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Effective today (August 1) we are piloting a bonus plan for tenured consultants (consultants who spend more than 1000 hrs at a particular client).  This plan will take effect August 1 and will run through the end of the year.

The plan works like this:

Rules:
1.       For each 1000 hours in billable bonus you attain at a client, you get a 10% kicker on your billable bonus payment.
2.       The bonus is not retroactive, and will start showing up in August payroll.
It is with deep regret that I am informing you we have reduced our staff by 5 folks today:

The current economic conditions and our pipeline just did not support these folks as future members of the team.  I’ve always committed to share with you the good, the bad and the ugly.  We have many positive things happening at Crown, but there are other areas of the business that simply weren’t making the grade.  To that end, I’ve scheduled an all company “Town Hall Meeting” where I will review these areas and update you on the current state and future strategy of the company.
Historically, Crown tends to go through cycles of growth and investment.  2003 was an investment year which kicked off our Software Products business and focused us on becoming a Hybrid company.  In return, the years of 2004 and 2005 were both growth years that yielded better than 75% growth each year.  This growth, along with an acquisition (Saillant) that opened up the West, lead to a need to re-focus internally and slowed company growth in 2006 to about 25%.  During 2006 we focused internally on integrating cultures, focusing on ensuring we were one company (A branded house, vs.

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