Business Development to accelerate your ambitions.
Helping companies generate revenue and attract investors to meet their biggest growth goals. The consulting firm we wish we had as founders.
Our 4 pillars of business development.
Strategic Partnerships
Expand into new markets or dive deeper into ones you already have seen success through business partnerships. We help you identify, connect, and structure partnerships to help grow your customer base. We are on the front lines from start to finish, managing the entire deal process.
Capital Raising
As your copilot in the capital raising process, we source investors, pitch the business, manage communications, and develop collateral that paints your company in the best light from a strategic and financial perspective. Don’t let capital raising slow down the growth of your company.
Sales Strategy
Double down on your existing customer base or land bigger accounts with your current products. We help you identify targets, develop collateral, generate leads, and close more deals.
Strategic Finance
Build fully functional financial models to track the true drivers of your business. We partner with you to create forecasts that match the current state of your business and forecast where you want to go with real financial data. Track trends, key performance indicators (KPIs), and steer the business to desired outcomes. Financial analysis will be the roadmap that brings your strategy to life.
Our Promises
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For Entrepreneurs
Designed to accelerate early stage company growth with a pricing model that matches how you run your business.
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Speed
Rapid onboarding built on 13 years of work experience in a variety of industries and company sizes.
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Accuracy
No more flying blind. Transform your raw data into insights, discern trends, and empower your team make more informed decisions.
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Transparency
Regular and honest communication to confirm we are on track and delivering the intended outcomes.
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Responsive
Available and attentive to your team and customer needs to quickly adjust to any situation.
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Desire to Win
Dedicated member of your team, hungry to see you succeed.
About Me
From helping the earliest stage startups raise millions in equity to advising executives of the biggest companies in the world on digital transformation projects, my 13 years of business experience spans companies of all sizes and industries.
Through these experiences I have gained a deep understanding on how early stage companies raise capital, acquire customers, and build processes to help them grow – what I define as business development.
It’s this breadth of experience that I share with my clients. I have developed an operating system that integrates financial expertise with a strategic lens to ensure your business development goals are data-backed, measured, and tracked so that your organization can achieve growth.
I am always excited to talk to founders building world class businesses. If that is you and you are ready to accelerate your company’s growth, we should connect.
– Jonathan Hershman, Founder
“Jon made an impact on day 1 and greatly accelerated our business development efforts in a new market segment for our company. He is very organized and structured in his process which provided our team a clear understanding of the market, which customers to target in our sales approach, and how to execute a go to market strategy. We highly recommend Jon to any company seeking clarity on their business development strategy.”
-Jeremy Tsui, CEO Finley Technologies (Bain Capital Ventures, Y-Combinator, Haystack VC portfolio company)
“Jon helped open so many doors during our capital raise, expediting the process and providing valuable momentum. His energy is infectious, any startup raising capital would benefit from working with him.”
-Sean Kennedy, CEO EasyHome Inc (ex Entrepreneur in Residence at Nike)
Business Development as a Service focuses on bringing more cash in the door for your company. Through new customers, partnerships, investors, or entire new business lines, we want to ensure you achieve all your objectives.
Services
Direct Revenue Support (Sales & Partnerships)
- Accelerate sales of existing products
- New market entry strategy and execution
- Strategic partnership deal structuring
- Identify optimal targets and develop go-to-market materials
- Create target lists and perform outreach
- Manage deal pipeline to close
Finance & Capital Raising
- Construct fully functional financial models
- Identify key drivers of the business
- Cash flow analysis and investment needs
- KPI development & monitoring
- Financial reporting & board materials
- Investor relations including sourcing new ones and managing the existing cap table
Let’s chat
Questions, comments or requests?
We’d love to hear from you.
Chicago, IL
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