You have built your business, probably from scratch. It takes guts, broad experience, hard work and long hours. As your business grows, however, you are faced with numerous challenges. Each stage of business evolution introduces more complexity and choices.

With many years direct experience with startup and growth businesses, we have seen how great ideas evolve and businesses grow. It is certainly an exciting ride, but there are many pitfalls and steep hills to climb along the way.

As a trusted partner, Synappsys will help you avoid common growth business traps and ensure that you make the most effective use of scarce human, time and financial resources. We will help you and your team take the next step with confidence.

BUSINESS PLANNING

Development of managed growth strategies
Business plans tailored for operational guidance, banking relationships and attracting venture capital
Evaluation of financing options, needs, timing, source selection – Do you really need venture capital ?
Financial forecasting – multi-variant multi-scenario forecasting – things don’t always follow your plan.
Product Planning – your competitors do it.

MARKET ANALYSIS

5 force analyses (Porter with extensions)
“Blue Ocean” new market identification
Competitive landscape and “Black hat”
SWOT and VIRO – market position
Identification of core differentiators
Assessment of “imitability”
Identification of disruptive technologies and trends
External Perception Audits

We maintain what we call the “Strategist’s Cookbook”, which currently runs over 450 pages detailing over 100 separate proven and tested strategy, proposal, change management and project management tools and methodologies. We collect best practices and lessons learned here. This is an invaluable resource when we develop unique and custom solutions for our clients.

We can provide targeted consulting and facilitation, take a seat on your board or become engaged as Executive SuperTemps – we can help you select the model that best fits your current situation and stage of growth.