EPIC is about more than business plans. We're experienced consultants available to help you in every phase of business - from initial evaluation - through creating your business plan, marketing and growth management.
Our services include:
Business Planning
A business plan is used to communicate the strategies and financial goals of the business. Most plans are used to raise capital, recruit partners, or provide a planning device, forecast, or promotional tool for those who are building the business.
There is no way to overstate the value of professional business planning assistance. Banks, venture capital, angel investors, and potential business partners are looking for well written, concise, informative, and logical business plans when evaluating opportunities. The appearance as well as the content of your business plan says much about your level of seriousness, and your ability to succeed.
A high quality plan is a blueprint for the success of a business. The owner writes the plan in order to think through the design of the business and prepare to bring the concept into reality. It is a way to understand what the business currently is, get it moving, make it function, and envision what it should look like in the future. For a startup business, it is a way to organize all of the issues involved in the new venture, and develop an action plan.
Finally, the business plan helps the owners and potential investors determine how much money the business can generate if the plan is implemented well - and, if a valuation is included, the value of the enterprise to each party.
If the plan is being used to raise capital then it must convince the reader that the business will be a success - without portraying the owner as unreasonably optimistic.
We write the highest quality business plans to get your ideas presented favorably to potential funding sources. Email EPIC at epicanalyst@epicplanning.com - or call us toll free at 866-718-0092 for a free consultation regarding your project.
Feasibility Studies
Not sure if you need a business plan or a feasibility study?
Email EPIC at epicanalyst@epicplanning.com - or call us toll free at 866-718-0092 for a free consultation regarding your project.
Some early stage entrepreneurs aren't ready to make the investment in a complete business plan because they haven't fully analyzed the value of the operation - or have little idea whether a bank or investor would fund it even given the best plan possible.
This is the purpose of the New Business Analysis/Valuation.
For a relatively low investment - 100% applicable toward a business plan - you can get a second opinion as the value of your project, and an analysis of its attractiveness to a bank or equity investor.
This analysis takes less time and investment than a business plan - yet has the potential to save thousands of dollars by giving you additional perspective on your project.
The EPIC Business Feasibility Analysis
- Less expensive than a business plan
- Project value before investing in a plan
- Understand chances of securing funding
- Evaluate various funding options
- Improve your idea before planning
- Analysis payment transfers to eventual plan
Email an EPIC analyst- epicanalyst@epicplanning.com for a consultation or call: 866-718-0092.
Management Consulting
Frequently entrepreneurs encounter issues with which they have never dealt and questions they have never faced. Advice from an experienced marketing, financial, or management expert can make the difference between success and failure.
After the business plan is complete many clients ask EPIC for continued involvement in their business via weekly or monthly meetings or simply to continue to update the business plan and forecasting model we’ve built for them as their business evolves. Some prospective business owners simply want to tap our expertise as they start or grow their companies.
Whatever your circumstances, EPIC is a reliable source of advice and research that can improve your business performance. Don’t hesitate to call simply to ask if you can schedule a meeting with a consultant to discuss your needs.
Financial Forecasting
Many entrepreneurs desire to write their own business planning document - but require assistance with the financial projections. EPIC enables its clients to save money by engaging us for the financial component of the plan while writing the document themselves.
EPIC builds financial forecasting tools that are business specific.
Retail software simply cannot account for the unique needs, line items, funding options, and ownership structures that confront you as you build your business. Additionally, a software package certainly cannot ask questions or provide advice regarding revenue growth, expense levels and financing decisions you will have to make to build a convincing set of projections.
Investors and lenders want more than simply a forecast of the income statement. They need a revenue model, depreciation and amortization detail, and a forecasted balance sheet and cash flow sheet. Investors appreciate entrepreneurs who go the extra mile to provide a company valuation and EBITDA calculation as well as relevant financial ratios. EPIC Business Planning provides these along with any other information that helps you present your project.
EPIC creates the custom model that accurately forecasts your financial statements and provides a value for your venture.
Don't trust your business plan to a template that isn't built for your project. Work with an experienced consultant to arrive at a forecast backed by sound logic that you can explain.
Take the guesswork out of projecting your financials and determining a value for your business. Email EPIC at epicanalyst@epicplanning.com - or call us toll free at 866-718-0092 for a free consultation regarding your business or project.
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