SBC International/What we do/Strategic advice

Strategic advice that makes choices.

A strategy is a set of choices. Where do you play, how do you win, and what do you deliberately leave aside? We bring clarity to those choices and turn them into a plan your organisation understands and can execute.

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The service at a glance.

1What you get

  • A widely supported one-⁠page strategy
  • Clear critical success factors
  • A roadmap with owners and milestones
  • A rhythm to keep the strategy on track

2Who it is for

Managing directors, board members and executive teams of SMEs, family businesses and scale-⁠ups facing an important choice.

Familiar questions

Are we growing in the right direction, or are we just growing?

Which activities should we dare to let go?

How do we get the management team behind one plan?

3How it works

  1. Free Direction ScanIn a few minutes you see where your company stands and where your biggest lever is.Free
  2. In-⁠depth intake via TeamsThe Direction Call: two hours via Teams, € 600 excl. VAT, paid in advance.2 hours
  3. Three reportsProblem analysis, Solution and advice, Implementation method.Within 2 working days
  4. Delivery and follow-⁠upWe help carry it through and monitor the agreements until the result is there.Usually 6 to 16 weeks

4Result

Clear choices, a plan your organisation understands and a fixed rhythm to monitor delivery.

5What it costs

Fixed price per phase

After the three reports you receive, for each phase, a proposal with goals, timing and a fixed price. Every step is invoiced in advance. You start with a two-⁠hour Direction Call, € 600 excl. VAT.

All prices

6Next step

Start with the free Direction Scan: it takes 7 minutes. Then follows a two-⁠hour Direction Call via Teams, with three reports.

I · Strategy and execution

Your challenge, our expertise.

Six questions directors and business owners most often bring to us in this area. In practice they overlap, and often touch the other pillars too.

01

Strategy development

From vision and ambition to a one-⁠page strategy, with the choices that matter and the priorities that follow from them.

02

Market and competitor analysis

Where the market is growing, where you stand against the competition and which position you can genuinely claim.

03

Scenarios and foresight

Testing decisions against several possible futures, so your strategy can withstand surprises.

04

Growth, acquisition and exit

Organic growth, an acquisition or a sale: the options side by side, substantiated and weighed up.

05

Strategy workshops

Sessions with the board and management team that end in a shared choice, not in a list of ideas.

06

Strategy in execution

A roadmap with owners and milestones, and a fixed rhythm to monitor and adjust the strategy.

Frequently asked questions

What you want to know.

Read also: Five signs your business needs a new direction

What does a strategy engagement deliver?

A widely supported strategy with clear choices, translated into priorities, goals and a roadmap with owners. More importantly: a management team that pulls in the same direction.

How long does a strategy engagement take?

Usually six to sixteen weeks, depending on the question and the size of the business. After that, we can help monitor the execution.

Does strategic advice also make sense for a small SME?

Especially there. In a smaller business, every choice has immediate consequences. A clear direction prevents scarce time and resources from being spread too thin.

Next step

Discuss your question in confidence.

First the free Direction Scan, then a two-⁠hour Direction Call via Teams, € 600 excl. VAT, paid in advance. You receive three reports. Strictly confidential.