BUSINESS & STRATEGIC PLANNING

Whether you are starting a new company or division, in growth mode or feel stuck, solid business and strategic plans provide the road map to achieve your goals.

Launching or seeking funding for a new business or division?

Our extensive experience in small businesses growth can make the difference between a fast start forward or a false start. A properly crafted business plan prepares you for success. It is the one document an angel investor, venture capitalist or bank must have to provide needed cash to your business.

We help clients create plans that translate their vision into concrete terms that can get funded. Our solutions include pre-launch and early-stage services, business feasibility analysis, vetting of ideas, action steps, introductions to key people in our valuable network and ongoing coaching for the business owner, CEO and entrepreneur.

Do you want your existing business to gain a fresh start towards achieving its strategic potential, your vision and your dreams?

A properly facilitated strategic planning session captured in a well written strategic plan is a critical tool for driving growth and improving profitability. We pride ourselves on plans that include clear and truly supportable action items, milestones and owners. This is the document that organizes your thoughts, allowing you to work on your business not just in your business.

Our professional planning solutions are collaboratively tailored to meet your specific objectives. Some clients have drafts of plans and just need guidance and input. Others want the majority of their plan written by professionals.

Through meetings, research, strategic planning and writing, we can create anything from outlines of short term goals, including our 3-page Business Action PlanSM to detailed business or strategic plans. These can be 20-40 pages in length, for launching, raising money, outlining strategy or even selling a business.

Our business plans can include:

  • Executive Summary
  • Business Objective
  • Products & Services Description
  • Market Analysis, Marketing & Sales Plans
  • Operations & Implementation
  • Management Team & Staffing
  • Financial Statements Including P&Ls, Projections & Balance Sheets
  • Significant Risks & Responses, and
  • Appendix

Our strategic planning process includes:

  • Meeting in advance with the Owner/CEO or President and "C" level team to determine overall desired purpose of strategic planning for your business
  • Performing off-site research to prepare for an in-person session
  • Facilitating the half- or full-day session - setting the pace, driving the questions, documenting the ideas, providing input, creating synergies and collaboration so that your team gains clarity and buy-in
  • Culminating the session by specifying goals, owners and timelines, and
  • Developing post session documentation of notes, next steps and an actionable and realistic strategic planning report

Entrepreneurial Consulting also:

  • Performs due diligences for venture capitalists
  • Assists with research, due diligence and negotiations related to the acquisition and sale of businesses
  • Can add to our planning services recruiting and operations solutions, if you wish

Call or email us about how our team who has written, facilitated, reviewed, taught, judged and performed due diligences on business and strategic plans can help you.