Create a plan for success
We facilitate targeted positive change in your business & life through long-term partnerships.
Create a plan for success
We facilitate targeted positive change in your business & life through long-term partnerships.
How we help
Owner-managers typically wear a lot of hats. You may have the training and knowledge to do it all, but not the time. Instead of hiring a few different employees or consultants, partner with us.
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Business diagnostics
Assess your business today and predict future operational and financial opportunities and hurdles.
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Visual thinking
Use facilitated white board drawing to visually define who you are, where you're going and how you're different as a company.
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Time & money
Understand your financials including the true cost of employee time in every aspect of your business.
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Competitor & market research
Take a deep dive into your industry with a focus on determining how you’re different than your competition.
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Roadmap for success
Develop a detailed long-term plan utilizing a rigorous yet flexible six step proven process.
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Partnership & capital
Focus on your strengths with a long-term partner focused on theirs. A partner that also backstops your long-term plan with capital when you need it.
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Own your business.
Don’t let it own you
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Our partnership process
GroundSwell’s Business Ownership PlatformSM is for owner-managers seeking to transition their organization from an entrepreneurial business to a professionally managed, entrepreneurial company. Whether you want to stabilize, grow or exit your business, we’ve made the process repeatable and programmable. Through our integrated financially predictive diagnostic surveys, ownership school, long-term profit-sharing partnerships, GroundSwell ONESM enterprise project management software, proprietary mindfulness training and flexible capital options, GroundSwellSM has the people and tools to get you where you want to go.
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Free consultation
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Assess
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Plan
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Partner
Our partnership process
GroundSwell’s Business Ownership PlatformSM is for owner-managers seeking to transition their organization from an entrepreneurial business to a professionally managed, entrepreneurial company. Whether you want to stabilize, grow or exit your business, we’ve made the process repeatable and programmable. Through our integrated financially predictive diagnostic surveys, ownership school, long-term profit-sharing partnerships, GroundSwell ONESM enterprise project management software, proprietary mindfulness training and flexible capital options, GroundSwellSM has the people, knowledge and resources to get you where you want to go.
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Free Consultation
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Assess
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Plan
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Partner
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Free Consultation
Picking a long-term partner is shouldn’t be taken lightly. Schedule a call now to get a personal introduction to how we help and why we’re different. Typically it’s a thirty minute video conference call.
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Assess
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Plan
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Partner
“I get stuff done right without doing it myself.”
Scott C.
“It's nice to finally have someone in my corner.”
Kris K.
“You saved my business and my mind.”
Karen M.
How we’re different
We're not just consultants that tell you what to do but don't help you do it. We're not just managers that pretend to get stuff done. We're not just investors that write a check and tell you what you should do.
We have forty years of data and proven frameworks that predict ownership success. Whether you're looking to stabilize, grow or exit your business we can help.
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Partnership options
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Interested in finding out more about how our long-term partnerships work? Download our Partnership Options PDF.
Download the guide
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Our Partnership Options PDF details the three key deliverables we create with and for you during our planning process as well as the different partnership options we offer. It also includes key steps in picking a long-term partner whether it’s an employee, vendor or investor.
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You decide what’s next
Unless the status quo is what you’re looking for we can help you get to where you want to go and enjoy the ride. Typically, owner-manager goals include one of the following objectives:
Stabilize
Is something not quite right with your business but you can't pinpoint it? Do you feel like you have enough time in your workday? Can you turn your phone off on vacation? We can help.
Grow
Growing your business is challenging. Do you have the right people and tools to get you where you want to go? If you're not sure, we can help.
Exit
Are you ready to hand over the day to day of your business to your kids or someone else? Do you think they are ready? Do they have the underlying skills? Do they explicitly know what you think is important? These fundamental issues can be tough if not impossible to navigate without a clear process and guide.