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AZ a Matter of Fact

Facts about the
Arizona Chapter of IMC

Setting the Standards for Excellence and Ethics in Management Consulting

In This Issue

Keys to a Successful Client Engagement 5/14/10 Breakfast

How the SBA can help you go global

Welcome Back Dora Donovan

Meet the Phoenix Chapter of ICF

Grand Canyon University Offers...

April Survey

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Contact AZ a Matter of Fact

AZ a Matter of Fact is published monthly, is available via email and on www.imcusa.org.

To contact the editorial staff, email us atimcarizona@gmail.com

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Authorship and Product Development to Boost Your Consulting Business
by Karen Lawson

Volume 1 Issue 2

April 2010

Welcome again to "AZ a Matter of Fact" the monthly newsletter from The Arizona Chapter of The Institute of Management Consultants. Each month you will find out what has been going on with our Chapter and what is in store for you over the next month!

This month's survey is 2 questions about the effect Arizona Bill SB1070 will have on business. The link to the survey in on the left of this page.

We love and welcome any feedback, topics of interest, or if you have any news that we can share. Just let us know at imcarizona@gmail.com

Keys to a Successful Client Engagement
May 14, 2010 Breakfast Meeting

You know how you start up a new account and build future opportunities, but don’t you often wonder how another consultant would approach the same situations? Have you ever wished you could have said something differently to avoid conflict with a client or create a better outcome for an engagement? Join IMCAZ on May 14th as Jim Soudriette and Tom Funk face off to re-enact the real-world encounters in their consulting careers. Bring your toughest challenges to this interactive meeting where you will find new ways to approach getting, keeping and creating future business all while applying the CMC Code of Ethics and Body of Knowledge.

Click here for more information and to register.

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The SBA can help you go Global

The SBA is there to help each of us! Their mission is to help small businesses expand, grow and develop. Jim Pipper shared with us in April how the SBA can get you pointed in the right direction to move your business globally. In addition to the resources the SBA has available, the U.S. Department of Commerce also shares the SBA's office space.These two organizations can help you find key contacts in the markets you are wanting to move your business into and can help break down some of the barriers you might otherwise experience.To find out more about what the SBA can do for you, you can contact Jim Pipper at 602-745-7230 or by email at james.pipper@sba.gov. You can also contact the U.S. Department of Commerce at 602-640-2513.

Welcome Back Dora Donovan!

You may have noticed a new face at our April 9th, 2010 meeting. That would be the face of Dora Donovan. But she is not a new face to IMC. Although Dora joined IMC-AZ in April, she has been involved in IMC in several cities for many years.Dora focuses her engagements on Business Analysis and Process Improvements, which uses her extensive background with Six Sigma. She also owned an import business for 13 years which provided her with the expertise to speak to many audiences about NAFTA. She also has a very unique skill that she was trained for.

Click Here to learn more about Dora and her unique skill!

Got Success?

Coaching is a powerful way to grow personally and professionally. The ICF Phoenix is a chartered chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF), the largest worldwide professional organization for business and personal coaches, and the source for those who are seeking a coach.

Professional coaches provide an ongoing partnership designed to help clients produce fulfilling results in their business and personal lives. Coaches help individuals and business owners improve their performances and enhance the quality of their lives.

Coaches ask thought provoking questions such as: · What would your business look like if you took it to a higher level? · What would you do with your business or your life if you knew you could not fail? · What could you do with an experienced, powerful sounding board helping you work out some of those long-standing kinks in your business?

IMCAZ members are invited to attend ICF meetings (at the member rate) to network with professional coaches and learn what coaching can do for your business and your life!

Visit www.icfphoenix.com and click on Events.

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GRAND Offer for IMCAZ Members from
Grand Canyon University

The Grand Canyon University Ken Blanchard School of Managemnt is offering a scholorship for IMC members. There are a limited number of $5,000 scholarships remaining for the upcoming Ken Blanchard Executive MBA (blend of in person with online learning enabling great convenience without career interruption). The accredited one-year KBEMBA was designed and is led by Ken Blanchard himself and starts the last week of August. This is a tremendous opportunity for IMC members but you must begin the application process ASAP. Contact Dr. Doug Hoxeng, the KBEMBA Senior Manager, at his cell 480.766.2083 or dhoxeng@gcu.edu to learn more.