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Fisher Business Advisory is a business improvement firm located in Northeastern Ohio.

We help businesses deal with issues that emerge from various challenges in the life cycle of a small business.  We diagnose your most pressing needs and most attractive opportunities and bring the resources to bear on those situations. 

Right now there is a virtual revolution underway in the medical delivery sector of the health care industry revolving around the evaluation, selection, and implementation of electronic health records (EHR) software. This revolution is being driven in large part by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA or Stimulus Act) of 2009.   The Stimulus Act has provided for a one-time incentive program for physicians to adopt qualified and certified EHR systems for their practices.  Say what you will about the remainder of the Stimulus Act but this component carries a strong potential to positively change the way medical information is managed for the benefit of all concerned. 



Jim Fisher, AInstIB

Accredited Associate
Institute for Independent
       Business

With over 30 years of business leadership, Jim Fisher is a results driven adviser for small and medium businesses.  He has a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Vermont, and MBA from the University of Michigan, and has recently been accredited as an Executive Associate of the Institute for Independent Business.
Areas of Expertise

Sales and Marketing, including competitive strengths and weaknesses, marketing plans, sales effectiveness, international sales opportunities, and message and media deployment
Strategy and Planning, including strategy formulation, evaluation, and implementation, vision and mission development
Small Business Finance, including funding, cost management, asset management, cash flow management, financing alternatives and optimization. 
Information Technology, including evaluation, selection, and implementation of IT applications for the medical delivery industry.
Organization, including job definitions, compensation, goal alignment, and performance management
Operations, including business process, supplier management, staffing optimization and cost management
Exit Strategy, including all aspects of succession, divestment, sale, value optimization
Career Highlights
Sales, Service, Business Management, Product Management, Strategy Development, International and Global Business Management

Vice President and Director, Cash Management Services, AmeriTrust Co. Cleveland, OH. including P&L responsibility for $15 million banking services business.

National Sales Director, Citicorp Global Payment Products, Chicago IL, including customer acquisition and retention for domestic electronic payments services.

Global Director of Business Management, for Financial Institution and Public Sector Cash Management Services, ABN AMRO Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 

Real Estate Investor, including acquisition, rehabilitation, and retailing of single family homes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Medical Software Consulting, including evaluation, selection, and implementation of EHR programs to optimize practice operations and financial results.