Aaron Rodriguez
Used with permission.

– Editor’s note:
Many Yelm Community Blog readers may remember Aaron Rodriguez from his former tenure at the Yelm Food Co-op and as Executive Director of the Phoenix Rising School. Aaron is a multi-talented individual who loves this area, has his family here and is investing locally with his new venture:


ACR Business Consulting puts the “FUN” in Business FUN-damentals.

We partner with start-ups and small businesses, nonprofits, and public agencies who are ready to think critically about their operations to achieve greater effectiveness and increase their revenue. With a strategy rooted in financial management and data analysis, ACRBC applies a pragmatic, systems-thinking approach to working with people and addressing real challenges they face in achieving success.

We are experts at building organizational capacity and have a strong passion for collaboration, critical thinking and community partnerships. Our goal is to assist clients in solving challenges and overcoming uncertainties through the following services:

* “3D” Performance Planning (check out http://acrbc.com/deliver to learn more about our process)
* Interim Executive Director Services
* Business Planning and Financial Forecasting
* Business Valuations (for sale or acquisition)
* Strategic and Change Management
* Marketing, Fundraising, and Outreach Design

In exchange for a good cup of coffee, we’ll provide you with a 1-hour “get to know you” session where we learn about you, your business, and your challenges and goals. If we think we can help, we’ll send you over a proposal and get to work.

Check out our website at www.acrbc.com and our ACR Business Consulting Facebook page. For more information, email aaron@acrbc.com.


– UPDATE: February 5, 2016
“Volunteers Participate in Homeless Census in Yelm
“County Looking to Count People Homeless or Living in Substandard Housing”

Excellent report by Steven Wyble, Nisqually Valley News about Thurston County contracting Aaron Rodriguez’s firm, ACR Business Consulting, to partner with the health and human services department to conduct the census countywide.
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