Services

Business Planning
• Long-Term Corporate Direction.
• Business and Market Assessment.
• Current Economic Trends and Directions.
• Financial Modeling, Planning and Forecasting.
• Technology and Products.
• Sales Channels.
• Management Systems Requirements.
• Organizational Structure.

Market Opportunity Assessment
• Market segment sizing and requirements.
• Product / Service positioning.
• Competitive analysis.
• Product / project management methodologies.
• Sales distribution and channel planning.
• Tactical launch planning.
• Financial plans and measurements.
• Current Economic Trends and Directions.

Financial Planning & Measurement
• Project Management.
• Operations and Customer Care.
• Sales and channel program development.
• Marketing Campaigns.
• Financial planning and operations.
• Track, Measure and Modify.

Tactical Planning Implementation
• Define, develop and implement measurement systems.
• Short-term corporate goals; revenue, share, profit.
• Long term goal planning.
• Choosing the correct funding.
• Choosing the right business and financial partners.

E Business Planning & Readiness
• Architecture Design.
• Technology Selection.
• Web Hosting Design and Deployment.
• Service and Support.
• Systems, Network and Application .

Project Management Office
• Systems architecture and infrastructure design.
• Business process re-engineering
• Work flow process re-engineering
• Organizational management design and integration
• Business measurements development and implementation
• Resource requirement planning

Decision Path Management

Founder and President, Larry Blaine, Ph.D. is a nationally-recognized business consultant with over 35 years of business experience.  He is the founder and president of Decision Path Management, a consulting firm specializing in helping clients start or grow their businesses.  Specifically, Larry’s background includes administrative and financial management; strategic planning; management of franchising, licensing and other distribution systems; government liaison; preparation of business plans; launch and roll-out of marketing campaigns; production and operations analyses; and, feasibility studies.

            The company’s clientele is extremely diverse, ranging from individual entrepreneurs and small local companies to major international corporations.  We have an extensive background in helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses locally, regionally and nationally throughout the U.S. – our expertise in strategic planning and implementation for growth strategies helps our clientele penetrate markets quickly and efficiently.  Our primary concentration has been to enhance profitability by simultaneously controlling cost/risk factors while increasing sales/revenue potential.