Business Advising Services

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Are you unsure what a successful business plan looks like? Do you have a real sense of how much money you are going to need? Are you wondering how long it will take until you are profitable?

We are here with experts who have navigated every aspect of a business startup to help you chart a path to realize your dream.

• Money. Let’s get right into it: yes, you need money. …
• Neglecting to focus on marketing and sales. …
• Lack of planning. …
• Finding the right people. …
• Time management. …
• Scaling up [and or] Fierce Competition. 
• Your comfort zone.
• Financial Management. …
• Limited Resources
• Technology Challenges (Cyber Security, ECommerce, etc.)
• Unrealistic Expectations. Success does not come alone

Understanding why and how so many small business ventures fail within their first year gives you some key insights to developing a business strategy to overcome hidden risks that will likely come your way. Of course, you can’t avoid or eliminate all risk, but having a business plan can help you understand how to navigate different scenarios as they arise. 

Atlantic Capital knows that the top two reasons new businesses fail are lack of market demand and inadequate capital. We’ll help your business understand industry trends and marketplace competition so, together, we can prepare a road map to reach your business goals.

• Market Analysis
• Disaster Preparedness
• Permits & Licensing
• Financial Forecasting

Are you struggling to differentiate your business in the marketplace? Are you wondering if you should reexamine your core customer base? Do you feel uncertain about your marketing strategy? These are common challenges that most businesses face.

The good news is that our seasoned experts of consultants have seen it all and are here for you to help guide you through these tough questions to offer a path forward to help you grow. A handful of the types of challenges we’ve helped businesses overcome include:

• Growth Capital
• Diversified customer needs
• Business intelligence requirements
• Supply Chain fitness
• New Competitors
• New Compliance Responsibilities
• Keeping a Healthy Workforce Culture
• The demands of a growing workforce
• Retaining Top Talent
• Balancing Quality and Growth
• Keeping up with a transforming market
• Identifying Strategic Opportunities

Your customers are your lifeblood, and you need a strong marketing strategy to attract, retain and grow your customer base – connecting them to the unique service or product you provide.

Whether you are starting a food truck or buying a manufacturing company, Atlantic Capital can help you power-up your marketing efforts to grow your business. We’ll walk you through the fundamentals of marketing your business in a competitive marketplace and provide your business with a strong foundation for continued growth.

• Branding
• Websites
• Search Engines
• Social Media
• Digital Marketing and E-commerce

Truth be told – the road to successful business management is usually a long, winding, and bumpy one. Managing a startup or an established business takes careful planning, implementation, and determination. If you’re ready to learn how to manage a business, start by connecting with Atlantic Capital.

As former and current business owners, we have seen it all and know what it is like to walk in the shoes of today’s small business owners.  We’ll help your business prepare for a resilient future by guiding you through the ins-and-outs of successfully managing your business in both good and hard times.

• Business & Financial Planning
• Talent Acquisition
• Operations

As a business owner, you are the chief, and hence, the buck stops — and starts — with you. Business financials can become a confusing matrix of numbers if you’re not on top of them. Understanding your seasonal sales numbers, working to create efficiency to improve your margins, and keeping a healthy cash flow can be the difference between a hiring sign and a for-lease sign in your business window.

Atlantic Capital has a team of financial experts who will help you get a clear insight about your business finances, so you’ll have a realistic, birds-eye-view of your business’s expenses and income — all of which will help drive key decisions about hiring, marketing, product research, etc.

• Credit
• Cashflow
• Collateral

Your first step in understanding your best financial options. The next step in achieving your business goals starts with securing your business’s right type of capital. Atlantic Capital understands how to secure the right capital for your business. 90% of businesses that come to us for financial advice say that we’ve made a significant difference in their business.

We are committed to connecting entrepreneurs with the best financial resources — whether you are starting your very first venture or if it’s time to take your business into the next phase of growth. 

If you’re a small business owner, we’ll help you prepare, review, and present all the required legal documents that will help position you as ‘bankable’ and ‘lendable.’

• Start-up financing
• Working capital 
• Expansion/growth capital
• Technology financing
• Purchase equipment
• Purchase order financing

Thinking about selling your business — or passing your business on to the next generation? As a business owner, there’s a bit more to it than going to Human Resources, declaring your retirement date, and waiting for the party to be thrown in your honor. You’ll need to declare a successor or sell your business.

We’ll help you develop exit strategies, create a business valuation, sell your company, succession planning, and business acquisition. We provide strategic guidance to address your top business transitioning challenges:

• Pricing. How much is my business really worth?
• Confidentiality. If the word gets out that your business is on the market, it could adversely affect sales and your relationship with your staff. …
• Misrepresentation. …
• Failure to Pre-Qualify Buyers. …
• Taking a Hands-Off Approach. …
• Documentation….
• Insufficient Preparation.