Business Consulting Services
Our business consulting services are rapidly becoming known as an extreme high value asset to business owners. We dramatically improve People and Processes. As such, we accelerate them towards their individual and organizational goals. From the tried and true, to the innovative, we find the Mix that 'Fits', allowing you to amplify your outcome.
Here's a quick list of our business consulting services, but read on for more info on how we can work together to improve your business.
Strategy Consulting - Design and Implementation
Marketing Strategy and SEO
Sales Cycle and Processes
Small Business Consulting
Entrepreneurship and New Product Launch Consulting
As one of the premiere business consulting firms in Atlanta and the southeast, Vision Shaper Consulting offers several high value and business impacting consulting services. We're here to help grow your business. A good business consultant can help a company to survive and grow in several ways. If you want to hear about what previous customers have to say about our business consulting, click here. Otherwise read on.
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Our Take On Business Consulting Services -
We serve as an objective sounding board for executives and entrepreneurs. We take the stress out of new product launches and management of business functions. Business is filled with uncertainty. Your strategic process shouldn’t be.
— Dale Myers
What is a business consultant?
You may be asking yourself: what is the meaning of a business consultant? A business consultant or management consulting firm works with organizations to increase their bottom line, to make their business healthier. However, this can take on a myriad of different forms. In general, business consultants help businesses to increase revenue or to improve their efficiencies.
A good business consultant will help an organization to identify the right goals and then help to ensure that progress is made towards achieving them in the most efficient manner. Often, a consultant can be the external catalyst for new ideas and assistance with direction during turbulent and uncertain times.
What do business consultants do?
Business consultants meet with the executive leadership team (or small business owner) to clearly identify and understand the problems that are impacting the business. This is called the discovery phase where the goal is to dig deep into the inner workings of the organization. It’s important to note that often the small business owner mistakes the symptom for the actual source of the threat to the business. As such, this necessitates the need to ensure that you have a business consultant skilled in navigating the issues that are relevant to your business and industry.
During the discovery process (sometimes referred to as road mapping), the business consultant observe or document all of the necessary players and components of the business. This may include on site visits and speaking to multiple stakeholders including those employees very close to the customers. The exact form of the discovery process varies depending upon the client's needs and budget. At a minimum, it will include the leadership team. In that scenario, the expectation is that the leadership team has valid information from the other people involved in the business processes. You should be prepared to discuss the business finances including past and expected future performance.
The Necessity of Strategic Alignment for Business Consultants
One of the most important issues at hand is to fully understand the mission of the business. This is intrinsically important since all business offerings, hiring and processes must be in complete harmony with the business’ mission and vision. This is a non-negotiable first step in our interactions with clients at Vision Shaper Consulting. Once the mission and vision are clear, we can then proceed with necessary adjustments to people and processes.
After discovery, the evaluation process begins. During this phase, the business consultant will use inputs from the owner or leadership team to identify and clarify existing problems and opportunities. In addition, the management consultant will identify other related or unrelated threats to business viability. While analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the business, the consultant will uncover opportunities to improve profits, efficiencies and processes. Collectively, these increase the businesses chances of success. It’s also worth mentioning the importance of having an external set of eyes. Existing management is often too close to the problem to see clearly all of the possible opportunities for failure as well as success.
What Management Consultants Do to Solve the Identified Problems in Business.
Identifying problems is one thing. A skilled management consultant can also design solutions that are appropriate given the mission and existing capacities of the organization. Remember, it’s often the choice of what not to do that defines the strategy and long term success of the business. This speaks to the necessity of knowing clearly what the strengths and weaknesses of the business are. Using the analysis, an actionable solution to stabilize or grow the business is put forth.
The next stage of interaction with a business consulting company is the implementation of the designed solution. Strategy is only as good as the ability to execute it. Many seasoned entrepreneurs find great value in having a highly skilled external set of eyes to assist during this vital phase. If plans are not routinely measured and adjusted for progress, the business will not enjoy as many benefits. Here we decrease the risk of liabilities (weaknesses) and maximize our gains by playing to our strengths within the marketplace.
During the course of the implementation phase or sometimes in lieu of it, at Vision Shaper Consulting, we also offer training and support to in-house personnel. These teachings, workshops or coaching sessions can be for individuals or teams. As previously mentioned, the implementation of business strategy is the most difficult component and requires careful, considerate attention. We’re here to help you ensure that things get done when they need to.
Reasons to hire a business consultant
Every business has different needs but in reality, there are tried and true processes that transcend industries. This allows a skilled business consultant to assist people with specific needs and bring a unique perspective. There are several reasons to hire a business or management consultant including:
- The need for a fresh set of eyes on an existing problem - objectivity.
- Industry specific or niche level expertise.
- Identify the right problem to work on at the right time.
- Develop or implement an effective corporate or business level strategy.
- Unique understanding of a complex situation or process.
- Outsource vital functions to be used on an ongoing or as needed basis, thus saving on the cost of full time employees.
- Supplement existing employees.
- Training and development.
- Influencing others.
- Leading or facilitating a change initiative.
- Do the dirty work that executives either don’t want or don’t have the expertise to do.
- Increase the viability of a new product, service or business launch.
- Develop frameworks and processes to stabilize and grow the business (marketing, Sales, HR, etc.)
This list is not exhaustive. If your business is not performing as you believe it could, then you should give Vision Shaper Consulting a call now. If we aren’t a good fit and can’t provide the service that you need, we will tell you and do our best to point you in the right direction. We only win if you do.
Business consulting services list
There are different types of business consultants and different management consulting firms offer different services. Here is our current list of business consulting services:
- Strategy consulting - formulation and implementation
- Marketing consulting including strategy and SEO
- Sales process consulting
- Entrepreneurship and New product launch
- Small business consulting
- Music Business
Please remember that we also offer ongoing coaching or as needed training. Small business consulting services vary greatly in terms of effectiveness and return on investment. We can custom tailor an approach and solution to your needs.
The Devil’s Advocate and Business Consulting Services
As leaders, we know that often to produce the greatest results and grow the most, we must be challenged and stretched to uncomfortable lengths. This is particularly true when dealing with and listening to your business consultant. There will likely be times that subjectivity may prevent the key personnel from realizing or acting on the right problem. As a trusted, unbiased third party observer, your management consultant will see your business differently and quite possibly challenge some key personnel or key initiatives. The identification of problems and their subsequent solutions should be backed up by data and sound analysis. While following your gut sometimes has a place in business, acting on relevant data always has a place. It’s important to remember that these recommendations are experience and data based. They are not personal. Trust and a willingness to work together are paramount.
Are you asking - How to find a business consultant near me?
For the vast majority of businesses, the solution to your pains in business are a few phone calls or online meetings away. While we have physical locations in Metro Atlanta and south Georgia that also service north Florida including Jacksonville, we have clients from around the country. Even prior to Covid-19, we had been proving ourselves and helping customers with online consulting.
So what does this mean for you? Well, quite honestly, you can stop asking how do I find a business consultant near me. You can book a call right now with one of our management consultants. We are here to help and offer a truly satisfying experience in that we listen and get to understand you. Our goal is to first help you survive and grow your business. We are in the trust business. You can trust us to do the right thing by you, even if that means pointing you towards another provider that is more suitable for your needs.
Ready to hear more about our business consulting services? Book a call now.
How much does a business consultant charge?
The cost of business and management consulting varies along with the track record and expertise of the individual or organization providing the consulting services. If you want entry level results or marginal advice, then you can choose the absolute lower end of the spectrum at about $75 per hour. Consulting costs also vary by geographic location. The average hourly rate of a business consultant is about $150 per hour but that number is skewed heavily depending on the services provided. For example, business and marketing consultants like Vision Shaper Consulting tend to be on the higher end of the scale simply because of the extremely high value that strategy and marketing consultants bring to an organization. You should expect to pay between $250-$500 per hour if working with a capable consultant, if that business consulting firm operates on hourly rates.
How we charge for our business consulting services.
For the most part, we at Vision Shaper Consulting don’t do hourly billing. We find that it is not within the best interest of our clients that whenever they need our help on an issue that might be time sensitive and require immediate attention, then now it requires authorization of additional funds because we have used up the previously allocated billable hours. As we have years of experience, we have a very good idea of generally what to expect from a consulting engagement. Things often do happen at inopportune times. This could lead to nasty surprises for the business owner. Now that wouldn't make you to happy would it?
We prefer project billing where we identify the exact scope of our engagement, objectives to be achieved and milestones to measure success. With those metrics in mind, we bill our clients based on what we’ve seen work in the past and our expected effort to produce results for your business. Once agreed upon, there will be no additional need for further monetary billing, outside of any expenses agreed upon. Our clients typically enjoy a minimum of 5X return on investment with some clients reaping as much as a 20X ROI. Again, we win when you win.
Ready to move your business forward? Book a call with one of our strategy or marketing consultants now.
Dale Myers, MBA
Founder & Chief Strategist
Vision Shaper Consulting
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. It’s my pleasure to serve you by offering our unique combination of proven best practices with Creative, Strategic Thinking.
We help executives and entrepreneurs improve their business and life goal outcomes by ensuring alignment of Strategy with resources (people and processes) to deliver the product or service to wildly excited customers who are happy to receive it.
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