North Star Business Solutions
About Us:
North Star Business Solutions provides business development, marketing strategies, business operations consulting and tangible financial solutions for all types of business owners. North Star Business Solutions also offers various products and services that help small businesses operate more efficiently. Our ability to provide cost effective, easy to use business solutions while streamlining management solutions offers clients necessary monetary savings.
The mission of North Star Business Solutions is to deliver services that result in superior value and have a measurable effect on the client's bottom line. North Star Business solutions fulfills this mission by striving for outstanding customer service and unparalled customer satisfaction.
Business Solutions
North Star Business Solutions provides management consulting services with a special emphasis on Six Sigma consulting and business development. We pride ourselves on our ability to create previously unforeseen opportunities for small companies, either in cost savings or in new markets to penetrate. We are differentiated from competitors in that we put an emphasis on customer satisfaction and consistently deliver the highest quality services.
Starting a new business? North Star Business Solutions can assist you with turning your business idea into a profitable business. We can assist you with filing your paperwork with the state, creating a logo and a website, employee forms and handbooks, among other new business necessities.
Merchant Services
North Star Business Solutions is an ISO (Independent Sales Organization) for the Merchant Service Provider National Processing Solutions, which is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ and provides front-end and back-end credit card processing services, which are tailored to the small business industry. Because of this partnership, we are able to provide competitively priced merchant services in the following areas: Retail, Contactless Payment, Mail Order/Telephone Order (MOTO), Internet Gateway Software, Wireless, Check Acceptance, Gift/Loyalty Cards, Cash Advances. To learn how to set up a merchant account and accept credit card purchases at your business, contact us today.
Marketing Strategies
Whatever your marketing needs, North Star Business Solutions can work with you to put together a creative and effective marketing plan for your business. We are focused on driving your business forward. We believe that the level of your company’s success depends on how well it clearly and consistently communicates. From strategic Internet marketing promotion and advertising to branding, advertising, public relations and direct marketing, North Star Business Solutions professional marketing services will help your company get noticed and enjoy continued success.
Table 12 Hospitality Consulting, a Division of North Star Business Solutions offers hands on experience in the foodservice industry that can provide you with real solutions. Our management team has extensive experience in a wide range of restaurant environments. We believe that the most successful companies in the world are those that embody great hospitality and an undying commitment to customer service. Your customers come first, last and always.
We have a wide range of services to assist your business, whether it be in the concept stages or maturing and in need of repositioning and developing new strategies to drive future growth. We can assist in all aspects of business planning, strategic planning, marketing strategy, marketing plan development and implementation and do it in a way that keeps you focused on the real reason you are in business in the first place, “people.”
Pieces of the Puzzle Our managing partners have unique talents that compliment each other in a way that imparts energy to each project we undertake. In particular, what really sets us apart from the competition is a sincere desire to see our clients succeed. This translates into a benefit for customers because they take ownership of the advice we have given and programs we have implemented and continue to innovate. This energy we give to organizations is our key to repeat business and growth through word of mouth referrals.
Sandra Ahrens is one of Arizona’s cutting-edge marketing authorities in the restaurant/hospitality arena. However, she also brings extensive experience in business development, marketing strategy and project management. Before Sandra became a member of North Star Business solutions, she held the title of Vice President of Sales and Marketing for F&B Management, a leader in foodservice technology for the southwest hospitality market. Additionally, Ms Ahrens gained valuable industry knowledge while running the Arizona hospitality Expo at the pleasure of the Arizona Restaurant & Hospitality Association and the Hotel & Lodging Association board members. Ms. Ahrens experience spans from waitress to restaurateur, providing a unique view of industry specific knowledge. Sandra currently serves as a contributing writer for the Restaurateur of Arizona magazine, of which she helped create and develop while operating the Arizona Hospitality Expo. She also helps to coordinate and generate business for the Maricopa County Home Shows, which provides a venue to showcase home-improvement businesses in the valley.
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Christina Calhoun comes from a restaurant/hospitality background as well. After spending several years in the restaurant industry and graduating with a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University, Christina took on the business world. As the top sales rep for F&B Management, Christina had the opportunity to gain valuable knowlege in the fields of restaurant technology and small business marketing. Working closely with Sandra, she was able to develop solid skills in business development, marketing and hospitality consulting.
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PO Box 15346
Phoenix, AZ 85060
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