Cayenne Consulting has a long history in the San Francisco Bay area. Cayenne’s CEO, Akira Hirai, was a co-founder of funded Internet startups in Cupertino and San Francisco in 1999 and 2000 (he also interned at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in the mid-80s).
Several of Cayenne Consulting’s first business plan consulting clients were in the region. Needless to say, we are very proud to have a strong presence in the world’s high-tech entrepreneurial capital.
Our business plan consultants in the Silicon Valley/Bay Area have earned glowing praise from clients:
Our business has many elements from software, tour content, and interesting vehicles, all mixed together to deliver a compelling tour experience. Our Cayenne consultant was able to focus us on the storyboard and flow of our business plan, and distill the many sophisticated aspects of our business into a simple yet compelling presentation. The discipline in the financial modeling was especially helpful. We have deployed the presentation to very good effect in a variety of investor settings.
— Alasdair Clements, CFO, GoCar Franchise Services
Our professional business consultants work with entrepreneurs in the following areas:
Why Choose Cayenne? Nine Great Reasons!
Develop a Winning Strategy
Most so-called “business plan consultants” take whatever you tell them and type it into software. We go much deeper and help develop a viable strategy for success, which we then express in a compelling business plan.
Avoid Costly Mistakes
We know what works, and, more importantly, what doesn’t. A single mistake can render your plan unfundable. We wrote the original and often-cited article on Why Business Plans Don’t Get Funded.
Get Investors To Notice
Most entrepreneurs can’t get investors to
return their calls. A majority of our clients secure meetings with potential funders. Our team’s efforts have contributed to over $4.3 billion in financing!
Fully Customized
Some business plan writers charge extremely low fees because they have a cookie-cutter, assembly-line approach. You get what you pay for. We work from scratch to represent your unique vision, not somebody else’s.
Save Money - Really!
We’re not cheap, but about half of our clients came to us after a business plan prepared by a less qualified business plan consultant did not work out. Why not get it right the first time and save money?
No Salespeople
Deal directly with a senior business plan consultant from Day One – not a commissioned salesperson who will hand you off to a junior writer. Personal relationships matter, and you need to know exactly who you’re dealing with.
Get it Right the First Time
Funding is a binary event: either you succeed or you fail. If you fail, most investors won’t give you a second chance. Learn about the pros and cons of various approaches to developing business plans.
Work With True Experts
We’ve walked in your shoes and we understand what you’re going through. Many of us have advanced degrees from institutions like Harvard, Wharton, Berkeley, Cornell, Columbia, Stanford, Yale, Dartmouth, and Chicago.
Ongoing Support
We don’t stop when the business plan is complete. We have a talented team ready to help you implement it as well, either on a retained basis as interim members of your founding team or on a project basis, as needed.
Cayenne’s Business Plan Consultants in San Francisco / Silicon Valley
Paul Fiorello
Business plan consultant in San Francisco, CAPaul is a serial entrepreneur with 30 years experience in new venture creation. He was Founder or Co-Founder of three companies that successfully raised a cumulative $33 million in...
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Daniel Hall, MBA, MSE
Business plan consultant in San Francisco, CADan is a technology industry executive with over 25 years of organizational leadership, emerging growth, turnaround, sales, and marketing experience in both Fortune 100 and start-up environments....
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Stephanie Tolosa, MBA
Business plan consultant in San Francisco, CAStephanie Tolosa is the Chief Operations Officer at Skylight Studios, an innovative real estate consulting firm known for hosting New York Fashion Week (2015-2017) and revitalizing Bleecker Street...
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We Work in All Bay Area Cities
Our Bay Area business plan consultants serve entrepreneurs throughout the region, and are available to visit your offices in and around San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View, San Mateo, Sunnyvale, Redwood City, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, San Rafael, Oakland, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Fremont, Stockton, Sacramento, Milpitas, Concord, and Santa Rosa.
In addition to our San Francisco area business planning team, we have many other business plan consultants across the country. Depending on your industry and circumstances, one of our other business plan consultants may be a better fit for your needs. We will do our best to ensure that the consultant responsible for managing your engagement is the person best qualified to serve you.
Contact a Business Plan Consultant in San Francisco / Silicon Valley
If you'd like an assessment of your needs and a fee estimate, please let us know how to reach you: