The key is to go where the puck will be going, not where it is now. 
-Wayne Gretzky, Ice Hockey Legend

The competitive landscape for business is changing in unprecedented ways at an accelerated pace.  Next Path provides consulting services for businesses, with a focus on business strategy and people practices. 

People Practices Solutions:  A well known CEO was recently asked how many people worked for his company.  His answer, "About half of them."  Employees are suffering from "recession depression," many worried daily that they may lose their jobs, many doing more with less.  Let us help you implement progressive workplace practices to engage and retain your top talent.

  Business Strategy Solutions: If you keep doing what you've been doing, you're going to keep getting what you've been getting.  Market changes require the exploration of fresh approaches to grow your business and plan for workforce changes that reduce your overhead yet maintain your brand.  Next Path can help you:

• Redefine your customer:  If your traditional customers aren't sustaining your business, who can you target to buy what you offer?  This may lead you to
• Adapt your business model:  What are your core competencies and can you reposition your business to provide products and services to customers with resources?
• Acquire stimulus funding:  The main purpose of the 787 billion dollar stimulus funding is to support small businesses and create jobs.  Don't overlook your opportunity to sell your products and services to the government.  How can you find out if the government is buying what you can offer and how do you get the required certifications to bid on federal, state and local Requests for Proposals?  Next Path can walk you through the complex government processes, including how to write a capability statement for the government and how to market and network with potential teaming partners on large projects.
• Optimize your business processes and operating efficiencies
• Build strategic partnerships and alliances 
• Develop an operational review process to measure outcomes to plans and adjust accordingly