Summers Hospitality Group charges flat fees for each package or project – there are NEVER any hourly fees or added fees or hidden fees – nor do we ever agree to any “profit sharing scheme”. Why ?
The way we see it, clients are best served by innovating their business or achieving opportunities as quickly as possible. Prolonging the efforts to do so, for purely financial reasons on the consultant’s part, is totally unethical and a true sign of an amateur. Here are even more reasons that we believe that delivering higher value to our clients is the goal.
- You’re paying for the value of our experience and expertise, not our time.
- There is a limit on your investment. You should know exactly what is to be spent and know that there will be no surprises.
- There is never a “meter running”. You do not have to worry each time you need my help that I might be there for an hour, a day, or a week and be forced to decide on a time limit to the help you really need.
- It is unfair to place you in the position of making a decision every time you may need my help. Otherwise, you’re trying to determine the impossible: Is this an issue that justifies a $2,000 visit or a $500 phone call. No client should ever be put in that position.
- Your managers and staff should feel free to use my experience and expertise without feeling they have to go to someone for approval to spend the money. This only makes them more resistant to sharing their views, and at worst, delays the communication of important information that could lead to better decision making and thus results.
- If we find additional work that was unanticipated but must be performed in order to achieve the business goals we set at the outset of the project, we can do it without having to come to you for additional funds. In those instances, legitimate, additional work would otherwise be viewed as self-aggrandizing and an attempt to generate addition hours or days.
- If you find additional, related work that must be done, you can freely request it without worry about increased project costs.
- The overall set fee, in relation to the results to be achieved, is inevitably less of a proportional investment than hourly billing.
- If conditions change in your business, you won’t be in the difficult situation of having to request that the project be completed in less time – or over a longer period of time. The quality approach is assured, since the fee is set and paid.
- If I decide that additional resources are necessary, there is no cost to you and I can employ additional help as I see fit.
- This is the simplest way to work together. There will never be a debate about what is billable time (e.g., report writing, taking phone calls, etc…) or what should be done on site or off site.
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Summers Hospitality Group Payment & Expense Guidelines
- All fees are required in advance to begin your program or to claim a place on the waiting list if applicable. (First come first served basis)
- Fees may be paid in installments, but your program does not begin until payment(s) have been completed. Contact me to discuss options and a payment schedule. No extra charges or fees are associated with any payment schedule(s).
- To finance your engagement in full and begin immediately, we provide this financing option here. A finance charge is associated with this option.
- We will accept these credit cards,
cashier’s check’s, money orders and company and personal checks.
- Company, personal or cashier’s checks must clear our bank prior to your program’s start and are subject to any and all “return check fees” for any reason and are accepted via PayPal. If a PayPal link does not exist on the package page you need, I will email an invoice to you which will allow you to input your information and apply payment there. Please note that checks can take up to 10 business days to process.
- If paying by money order, please call, fax or email me and I will reply to you with the invoice for the Coaching or Consulting program of your choice.
- Return your check or money order: made out to: Jeffrey Summers and mailed to:
3633 Diamond Ranch Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76262
- All fees are non-refundable, no exceptions! However, you may call a “freeze” at any point, at which time we stop the calendar until you’re ready to begin again. I’m notoriously lax about the 30 days and readily provide grace periods to take care of any loose ends.
- Pay in full, upfront for any program or service and receive a 10% discount.
Enroll for two intervals at a time or more in any Coaching program and receive a 5% discount; for three at a time, a 10% discount; and for four or more at a time, a 15% discount.
Pay for a full year in advance and get a 20% discount.
Call me for your unique discount codes prior to purchasing.
Travel & Accommodation Expenses
- Travel and accommodation costs, which are associated with all on-site programs, are all based on the cheapest air, hotel and car rental fares available at the time of booking and are billed at the end of each travel time frame unless different means are agreed to prior to the start of the project. I endeavor to keep your costs as low as possible throughout the entire process.
- All flights are booked using coach seating.
- All car rentals are booked using economy car availability.
- All hotel rooms are booked using the lowest demand pricing schedule available and all discounts available are utilized.
- If travel and accommodations are booked and are non-refundable and you decide to cancel or change the times of your participation, you will still be billed the costs associated with the travel & accommodation booked.
- All travel & accommodation costs can be paid for in advance at a flat fee of $1,250.00 per week of travel. This usually saves you money since most costs exceed this amount.
- Any upgrades to any fares or accommodations are at the sole discretion, and responsibility of, Summers Hospitality Group.
- Travel and accommodation plans and schedules may be changed at any time but will always be communicated to the client as soon as any exigency arises that would necessitate such a change. All costs or expenses incurred for any changes made by Summers Hospitality Group to any itinerary will be the responsibility of Summers Hospitality Group
