{"id":8,"date":"2026-08-23T05:49:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meridian-consulting.5eves.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-08-23T05:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:49:55","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7shipscloud.com\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tg7-sec\" id=\"contact\" data-sec=\"contact\">        <section class=\"tg7-contact tg7-contact--split\" data-tg7-section=\"contact\">\n            <div class=\"tg7-container tg7-contact__inner\">\n                <div class=\"tg7-contact__info\">\n                    <h2 class=\"tg7-section-head__title\" data-tg7-f=\"title\">Get in touch<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"tg7-contact__intro\" data-tg7-f=\"intro\">Have a question? Send us a message and we will get back to you.<\/p>                    <ul class=\"tg7-contact__details\" role=\"list\">\n                                                                                            <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                        <form class=\"tg7-contact__form\">\n            <label class=\"tg7-field\"><span>Name<\/span><input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" autocomplete=\"name\" placeholder=\"Your name\" required><\/label>\n            <label class=\"tg7-field\"><span>Email<\/span><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" autocomplete=\"email\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\" required><\/label>\n                            <label class=\"tg7-field\"><span>Phone<\/span><input type=\"tel\" name=\"phone\" autocomplete=\"tel\" placeholder=\"Your phone number\"><\/label>\n                        <label class=\"tg7-field\"><span>Message<\/span><textarea name=\"message\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"How can we help?\" required><\/textarea><\/label>\n            <button type=\"submit\" class=\"tg7-btn tg7-btn--primary\"><span data-tg7-f=\"button_label\">Send message<\/span><svg class=\"tg7-ico tg7-btn__ico\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20 6 9 17l-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n        <\/form>\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tg7-sec\" id=\"faq\" data-sec=\"faq\">        <section class=\"tg7-faq tg7-faq--accordion\" data-tg7-section=\"faq\">\n            <div class=\"tg7-container tg7-faq__inner\">\n                <header class=\"tg7-section-head\">\n                    <h2 class=\"tg7-section-head__title\" data-tg7-f=\"title\">Consulting FAQs<\/h2>\n                <\/header>\n                <div class=\"tg7-faq__list\">\n                                            <details class=\"tg7-faq__item\" name=\"tg7-faq-1\" open>\n                            <summary class=\"tg7-faq__q\" data-tg7-f=\"items.0.q\">What size businesses do you work with?<\/summary>\n                            <div class=\"tg7-faq__a\" data-tg7-f=\"items.0.a\"><p>Primarily businesses with $5M\u2013$100M in revenue that have outgrown their current systems or strategy but aren&#8217;t large enough for a Big Four engagement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/details>\n                                            <details class=\"tg7-faq__item\" name=\"tg7-faq-1\">\n                            <summary class=\"tg7-faq__q\" data-tg7-f=\"items.1.q\">How do you charge for your services?<\/summary>\n                            <div class=\"tg7-faq__a\" data-tg7-f=\"items.1.a\"><p>Most engagements are scoped and priced on a fixed-project basis. Retained advisory arrangements are available for ongoing strategic support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/details>\n                                            <details class=\"tg7-faq__item\" name=\"tg7-faq-1\">\n                            <summary class=\"tg7-faq__q\" data-tg7-f=\"items.2.q\">How long does a typical engagement run?<\/summary>\n                            <div class=\"tg7-faq__a\" data-tg7-f=\"items.2.a\"><p>Diagnostic and strategy engagements typically run four to eight weeks. Implementation support varies by complexity but we avoid open-ended retainers without clear milestones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/details>\n                                            <details class=\"tg7-faq__item\" name=\"tg7-faq-1\">\n                            <summary class=\"tg7-faq__q\" data-tg7-f=\"items.3.q\">Who will actually be doing the work?<\/summary>\n                            <div class=\"tg7-faq__a\" data-tg7-f=\"items.3.a\"><p>The senior consultant you meet in the sales process is the one leading your engagement \u2014 not a junior team. We don&#8217;t use a bait-and-switch model.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/details>\n                                            <details class=\"tg7-faq__item\" name=\"tg7-faq-1\">\n                            <summary class=\"tg7-faq__q\" data-tg7-f=\"items.4.q\">Can you provide references from similar businesses?<\/summary>\n                            <div class=\"tg7-faq__a\" data-tg7-f=\"items.4.a\"><p>Yes \u2014 we can introduce you to past clients in comparable industries and situations, subject to their availability and confidentiality agreements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                        <\/details>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tg7-sec\" id=\"parallax\" data-sec=\"parallax\">        <section class=\"tg7-parallax tg7-parallax--cinematic tg7-parallax--ink tg7-parallax--photo\" data-tg7-section=\"parallax\">\n            <div class=\"tg7-parallax__frame\">\n                <div class=\"tg7-parallax__bg\" style=\"--tg7-px-bg-rate:16;--tg7-px-bg-sc:1.16;background-image:url('https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1515603403036-f3d35f75ca52?w=1680&#038;h=900&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=entropy&#038;q=80&#038;auto=format')\" data-tg7-rate=\"16\" data-tg7-scale=\"1.16\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"tg7-parallax__grade\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"tg7-parallax__haze\" data-tg7-rate=\"-9\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"tg7-parallax__fore\" data-tg7-rate=\"-22\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"tg7-parallax__overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"tg7-parallax__grain\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"tg7-container tg7-parallax__content\" data-tg7-rate=\"-6\">\n                    <p class=\"tg7-parallax__eyebrow\" data-tg7-f=\"eyebrow\">Why choose us<\/p>                    <h2 class=\"tg7-parallax__title\" data-tg7-f=\"headline\">Built on trust, delivered with care<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"tg7-parallax__lead\" data-tg7-f=\"subheadline\">Thousands of happy customers and a reputation we work hard to keep.<\/p>                                            <a class=\"tg7-btn tg7-btn--primary tg7-btn--lg\" href=\"#contact\" data-tg7-f=\"cta_label\">Get started<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7shipscloud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7shipscloud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7shipscloud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7shipscloud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/7shipscloud.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7shipscloud.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}