Depending on the business goals, challenges and size of the organization, a project scope is typically determined during the initial consultation sessions.For complex challenges and enterprise clients, we typically recommend an assessment phase at the beginning of the project.This ensures that we identify and prioritize everything correctly and develop the best solution to meet your goals.
Although we customize just about everything to your business needs and goals, the typical consulting project is started and organized in the following ways: Initial consultation meeting(s) to determine your goals and current business challenges. We’ll develop a proposal that includes a SOW (statement and scope of work), pricing, timelines and any options or recommendations. Once the scope of the project is agreed, we’ll establish you in our systems for effective collaboration. (if applicable). This will also include a regular communications plan and milestone reporting. We’ll work our brilliance to make you and your business shine. Towards the end of the project, we’ll finalize knowledge transfer so the results are sustainable.
Even if you’re a new Intelivate client, if the project scope is significant, we’ll build in volume discounts. These discounts will be clearly outlined in the proposal pricing.Volume discounts can range anywhere from 5% to 30% of our typical consulting rates.
Yes, some of our clients are start-ups. If you’re an entrepreneur developing or refining your business model, identifying target markets, defining your brand, mapping your business operations, strategizing your company launch, or seeking expertise in launching your company, then our firm can bring significant impact and expertise to your start-up.
No, our firm has a team of small business strategists and business growth experts who can help entrepreneurs develop all the key elements needed for a strong business plan, however the actual writing of the business plan is not one of our provided services.
Every potential new client meets with the founder of our company or a managing partner within our firm. This initial consultation is not a sales call, we want to provide full transparency to who we are as a company and have an open dialogue with you to determine how we might help your business. We do not try to be all things to all people, if we don’t believe we can solve your company’s challenges or meet its goals & expectations, then we are going to openly tell you that. Our firm is built on strong values and the belief that ‘our success is achieved by helping you be successful.
Typically our clients are experiencing one or more of the following scenarios:
• Struggling with challenges or obstacles within their business that is holding their company back from achieving growth and higher profitability
• Challenged by scaling their business or developing and implementing a growth plan that actually delivers intended results
• The company has outgrown their existing business processes, causing problems with daily operations (errors, increased costs, unreliable results, slower than expected output)
We work with non-profit organizations, including counties and municipalities. As long as we are a good fit in terms of skills and expertise we are happy to work with any legitimate organization. In fact, several of our largest and most complex engagements have been with non-profit organizations.