Business Plan Consulting by Growthink

What It’s Like to Work with a Business Plan Consultant

There are several business plan consultants with whom you can work. However, most aren’t very good.

Remember, you need a business plan that raises funding for your company and will help you build a thriving business. While anyone can jot down your idea on paper, most will not do what a professional business plan consultant can well.

You may want to think of it this way. If you were to run a Super Bowl ad for your company, would you hire a marketing firm with a track record of excellent results with Super Bowl ads? One that had unique expertise in understanding your target audience and crafting a message that persuaded them to take the actions you wanted?

Or would you hire a “guy” you found on CraigsList who said he could create your ad for $400?

Clearly, you would go with the experienced firm.

The same is true with your business plan. If your business plan consultant can’t expertly conduct market research regarding your industry, competition, and customers, you won’t be able to develop the right strategies to grow your company.

Likewise, if your business plan writer doesn’t spend significant time each month with your target customers (venture capitalists, bankers, angel investors, loan officers, etc.), then most likely they will fail to develop a plan that inspires them to write you a check.

For over 20 years, Growthink’s business plan consulting services have helped thousands of companies raise billions of dollars and build successful organizations. We hope to have the opportunity to speak with you about our business plan services and help you realize your goals.

Our Business Plan Consulting Methodology

Our business plan consultant team has developed thousands of custom business plans for clients in all types of industries. During this time, we have developed proprietary methodologies to ensure our clients receive high-quality, fully customized business plans every time.

The Growthink methodology includes five phases which are designed to maximize quality and client satisfaction.

1. Management Interviews: In this first phase, we collect and document your “verbal” growth plan, including your vision, key accomplishments to date, challenges and opportunities, objectives and goals, and growth strategies. In this phase we also identify and refine key research questions, and work to define and communicate an effective “story” for the business plan. Your “story” is what’s going to appeal to investors and lenders.
2. Strategic Market Research: In this phase, we size the relevant market place, analyze competitors, profile existing and prospective customer groups, and assess the business opportunity. Growthink also conducts “benchmarking research” — this involves identifying other companies that have succeeded and/or failed with similar businesses and/or initiatives.
3. Draft Plan: Next, we provide a draft of your business plan. This will include the full business plan including the following sections:
   1. Executive Summary
   2. Company Analysis
   3. Customer and Market Analyses
   4. Industry and Competitive Analyses
   5. Marketing, Operations, and Development Plans
   6. Management Team
   7. Appendix

   We will also deliver your complete financial model at this time.

4. Review and Revise: In this phase, we review the draft plan with you and discuss the focus, wording, and flow of the document. We incorporate any necessary revisions and refinements, and prepare the revised plan.
5. Package and Finalize: The final stage involves creating a clean, professional document, with graphical enhancements, that is copy-edited, formatted, and ready to be presented to stakeholders and investors.

Business Plan Writers Case Studies

Having worked with thousands of clients, here are but a few case studies:

Fathead

Fathead is the leading brand in sports and entertainment wall graphics with hundreds of officially licensed products. The Company’s product line-up includes Fathead Tradeables, Fathead Jr., Fathead Skins, Furniture for Fans, and of course, our “Real.Big®” Fathead, the officially licensed, life-size, hi-def wall graphics of professional athletes, animated heroes, entertainment characters, team helmets, and logos. Growthink was engaged to analyze trends within the market and create the Company’s strategic business plan. Since working with Growthink, Fathead was acquired by a leading conglomerate of sports and entertainment properties.

Cardio Quick Systems

Cardio Quick Systems has a patented, ground-breaking EKG placement technology. Growthink was retained to secure multiple rounds of capital, including over $1 million in receivables financing, $1 million in equity financing, and additional sources of debt. Since working with Growthink, the Company was able to secure a term sheet for credit facilities within two weeks and raised over 20% of additional capital within one week.

Porsche Design

Porsche Design Group is a majority-owned subsidiary of Porsche. The company’s activities are focused on the business areas of Porsche Design, Porsche Design Driver’s Selection, and the Porsche Design Studio. Growthink was retained to design and draft a business plan to extend the Porsche unique male luxury brand positioning into the retail arena — specifically sunglasses, leather goods, golf, and electronic products. The business plan and findings were presented directly to the Porsche family, which fully backed it. The Porsche Design Group has since grown dramatically and now operates in many retail locations in the United States and worldwide.

Integreon

Integreon is a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm that offers a wide range of knowledge and legal support services to professionals. Growthink was retained to develop Integreon’s business plan, which focused on raising capital and scaling the business. Since working with Growthink, Integreon has raised over $50 million in venture capital, grown from 12 to 2,000 employees, and is now one of the largest BPO firms in the world.

Geographies Served with our Strategic Business Plan Writing Services

Growthink offers business plan writing services and serves clients throughout the world. Among other cities we have business plan writers in Los Angeles, business plan writers in DC, business plan writers in NYC and consultants throughout the world including our recently opened London business plan consultant office.