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At
Beacon Consulting Associates, we prepare effective business plans
tailored to the intended use and targeted to the intended reader.
We have over 25 years' experience in business and market analysis,
financial modeling, and transaction structuring so necessary to
assemble and prepare a business plan that will bring the message
to the reader concisely, and with credibility.
Business plans take many forms; from a brief descriptive narrative
and some financial statements for a bank, to a thorough analysis
of the business and the market, historical financial statements
and future financial projections for a sophisticated investment
group or as a basis for a private placement memorandum or a prospectus
for a public offering. Most owners of small businesses only associate
business plans with obtaining financing, whether debt or equity.
In fact, business plans can be very useful in planning for the start-up
of a business and in operating a business efficiently and more effectively.
Large companies put themselves through rigorous annual business
planning cycles and regularly report results and measure performance
against their plan.
For a business start-up or for an operating plan for an existing
small or medium size business, the financial model of the business
to produce forecasts and projections is sufficient, and the descriptive
narrative is minimal. Under these circumstances, the value of the
financial model to the business owner or executive management is:
- to test the economic viability of the business based on reasonable
assumptions,
- to determine the break-even point
of the business to test volume assumptions,
- to test assumptions associated with
new products, projects, or other planned significant changes in
the business, and
- to provide a plan against which
to measure performance.
Raising capital,
whether debt or equity, private or public, changes the focus of a
business plan and requires a marketing orientation. The business concept
has to be “sold” to the potential financing source. The business strategy
has to be compelling and the potential return on the loan or investment
realistic and attractive. The sole objective of the business plan
is to induce the lender or investor to provide the necessary financing.
Whatever the objective, Beacon Consulting Associates can prepare a
business plan tailored to your precise needs.
A Business Plan is Essential for:
- Business start-ups
- Businesses needing financing for whatever reason
- Growing businesses
- Businesses trying to re-invent themselves
- Businesses requiring improved financial and operating controls
- Businesses experiencing financial difficulty
Beacon Consulting Associates has prepared business plans for an
IPO for an auto dealership roll-up, computer consulting firms, internet/e-commerce
ventures, communications companies, manufacturing companies, and
many others.
Our first consultation is at no charge. If we are selected to assist
you with your business plan, we begin with a planning meeting at
which we determine the objectives and the audience of the plan,
outline the plan, identify the essential points to stress to the
reader, determine responsibility for the next steps such as data
gathering, structuring the model, etc., and prepare a realistic
time plan to complete the business plan.
We work to your budget. Frequently, we can hold the costs within
a budget by having client personnel work on their areas of strength,
i.e. gathering industry and market data, describing the business
strategy, and providing historical data. We focus on the financial
model, organizing the plan and the creative writing to drive home
the key points. We charge by the hour. Our hourly rates are reasonable
and we are flexible in tailoring the engagement to meet your cash
limitations.
We will provide references upon request.
Since our founding in 1986, Beacon Consulting Associates has dedicated
itself to serving the small-to-medium size business community by
providing a broad range of consulting, financial and accounting
services………Business Plans are only one of them
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