Services
Do You Need. . .
. . .a little expert help in documenting your organization’s history?
. . .a book that captures and conveys the hands-on experience of your long-term leaders?
. . .an experienced interviewer to record your company’s war stories and hard-won wisdom?
. . .a compelling historical exhibit to greet visitors to your headquarters?
. . .ideas for making your upcoming anniversary both memorable and meaningful?
Corporate & Association Histories
Whether you need a brief corporate history for internal use, a full-fledged book for trade distribution, or something in between, Milestones can find the right words and images to capture and convey your company’s story to the world. We also provide support and advice to existing book projects in need of additional or outside help.
Executive Memoirs
Does your founder, CEO, or other leader have a compelling personal story or winning management philosophy to share with the world? People love to learn someone else’s secret of success—in the hope of making it their own. Milestones can write, co-author or ghostwrite your book or article, as needed or desired…..If you’re unsure about where to begin, start by reading one Fortune 500 CEO’s hands-on experience writing a book of business wisdom: an interview with Bill Marriott of Marriott International.
Historical Research
Are you looking for efficient, expert assistance in locating critical materials in the historical records of key federal agencies? Or perhaps you need to find pictures, documents, old advertisements, books or other memorabilia related to your organization’s past? Maybe you need to discover more about your 19th century founder, your company’s role during World War II or your earliest rivals. From the Library of Congress and National Archives, to the smallest local historical society, Milestones can fill in the gaps.
Historical Exhibits
Every year, millions of museum-goers flock to historical exhibits to be educated, enlightened and entertained. Tap into that craving with three-dimensional and on-line exhibits designed to tell your organization’s story to employees, customers and the world.
Oral History Programs
Official documents tell only part of any organization’s story. An oral history program helps current and future generations benefit from the hard-earned, hands-on wisdom of the people who built your business, industry or association. Since 1987, Milestones has conducted taped interviews with more than 500 subjects, including Fortune 100 executives, media celebrities, policymakers, high-level entrepreneurs and long-time support staff.
Editorial Services & Writing
Do you have a manuscript that might benefit from a fresh eye’s glance or an outsider’s touch? We handle projects small and large, from ad copy and annual reports to speeches, video scripts and books. Our specialty is transforming ‘techspeak’ and corporate jargon into easy-to-grasp, reader-friendly prose.
The Enduring Value of Business History
“There cannot be the slightest doubt … that business history is a wholly legitimate and fruitful specialty. … [B]usiness history addresses itself, directly and unequivocally, to one of the grand themes of American history: the economic growth of the country.”
– R. Richard Wohl, The Business History Review, June 1954
“There are groups … who will profit from serious business history: [those] who are just entering business or are on the way up. My observation is that they gain in background, understanding, and vicarious experience. Above all, they obtain a perspective that is indispensable for wise policy-formulation.”
– Dr. N.S.B. Gras, Professor of Business History, Harvard University, 1954