Let’s face it. Sometimes it seems like everyone around you is succeeding in the marketplace, and you’re left standing still. While that may or may not be the reality, there is a way to jumpstart your business. It involves connecting with other professionals in your industry, individuals who can share [...]]]> You want to increase profits—but how?

Let’s face it. Sometimes it seems like everyone around you is succeeding in the marketplace, and you’re left standing still. While that may or may not be the reality, there is a way to jumpstart your business. It involves connecting with other professionals in your industry, individuals who can share their expertise in a way that benefits your bottom line. PEGs, or profit enhancement groups, are the brainchild of the Management Growth Institute, Inc. (MGI), and they’ve been around since 1976. Here at Fireproof Records, we’ve been participating in the program for about four years. Last week, Fireproof CEO Mike James lent his expertise to yet another PEG.

PEGs provide essential information for business growth through participating in a directed process fueled by CEOs with similar businesses. Groups consist of 10 CEOs from non-competing businesses, and meetings take place throughout the year at members’ businesses. The primary objective of the PEG is to carefully critique a business, and then offer feedback and suggestions for improving current outcomes. The great thing about PEGs is that everyone comes out ahead. Business owners learn from the input of experts in their field, while participants can share their expertise and learn from the expertise of their colleagues. It’s about sharing honest, knowledgeable, industry-specific information and experience in a friendly, trustworthy environment. In the end, members glean new ideas to boost their businesses.

For more information about PEGs and the Management Growth Institute, Inc., visit www.managementgrowth.com, or go to www.peg4profits.com. It’s just one more way that Fireproof stays on the leading-edge of the records management industry.

Fireproof is pleased to announce “Five in Ten”; our plans in 2010 that will embrace our 100 year culture, with a continual focus on providing excellent customer service and most importantly, help you to find new and innovative ways to manage your documents in our changing economic climate.

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Fireproof is pleased to announce “Five in Ten”; our plans in 2010 that will embrace our 100 year culture, with a continual focus on providing excellent customer service and most importantly, help you to find new and innovative ways to manage your documents in our changing economic climate.

Last year, Fireproof celebrated a major company landmark – we celebrated 100 years in the Columbus market. As we reflect back on our historic years, we have found that as a company, we have adjusted accurately, and continued to provide new and innovative ways for you to store your information. What might have started along the rails of High Street in the early 1900’s, has now grown to encompass a complete line of data protection services that can assist you each step of the way with your disaster recovery needs.

Now for our five key areas of focus in 2010:

1. Customer Service will continue to be our focus in 2010. Many of our customer service staff have been with us over ten years, and are proud members of our Decade Plus Club. You will find interesting stories about our service staff highlighted through our video and blog during 2010.

2. Electronic Medical Records/Electronic Health Records - With the new legislation, a migration to EMR is evident. We are on the forefront of this migration, and will continue to educate our customers on the stimulus requirements, and how to best navigate the EMR waters.

3. Document Imaging - This is where the future is going in our industry. Scanning services, web storage, and a variety of software solutions is where Fireproof has positioned ourselves to offer best-of-class imaging services to our customers.

4. Offering Hybrid Solutions - The way companies store and manage information can be a multi-faceted approach- there are many different service options. We hope to educate, inform, and spend the necessary time to get to know your company’s requirements. Sometimes, there are multiple cost-effective solutions to your data protection needs.

5. Celebrating 100 years is obviously important to us. But how will this service strength and longevity help our customers in 2010? With this being our 101st year in central Ohio, Fireproof hopes to educate you on our history, but more importantly, provide compelling tips during our 101st year in business through our educational series: “Fireproof Basics: 101”. This series will focus on industry requirements, education, and general information that will help you to make informed data protection decisions. These will be illustrated through blog posts, video series, and our on-site Lunch–n-Learn sessions and client orientations that will take place throughout the year.

So, follow along with Fireproof as we embrace social marketing that will help you, our customers, understand the opportunities that are available in the world of data protection.

Become a Fireproof fan: RSS our blog; Fan our facebook page; follow us on Twitter, and connect with our employees on Linked In.

Thank you!

Mike

Michael James – CEO of Fireproof Records