Testimonials

Client Testimonials

(owner of 2-year-old business)--

I have known Steve for just over a year and have been the beneficiary of his wealth of knowledge in the general small business and specialty food business arena.

Transitioning a business start up into a viable small business is difficult in any financial climate, but when economics are as tricky as they are these days, a "freshman" business owner needs a competent, supportive, and accessible adviser.

Steve’s vast experience as a highly successful specialty food business owner affords him not only the clear understanding of what it takes to work with customers, suppliers, distributors, employees, service providers e.g.: business insurance, attorneys, accountants, commercial real estate brokers etc. , but also a list of references and resources to add to your network and to contact as the need arises.

Steve is detail oriented of course, but also manifests the ability to triage those details and facilitate follow up of the long task list which can so easily get lost in the muddle of everyday business “to – do’s”.

Selecting Steve as a consultant and/or business manager brings with it a benefit that almost supersedes his superior skills and that is his ability to work ~with~ you. My personal feeling is that when taking a labor of love to the new level of successful small business, it is vital that the support, management, and advisory consultant have the ability to listen first, then facilitate, then follow up without the interference of his or her own ego. Steve is just such a person. His integrity, his expertise, and his genuine joy as he sees progress towards the goal has been invaluable to me and is the reason I admire and recommend Steve Caccavo as a business consultant to help you as you grow your business.

-- Debbie Sadowsky, Owner, Nanny's Cookies, LLC, maker of Mostly Myrtles (tm) biskookys

(owner of 24-year-old business) --

I have known Steve Caccavo over a twenty year period as a business role model, consultant, and friend and feel qualified to recommend his business consulting services.

When I started John Wm Macy CheeseSticks in 1985, Steve was enjoying phenomenal success with Well Bred Loaf , the company he founded in the mid 70’s. Their products could be found everywhere in NYC and no doubt inspired many an aspiring specialty food manufacturer of which I was only one. I was thrilled when he sauntered by our small shop on

13^th Street

to introduce himself. He lived in the neighborhood and, yes, had a few surplus ovens to sell but mostly he wanted to see what we were up to and how we were doing.

When “The Loaf” was sold in the mid-90’s and Steve founded his consulting practice, I readily engaged his services to help with a variety of projects at CheeseSticks. He put together our first employee handbook and played a key role in rationalizing our production management structure which had been utterly ad hoc until then. He was particularly helpful in winning the confidence of our talented but prickly production manager. Steve’s direct but non-threatening style of communication engaged the otherwise uncooperative manager and that troubled relationship improved as a result.

Steve works hard and always comes prepared for the work at hand. His enthusiasm for problem solving is unbounded and, coupled with his well-honed listening skills, can be relied upon to render the most stubborn issues into manageable components. I cannot imagine that any business owner or manager would not profit from utilizing Steve’s unique set of skills.

-- John Macy, President, John Wm. Macy's CheeseSticks, Inc.

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