It’s rare when you find a consulting firm
that can truthfully say, “we’ve done it all.”

But, really, we have.

As a result of our experience we can offer our clients a full range of public and government affairs services that are grounded in personal experience and supported by a proven track record.

So, when we say FourSquare Group is a full-service public and government affairs consulting firm, we really mean it.


Government Affairs Consulting

Governments are getting bigger every day. Each year there are more agencies, more programs and more confusion.

Today, the failure to actively participate in the government affairs arena can leave you without any impact or even an opportunity to be heard by those individuals and government agencies impacting your industry…and your bottom line. So whether you’re establishing a new venture or nurturing a long-standing business operation, you must be engaged in government affairs if you want to succeed.

We understand the inner workings of government agencies and their relationships to each other. We’ve been successful in negotiating the channels of bureaucracy for clients at the federal, state and local levels of government

Frustration and delays cause too many businesses to give up and refuse to work with government, thereby, missing opportunities for growth and expansion.

FourSquare Group can be your voice in the creation and formulation of new regulations; the permitting and approval processes required by government agencies; and, if necessary, fighting an over-reaching government agency action or decision.

We’ve done it before, we can do it again.


Legislative Lobbying

The process of making law, while quite simple on paper, is very complicated in practice.

It takes relationships and skills honed by years of experience to be successful in drafting, adopting, killing or amending legislation…whether in the corridors of power on Capitol Hill or under the dome of the State Capital.

FourSquare Group has the experience and the relationships necessary to assist clients in developing and implementing a successful legislative strategy that can protect their interests and advance their issues.

Services can be priced and tailored to fit your needs. Our access to up-to-the-minute internet systems designed to track and report information on specific bills, subject matter or exact sections of the law and our knowledge of the legislative process allows us to monitor legislation and committee hearings to provide clients with timely information in a cost-effective way. Then decisions can be made as needed on which pieces of legislation will help or hurt your business. If necessary and where we really excel we can provide a more aggressive approach by engaging in day-to-day negotiations, stakeholder meetings and direct lobbying on individual bills either in an effort to seek passage or employ an all-out effort to defeat a damaging piece of legislation.

While legislative matters generally get a lot of headlines when the legislature is in session, effective lobbying is a year-round process of protecting, defining and advocating. We know how to make this complicated process simple, again.


Business Development & Management

You can’t really help a business achieve success if you don’t understand their needs, language and the world they operate in each and every day. We’ve spent significant time on the inside of business operations in senior management positions in both a large, Fortune 500 firm and a successful start-up operation turned public company.

We understand what it takes to manage a team and drive costs down. We recognize through experience what’s required to launch a new venture and build a project from the ground up.

This specific “in-house” knowledge compliments our government affairs experience and strengthens our ability to help your business succeed.

If a government affairs consultant doesn’t understand the real bottom line, they’re not much help…are they?


Public Relations

PUBLIC: a unified set of individuals with a common interest…consumers, voters, readers, viewers, allies, opponents, communities or employees.

No matter how you define them, you cannot ignore the public in any strategic planning. Unfortunately, this critical side of business management is missing from most strategic plans and, all too often, from the actual expertise of those performing the work.

To us, it’s second nature.

Public relations is a successful combination of effective communications and a clear message. Delivery options vary from press releases and press conferences to surveys and newsletters; electronic and internet communication tools; speeches and demonstrations; neighborhood meetings and private visits…we’ve done them all.

Increasingly important is the building of coalitions with like-minded organizations and individuals.

We understand the important role played by the public in any government decision. We also understand how to massage, control and manipulate that role to the advantage of our clients. Getting to the grassroots is often the difference between success and failure in the political arena. But we don’t ignore the grasstops, either.

So, whether done in conjunction with a strategic political objective or for general business purposes FourSquare Group is prepared by years of experience to assist you in implementing a successful public relations campaign and strategy.


Campaign Management

The increased use of the referendum and initiative process in the political world makes this skill a critical arrow in the quiver of any government affairs consulting firm.

Whether engaged in battle with a coalition of supporters or standing alone, we’ve helped clients achieve victory and success through the ballot box on bond issues, initiatives, referendums and as a candidate for elective office. These races have been successfully conducted on a local and statewide basis.

Should the need arise, knowing the ropes of campaign management and organization is an added service we provide our clients.