Startups - Bert Seither

How would it feel to have someone on your side of the table, helping you navigate the landscape of entrepreneurship? This person isn’t there to cut into your profits or equity. Instead, they serve as a trusted advisor to make sure that 100% of what you do will benefit your business.

I’ve worked with thousands of startup businesses over the past two decades to build their profits and reduce risks to their overhead. I’m happy to work one-on-one with you or your team, whether it’s in person, via video call, or just over the phone.

The Last Thing You Want is to be Right Where You Are, 6 Months From Now.

Sometimes a little push is all you need when it comes to accountability in business ownership. With proven techniques and strict deadlines, I help small businesses like you grow their number of customers and eliminate mistakes that are hazardous to their profits.

Regardless of your industry, all business owners have one thing in common: the need to take their organization to a level that’s as successful and efficient as possible, with room to grow.

Startup Services

Business Plan Review

The business plan review service is a comprehensive analysis of your business plan. I’ll review all aspects of your plan, including the market research, business model, financial projections, and marketing strategy, and provide feedback on how to improve it. Next, I’ll work with you to revise your plan based on my feedback. We’ll go over the market research again, refine the business model, update the financial projections, and create a more effective marketing strategy.

Go-to-Market Strategy

The go-to-market strategy is the process of planning and executing a plan to bring a new product or service to market. I help you determine all of the activities necessary to get the product or service ready for market, launch the product or service, and create demand for it. We’ll determine how you will enter the market, what your target market will be, and what mix of marketing and sales activities you will use to generate demand for your product or service.

Business Consulting

Most businesses are started with an idea, but not all businesses are successful. Many factors contribute to a business’s success, and one of the most important is effective consulting. Consulting can help you clarify your business goals, identify areas where you need improvement, and develop strategies for growth. If you’re serious about making your business successful, then you need to seriously consider investing in consulting services. I offer a wide range of consulting services that can benefit any business, at any stage.

Entity Formation

Are you looking to set up your business as an LLC? A corporation? A non-profit? Partnership or DBA? I’ve set them up literally thousands of times, in all 50 states. You start by scheduling a consultation with me and answering a few questions designed to focus on what you need – no more, no less! My team files all formation documents and we provide immediate electronic notification of official state documents back to you. It’s cheaper than an attorney and more reliable than one of the large legal document preparation companies.

Advisory Board Member

Advisory board members are often the most important sounding board for a new venture founder. As an advisory board member, I provide an invaluable source of advice and guidance for new venture founders and provide entrepreneurs with the benefit of my experience and connections. Having a knowledgeable and experienced advisory board can be the difference between success and failure. I help with strategic planning, marketing, financial advice, and more.

Financial Projections

I’m not only going to help you figure out your financials, I’m going to teach you how to do them so you can make data-driven decisions the rest of your life! Without accurate financial projections, it is difficult to make informed decisions about where to allocate resources and how to prioritize growth initiatives. I help startups create realistic financial models that take into account all of the factors that can impact their bottom line. We’ll look at cost, price, COGs, SG&A, how much you’ll need to spend to acquire a customer and project LTV.

Business Coaching

If you’re an entrepreneur or startup looking to get ahead, my coaching services can help you achieve your goals. I’ll work with you one-on-one to help you develop and implement a strategy based on what the business needs and help push you towards the goal. I’ll help you develop and implement a business plan, conducting market research, identify target markets, create marketing and sales strategies, manage your finances, and more! I’ll work with you to create a realistic action plan and hold you accountable. Excuses or results? Pick one.

Competition Preparation

Winning first place in a pitch competition isn’t easy, but it isn’t difficult either. Like, the entrepreneurial process, there’s a formula to having an amazing pitch! I help students prepare for pitch and business plan competitions by reviewing business plans and financials, assisting with a good story for the pitch itself, helping with pitch decks, and teaching them how to present themselves in the best light possible.

Raising Capital

Whether you’re seeking venture capital, private equity, or debt financing, I work with you to develop a funding strategy that meets your needs and help you through structuring the deal, preparing your pitch, and negotiating with investors.

App, dapp, SaaS

If you are developing a software, application, decentralized application or software as a service, schedule a discovery call with me so I can better understand your needs. I have several trusted partners I work with to help develop these customized solutions.

Just because I don’t provide the service, doesn’t mean I know who should!

Ask me who provides a service and I’ll gladly make a recommendation!

Empathetic

I know how you feel. I call it the “back to school” feeling. Remember when you were a kid and the night before the first day of school you were super-excited, but also nervous at the same time? Starting a business is super-exciting, fun and rewarding, so it IS something to be excited about. That nervous feeling you’re having…that’s the risk of starting a business. I know both feelings all too well. In fact, I’ve spent my who life (post college) working with startups, for startups and starting several businesses of my own. I fell in love with startups when I moved to NYC in my twenties where I got a job at a startup accounting firm as the first sales rep. Our target market was startups and new businesses and it took five years to scale it to ~$60 million in new business, annually. Then, I was the Founder and CEO of The Startup Expert, a coaching and business services company aimed at turning business owners’ ideas into reality where, for about nine more years, I worked exclusively with startups. I graduated from The University of Florida with a degree in Public Relations, and am a Certified SCORE Mentor, and Certified Small Business Coaching Specialist. I earned a Master’s in Entrepreneurship from The University of Tampa and won first place in the 2019 New Venture Expo with one of my businesses. Whether I’m helping you form a pitch deck, reworking monetization strategy, defining your ideal growth hacks, or helping you create a culture that ensures minimal customer churn and maximum customer satisfaction, I’m right there in the trenches with you!