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Consulting business plan generator

Turn your consulting practice into a one-page plan: the niche you own, the clients you want, how you price your time and where the next engagement comes from.

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What matters in a consulting business plan

A consultancy is a capacity business. The plan has to answer how you fill your calendar and what an hour of your time is worth — long before it talks about methodology.

Positioning is the whole business

A generalist competes on price; a specialist competes on outcome. Name the industry, the problem and the type of client you serve best.

Price the outcome, not the hour

Day rates cap your income at your available days. Consider retainers, fixed-scope projects or value-based fees, and state which you lead with.

A repeatable lead source

Referrals are wonderful and unreliable. Pick one deliberate channel — network outreach, writing, speaking, partners or a marketplace — and work it.

Capacity and utilisation

Billable days are limited by selling, admin and delivery. Plan how many days per month are realistically sellable at your rate.

Productising what you repeat

An audit, workshop or diagnostic sold at a fixed price is easier to buy than "consulting" and creates a path to larger engagements.

What your consulting plan covers

Practice concept

The service you offer and the specific transformation clients buy.

Target client

Industry, company size and the decision-maker who signs your invoice.

Value proposition

Why they hire you rather than an agency, a hire or an internal team.

Revenue model

Projects, retainers, day rates, workshops or productised packages.

Pricing

Your entry offer, standard engagement price and the anchor for larger work.

Competition

Other independents, boutique firms, large consultancies and in-house options.

Marketing

Your lead engine: network, content, referrals, partnerships or platforms.

Key costs

Tools, insurance, accounting, subcontractors and your own unbillable time.

Goals and next steps

Target monthly revenue, number of clients and the actions to book the next one.

How it works

  1. 1

    Describe your business idea

  2. 2

    Answer a few questions

  3. 3

    Get your one-page business plan

Frequently asked questions

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