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Providing Better Business Solutions One Step At A Time….

Our Story

For over 25 years, Helm Solutions has been helping businesses achieve success through business consultation, management, and software development and implementation.  But, where did we start?  Based in Calgary, we started building GIS applications for large Oil and Gas companies in early 2000 and grew our services by adding business consultation.  Over the years, Helm Solutions services have developed to also include project management and productivity assessment.

 

Business services background

What started as executive assistance, Helm Solutions offered services that included a plethora of minor tasks.  Executive Assistance gave the small business owner a much needed break because it was offered on an 'as needed' basis, without the need to hire a full-time employee.  This eliminated the small business owners worry of paying someone a steady wage, ensuring steady workable hours, EI, benefits, and taxes.  By hiring a consultant, we offered them a tax break when they needed it.

It was through working with these small business owners that we realized that many small business owners were 'big picture' thinkers.  They were working at a pace so fast that they didn't know how they got there, let alone how to do it again.  Helm Solutions understands that sometimes it is necessary to slow down so that you can appreciate the ride.  By introducing additional services, such as business consultation and project management, we could help get their processes documented and tasks managed so that they could avoid future struggles.  No point re-inventing the wheel if you don't have to!  

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND

Shane Helm, Founder and Owner of Helm Solutions, is involved in every aspect of the project life cycle from start to finish. Shane has been passionate about GIS and developing software his entire life, from reading and writing BASIC apps at 10 years old, to ultimately producing professional GIS centric software in adulthood. 

We started building GIS applications for large Oil and Gas companies in early 2000. Using technologies such as MapGuide and MapObjects, we helped our clients see their data spatially. Today, business has evolved to using GIS in a way that is much more than dots on a map. We have been part of this trend, and assist our clients in utilizing geospatial data management technologies to support their business workflows.

HELM SOLUTIONS HAS A talented and dependable group of software developers, business analysts, and project managers who understand how to implement successful solutions to hard problems. 

 

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