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Selecting An Advisory Partner?

Here’s What to Look For

A dedicated advisory partner should operate as a strategic asset not a passive supplier, aligning with your current stage of advisory maturity to provide practical, bespoke support. Look for a partner who can assist across three key areas:

Advisory Commercialisation

  • Select a partner who can assist with rapid deployment of business advisory service lines offering prebuilt models, packaging & pricing models.
  • Do they offer brandable assets, customisable client-ready marketing resources & diagnostics?
  • Are you supported by experienced coaches acting as strategic sounding boards?
  • Check if they have a comprehensive suite of tools grounded in a proven methodology framework.

Professional Development

  • Your business advisory support partner should offer tailored, flexible capability-building aligned to your strategy, capacity & business advisory growth stage.
  • They should cover a deep range of high-impact advisory topics with a clear focus on practical application.
  • Check if they provide a choice of online, on demand & global face to face delivery options.
  • Are they continually updating their intellectual property to reflects current market conditions?

Internal Business Performance

  • Does you support partner help embed proven business advisory methodologies & habits in your organisation?
  • Are they helping with systematic improvement of internal profit, strategic execution & operational performance?
  • Do they support the development of a consistent planning approach, building a shared language & advisory mindset across your practice?

Compare Business Advisory Support Options

Factor Mindshop Typical Supplier Expert Consultant DIY Internally

Proven Business Advisory Methodologies

✔️ 120+ Tools Facilitated

✔️ 10-20+ Tools
Scripted

⚠️ Own Acumen

Pre Built Advisory Services

✔️ 30+

⚠️ Limited

Best Practice Resources & ‘How To’ Material

✔️ 500+
✔️ 50-100

Brand or Tailor Solutions as Your Own

✔️

⚠️ Limited

✔️

✔️

Pre-Work Diagnostic Tools

✔️ 100+

⚠️ Limited

Client Training & Coaching Technology

✔️

Global Peer Community

✔️ 13 Countries

⚠️ 3+ Countries

Expert Coaching Support

✔️

⚠️ Customer Success Team Only

✔️

Online Training & Accreditation

✔️ 22+ Courses

✔️ 3-4 Courses

In Person Training & Networking

✔️

⚠️ Limited

✔️

✔️

Global Best Practice & Innovation

✔️

⚠️ Limited

⚠️ Limited

Scalability

High

High

Very Low

Low