Small Business Benefits. Big Corporate Ideas. 

Built for Local Businesses.

 Backed by Big Thinking. Growing  Together

WORLD-CLASS THINKING. LOCAL BUSINESSES.

Fort Myers businesses operate in fast-moving environments where assumptions often replace data.

BARC provides research-grounded analysis and structured organizational support to strengthen:

  • workflow stability

  • leadership consistency

  • cultural alignment

  • customer experience

  • day-to-day operational reliability

Our work is rooted in industrial–organizational psychology, systems design, and applied organizational science offering local businesses big-company clarity without the noise.

Organizational Clarity. Evidence-Driven. Built for Local Businesses.

BARC Helps Solve

Common Organizational Conditions Businesses often operate with:

People & Culture

  • Customer experience inconsistency

  • Leadership gaps

  • Retention problems

  • Low morale

  • Culture drift

  • Accountability issues

BARC – What We DO. What You Get. Through structured analysis and practical solutions, BARC improves performance, accountability, and day-to-day operations.

Operations & Workflow

  • Process chaos

  • Inefficiency

  • Constant fire-fighting

  • Confusion around roles

  • Undertrained / understaffed teams

  • No systems, no structure

  • Losing staff or customers

  • Not data-driven

  • Poor handoffs between departments

What BARC Does

Core Consulting Tools

  • Root cause analysis

  • Organizational assessment

  • Culture diagnostics

  • Workflow mapping

  • Leadership style evaluation

  • Systems thinking

  • Change management

  • Strategic planning

  • Coaching structure

  • Analytical writing (reports, SOPs, recommendations)

Operations & Management Expertise

  • Finance & budgeting understanding

  • Quality management

  • Strategy and prioritization

  • Workforce planning

  • Leadership behavior coaching

  • Policy insight

  • Compliance and regulatory awareness

Outcomes BARC Delivers

Better Leadership

  • Clarity in roles

  • Stronger communication

  • Aligned expectations

  • Improved decision-making

Better Performance

  • Higher staff performance

  • Fewer operational errors

  • Stronger customer experience

  • Cleaner workflows

Better Organization

  • SOPs that people actually follow

  • Accountability structure

  • Strategic direction

  • Culture reset when needed

Services Provided

YOUR View™ Invitation

Start with clarity.

YOUR View is a guided organizational snapshot that helps you see what’s working, what isn’t, and where performance is breaking down.

It’s free, confidential, and takes 10 minutes.

You’ll receive a short summary of findings and the option to request a deeper evaluation.

$100 Organizational Recommendation Report

A focused, written evaluation of your key challenges with direct, actionable recommendations.

BARC reviews your assessment, examines your operations, and gives you a clear path forward

Project-Based Work

When your organization needs hands-on help, BARC offers small targeted projects such as:

• workflow mapping

• culture or leadership diagnostics

• process cleanup

• customer experience fixes

• SOP development

• strategic improvement tasks

Pricing depends on project size and scope.

Projects typically last 1–3 weeks.

Retainer Services

Ongoing monthly organizational development support, including:

• leadership coaching

• operations oversight

• strategic planning

• systems building

• accountability structure

• culture and retention support

Includes two structured strategy sessions per month + ongoing support.

BOULD AMERICAN RESEARCH & CONSULTING YOUR View™ Organizational Assessment: 10-Question Snapshot of Organizational Foundation, Culture, Strategy

YOUR View Scores indicates conditions to explore, not judgments of performance.

This assessment provides an initial research-oriented snapshot of organizational conditions across foundational structures, cultural processes, and strategic alignment. It is designed as a pre-assessment tool prior to deeper organizational analysis, systems mapping, or root-cause investigation.

Scoring Guide (Total Possible: 10–50)

10–30 Points (1–3 Stars Average)

Interpretation: Foundational or cultural strain is present and may be affecting performance consistency.

This suggests the need for deeper evaluation of workflows, leadership communication, or organizational structure.

31–40 Points (4 Stars Average)

Interpretation: Core operations are functional, with identifiable friction points or growth barriers.

This score typically indicates an opportunity for targeted process improvement or strategic recalibration.

41–50 Points (5 Stars Average)

Interpretation: The organization demonstrates high functional alignment.

This is an appropriate stage for strategic scaling, systemization, or formalizing long-term plans.

Schedule a Strategy Session

A focused conversation to understand your business needs and to determine how Barc can help your business!

GET TO KnOW The Founder

Paul is a business researcher and organizational scientist combing Industrial–Organizational Psychology training with healthcare operations and organizational systems experience.

He helps businesses understand how their workforce, process, and environmental conditions shape day to day performance. His work focuses on building cultures that support performance and accountability.

His approach blends structure, clarity, and practical improvement, giving small organizations access to the same level of insight and discipline used in high reliability systems.

Get to know BARC

  • Every Small Business Is a High-Reliability Organization

    At Bould American Research & Consulting, we believe that local businesses deserve enterprise-level thinking. We see each small business not as a startup or underdog, but as a High-Reliability Organization (HRO) -capable of consistency, resilience, and precision under pressure.

    BARC Philosophy Core Tenets:

    •   Your business is serious, and so are we.

    •   Precision from the Ground Up. Systems like healthcare, aviation, and supply chains operate with zero-margin errors-we bring those models to main street.

    •   Culture is the Operating System. We design cultural strategies to reduce drift, noise, and breakdown.

    • Data Isn't Optional. Metrics, feedback, and continuous improvement are standard for every client-because what you measure, you master 

    Discover what works. Deliver what matters

    With the BARC Philosophy we want to discover if elements of a high-reliability organization (HRO) can be adapted into a modular system for community-rooted institutions and does this system measurably improve operational consistency, staff engagement, and public trust?


  • Values 

    Foundation - To lay the bricks that will hold the organization through the best and worst of times. We build with strength, structure, and longevity in mind because your business deserves to stand tall through growth, conflict, and everything in between.

    Culture - To ensure success for everyone. We don’t just fix systems, we elevate people. Culture is what holds teams together, attracts trust, and turns businesses into communities.




    Strategy - To see your vision complete. We turn goals into roadmaps. With clear thinking and sharp execution, we help you move from where you are to where you’re meant to be.

    Big Corporate Ideas.

    Bould American Research & Consulting will create a system, strategy, and structure that works for you. Just how big players think, spend, and scale.

    Small Business Benefits.

    Bould American Research & Consulting will offer elite strategies that are accessible, actionable, and fast-moving.

    Built for Local Businesses.

    Bould American Research & Consulting is designed for people like you , doing it all owner, operator, founder. Boots-on-the-ground leadership. 

    Backed by Big Thinking.

    Bould American Research & Consulting doesn’t just offer ideas, we deliver impact. Every plan is tied to your outcomes: clearer operations, smarter decisions, stronger teams. It’s not just strategy. 

    We’ve Got Your BAC


  • The Two Engines of Bould American Research & Consulting 

    One Discovers. One Delivers. Together we move forward 

    The research division of BARC exists to explore how systems of high reliability, inclusive design, and cultural clarity can be practically applied to small businesses and local organizations. Our goal is to generate actionable insights, rooted in real data, that empower everyday leaders to operate with the confidence and efficiency of enterprise institutions. At BARC, research isn’t academic, it's accessible, applied, and transformative.

    Consulting Overview 

    The consulting division of BARC translates evidence-based strategy into action for large systems, and community-facing organizations. We specialize in building operational clarity, performance systems, and cultural alignment equipping teams to lead with purpose and precision. Our consulting isn’t theoretical, it's grounded, responsive, and built to move with your mission.

    Why Research Matters for Small Businesses & Local Service Providers

    Small businesses and local service providers often operate without the luxury of formalized research, yet they face the same complexity and uncertainty as larger entities. At BARC, we believe research should be a tool for everyone, not just hospitals, universities, and corporations. Our research approach translates proven models like high-reliability organizations (HROs) into real-world strategies for main-street businesses, helping them reduce risk, improve team cohesion, and make confident, data-informed decisions that fit their size, mission, and pace.

    Consulting Focus

    The consulting side of BARC specializes in supporting community-facing organizations, healthcare systems, and high-reliability organizations (HROs) with frameworks for performance improvement, operational culture, and board development. We tailor proven corporate principles to the context of mission-driven work—prioritizing human-centered design, inclusive leadership, and quality-based accountability. Whether we’re advising on patient experience or internal alignment, our consulting practice elevates every layer of the organization with scalable, community-rooted strategy.