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Jose S.

London, United Kingdom

$100/hr
4.9
207 jobs

Expert-Vetted Freelancer in Business Plan, Growth and Financial Planning With over 26 years of experience in management consulting and financial services, I am here to help you take your business to the next level. As an Executive MBA graduate from Warwick Business School ranked 10th by QS and 30th by Financial Times I bring world-class expertise and a results-driven approach to every project. What I Can Do for You: ๐Ÿ”น Financial Planning, Modelling & Forecasting โ€“ Transforming numbers into actionable strategies. ๐Ÿ”น Business Plans & Feasibility Studies โ€“ Creating investor-ready plans that set your business apart. ๐Ÿ”น Market Research & Marketing Plans โ€“ Unlocking insights to drive your success. ๐Ÿ”น Funding Strategies โ€“ Guiding you on loans, equity, and attracting investors. ๐Ÿ”น Startup Mentoring & Coaching โ€“ Empowering entrepreneurs to achieve their goals. Why Work with Me? Iโ€™ve successfully delivered projects for clients across the globe from Australia and the Middle East to Europe, the US, Canada, and LATAM. My expertise lies in crafting compelling business plans, accurate financial models, and thorough market analyses that inspire confidence in banks, investors, and stakeholders. But itโ€™s not just about the numbers itโ€™s about understanding your vision, listening to your needs, and delivering solutions that exceed your expectations. Iโ€™m passionate about helping businesses thrive and am committed to ensuring your success. Your success is my priority. Letโ€™s make it happen! Send me a message today, and letโ€™s discuss how I can help you achieve your goals. Together, weโ€™ll turn your dreams into a thriving reality.

  • Business Coaching
  • Business Consulting
  • Business Plan
  • Market Analysis
  • Financial Analysis
  • Market Planning
  • Feasibility Study
  • Financial Modeling
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Financial Planning
  • Marketing Presentation
  • US English Dialect
Iain B.

Truro, United Kingdom

$90/hr
4.9
21 jobs

I help veterinary businesses and startups succeed by combining clinical expertise, scientific communication, and business acumen. Iโ€™m a licensed veterinarian with extensive clinical experience and a proven track record as a founder and consultant in the animal health sector. I bring a unique combination of scientific expertise, strategic business insight, and clear communication to every project. What I Offer: โœ” Veterinary & Animal Health Writing I create accurate, research-backed content including blogs, articles, white papers, and educational materials on veterinary medicine, equine care, and animal health. My clinical and academic background ensures both depth and credibility. โœ” Business & Startup Consulting With experience in operations, fundraising strategy, and private equity consulting, I help animal health businesses and startups optimise workflows, implement scalable solutions, and improve commercial outcomes. โœ” Scientific & Technical Communication As a published researcher and former CEO of a veterinary technology startup, I specialise in translating complex scientific ideas into clear, accessible content for pet owners, professionals, and investors alike. Why Work With Me? 1) Veterinarian & Entrepreneur โ€“ Founded and led Aegis Veterinary Technology Ltd., from idea to acquisition 2) Industry Insight โ€“ First-hand experience across clinical practice, product development, and investor communications 3) Strategic & Engaging โ€“ Whether itโ€™s educational content or growth consulting, I deliver work thatโ€™s both compelling and results-driven Letโ€™s talk about how I can support your veterinary or animal health project.

  • Startup Consulting
  • Startup Company
  • Scientific Writing
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Animals & Pets
  • Scientific Literature Review
  • Pitch Deck
  • SEO Content
  • Ecommerce
  • Management Skills
  • Business Strategy
  • Growth Strategy
  • Fundraising
  • Nutrition
  • Regulatory Compliance
Tayyab S.

Reading, United Kingdom

$75/hr
5.0
37 jobs

I am Tayyab - Your Pitch Deck expert and Startup Consultant with extensive business and startup expertise. I have a Master's from University College London, UCL (Where Graham Bell & Gandhi both spent time studying their respective subjects). I run and own Avvale Ltd. based out of their startup incubator in London. Over the past 5 years I have helped over 300 entrepreneurs from 20+ countries with their Pitch Decks and Business Plans. I took a start in my business journey as a founder and understand the sweat & tears that go into developing an idea into a fully operating business as a startup founder. I attended my first VC Pitch Meeting as a 17-year-old and have lived my life with an entrepreneurial mindset ever since. Having worked directly with 300+ startups since then, I am now the co-founder of a consulting firm and spend my days working with founders, angel investors, VCs, and Deal Brokers. This gives me the unique ability to look at your startup from all POVs and evaluate your company as your investors would. I help founders validate their business ideas, strategize their business models, create their go-to-market strategies, and prepare documents to help them achieve their fundraising goals. I have strong connections with Fundraising Brokers and Investors in the UK and the US and know exactly what investors are looking for when evaluating a startup. If you work with me, it's my job to guide you through the entire process and create documents that are guaranteed to grab an investor's attention leading to effective fundraising. My former clients include: - Vacua Limited - $2.5 Million raise - Rehubs by Help4Addiction - $5M+ raise - Walio Cryptocurrency - $5M+ raise - Cohen Capital - $300M raise - Abell Group - $8M+ raise - Hlthera - $1M+ raise - ER Films - $2M+ raise I also regularly help startups with immigration business plans and accelerator applications too. Drop me a message to talk about your startup & entrepreneurial journey today! TESTIMONIALS: "One of the best people Iโ€™ve had the pleasure of working with. Smart, attentive, and honest" - Managing Director @ NYC-Based VC Fund "Tayyab was great! Everything was done and delivered on time. Matches perfectly the brief that was discussed. Plenty of useful information & guidance that helps me out. Communication was smooth all the way." - Startup Founder "I appreciate Tayyab's and his team's thorough approach toward my request. They took the time to get the details right and make sure that I have the results I need. Would potentially use them again in the future." - 2X Startup Founder "Remarkable work, every once in a while you get to work with someone who stands out, a true pro! Thank you so much, Tayyab!" - US-based Academic Researcher/Startup Founder EXPERTISE/SERVICES: Pitch Decks - Investor-ready pitch decks with content and engaging design to match your branding. Available as Google Slides, PPT, Keynote & PDF. Business Plans - Comprehensive document going into detail about business operations. Prepared according to the end-user guidelines (Banks, Angel Investors, Internal Management) Financial Projections - Editable 5-year Financial Model with revenue projections, cash flow analysis, Profit & Loss (P&L) statements, balance sheet, sensitivity analysis & other KPIs. DELIVERABLE TIMELINES: Pitch deck: 2 weeks Pitch deck & financial model: 3 Weeks Business plan, financial model & pitch deck: 3 Weeks Drop me a message today if you are looking to take your start-up idea to the next level and let's turn your dreams into a multi-million dollar company :)

  • Startup Pitchbook
  • Business Consulting
  • Business Planning & Strategy
  • Business Plan
  • Venture Capital Consulting
  • Pitch Deck
  • Business Change
  • Investor List
  • Business Plan Writing
  • Market Analysis
  • Market Research
  • Financial Analysis & Valuation
  • Market Segmentation Research
  • Elevator Pitch
John F.

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

$45/hr
5.0
16 jobs

๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ+ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿ’ฐ$๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐— + ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿง  ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ & ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ "๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™…๐™ค๐™๐™ฃ ๐™๐™–๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฅ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก. ๐™ƒ๐™š ๐™™๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™, ๐™–๐™™๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™-๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™ข๐™ค๐™™๐™š๐™ก ๐™ฌ๐™š'๐™ซ๐™š ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™จ๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™›๐™–๐™ง ๐™š๐™ญ๐™˜๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ." - Ryan Lowery, Founder of Prime Health ๐Ÿ“ž Invite me to your job for a complimentary consultation. My goal is to help you gain clarity on your numbers, even if you decide not to work together. ๐Ÿ“ž I help founders tell their story through numbers. For many, a financial model is intimidating; I make it your most powerful tool for planning, fundraising, and making smart decisions. Hereโ€™s a summary of how I help: โœ… ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ: Iโ€™ll build the bespoke financial model you need to understand your business inside and out. Every model is custom-built in Excel or Google Sheets, designed to be powerful for investors yet easy for you to understand. โœ… ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: My process is a coaching experience. Iโ€™ll ask the right questions to help you think through your assumptions, and Iโ€™ll provide a personalised video walkthrough so you know exactly how your model works and can present it with confidence. โœ… ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: The goal isnโ€™t just a spreadsheet. Itโ€™s to give you the clarity to talk about your numbers, understand your key drivers, and make sound strategic decisions. Why Iโ€™m worth talking to: โœ… I've done this hundreds of times. I will โ€œgetโ€ your business model quickly. โœ… I specialise in helping non-financial founders. My real value is in translating complex finance into simple, actionable insights. โœ… Iโ€™m a strategic partner. My background as a strategy director and startup mentor means Iโ€™m always thinking about the bigger picture, not just the numbers. Thank you for reading my profile. If you're ready to get a firm grip on your financials and plan for the future, invite me to your job and we can talk more about how to achieve your goals. John Foster โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ More Feedback From Founders: "๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™™๐™š๐™ก ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™ช๐™จ๐™š๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ, ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ! ๐™…๐™ค๐™๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™... ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™ก๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™๐™ž๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™œ๐™ช๐™ฎ!" - Arvind Ananth, Founder of Medtec "๐™„๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ง๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™—๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ ๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™˜๐™ ๐™– ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š, ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ-๐™™๐™ค ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š. ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™จ-๐™›๐™ง๐™š๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™จ๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™–๐™˜๐™." - Robert Matthams, Founder of Shiply

  • Startup Consulting
  • Business Planning & Strategy
  • Strategy
  • Forecasting
  • Fundraising
  • Coaching
  • Innovation Strategy
  • Data Analysis
  • Financial Model
  • Excel Macros
  • Microsoft Excel
Philip B.

Oxford, United Kingdom

$95/hr
4.5
195 jobs

Your team is busy. Results are inconsistent. And you're still the one holding everything together. That's not a people problem. It's a systems problem. I find the exact point where revenue is leaking โ€” pipeline, operations, team accountability โ€” and fix it. Not in a quarter. In weeks. 28 years leading global sales and operations. 6 years embedded in startups doing exactly this. You walk away with a business that executes without you in every decision. Chartered Engineer | Six Sigma Black Belt | PhD Keywords Growth Strategy, Revenue Growth, Sales Pipeline, RevOps, Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, Business Operations, Startup Operations, Scaling Startups, Go-To-Market Strategy, GTM Strategy, Process Optimization, SOPs, KPI Dashboards, Forecasting, CRM Setup, HubSpot, Pipeline Management, Operational Efficiency, Business Strategy, Execution Systems, Startup Consultant, Fractional COO, B2B SaaS, Marketplace Strategy

  • Six Sigma
  • Business Development
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Project Risk Management
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Lean Consulting
  • Sales Leadership
  • Process Improvement
  • Lead Generation Analysis
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Summary Report
Kateryna K.

London, United Kingdom

$100/hr
5.0
8 jobs

Are you launching a business, evaluating a new idea, entering a new market, or trying to make an important strategic decision? I help founders, experts, and small businesses turn ideas into practical business plans and growth strategies. Typical projects: โ€ข Business idea evaluation โ€ข Growth strategy โ€ข Market entry strategy โ€ข Business development โ€ข Founder advisory โ€ข Negotiation preparation โ€ข Business planning Based in London, I combine hands-on business development experience, consulting, teaching, and entrepreneurial projects across multiple industries. Clients I often work with: โ€ข Founders launching a new business or evaluating a business idea โ€ข Experts building personal brands, courses, consulting practices, or educational products โ€ข Small business owners looking to grow, expand, or improve business processes โ€ข Entrepreneurs entering new markets or exploring international opportunities โ€ข Creative professionals (photographers, coaches, trainers, authors) turning expertise into scalable businesses โ€ข Business owners preparing for strategic decisions, partnerships, negotiations, or expansion I am also the author of an internationally available book on NLP and continuously study negotiation, communication, decision-making, profiling, and business psychology. My approach combines business logic, strategic thinking, and an understanding of how people make decisions โ€” because successful businesses are built by people first.

  • Business Coaching
  • Management Consulting
  • Coaching
  • Career Coaching
  • Continuing Professional Development
  • HR & Business Services
  • Business Development
  • Market Analysis
  • Market Trends
  • IdeaScale
  • Business Modeling
  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Strategy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Executive Coaching

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