About Us

A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Whether providing go-to-market strategies to magazine executives, re-defining key customers for startup firms, connecting software CEO's with funding opportunities, or providing key customer insight to major government service providers, SHAARP Management's consulting solutions are vital to the success of small, medium, and enterprise businesses throughout the world. At SHAARP Management, our solutions are tailored to the needs of each individual customer, not one-size-fits-all approaches to serve an entire market. While we are new to the scene of management consulting, our early track record is the result of our success. In less than one year, SHAARP Management has built a customer base that includes relationships with Fortune 1000 firms, government agencies, budding entrepreneurs, and have developed strategic partnerships with established consultants and practitioners in the U.S. and Latin American markets. Today, more than 40 businesses and entrepreneurs rely on SHAARP Management's solutions to remain competitive in their markets and to truly understand their customers' needs. We are entrepreneurs who understand entrepreneurs and hope that you would give us an opportunity to serve you!

Arvin Poole, Chief Executive Officer

> 250Number of 2009 Fortune 500 companies launched during recessions and bear markets ~ Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
< 1% Percentage of the 29M small & medium sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. that recruit on campus
$600MAmount the Texas' Moving Media Industry is expected to generate in economic activity in 2011 ~ Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
15%Percentage of Texas' GDP that exports ~ Texas Comptroller of Public Account's "Annual Cash Report 2007"
4%Minimum rate of growth for professional, scientific and technical services for 6 consecutive years ~ U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
4.6%Added real value of health care and social assistance to the GDP for 2009 ~ U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
$290MAmount the Texas Comptroller's State Energy Conservation Office expects to receive for sustainable energy projects ~ AR&R Act of 2009
13Number of Texas companies on Fortune magazine's 100 fastest growing companies
6Number of states, including Texas, that provide talent to the video game industry ~ The Game Developer Salary Report 2004-2007
90Number of video game development and publishing companies calling Texas home ~ Texas Film Commission
$23.9BNet sales for U.S. book publishers in 2009 ~ Association of American Publishers
$400MAmount in the Texas Certified Capital Company (CAPCO) program funds for approved venture capital companies.