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Sue Stack, Employment Coordinator
Las Cruces, NM
50-60 employees
"Our Company starting using the Intercept product offered through
Judy Swartley with M. Arthur Group, Inc. about three months ago. The drug
test is easy to administer and saves us time and money because we no longer
have to arrange appointments at labs or search for testing facilities
close to our job sites. After we administer the test, we receive notification
of the results within 24 hours after the lab receives the test. If there
are questions with the specimen, LabOne notifies us that they need to
interview the donor. We have found the test to be very reliable and Judy
has provided us with excellent service."
Dennis Thomas, President
Beltsville, MD
35 Employees
301.937.7902
"My Company has been using the Intercept self-administered, laboratory-base
oral drug test and I received a 5% reduction in my Workers' Comp premium
just for implementing an approved screening policy. Intercept has been
very cost-effective by saving us both time and money. The cost-per-test
is less than urine-based lab testing and our employees no longer lose
valuable time from the job driving to a lab and waiting to be tested.
I receive all negative results in 24 hours. Intercept has been a very
effective product for my company and I would definitely recommend Judy
Swartley's company and Intercept to other contractors looking to implement
drug screening programs or to those who already have urine-based testing
in place."
Greg Semuskie, Owner
Gaithersburg, MD
25 employees
"As owner of XXX, I decided to implement a mandatory pre-hire and
random drug screening policy. Judy Swartley of M. Arthur Group introduced
me to the Intercept oral fluid testing kit and was a great help; in setting
up my company's drug-testing policy. My experience with both Judy and
the Intercept product has been excellent. Judy is responsive and I normally
get my supplies within a few days of ordering them. I would highly recommend
Judy Swartley, M. Arthur Group, and the Intercept oral fluid testing kit
to all contractors."
Eric Shatzer, Owner
Beltsville, MD
60 employees
"I've been using Intercept with great success. When employees come
for a pre-employment test and we hand them the Intercept kit, they ask,
'What's this?' We tell them we don't do urine tests anymore--we switched
to urine. After seeing the look on their face they usually say something
like, 'I forgot something in my car…I'll be right back'. They go
to their car and never return! Obviously, they were "prepared"
to take a urine test and know they can't beat oral tests by drinking or
diluting products."
...about
strategic planning and consulting services
"Recently, my
start-up company ATA Llc., in the Industrial Impactool and Impactool Data
Acquisition industry hired the M. Arthur Group to write our business plan.
I was impressed with their knowledge and hands-on experience in the manufacturing
industry.
Throughout the plan, they gave us many business and manufacturing ideas
to strengthen the plan.
We also liked their
approach: one person to do the financials and one person
to write the plan. Solid financials are as important as the plan in trying
to
get financing. We felt we'd get a better business plan by having two experts
write the plan. The financial consultant Ann McNally was solid and gave
us excellent
financial statements. For the plan itself, we were given a template and
actually
wrote the first draft of the plan while Judy Swartley, M. Arthur critiqued
and edited it.
By writing the first draft of the plan, I gained in-depth knowledge so
when I
was quizzed by potential investors, I knew all the answers. We'd highly
recommend M. Arthur."
Sincerely,
Kenneth R. DeSerio
President / CTO
"We hired the M. Arthur Group to write a business plan for our company
which
machines parts primarily for the aerospace industry. After reading their
resumes, we were impressed with their experience in manufacturing and the
machining industry.
As a company that was in business for 15 years, we needed a plan for
additional financing so we could expand our product line. They explained
their
two-pronged process--having a financial consultant prepare the financial
statements
and having another consultant guide us through the plan itself.
While it was a challenging process writing the first draft of the plan,
I
felt a huge measure of success when it was done. I'm so familiar with
every
aspect of the plan that I'm able to answer any question asked by a potential
investors. Thank you, M. Arthur."
N. Rado
President
Hydrojet, Inc.
"The two days we
spent working through the steps of the strategic planning workshop with
M. Arthur Consulting realigned our collective focus. With Judy's guidance,
we progressed from being overwhelmed by time-consuming trivia to rediscovering
our unusual self-reliance and creative ability. Producing innovative, functional
and aesthetically pleasing leather handbags was originally, and is now,
our primary purpose for being in business.
It has suddenly become
easy to be inventive again doing one-of-a kinds and custom work. Consulting
with Judy has certainly been instrumental in reminding us how to be objective
and prioritize. Working with Judy was crucial to finding our way through
the clutter and emerging as a healthy business. Thanks"
Neil and JoAnne
Kelchner
The Bag Lady
"We've been through
dozens of Strategic Planning Sessions and frequently find that the facilitators
don't know how to work with people. M. Arthur Consulting presented the information
in a down-to-earth, pragmatic manner and walked us through the material
in easy-to-follow steps. The consultants had a wealth of knowledge based
on personal corporate experiences at both large and small companies. Additionally,
they possessed a great sense of humor, were patient, accessible and had
excellent follow-through skills. We look forward to working with them in
the future."
Rob McCord
President and CEO
Eastern Technology Council
"The class was extremely
informative and gave us insight to the business operations and challenges
faced within our industry."
Juliet Cavallaro
Current Solutions
"As
a community leader with over 20 years of broad commitment in the Lehigh
Valley, strategic planning has been my banner. Until recently participating
in a workshop by M. Arthur Consulting, I had never seen such an effective,
targeted and succinct approach to this process. I have been impressed
by their process and am happy to spread the word to other businesses and
community groups."
Sally
M. Handlon
President, South Bethlehem Historical Society.
Board Member, DBA Council of Bethlehem Area Chamber Member, Bethlehem
Marketing Council Member, South Bethlehem Architectural Lighting Committee
Board Member, former President, The Hillside School.
"I have
been involved in numerous Strategic Planning sessions with a major corporation,
many of which were a waste of time, and yielded minimal results.
The session facilitated by M. Arthur Consulting Group was the first strategy
session I have attended that was worthwhile. They quickly took us
through their program using an effective methodology which resulted in
formulating our plan for success and how we were going to get there.
I would recommend any Company go through this process to define or redefine
their plan for success."
Terry Berger, Ph. D.
President - Berger Instruments
"...Thanks
to the M. Arthur team for the support during our Y2K conversion. Your
Consultant/Program Manager did a fantastic job managing this project.
For Triton, Y2K was a non-event thanks to M. Arthur."
Glen Robinson
Chief Technical Officer
Triton PCS
"M. Arthur Consulting Group drafted
a comprehensive Business Plan which detailed our opportunity and plan
to achieve our goals and objectives. As part of this work, they
facilitated a two day strategic planning session which was extremely
effective and defined our Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies, Tactics,
and Action Plans. This information has provided Berger Instruments
with a roadmap for success, and is being used to obtain external
funds to fuel the Company's implementation plan. Utilizing
M. Arthur's expertise was an investment in our future and the success
of Berger Instruments. Their services were performed at a reasonable
cost, and did not require large amounts of our time, and as a result,
were not disruptive to our day-to-day operations."
Mark Shuman, Ph. D.
Vice President - Berger Instruments
"Thanks for the
great seminar on Strategic Business Planning"
President
Preferred Electrical Service, Inc.
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