Insights.

Driving profitability through applying technology best practices.

The Problem

A family run business that was losing money each of the past three years and did not have the managerial experience to fix.

The Team
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Background

The Outcome

The Company has operated profitably since the changes and has survived the worst of the recession.

The Partnership



The Solution

Orchid Black operators created a plan and executed on the following:

- Implemented a new business system.

- Redesigned the processes within the entire company

- Consolidated responsibilities; reduced headcount by 40%

- Implemented PEO strategy

In addition, we:

Negotiated and bought out of the unionImplemented a leasing program for trucks and drivers

Reworked commission programs

Reorganized the warehouse for efficient operations

The Challenge

A family run business that was losing money each of the past three years and did not have the managerial experience to fix.

Turning a Distribution Company Profitable Via Technology and Systems
The Results



Testimonial

"Orchid Black was able to come up with phenomenal insights in a matter of weeks just by analyzing the data that was already within our own company. That alone was worth every penny of the VCA (Value Creation Assessment)." 

-CEO & Founder


This project embodies the archetype of an organization built by a brilliant, visionary founder who has a good product, then builds a successful company as large as he possibly can. However, like most great founders, he eventually hit a wall and needed to bring on a growth partner to make a decision on where to go next. The Orchid Black team was the perfect complement to help take this company to the next level, increase the value of the business, and exit quickly.
–Jim Barnish, Managing Partner, Orchid Black