Being the owner of a small business can be very fulfilling, exciting, gratifying and most of the time lucrative. It also can be burdensome when you face difficult decisions that you must make. It can be frustrating because you have no idea how to get to the next step. You start to doubt your own abilities. You have that innate instinct that tells you what your business needs, but you don’t have the experience to accomplish the goals you want.

The dedicated business consultants at The Small Business Group have been in your shoes.

Jeff Zindel is offering his own consulting services to you as your own personal business coach. A personal business coach helps you fine tune what you know, develop your existing talents and realize your full potential. At some point in our entrepreneurial careers we all need a personal business coach to motivate us, reiterate what we know and confidentially share our needs.

Jeff Zindel has owned various businesses for eighteen years, including The Potting Shed, Livingreen Interiors and Livingreen Outdoors. He has also had the opportunity to work in the corporate world with ServiceMaster. He has started businesses from their inception and has purchased existing businesses. He currently owns a national inbound telemarketing company and a business to business answering service, Accurate Communications in Omaha, Nebraska.

Jon Firmature holds a strong background in human resources, business development, retail sales, and Internet commerce and social networking.

Jon's core expertise was built on a solid HR foundation. Jon has practiced in all areas of compensation design, with a focus on applicant screening / background checks, base pay, and incentive development for all employee groups. He has developed, enhanced, and supported small to mid-size business practices in the areas of compensation, bonus / incentives, employee policies, payroll, HRIS, web development, process improvements, and other critical HR management elements.

Jon has developed competency and team-based work designs and information systems that support management’s vision and direction.

He holds a Bachelor of Psychology degree from the University of Nebraska in Omaha (1994). Jon also has been certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).

"I've spent years in the HR trenches, helping companies build the processes and systems infrastructure for their people. I've been exposed to a multitude of tools and systems which are designed to help managers make better hiring and placement decisions. For me, the exciting part about business consulting is the reliability and usability of the information we can provide. A brand-new manager can immediately begin making better decisions with literally no additional training at all."

Jon also gained experience in business development, social networking and retail sales when he joined Summitsoft Corporation, a leading retail software publisher, in early July 2006. During his years in the software industry, Jon’s knowledge of Internet commerce helped boost the company’s online sales and web presence by overseeing the addition of new products, affiliate partnerships and retail channel services.