Business coach for growth companies – from business plan to advisory panel
In Connect’s business accelerator, Peter Cederholm coached entrepreneurs to sharpen their business plans, put words to their biggest challenges and prepare for a tailored advisory panel.
Connect Sweden – FöretagsAcceleratorn (volunteer business coach)
2017–2019
Sweden
Business planning, priorities and follow-up
The challenge
Small growth companies often have a clear idea but no written, shareable plan – and no forum to test their choices. Connect’s accelerator pairs entrepreneurs with experienced business coaches and an advisory panel put together for each company.
Our approach
- A coaching approach: take stock, clarify and update the business plan – asking rather than telling.
- A target of a 10–20 page business plan and a 15-minute presentation covering long-term goals and the key challenges.
- An activity plan and structured meetings, with notes after each session.
- Preparation for the advisory panel, where the company received the panel’s three most important pieces of advice.
- Coaching assignments for companies including Twitch Health Capital, MER Solutions and Vegatus.
Results and deliverables
Completed business plans and presentations for the coached companies.
Concrete advice from the advisory panels, turned into action plans.
A repeatable coaching format: plan, priorities, a few key activities and regular follow-up.
What do you need to move forward?
20 minutes, free of charge. We understand your situation and goals, give concrete guidance on the spot and assess together whether we can help. If there is a fit, the next step can be a Process Review.