Decisions a C-Suite would make for Management & Strategy Consulting
Vendor comparisons that are honest about where each tool falls short, plus a plan for doing the work yourself. Where we quote a benchmark, we show its source.
15 guides for Management & Strategy Consulting of 1,000
Financing a Consulting Practice: Comparing SBA and Revenue-Share Capital
A comparison of SBA 7(a) loans and revenue-based financing for consulting firms, where billable-hours revenue rarely looks like a SaaS company's.
Ironclad vs LinkSquares: A Consulting Firm's Engagement Letter Test
Answers to the questions a consulting firm actually asks when comparing Ironclad and LinkSquares for engagement letters and confidentiality terms.
Build a One-Page Governance Worksheet Before You Pick a Tool
Before comparing Diligent and BoardPro, management and strategy consulting firms should fill out a short worksheet. Here is what it should cover.
Bizee vs. Doola for Independent Consultants: Entity Basics
Forming an entity as a solo or small management consulting practice: non-compete clauses, S-corp timing, and how Bizee and Doola differ for the filing.
Vouch vs Embroker for Management and Strategy Consulting Firms
A step-by-step way for a management or strategy consulting firm to figure out whether Vouch or Embroker actually fits its professional liability needs.
Mercury vs Relay: A Worksheet for Any Consulting Firm's Banking
A short worksheet any consulting or advisory firm, strategy, operations, management, can use to decide between Mercury and Relay for its own banking.
Equity or Profit Share? A Consulting Firm's Cap Table Decision
A decision guide for consulting firms weighing Pulley against Carta, partner equity against profit sharing, and when a cap table tool earns its keep.
Deel vs Remote: Two Staffing Models for Strategy Consultancies
A comparison of how Deel and Remote fit management and strategy consulting firms differently depending on how you build overseas project teams.
Comparing PEOs for a Management Consulting Firm
Strategy and management consultancies run on travel, per diems, and an up-or-out staffing model. See how Justworks and TriNet fit that particular structure.
Strategy Consulting Firms: Fix Realization Before You Hire
Utilization looks fine while realization quietly erodes. Here is how to tell whether a strategy consulting firm needs a controller or a fractional CFO.
When a Consulting Firm Actually Needs Outside Capital, and When It Doesn't
Most consulting firms never need venture debt or revenue-based financing. Here's a framework for figuring out whether your firm is the exception.
A Worksheet For Picking Carta Or Forge At A Consultancy
A short worksheet management and strategy consulting partners can fill out to decide between Carta and Forge for a partner or associate liquidity program.
A Worksheet for Choosing Your Next Consulting Firm Hire
A short worksheet a management or strategy consulting firm can use to decide between a search firm and an executive marketplace for its next hire.
Selling a Consulting Firm: A Decision Guide for Acquire.com and Flippa
Decision criteria for management and strategy consulting firms weighing Acquire.com against Flippa, from revenue type to buyer pool fit.
Optery vs DeleteMe for Management Consultants
A rollout plan for management and strategy consulting principals choosing between Optery's automated removal and DeleteMe's human-run service.