your successful business to the next level? Before you invest any additional advertising dollars, make sure that those dollars are working for you. ResourceAbility can create a Marketing Plan or develop a Situation Analysis to help you plan for success.
We can help you develop a marketing strategy, defining your target markets, assessing your existing marketing techniques, and recommending changes to ensure a good fit between your target markets and your marketing techniques. As part of our research, we will look at competitors and customer trends both locally and industry-wide, to help you update (or create) a strategic plan for your business, including recommended next steps for your business.
Process Improvement
"I know we should be tracking this information, but..."
Growing small businesses often get so caught up in running the business that they don’t take the time to set up the processes and controls that could help them better manage the business for the future. ResourceAbility can help you organize your business and improve efficiency.
How can you see where you should be heading when you don’t have time to track where you’ve been? Do you have systems in place to measure the success of your ad campaigns? Do you know where your customers are coming from? Is your bill-paying system working efficiently for you? If you answered “No” to any of these questions, we can help you put a process in place, using your existing software in most cases.
ResourceAbility can help you create or improve your internal processes for collecting customer information, evaluating return on investment from marketing plans, and developing other measures of business success.
Data Analysis
"We DO collect lots of data. What is it telling us about our business?"
If you already have databases in place to track sales, customer demographics and other key measures for your industry, then ResourceAbility can help you evaluate that data.
Take advantage of our statistical and financial analysis experience and turn the numbers from your business into the ‘story’ that can help you better manage your business and target key customer markets. We can help you compile, summarize and evaluate your sales data to help you better understand your customer base and set future sales goals.
Business Plan Assistance
"I need help filling in the details of my business plan."
If you are starting your own small business, or adding a new service or product to your existing business, you should have a carefully researched business plan to guide you. ResourceAbility can help with the research and the writing of your plan.
The first step in preparing a Business Plan is to research the idea and its viability. If you are confident that it is workable, then you need to fill in the detailed sections of your plan and map out your best path for success. While you should certainly oversee the entire process, there are areas where outside professionals can help.
ResourceAbility can help you research and prepare the entire business plan, or just focus on key areas where your research is weak. You decide what type of help you need.
ResourceAbility has been approved as a Private Sector Service Provider for the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Network (WEN). Private Sector Service Providers work with WEN to assist start-up companies with business plans and research proposals through the Early Planning Grant and Technology Assistance Grant programs.
WEN is a state-wide network of entrepreneurial assistance organizations including the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the Wisconsin Technical College System, and other state and local non-profit and educational organizations. For more information on WEN visit: