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Customer Testimonial

"RAI Stone Analytics® is like a magnifying glass: it amplifies the true essence of how I have to operate to make money.

It has taken much of the guesswork out of decisions about the future, which gives me confidence to move forward."

Owner, Commercial Clock Parts Distributor

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Welcome

What would you call a financial and management diagnostic that doesn’t require you to:

  • Understand the mechanics of financial statements or their complex interrelationships
  • Learn a new software package
  • Invest in technology upgrades or add-ons
  • Add more staff
  • Spend valuable time inputting data


Yet would let you show your Small Business clients:

  •  Where to “find the money” for their company’s goals and plans
     
  • How to prepare a future they can measure today
  • The impacts of critical operating decisions on cash flow, profitability and growth potential before they make the leap
  • Insights into their operating economies that are direct and easy to understand
 

You might call it “about time” or “too good to be true” but it’s really called:

 


 
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Newsletters

In the spirit of connecting business people with action, innovation, and profit, we offer the RAI Stone Group’s newsletter every quarter. Our intent is to provide a forum for Trusted Advisors with a passion to grow their practice and impact their small business client's growth. 

You’ll receive resource updates and hear about lessons learned by other leaders, products to watch for, and ways to connect to new ideas, people, and best practices.
 

 

 

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Business Expert Webinars

People are frustrated with the free webinar offerings where the price of admission is a sales and marketing pitch. Either the entire webinar is an infomercial or the content is delivered at a high-level in the session and concludes with: “if you really want to know how to do this, buy my CD, DVD, and book” etc.

Visitors interested in participating can view the extensive schedule and sign up for webinars at BusinessExpertWebinars.com. Each webinar is taught by a live presenter on the phone and is supported by a presentation delivered over the Internet.

There is an increasing recognition in the marketplace that companies need to develop the skills of their employees economically. BEW offers exactly that opportunity. The webinar content is narrow and deep so participants leave the session with actionable information. You won't find webinars titled 'Ten Ways to Grow a Business' in our program as it is highly unlikely that someone can effectively teach ten of anything in sixty minutes," said Lee B. Salz, BEW’s CEO.

http://www.businessexpertwebinars.com

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Resources

Advisors, small business owners and their management teams don't lack for great plans or new ideas to grow businesses. That is how most of us are wired. Instead, the greatest challenge is finding and developing the means to put those ideas into action… intentionally… day to day. It's the execution--the doing--that makes or breaks a great plan or initiative. In that spirit, we want to connect you with resources, services, people and practical advice that move your practice forward.
 

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Press Releases

7/29/2009????????????????????????????????????..RAI Stone opens office in Eau Claire, Wis. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2009/07/27/daily34.html

April-May 2009??????????????????????????????Upsize Minnesota Article (PDF)

6/30/2008????????????????????????????????????.Stonegate Growth Strategies: Found in Translation http://www.startribune.com/business/21888474.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU

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Articles

Articles by Sam Zordich

Cash Flow Efficiency: Six Ways to Get the Biggest Payoff

Five Fatal Selling Errors

How to Sell More in Uncertain Times

Innovation is Essential for Top-Line growth

Own a Stage in the Buyer's Process

Reaching the New Entreprenuers

Selling in Uncertain Times

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What's New

More events to come! 
 


Past Events

  • Hermiston Chamber of Commerce Small Business Webinar
Topic: "RAI Stone Analytics: an innovative way for Small Businesses to use their financials and grow with confidence in this economy"
Presented by: Olga Rodrigues, RAI Stone Group

Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Time: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM PST
415 Hwy 395
Hermiston, OR 97838

www.hermistonchamber.com
Sponsored by Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, KOHU 1360AM, The Q 100.1fm, Simmons Financial Group.

  • Business Owner's Luncheon Series
11:30am to 1pm Wednesdays in February
RSVP required as space is limited: 952-470-5049 or admin@EppleFinancial.com
Lunch provided.

February 2: Maximizing Your Business
Presented by: Margaret Cronin, Business and Estate Attorney
Rick Epple, CFP®, Financial Advisor of Epple Financial

February 9: Increasing the Value and Selling a Service Business
Presented by: Scott Evert, Managing Director at Sunbelt Midwest

February 16: Owner Compensation and the Bottom Line
Presented by: Sam Zordich, CEO, RAI Stone Group
Sam will share guidance on setting owner compensation and the impact to the business owner and the business. Sam’s company uses her client’s financial numbers to help with what typically is their most pressing concern -- growth -- while reducing the risk usually involved.

February 23: Getting the Most Out of Your Team
Presented by: Dan DeMuth, Performance Consultant at Performance In Motion

1000 Twelve Oaks Center Drive,
Wayzata, MN 55391

Sponsored by Margaret A. T. Cronin, Attorney of Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional Association and Rick Epple, CFP®, of Epple Financial Advisors, LLC.
  • Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce

Workshop
Topic: "Eyes Wide Open on Financial Planning"
Presented by: Olga Rodrigues, RAI Stone Group

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Chamber Office
101 N. Farwell Street
Eau Claire

www.eauclairechamber.org

 

Topic: "Eyes Wide Open to ¢hange"
Presented by: Sam Zordich, RAI Stone Group

Date: Friday, September 10th, 2010
Time: 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP
2501 Wayzata Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55405
 

  • Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation

Workshop
Topic: "Planning Your Business's Financial Future"
Presented by: Olga Rodrigues, RAI Stone Group

Date: Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
1120 122nd Street
Chippewa Falls

www.chippewa-wi.com  
 

  • Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation

Networking Leadership Luncheon
Topic: "How to Plan for Growth and Transition"
Presented by: Olga Rodrigues, RAI Stone Group

Date: Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Time: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Integrated Design Solutions
425 N Cashman Drive, Chippewa Falls

www.chippewa-wi.com  
 

  • WeMN 2010 Second Quarterly Speaker Event

Topic: "How to Sell to Minnesotans"
Presented by: Sam Zordich, RAI Stone Group

Date: Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Time: 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
11000 Red Circle Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55343

 www.wemn.org

 

Topic: “Manage Your Mission and Grow”
Presented by: Sam Zordich, RAI Stone Group

Date: Thursday, April 22
Time: 7:30 AM to 9:00AM
St. Joseph, MN - Viking Industries

 www.centralmnmanufacturing.com
 
 

Topic: "Manage Your Mission and Grow"
Presented by: Sam Zordich, RAI Stone Group

Date: Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Time: 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
St Thomas Minneapolis Campus, Opus Hall 202

 Register here

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White Papers

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