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FOR START-UPS AND ENTREPRENEURS 

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TOP-LEVEL STRATEGY CONSULTING  

REIMAGINED
FOR SMALLER COMPANIES AND SMALLER BUDGETS

stages of growth

unique and overlapping challenges

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In the early stages, businesses are often bursting with ideas but struggle to turn them into structured, actionable plans.

 

While the vision may be clear, day-to-day operations and the need to secure funding can become overwhelming, leading to a lack of focus.

 

It becomes hard to organise work effectively, leading to missed opportunities and a slower path to growth. 
 

  • You struggle to raise capital and attract & retain talent.

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  • You work long hours, but it doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

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  • Each day starts with a plan, but distractions and the challenge of finding funding derail progress.

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  • You are juggling too many priorities due to a lack of direction. 

 

  • Ideas are clear in your mind but hard to articulate or get executed.

ORGANISE, FOCUS, AND FUND

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As your business enters the next phase of growth, new challenges arise that can stall progress.

 

While early-stage successes brought momentum, scaling up often introduces complexities that can lead to stagnation.

 

  • Teams are stretched to capacity on many projects, but it's unclear to them how it all adds up.​

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  • Sales and profits are the only goals indicators; it is hard to identify where and what to adjust.

 

  • Departments start operating in silos, leading to a lack of cohesion on long-term objectives.

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  • Employees complain that they are feeling disconnected or unsure of their role in the bigger picture.​​

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  • Without clear strategic direction, leadership starts to pursue new ideas that don’t align with the core vision.​

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  • Decisions are made to address immediate problems instead of focusing on the long-term vision.

GROW AND MATURE

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At this stage, business owners are ready to reduce their involvement in day-to-day operations, or they are preparing to sell the company.

Your business is inseparable from you – you are its essence. The company’s operations and success heavily depend on you.

 

During your holiday, there's daily contact with your team:

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  • Trying to staying in control

  • Avoiding stagnation

 

​Investors find it hard to see the business’s potential:

 

  • Its value is uncertain without a clear growth plan.

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  • Its future direction is unclear without an actionable strategy for scaling or ensuring long-term success.

REDUCE AND SELL

what ogsm does
for your business

THE OGSM EFFECT

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​As a globally recognised framework, OGSM is 

trusted and implemented by leading companies across industries,

such as P&G, Toyota, Whirlpool, GAP and Coca-Cola.

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Helps you decide what really matters, so you can prioritise and focus.

 

This gives your teams direction, structures collaboration, ensures alignment across the organisation, and helps everyone see their role in the bigger picture.

Turns abstract ideas into measurable goals and achievable strategies.

 

This lets you track progress, focus action where it’s most needed, and move steadily toward your objective.

Builds trust with investors and buyers by demonstrating an achievable vision and a clear action path towards it—all on one page.

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For investors, it provides the measurable transparency they need to feel confident and in control when funding the business.

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For buyers, it shows the business can operate smoothly even without the current owner/CEO.

from vision to action

Prioritise and focus 

trust and transparecny

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ONGOING SUPPORT

In between workshops we refine the outcome using insights we picked up during the workshop and from our experience and expertise.

When your OGMS is ready after the third workshop, we offer a

follow-up programme to help you keep the momentum.
Your OGSM won’t land in the drawer. This includes:

– cascading sessions
– training for non-particip
ants on
understanding and working with OGSM
– monthly or quarterly progress check-ins

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VISION WITHOUT ACTION
IS JUST A DREAM

ACTION WITHOUT VISION
JUST PASSES THE TIME

A GOAL WITHOUT A PLAN
IS ONLY A WISH

–Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

VISION WITH ACTION
CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

– Joel A. Barker, author/futurist

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