1606 Juanita Ln
Tiburon, CA
(415) 435-2524

Charles Born Associates, Growth Management Consultants provides general management consulting, Strategic, Marketing and New Product Planning for-

• Expanding businesses that are experiencing "growing pains"

• Rapidly growing organizations that want their strategies challenged

• Troubled companies with the need for near-term action to improve cash flow and profitability

• Successful companies that want to ensure their continued success

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Charles Born Associates, Growth Management Consultants offers a range of customized services supporting growth-oriented organizations.  We assist organizations improve their performance by developing and implementing:

• Business and marketing plans to grow sales and profits  

• New products, brand identity and competitive positioning

• Reshaped organizational structures to make them more effective

• Methods for improved management and control

Specific consulting services provided include:

• Planning

- Strategic Planning
- Business Plans
- Marketing Plans
- Marketing Strategy Development
- Competitive Analysis
- Organizational Support

•  Market and New Product Development

- Market Opportunity Identification
- Market Segmentation / Market Target Analysis
- Concept Development and testing
- Competitive Positioning
- Brand Identity and Naming
- Product Launch Planning

• Marketing Research

- Focus Groups and in-depth interviews
- Quantitative Marketing Research (telephone surveys, mail surveys)

• Marketing Implementation

- Advertising
- Promotion
- Telemarketing

•  Organizational Development and Management Control

- Organization chart
- Facilitation
- Family Transition Assistance
- Management and Leadership Training
- Operational Improvements

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Clients include companies in a variety of industries.

Experience has been gained in many major industries with both consumer and business-to-business oriented companies.  This includes large and small firms in manufacturing, services, and distribution/wholesale/retail.

A sample of clients:
 

• Bank of America
  (financial services)
• City of San Francisco
  (marketing)
• Simpson Timber Company
  (timber and lumber)
• Basic American Foods
  (food)
• Schlague Lock
  (security systems)
• Hilton Hotel
  (hotels)
• Cushman and Wakefield
  (real estate)

• California Distribution Centers
  (warehousing and trucking)
• Graphic Sportswear
  (printing)
• Golden Gate University
  (education)
• Diversified Software
  (software)
• Resort at Squaw Creek
  (resorts)
• Fitzgerald Co. inc.
  (furniture manufacturing)
• Garton Ford Tractor
  (farm equipment)

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About us...

Charles Born Associates, Growth Management Consultantsis a firm of seasoned professionals with success providing objectivity and insight gained from consulting with many different organizations on a broad variety of problems.  We have been in business for over 15 years.

Charles Born, President, is an experienced management, marketing and new product development consultant.  He works closely with senior management in identifying and addressing strategic issues impacting profitable growth.  A graduate of UCLA with an MBA in Marketing, Charles also has a wide range of experience as a corporate executive.  He has held senior management, marketing, new product and sales positions with Scott Paper and Crown Zellerbach.  Charles has been a Senior Adjunct Professor at Golden Gate University in San Francisco and an instructor at the University of California at Berkeley.  He has been a speaker to both business and civic groups covering management, marketing and new product subjects.

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How to contact us:

Charles Born Associates,
Growth Management Consultants
1606 Juanita Lane
Tiburon, CA  94920

Phone
(415) 435-2524

Fax:   
(415) 435-2524

Email:  MChasBorn@aol.com

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