Business Mentoring & Advisory
Every client graduates.
Most business owners can sense when something isn't working. Few have the time, or the outside eyes, to see exactly what it is. We provide both, and then we teach you to do it yourself.
Everything we find lands in one of three places
It works. Protect it and build on it.
It has value but needs adjusting.
It costs more than it returns. Let it go.
Why FSMC
Big-company experience at a small-business scale.
You get advice from people who have built businesses, not just studied them.
The goal is simple: you making confident decisions on your own. We measure success by how little you need us at the end.
Who we work with
Owners who want honest answers.
Owners of small and mid-sized businesses
From early stage to well established.
Leaders ready to act
People who want honest answers and are ready to act on them.
Clients across borders
Across the US, Canada, Mexico and beyond.
What we examine
We look at two things together, because one always shapes the other.
01 The business
02 The owner or leader
Sustain
It works. Protect it and build on it.
Refine
It has value but needs adjusting.
Retire
It costs more than it returns. Let it go.
How we work
Our method has four steps. The last one belongs to you.
Diagnose
A deep, honest analysis of the business and the person leading it.
Discuss
We present the findings plainly and work through them with you, without jargon or sugarcoating.
Develop
We teach you where your data lives, how to read it, and what questions to ask of it.
Decide
You make the calls, with the skills and confidence to keep making them after we step back.
Yours to ownWhere we help
Seven areas, one goal: owners who can carry it forward.
Business health and direction
What to keep, fix or stop, and where to focus next.
Learn moreLeadership and owner development
Coaching and mentoring for the person at the top.
Learn moreProducts and pricing
Product mix, margins and price positioning.
Learn moreGo-to-market and marketing
Reaching the right customers through the right channels.
Learn moreSales
Teaching teams to ask better questions and listen more than they talk.
Learn moreBusiness plans and funding
Lender-ready plans and preparation for SBA and conventional financing.
Learn moreRetail and eCommerce
In-store and online, through our specialist practice, Retail Consultants of Tampa Bay.
Learn moreNeed it done for you?
For accounting, tax, business structuring or major marketing work, we can introduce the right FSMC team.
How that worksA good professor teaches you everything they can. When you graduate, they don't go home with you, and neither do we.
Think of us as your professor
Enrollment, curriculum, graduation, office hours and an alumni network. Every engagement is built around the day you find the data, analyze it and make the decision yourself.
How to begin
Every engagement starts small.
So you can decide, with no risk, whether we are the right fit.
Business Health Check
A conversation and a first look at where the business stands. No obligation.
The FSMC Business Autopsy™
The full diagnostic of the business and the owner, with written findings. The fee is agreed before any work begins.
Curriculum and coaching
A learning plan scoped from the findings, with a clear path to graduation.
Start the conversation
Let's take a first look at your business.
The Business Health Check is complimentary. Tell us a little about where things stand, and we'll set up a time to talk.
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Request your Health Check
Short and simple. No obligation.
Ready for honest answers?
A conversation costs nothing. The clarity is worth a great deal.