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Business consulting

Business planning and strategy

A written plan, a defensible market position and a strategy you can actually execute.

Overview

Most small businesses do not fail for lack of effort. They fail because nobody wrote down what the business is, who it sells to, and how it wins. We work through that with you and leave you with a document you can hand to a lender, a partner or your own team.

Who this is for

  • Owners preparing to raise money, apply for a grant or approach a lender
  • Founders who need a written plan for the first time
  • Established businesses entering a new market or launching a new line

Scope

What’s included

The concrete pieces of work covered by this service.

  • Business plan development
  • Strategy development
  • Market research and analysis
  • Competitor research and analysis
  • General coaching and advisory services
  • Performance management

How it works

The engagement, step by step

  1. Discovery

    We go through the business as it exists today: what you sell, who buys it, and what is getting in the way.

  2. Research

    Market and competitor analysis, so the plan is built on what the market is actually doing rather than assumption.

  3. The plan

    A written business plan and strategy, structured so it stands up to outside scrutiny.

  4. Execution support

    Ongoing advisory and performance management, so the plan does not end up in a drawer.

Related

Other ways we can help

These areas work best together. Most engagements touch more than one.

Talk to us about business consulting

Book a consultation and we will tell you what we would do, in what order, and what it would cost.