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Growthink’s Business Plans Allow You To Raise Money and Grow a Successful Company

Did you know that venture capitalists, loan officers, and even angel investors have a very specific way they want and expect a business plan to look?

If any part of your plan doesn’t match what they want and are used to, that’s it. They’ll never look again, and they certainly won’t invest.

Did you also know that most business plans never receive a single dollar of funding?

And do you know how to avoid the critical flaws that practically guarantee that any potential investor looking at your plan will lose interest within the first few pages and get scared off from your idea, even if they had interest before?

And finally…do you know that even when they raise capital, most businesses fail?

If you’re here because you need a great business plan to get your company off the ground or to the next level, you’ve come to the right place.

Why? Because Growthink's consulting team has a track record of developing business plans that raise money and transform entrepreneurs' visions into successful businesses.

In fact, over the past decade, Growthink has helped over 2,000 entrepreneurs like you to create successful business plans. Our clients have raised over $1 Billion in funding and, more importantly, they’ve gone on to build numerous multi-million dollar empires.

What Growthink Clients Say



Like all entrepreneurs (and, I’m a serial one), we all tend to fall in love with our own creations (and words to describe them). We have to! If we’re not our biggest cheerleader, who is?

But, seeing our own reflection in the eyes of those who affect our destiny: investors, partners, and key employees -- is not helpful reality. We might eat our own cooking, but will others? Others need to buy into both our ‘plans for dinner, and our recipe for a delicious success’. If not, we forever remain hungry, and we’re DOA.

This is why Growthink helped birth my company. They got to know both me and my vision. They helped ‘smack me upside the head’ to help make sure I was realistic, about meeting expectations. As a result, they helped craft, draft and construct the right written presentation. As a result, I got my funding.

Jeffrey Ullman
Founder & CEO, Great Expectations
Sold to Advanta Corporation (NASDAQ: ADVNA)

 


In helping us prepare our business plan, Growthink showed a tremendous understanding of our issues and prepared an excellent business plan.

Dan Sandel
Founder & CEO
Devon Industries
Sold to Tyco International (NYSE: TYC)
Now Founder & CEO, Sandel Medical Industries, LLC



Anyone can write a business plan. But Growthink develops business plans that facilitate raising capital and strong companies. That’s truly unique.

Marcus Katz
Founder & CEO
Educational Loan Administration Group
Sold to American Express (NYSE: AXP)


 

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Who Do You Want In Your Corner?

Your business plan is absolutely crucial to your success in raising money and growing a successful business.

As such, you need a partner who has a track record of success. As mentioned, Growthink has already helped over 2,000 clients like you raise over $1 Billion and grow successful companies.

We have been featured in hundreds of journals and magazines. And BusinessWeek has gone so far as to call our President “The Business Plan Expert.” You can see an excerpt of BusinessWeek’s special interview of Growthink President and Co-Founder Dave Lavinsky here:

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When you work with Growthink, you get the power of Growthink’s team, ideas, advice and methodologies behind you and your business. You get proven success in your corner. And you bypass the hundreds of mistakes that cause most entrepreneurs to fail.

Benefits To You of Working With Growthink

  • Raise Capital: Growthink clients have raised over $1 Billion in growth capital. In addition to giving you a capital-ready business plan, through Growthink University, we will guide you step-by-step through the process of raising money and growing your business.

  • Save Time and Money: When you work with Growthink, you save hundreds of hours versus trying to complete your business plan yourself. You also save the grief, disappointment and wasted dollars which typically result from working with lower-cost and less experienced business plan development firms.

  • Accelerate Your Business’ Success: Growthink works with you to create proven business strategies so you can grow a really successful business. You gain our decade of experience and our unique knowledge of the mistakes most companies make. You get the same expertise that we provided to companies like Integreon, who came to Growthink with a 4-person team and has since raised millions of dollars in funding and now has 2,000+ employees in 11 worldwide offices.

  • Work with The Best: Growthink’s project managers are successful entrepreneurs who have been in your shoes. They have raised capital and grown successful companies. And they have attained advanced degrees from top universities, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, UCLA, University of Michigan, and more.

  • We Know Your Stage & Industry: Growthink has successfully developed business plans for clients in over 500 industries. These clients have ranged from startups to Fortune 100 firms. So we know how to develop a winning plan for you regardless of your industry or stage of development.

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Recent Interviews

In our quest to give entrepreneurs the know-how to raise capital and grow their businesses, we constantly interview experts. Below are excerpts from recent interviews we have conducted:

Venture Capitalists (VCs) & Angel Investors


Guy Kawasaki
Garage Technology Ventures
VC

Brad Feld
Foundry Group
VC/Angel investor

David Humphrey
Oklahoma Equity Partners
VC

John Morris
GKM Partners, Tech Coast Angels
VC/Angel investor

John Babcock
Rustic Canyon Partners
VC

Victor Hwang
T2 Venture Capital
VC

CEOs Who Have Raised Capital & Succeeded


Ryan Allis, CEO
iContact
Raised $5 million+ VC;
$40 million+ annual revs

Mark DiPaola, Founder, Vantage Media
Raised $70 million VC
$80 million+ annual revs

Eytan Elbaz, Founder
Oingo (renamed AdSense)
Raised $3 million VC
Sold to Google

Jim Jonassen, CEO, PeopleMover
Raised VC, successful IPO

Ron Feldman, CEO
Kwiry
Raised $750,000 VC

Bambi Francisco, CEO
Vator.tv
Raised $1.6 million angel

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