HIRE PARTNERS | NOT CONSULTANTS
Let us help you grow and evolve your business by creating a lasting partnership that enables your long-term success. By methodically evaluating your team members and processes, we are able to gain a clear understanding of which areas of your business can be improved and how. After our evaluation is complete, we provide you with an action plan that is easy to both understand and implement.
Don't just take our word for it, read what one of our Customers had to say:
"We had the pleasure of working with Ark Applications for several months to scale and build up our core business systems and make a more robust sales funnel. Since hiring their firm, our sales have more than doubled and our business systems are running more efficient than ever before. The advice they gave was not only practical and easy to implement but it was tailored to our industry which has unique nuances like extreme seasonality and dynamic pricing. The process they built for us allowed us to tune our current system incrementally instead of overhauling it which allowed our sales staff and front desk to adopt it in their own way and personalize these new strategies to their current strengths. Overall, I would highly recommend Ark Apps to any business who is looking to scale to the next level and is looking for the right partner to organize their business systems to be as successful as possible."
Tim Moore, CEO Diamond View Studios
WHAT DOES THIS PROCESS LOOK LIKE?
1 - ASSESSMENT
Our initial consulting phase focuses on listening and learning about your business, your team and your goals. We want to learn about you and you learn about us. We want to fully understand the 'tools' that you are using and the process in which you are operating.
2 - SET GOALS & ACTION PLANS
Once we have enough information to work with, we hold vision building sessions and start mapping out strategic plans. We also look at measurements of technology if available and conduct a responsibility matrix throughout the engagement.
3 - LETTING GO
Finally we aim to set you up on how you can follow up and hold yourself, as an executive, accountable. We look at reviews to see if there has been progress and where changes need to be made. Once we complete our work, we may continue to serve in a mentoring role to continue to help our clients make progress toward their goals.
BUSINESS EVALUATION + STRATEGY
Finding the right direction for your company to seek new opportunities or respond to marketplace dynamics can be quite difficult. We will work with you to create a better understanding of both internal and external factors that have impacted your business. Our team will then analyze the landscape and create a revised strategy that will enable your team to be more effective and be rewarded with greater success.
SUPPLY CHAIN
Product-based businesses live and die by their ability to fulfill customer orders with the products that they produce. Depending on the product, the supply chain can be an interwoven web of suppliers that need to be evaluated and maintained. Our team can help ensure that your fulfillment process is not only efficient but also effective. Don’t waste your company’s capital on useless inventory, let us help you project your needs more effectively so you can reinvest that money in areas that provide a return on investment.
MARKETING + SALES
A business can only be as successful as its ability to raise awareness of its products and services. With our decades of experience in marketing strategy, let us help you educate and inform your prospective customers about how you can benefit them. Our team can worth with you to not only approach the right customer segments, but also create the right messaging that speaks to their concerns.
TALENT ASSESSMENT
Working with the right team is one of the greatest determinations of success. Finding the right employees for your business is no easy task. Our team has a proven methodology to help you find not only the right employees for your business, but the most effective employees for the position. Through testing and evaluation, we will increase the probability that the applicant you hire is not only exceptional but committed to your business’ goals.
WHAT ARE SOME AREAS WE CAN HELP?
CONSULTED
The Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) is a Florida-based technology accelerator that is designed to establish and grow successful, high-growth Israeli and Florida tech ventures in the Tampa Bay Area.
Diamond View Studios is a video production company that provides exceptional content for their clients. With an all-star client list of clients such as the Atlanta Braves, USF, UF, and the Florida State Fair, they continually achieve their goal to help create goosebumps for viewers worldwide.
Vinson Law is a local personal injury law firm that specializes in asbestos and mesothelioma. Lead attorney Ben Vinson was recently recognized as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers in the state of Florida by The National Trial Lawyers Organization.
Tampa International Forest Products is involved in both short-term and long-term lumber need planning for customers and suppliers. Our job is to use our innovation and skills to match the needs of suppliers and customers in a manner that creates a profitable long-term business relationship for all. They will continue to support manufacturers who produce product using sustainable forest management.
Ryan Joseph Photographs was founded by an amazing local photographer who provides heirloom photographs for clients. He has worked with local Tampanians as well as shooting events such as the National Correspondents Dinner.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The Synapse Innovation Summit brings together innovators from all industries and stages of development to connect technology, regionally-based innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems throughout Florida. With over 2,500 attendees, it is proving to be an exciting event for the Tampa Bay Area community
Bayshore Little League is a nonprofit group chartered by National Little League Baseball that provides a fun experience for youth from every demographic, of varying abilities, and from all throughout our boundary area play in our league.
The TBBJ's Innovation Summit was dedicated to highlighting many of the startup businesses that are local to the Tampa Bay Area while also providing a lightning rod for innovation in the community.
Tampa City Nights celebrates the history and culture of Tampa with proceeds contributing to the education of Tampa’s human capital, our next generation of leaders. All Tampa iconic companies and organizations are invited to participate as sponsors, attendees and vendors! The program will feature announcements on Tampa’s rapid growth.
New Town Connections has been committed to providing a better offline networking experience for young professionals. With a mixture of fun and educational entertainment, NTC provides an experience that cannot be easily replicated.
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The 2017 New Venture Expo was an event at the University of Tampa's Lowth Entrepreneurship Center to highlight all the startup companies in UT's accelerator and incubator. The event featured over 60 startup companies vying for various prizes and giveaways.
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The Edison Council is a group of Tampa Bay Business Owners that meet regularly to discuss their current business issues. The council also provides educational learning in a friendly format that helps encourage business owners to find their success.
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Tampa Bay Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event where people form teams and attempt to create a business. Ark Applications has provided mentors during the weekend as well as a consulting package for the winners.
Tampa Bay WaVe is a local non-profit organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs grow their ideas into a full fledged business. Founded in 2008, the WaVe has been significantly contributing to the local ecosystem through their mentorship and resources to local startups.
Ark Applications provides mentorship and coaching to young entrepreneurs at The University of Tampa. As Entrepreneurs in Residence at the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center, we are able to help ambitious and creative students have a better outcome for their business ideas. We strongly believe in helping the next generation of entrepreneurs find their own success.