Consulting Business Plan
Consulting Business Plan
Business
Plan
Executive summary                                4
 Market Validation                               4
 Objectives                                      4
   Short Term (1 -3 Years)                       4
   Long Term (3-5 years)                         4
 Mission statement                               5
 Keys to success                                 5
 Financial Highlights                            6
   CCI - 3 Year Financial Highlights             6
      Chart                                      6
Business overview                                7
 Company Ownership/Legal Entity                  7
 Location                                        7
 Interior Operating Facilities                   8
 Hours of Operation                              8
 Startup summary                                 8
Products & Services                              9
 Visa and Government Relations                   9
 Business and Investment Consulting Services     9
 Legal and Compliance Services                 10
 Human Resources                               10
Market Analysis                                11
 Market segmentation                           11
 Market Trends                                 11
 Target market                                 12
   CCI Market Distribution                     12
      Chart                                    12
   Competitive Advantage                       12
SWOT analysis                                  14
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    Marketing Channels        17
  Pricing strategy            18
Operational Plan              19
  Organization chart          19
    Chart                     19
    Marco                     19
    Jane Doe                  19
    John Doe                  19
    John Green                19
    Jane Green                19
  Management Team             20
  Personnel Plan              20
    Hiring plan               20
    JANE DOE                  21
    JOHN DOE                  21
  Milestones                  22
    CAPITAL CONSULTANCY INC   22
Financial plan                23
  Important Assumptions       23
  Brake-even Analysis         23
  Projected Profit and Loss   23
    Profit Yearly             25
      Chart                   25
    Gross Margin Yearly       25
      Chart                   25
  Projected Cash Flow         26
  Projected Balance Sheet     27
  Business Ratios             28
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                          Capital Consultancy Inc (CCI) will offer professional advice and support to a
                          diverse range of clients in the UK who have corporate or public sector dealings
                          across borders.
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                          legal and regulatory frameworks for international businesses operating in the
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Market Validation
Objectives
Mission statement
                          Our Mission is to develop long-term and strategic partnerships with our clients
                          and help them to transform today’s challenges into tomorrow’s successes. And
                          we are committed to meeting and exceeding the expectations in providing
                          excellent service, unexpected quality, and outstanding value to our people,
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                          clients, and partners.
Keys to success
500.00k
250.00k
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                           2021-22                         2022-23                          2023-24
                          CCI consists of some of the country’s top legal experts who are conversant in
                          international legal and regulatory frameworks for international businesses
                          operating in the country. The company prides itself in providing high-quality
                          services in the areas of HR/Personnel Management, Legal, Contract/Sub-
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                          Contract Management, Government Services, Research,         Monitoring, and
                          The company will be registered as a limited liability entity with the Department
                          of State. Further, since the company envisions setting up operations in New
                          York, it will also register with the local county. The business will be wholly
                          owned and managed by the Founder Mr. Ashton, who will also be the principal
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                          investor of the business.
Location
The company will establish a business in New York by the end of 2022.
                          Known as the “Fashion Capital,” New York state is home to 2.1 million small
                          businesses and 4 million small business employees, which is more than 50
                          percent of the private workforce. New York’s economy To
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                                                                                   the third-largest
                          country.
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                          The company will begin operations from rented office space at the heart of New
                          York's commercial hub, Manhattan. Initial investments in setting up the interior
                          facilities, consumables, and client entertainment space will be set up. Additions
                          to space will be made as the company expands operations.
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Hours of Operation
                          CCI will cater to walk-in as well as online customers, as such it will be required
                          to stay open during business hours. The company envisions opening the office
                          at 10 am and remain open till 7 pm to entertain walk-in prospects as well as
                          fulfill online consultations.
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Startup summary
Human Resources
                          In 2020, the consulting market size in the United States reached a value of
                          64.4 billion U.S. dollars. After experiencing continuous growth between 2015
                          and 2019, due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the
                          consulting sector decreased by 12.5 per cent throughout 2020. Professionals
                          working in the consulting sector provide advice in a variety of specialized
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                          fields, including management, mergers and acquisitions, expansion in foreign
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Market segmentation
                          With a 93% share of the North American consulting industry, the US is the
                          single largest market of the globe, between 5x to 10x larger than the UK and
                          German consulting markets – Europe’s powerhouses – and more than 10x the
                          size of the Australian advisory market. Not just in size, the US leads the pack,
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                          analysts too describe the market as the most mature, ahead       in aspects such
Market Trends
                          Over the past years, the North American advisory market has seen continued
                          growth, on the back of a strong recovery from the financial crisis between 2008
                          and 2010, which traces its origins back to the US following the collapse of
                          Lehman Brothers. In 2011 the industry was valued at $82 billion, and in the
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                          subsequent years, the sector has seen annual growth rates     of between 3% and
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Competitive Advantage
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Strategy & implementation
                          The objectives for the company’s early sales and marketing initiatives will be to
                          generate awareness of CCI as a new player in the market and to educate
                          potential customers about its portfolio of services. Over time, as CCI becomes
                          more established and develops a strong reputation, the marketing emphasis
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                          will shift to include more of a focus on the company’s record  of
Distribution Strategy
                 Website                                                  Feedback
                 Launch an engaging and attractive                        Create a healthy feedback loop to
                 website that is a source of                              gauge shifting trends and align
                 promotional materials                                    services to meet demand
                 Email                                                    Video
                 Compiling attractive market                              Crafting YouTube videos to provide
                 materials which feature service                          a sneak-peek into the company’s
                 portfolio of CCI to be sent as e-mail                    activities and projects carried out
                 blasts to prospects
Sales strategy
                          The company will leverage its existing client network and expand its client base
                          by extending sampling and after-sales services. Employing social media
                          advertising campaigns, e-mail marketing strategies, networking through
                          community clusters, and creating awareness by articles and publications in
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                          popular industry media will allow the company to further penetrate the market.
Marketing Channels
                                                                                      
      Direct Mail Marketing                         Social Media                 Google Ad Campaigns
    CCI will mail professionally             Millennials and consumers in       The advertising will target
    designed materials with its              general spend a considerable      specific keywords relevant to
    value proposition to these                time browsing social media               CCI's offering
  companies and provide quotes                platforms. Reaching to them
         for its services.                  through this channel will be and
                                                effective way to capture
                                                attention and position its
                                                       services.
                          The company will price its services based on the number of hours spent on the
                          service. Ensuring low direct input costs, the company will optimize its sourcing
                          and project delivery techniques to maintain and offer services at a low price
                          point.
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                          The team will be headed by Managing Director Mr. Ashton who will also
                          oversee project operations. Joining Mr. Ashton in the Management Team will
                          be sales and marketing executives and an office manager.
Organization chart
                                                    Marco
                                                    Managing Director
                                                    Jane Doe
                                                    Project Manager
                                                       John Doe
                                                       Superviser
                          Mr. Ashton will serve as the Managing Director of CCI. A highly motivated and
                          dynamic individual, Thomas boasts vast experience in the field of aesthetics
                          having spent a career spanning 14 years essaying various white-collar roles for
                          aesthetic companies across America. His ability to multi-task and expertly
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                          weave through operational pitfalls equips him with exceptional management
Personnel Plan
                          The company plans to create five full-time equivalent jobs in addition to the
                          management team within the first three years of operations. Salaries for each
                          employee are in line with the industry’s benchmark.
Hiring plan
             8                               3                      1
          Filled                          Hired                    Open
 Group By
                            Position Filled         Time of Hire        Time of Start        Filled On Time
 Department
 Maintenance
                                  1 of 20             10 days             121 days                 100%
 Workers
                        JOHN DOE
                        Supervisor - John@capitalconsulting.com
                        Preferably bilingual with ability to speak English and French fluently, problem-
                        solving, ability to convert leads into sales, active listener, patience, and
                        understanding of the company’s products and services. Additionally, skills in social
                        media marketing, search engine optimization, newsletter marketing, other forms of
                        digital marketing will also be required
                                                              Establish
                                                              CCI will rent a showroom space at
                                                              the heart of New York's
                                                              commercial hub alongside
                                                              developing a fully optimized and
                                                    Year 1    informative website. During this
                                                              period, the company will also
                                                              acquire cleaning equipment and
                                                              consumables. Marketing activities
                                                              will also begin during this stage to
                                                              build awareness and launch the
                                                              brand into the market.
                                                              Diversify
                                                              Having externally established the
                                                    Year 3    business, the company will begin
                                                              internally expanding its range of
                                                              products
                                       Grow
             Begin expanding across the
                                    US              >Year 3
             Consider market expansion
                            beyond US
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Important Assumptions
The company’s financial projections are forecasted on the basis of the following assumptions. These
assumptions are quite conservative and are also expected to show deviation but to a limited level such
that the company’s major financial strategy will not be affected.
Plan Month 1 2 3
Other 0 0 0
Brake-even Analysis
Assumptions:
Other $0 $0 $0
Expenses
Leased Equipment $0 $0 $0
Other $0 $0 $0
Profit Before Interest and Taxes $105 205 $146 040 $186 875
Interest Expense $0 $0 $0
                                                                             Profit
 15.00k
10.00k
5.00k
      0
                           Year1                    Year2          Year3
Year1 10000
Year2 12000
Year3 14000
                                                                       Gross Margin
 15.00k
10.00k
5.00k
      0
                           Year1                    Year2          Year3
Year1 10000
Year2 12000
Year3 14000
SUBTOTAL CASH FROM OPERATIONS $47 143 $53 651 $59 359
Dividends $0 $0 $0
Current Assets
Long-term Assets
Current Liabilities
Current Borrowing $0 $0 $0
Long-term Liabilities $0 $0 $0
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL $198 839 $232 978 $267 117
Percent of Sales
Main Ratios
Additional Ratios
Activity Ratios
Debt Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Net Working Capital $120 943 $140 664 $160 385 N.A.
Additional Ratios
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