{"id":159,"date":"2019-09-11T19:51:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T16:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2019-09-13T15:24:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T12:24:28","slug":"stages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/e-merald.com\/themes\/benchmark-wp\/resources\/elements\/stages\/","title":{"rendered":"Stages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-white-bg stripe-right stripe-arrows-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-159-0\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"3\" ><div id=\"pgc-159-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-159-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\n<p class=\"lead-text-medium text-primary-color\">The Stages element can be used as a method of graphically representing milestones in timeline (by year) and stages (phases) of process.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Divider -->\n<div id=\"panel-159-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-divider widget-divider\" data-index=\"1\" >\n<div class=\"small-bar colored-bar margin-bottom-30px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Divider -->\n\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-159-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" >\n<p>See below the examples of company historical timeline and stages (steps) of the process.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-transparent-bg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-159-1\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"3\" ><div id=\"pgc-159-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-159-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\n<h3 class=\"font-weight-normal text-grey margin-bottom-40px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Stages: years<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Stages: years -->\n<div id=\"panel-159-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-stages widget-stages panel-last-child width-70pct-centered\" data-index=\"4\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stages stage-year\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">1998<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">The beginning<\/h4>\n<p>Benchmark Strategic was officially formed on November 11th 1998 by four colleagues who had worked together with Richard Smart at Benchmark Consulting, a tax and accounting firm. They chose the name \"Benchmark Strategic\" as it embodied the aspirational culture of what they hoped to achieve, one of combined wisdom, teamwork and collective expertise.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">2000<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">Specialising on financial planning<\/h4>\n<p>This year marked our decision to focus entirely on financial planning and objective investment advice. Prior to this we had worked in a number of different sectors, but this focus gave us the opportunity to explore our true potential in providing services that could make a real difference to people's lives.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">2009<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">Moving to our current office<\/h4>\n<p>Our office in Toowoomba were unexpectedly sold to a new owner so we had to set about finding a new home. As we continued to grow our staff, later that year we moved into our current office space in Brisbane.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">2018<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\">Continued growth<\/h4>\n<p>On November 11th 2018, we celebrated our 20th birthday. We are proud to be where we are today and proud to celebrate 20 years of teamwork. We are a boutique firm and we thrive on building long-term relationships with our clients. Our process is an opportunity for us to get to know our clients exceptionally well.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Stages -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n\n\t\t<!-- Stripe section -->\n\t\t<div class=\"stripe stripe-white-bg stripe-fullwidth\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stripe-upper-bg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"> <!-- Container -->\n\n<div id=\"pg-159-2\"  class=\"panel-grid row\"  data-cells=\"1\"  data-grids=\"3\" ><div id=\"pgc-159-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell col-sm-12 columns\"  data-cells=\"1\" >\n\n<!-- Text Block -->\n<div id=\"panel-159-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-text-block widget-text-block panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" >\n<h3 class=\"font-weight-normal text-grey margin-bottom-40px\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Stages: digits<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Text Block -->\n\n\n<!-- Stages: digits -->\n<div id=\"panel-159-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_benchmark-stages widget-stages panel-last-child width-70pct-centered\" data-index=\"6\" >\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stages stage-digit\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">1<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">get in touch<\/h5>\n<p>The best way to get started is to simply phone, or contact us via email or contact form.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon primary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">2<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">initial meeting<\/h5>\n<p>It gives us the opportunity to get know each other and ascertain whether our service will be of benefit for you.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon secondary-color-bg\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"number\">3<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"title\">if you decide to proceed\u2026<\/h5>\n<p>We set up a second meeting, which is the start of the planning process. We'll discuss your current finances, circumstances and needs\u2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<!-- end Stages -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- end Container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- end Stripe section -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stages element can be used as a method of graphically representing milestones in timeline (by year) and stages (phases) of process. See below the examples of company historical timeline and stages (steps) of the process. 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