Hart & Associates - we can help to improve your sales, profits and strategic direction.
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Hart & Associates is an integrated management consulting and market research firm that helps clients grow and succeed. We have been providing business advice to clients in Canada, the U.S. and Europe for over 23 years. We are hired by clients not only for our strong consulting and market research skills but also for our in-depth experience and knowledge in key industry sectors and practice specializations. We also have a strong mergers and acquisitions practice that helps our clients obtain the highest price on the sale of their company. We help clients: We offer a full range of very focused consulting services for small, medium and large-sized companies, governments, industry associations and not-for-profit organizations. Hart & Associates goes beyond providing you with insightful information and analysis. We help you make the right decisions to improve the performance and profitability of your organization based on solid input from the marketplace and followed up with a detailed implementation plan that you can act on now. We have proven expertise in: -Program Evaluation Some of the assignments we are presently conducting include: -Market and business development plan for a new greenhouse operation in Northern Ontario. -Marketing and business plan for a new food processing company in Eastern Ontario. -Program asssessment for a government client -M & A assignment to sell a printing company in Western Canada -Business development program for a new fish processing plant.. |
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Interested in finding new customers and increasing your sales and profits? Maybe its time to develop a solid business strategy with action plans for today's business climate.
Hart & Associates can help your company develop a business strategy that will provide clear direction for your management team. We can provide the key information you need on customers, prospective customers, competitors and we map out the long-term direction of your industry to devise strategies and action plans that will help you drive sales and profits now - not later. Call us for a free consultation.
The Canadian & U.S. Economies.
| Canada | U.S. | |
| Consumer Price Index | 2.2% (February 2011) | 2.1% (February 2011) |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.8% (January 2011) |
8.9% (February 2011) |
| Gross Domestic Product | 3.3% (4th Q 2011) | 2.8% (4th Q 2011) |
| Interest Rates (Jan 2011) | 1.0% (Bank of Canada prime rate) | .25% (Federal funds rate) |
Value of Cdn Dollar in U.S. funds as of March 22, 2011 $1.023
(Bank of Canada noon rate)
Quick Markets and Economic updates:
-Canada's exports rose 17% in the 4th quarter 2010.
-Canada's population as of October 2010 was 34,238,000.
Government Debt as percentage of GDP as of June 2010 (OECD)
Japan 192.9%
Italy 128.3%
Iceland 122.7%
Greece 119.0%
France 86.3%
US 83.0%
Canada 82.5%
UK 72.3%
Australia 19.2%
