How we help
Five kinds of work, one company: product development, import and wholesale, business consulting, travel, and operations and logistics for small businesses and nonprofits, in the U.S. and overseas.
Product development
We take products from the first sketch to the customer: design, prototypes, patents and trademarks, and overseas manufacturing. It is the same path we took our own Curb Buddy® ramp down.
- Product design, prototyping and testing
- Patent and trademark protection, through licensed IP counsel
- Working directly with overseas manufacturers, including custom tooling and molds
- Packaging, labeling and barcodes
Import & wholesale
Beyond our own products, we source and import goods for other businesses, from consumer products such as electric bikes to equipment and parts, and we sell products wholesale.
- Supplier search and overseas pricing
- Samples and quality checks
- Import and customs, freight forwarding, and U.S. delivery
- Wholesale sourcing and resale to dealers, distributors and resellers
- Online selling and product listings
Business consulting, domestic and international
We help owners start, grow and fix businesses. Our founder has started, run and sold companies in construction, manufacturing and consumer products, and has worked on projects overseas since 2001. That is what we bring to every client: practical, hands-on help focused on results.
- Starting a business: planning, setup and the first systems
- Sales, pricing and estimating
- Bringing a product to market: sourcing, distribution and dealer networks
- Commercial terms and vendor negotiation support
- Finding and managing professional help: legal, accounting, design and marketing
- Entering a new market or starting a project in another country
- Research and data gathering before a decision
Who we work with: small and mid-size businesses, start-ups and inventors, and nonprofits.
Travel
We plan and book travel for businesses, churches and nonprofit teams: flights, hotels and the ground logistics in between. Our founder has lived, worked or traveled in more than a dozen countries, and we know what it takes to move a team somewhere unfamiliar and get them home again.
- Business travel for owners and staff
- Group and team travel
- Mission and service trips for churches and nonprofits
- Flights and hotels, domestic and international
- Itineraries, ground transportation and on-the-ground coordination
- Pre-trip research and planning for unfamiliar destinations
Operations & logistics for small businesses and nonprofits
We work on a contract basis for companies and nonprofits that are starting a new project or need an existing one to move faster, at home or abroad. We collect information, build relationships, oversee work, purchase what is needed and keep everyone informed.
- Pre-trip research, data collection and reporting
- On-the-ground project coordination, in the U.S. and overseas
- Purchasing equipment, supplies and other assets
- Shipping, freight and warehousing
- Coordinating staff, volunteers and local partners
- Construction oversight
- Event and distribution coordination
- One clear line of communication back to you
Past project work (by type, not by client): building construction, clean-water wells, event coordination, transportation logistics, asset purchasing, volunteer coordination, distribution to schools, prisons and orphanages, warehouse setup, and shipping logistics, in countries including India, Rwanda, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mexico and the United States.
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