Dear Smarter Solutions’ Clients, Family, Colleagues, and Friends,

I would like to take a moment to thank you for playing a special role in a helping 2006 unfold as a most exciting and rewarding year for everyone at Smarter Solutions. We thrive upon helping you work toward and attain results which are meaningful to you and your company. We have had many, many opportunities to do just that. That is why we are so grateful to you.

Smarter Solutions is approaching 2007 with growing expectations. 2007 will be our 15th year in business and in going beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard! We have helped hundreds and hundreds of individuals and companies throughout the world during this time.

Our goal is to always seek to develop the means to assist you in designing and applying the most innovative, robust, and enterprise-wide performance measures and business solutions available. You may count on us to stay the course in leading the way to provide continuously advancing education, services and publications.

Above all, we are grateful to you for presenting us countless opportunities to partner with you and thereby experience more and more goodness from being at your side as you achieve the successes you seek. We gladly choose to work at your side and ask that you continue to choose Smarter Solutions as your Lean Six Sigma partner!

Wishing you and yours tremendous success in 2007,

Brian Winterowd
President

The Eagle's View: Lean Six Sigma Executive Overview & Goal Setting
January 23, 2007
Our approach, Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE), instructs executives on how to develop a data-driven system that pulls projects versus the traditional approach of pushing projects not in alignment to the business needs. This system is guaranteed to provide optimal performance throughout your organization, increasing the effectiveness of your people, processes, metrics, and infrastructure. Call 512.918.0280 today to qualify your company executives for a FREE EXECUTIVE SESSION in Austin, Texas! THIS SESSION IS VALUED AT $795!!! Act Now To Attend!

Black Belt Training
February 5-9, 2007 (WEEK 1)
Our no-nonsense IEE project system not only helps your organization reap the benefits from your in-class project, but also creates a system that leads your organization to more customers and cash, long after class completion. From experienced quality professionals to novice practitioners who want to really make an impact to their organization and improve their own skill set, one can achieve dramatic benefits from our four-week Black Belt training session. Get Full Details.

Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) Workshop - The Voice of the Customer
February 12-16, 2007
This DFSS one-week session is for pre-certified Black Belts or equivalents to learn how design projects can be more aligned to the enterprise needs. This session offers the roadmap to reduce development cycle times while at the same time improving customer satisfaction relative to product function and a reduction in design defect escapes. Get Full Details.

Master Black Belt Training
February 19-23, 2007 (WEEK 1)
This training session offers the roadmap for you to do the correct activities at the correct time so your organization improves its bottom-line and customer satisfaction. For Black Belts who want to really make an impact to their organization and improve their own skill set, one can achieve dramatic benefits from our two-week Master Black Belt training session. Get Full Details.

Lean Six Sigma Graduate Workshop
April 16-20, 2007
The one-week Lean Six Sigma Graduate Workshop is geared for Black Belt and Master Black Belt practitioners wanting to sharpen-the-saw on their existing Six Sigma and Lean education and toolsets. Whether trained by Smarter Solutions, Inc. or another provider, learn beyond the traditional Six Sigma and Lean methodologies, and take your organization’s measurement and improvement processes to new business heights. Get Full Details.

Looking to expand your career in Lean Six Sigma?

We have an opportunity for you to expand your career as a Master Black Belt Trainer. If you’re seeking to make an impact in the world of Lean Six Sigma while ensuring a bright future for yourself — Smarter Solutions is the place for you. For more information, please send your resume to employment@smartersolutions.com, and we'll review your qualifications. In addition, please feel free to view our online career center at http://www.smartersolutions.com/careers.htm. What are you waiting for?