Our clients are busy tackling the day-to-day demands of their business. They run lean and do not have the staff capacity to quickly tackle the kinds of strategic and tactical projects we handle, such as growth assessments to identify revenue inhibitors, or product/market feasibility assessments to validate product development, or financial analysis to support proposed capital investments.

Sometimes the big stuff, such as adjusting strategies and plans, gets put off until "tomorrow." Or there is a one-time "special project" that existing staff and resources cannot handle without dropping the important balls they're already juggling. These are the kinds of clients that engage Deacon Lloyd.

Our clients are established, small-to-mid-sized companies looking to improve their ability to create and deliver value for customers and shareholders. Given that our focus is functional rather than industry specific, we have served clients in a variety of industries and markets, ranging from software and hardware to commoditized business services. Yet, all of our clients sell products or services to business markets -- none sell consumer products.

Although our consultants typically have management experience with Fortune 500 companies as well as start-ups and emerging growth companies, we most enjoy serving companies in the $1M -- $30M range where we can more quickly see the tangible results of our engagements.

Catalysts for clients calling us also include: