Applied Knowledge Laboratories......the growth solution

JOIN THE BIZ REVOLUTION

RESET Your Company for the Future, Failure Proof the Business for a Decade of Low or No Economic Growth

Our passion is for the engine of economic growth, the job creator regardless of culture or economy – small business. We have spent the last 10 years converting our solutions to an online platform and are changing the consulting industry.

Instead of hiring a constantly running meter who over-charges for reading your watch and telling you the time, our platform provides you access to knowledge on demand. There is no meter running, the cost is known in advance and minimal, and most importantly you create the solutions – everything is DIY.

biz is art, biz is revolution

biz is art – starting and building a business is an act of creation, nothing exists except an idea until transformed into reality. Just like Michelangelo liberating his sculptures from stone, entrepreneurs liberate success from a dream, a true act of creation.

biz is revolution – nothing has transformed history like the advent of commerce. The rise of the merchant class – the original middle class – made the renaissance possible. The destruction of class barriers, governments' absolute power, and the genesis of merit based societies - entrepreneurs made wealth possible for everyone willing to work hard.

Today is no different. As economies are collapsing and jobs disappearing, it is time for business to step into the breech not only to save their communities, but to save themselves.

The Labs is not just a business, we are a movement to change the economic future. Like the revolution of open source in software, we took patented and proprietary knowledge and made it available to everyone. The days of the black box are over.

Achieve xordinary...performance, profits, and reinvent the future

We once had the most dynamic economy in the world - WHY?

That's an easy answer – entrepreneurs.

Today there are 26 million businesses under $50 million in revenue creating 2/3's of all new jobs and 90% of those jobs coming from companies less than 5 years old. Only 6 million businesses are incorporated and they pay the highest taxes in the industrial world. The other unincorporated 20 million claim business revenue as personal taxes and are deemed rich, the reward awaiting them is higher taxes – more regulations, etc. , etc., it never ends.

We now, more than ever, operate in an economic environment hostile to risk and growth. If you are asking yourself why the economy hasn't turned around as promised, look no further than entrepreneurs and start-ups.

I am not done...

With the national debt exceeding our GDP and unfunded mandates beyond the total GDP of Earth, capital markets are drying up for the foreseeable future. Government borrowing will make it almost impossible to acquire loans to expand the business, in fact there will be a scarcity of money just to finance lines of credit and manage cash flow. Any growth during this decade will be funded from sales - do you know how find the money?

We are facing a Decade of Low to No Growth. It is either a deadly obstacle or an incredible opportunity – we have chosen our future – have you?

This is why you need to join and come inside. Sample the Labs by Signing-up for the Mailing List and receive our latest Research & Insights, or really come inside and put our knowledge base of best practices for fast and sustainable growth to work for you. Don't wait - time is not on our side.

FEATURED MEMBER RESOURCES - Selecting your TARGET

Identifying Targets and Gaps - FORECAST

Our premier assessment product, it answers the 3 most critical questions any entrepreneur, business owner, or executive will ask about the company:

• Is the company performing up to it's capabilities?
  
• Is the company maximizing profits?
  
• How do we recreate the company to take advantage of the next opportunity?

FORECAST is a complete organizational assessment that compares the core elements of your business against our library of best practices for excellence and growth. Imagine gaining the insight on how companies have gone from Zero to Market Leader instead of learning from the school of hard knocks.

We use in the Benchmarking process to determine opportunities to act on and barriers to remove. You will receive an exhaustive GrowthIQ Report  that provides everything you need to DIY.

For more information on our Assesments & Survey Products - chckout our Targets page.

FEATURED MEMBER RESOURCES - TOOLS to Close the Gaps

Tools to Close the Gaps - CourseWare and Job Apps

Once you have identified your Targets and current gaps, the issue is just like sales – how to close! Our CourseWare and Job Apps are your tools to drive performance and profits up, and prepare the company for the next increase in sales.

Our CourseWare and Job Apps closes the gaps on the 3 challenges of winning with talent:

• Is the obstacle to performance and profits people?
• Is the herd heading roughly west or is everyone rowing in their own direction?
  
• Are your pools of knowledge expanding and the pools of ignorance shrinking or is it the other way around?

CourseWare knowledge products are designed for self-paced, web-based, or classroom learning. The choice is yours. Each module is designed as a stand alone topic or it can be assembled into a curriculum to meet the entire the knowledge and skill needs of your employees. One of the great advantages of our approach – all of the CourseWare is designed to close a specific knowledge or skill gap identified by our Assessment and Survey Suites. Why is that an advantage? You only educate or train where there is a need – don't waste time and money “sheep dipping” everyone just to kill the fleas a few.

Job Apps are back-on-the-job products designed to turn knowledge into results. Our Job Apps are part of the CourseWare to complete the loop on application, or as a substitute. Like the CourseWare – everything is driven by the Gaps identified by our Assessment and Survey Products.

For more information on our CourseWare and Job App Products - checkout the Tools page

FEATURED MEMBER RESOURCES - Surrounded by a TEAM

GROW IT FOR YOURSELF - NOT BY YOURSELF.

It is your company, your money, your sweat and sacrifice - you just don't have to do it alone. We were once asked what is the mission of AKLabs - "just us" was the answer.

There are tremendous resources available for the large, established companies. Everybody wants to know you, they take your call, they offer you the best deals.  You have the resources to negotiate great deals and buy world class expertise.

Then there is us -  JUST US.

Every sales call is a cold call because you are unknown. Banks or other secondary sources will lend you money only when you don't need it and certainly not at their best rates. Suppliers want payments upfront or under unfavorable terms. Employees want salaries you can't afford or an ownership stake they didn't earn.You live it, we live it, we both get it.

This is not a complaint - we are not victims. We are entrepreneurs, the one and only growth engine in the world, and we do not lose. BUT wouldn't it be refreshing to find a safe haven, a place where everyone understands the unique demands of ownership. A place where you find the answers to critical questions or pose a few of your own. A place where you can access the type of resources offered by the big consulting firms without the drama or price tag.

This why we exist, why we created our products and services - we built a platform that surrounds you and the company with a TEAM.

Come inside and see what the-growth-labs Team can do for you and help RESET and Failure Proof the future.