Step one for Eric van der Meulen after his layoff from corporate America a few years ago: create his own job by starting
Q'vive. Done. Step two: how best to grow beyond a one-man operation. That's one of those good problems he is still trying to figure out.
"I have been thinking about how to multiply myself," van der Meulen says. "At some point I will be bringing someone on."
The mechanical engineer launched his Wixom-based consulting business four years ago and has turned it into his full-time job and then some. The firm specializes in everything from consulting and training companies to new product development.
Q'vive has recently taken on teaching work at Schoolcraft College’s Continuing Education and Professional Development department. The company is offering, through Schoolcraft College, two new shorter courses to prepare students for the exams to get certification in Project Management Profession and Certified Associate in Project Management.
"This is a real exciting development," van der Meulen says. He adds that he expects to add his first employee later this year to deal with the increasing workload.
Source: Eric van der Meulen, president & owner of Q'vive
Writer: Jon Zemke
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