I've been showing your design around, it seems to be getting strong responses, both positive and negative. One criticism is that it seems too "slick & corporate", but we're a small business with very personalized, high-quality service and don't want people to feel that they'll be "just another customer", if you get my meaning... I don't know if that is specific enough to be helpful, but I want to encourage you to continue to develop your idea.
Thank you for your feedback. Great timing! I have read your input and think that this concept would be very appropriate for your business. Not to corporate and can be played down a bit too, by not using gradients, as you can see from the 2nd submission. Please let me know if you would like any changes and I look forward to your feedback.