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AbuQitmir Labs is a results-driven software development company specializing in custom web development, mobile app development, SaaS development, AI solutions, React development, Next.js development, UI/UX design, business automation, CRM systems, ERP solutions, and cloud-based applications. We help startups...
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- Web Development
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $5000/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
A8 Strategy empowers ambitious businesses to break into new markets and scale with precision. We specialize in crafting data-driven market entry plans and sustainable growth strategies that align with your brands vision. From competitive analysis to go-to-market execution, we turn complexity into...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $2222/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Alveron Advisory Services delivers premium management consulting in Kampala, Uganda. We partner with businesses and NGOs to drive sustainable growth through data-backed Corporate Strategy, expert HR Compliance, and rigorous MEAL Frameworks. Our certified consultants specialize in market expansion, board...
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- Business Consulting
- Digital Strategy
- Public Relations
- Digital Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- Kampala, Uganda
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $1000/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
DNA consulting inspire businesses growth. From innovation to strategy development. Ideation & diversification of products, services & markets.Brand Positioning strategists for B2B - deploying- Brand Development - Web Design & Development- Web Message Creation- Investor communications...
Top Services:
- Branding
- CRM Consulting
- Business Consulting
- Location
- Harrogate, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $900/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Introspective Market Research Private Limited, a global consulting and market research company. we deliver accurate and reliable market research reports tailored to various industries. Our focus on authenticity and innovation empowers businesses with data-driven insights for informed decision-making...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Market Research
- Location
- Pune, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $800/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
BigBrandTheory is a distinguished branding, design, and marketing agency, celebrated for its strategic foresight and creative intelligence. As a three-time award winner for Best Design Studio in India, we specialize in building digital-first, consumer-centric brands. We collaborate with future-focused...
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- Branding
- Design Services
- Business Consulting
- Market Research
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $600/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Through years of experience working with multinational companies across Egypt, the Middle East, Africa, and the USA, we provide strategic guidance and structured business solutions that enable organizations to plan, transform, and scale with clarity...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Market Research
- Digital Marketing
- Direct Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $500/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
At MTS LLP, we empower individuals and businesses across generations with intelligent, innovative tax, accounting, and advisory solutions combining deep Canadian expertise from our Concord, Ontario headquarters with global insight to deliver personalized, disciplined, and integrity-driven results...
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- Business Consulting
- eCommerce Development
- Software Development
- AI Development
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- Location
- Vaughan, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $500/hr
Eleable is a digital design psychology agency utilizing psychological principals and website design to promote business growth. It is a Christian based organization founded by Gabrie'le Eato, a verified tiktok influencer with over 104K followers who uses her platform to promote love and inclusion through...
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- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Branding
- Business Consulting
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- Location
- Hilliard, Ohio
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $500/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
With over two decades of experience, FLYNN is a product design consultancy that helps ambitious organisations turn complex ideas into commercially successful products. Trusted by global leaders including Airbus, Liverpool FC, Vodafone, Microsoft, and Siemens, we bridge strategy, design, and engineer...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Package Design
- Branding
- Design Services
- Wearables
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- Location
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $300/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
DeltaGlobex provides fractional CFO and finance support for SaaS companies that need clearer reporting, stronger financial visibility, and better decision-making without building a full in-house finance team...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $300/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Pipeline AI helps B2B companies generate qualified sales conversations through AI-powered LinkedIn outbound. We combine prospect research, targeting, personalised outreach, conversation management, and appointment setting into one platform...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $300/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Moolay Media is about communicating the essence of your brand to the world. From websites to social campaigns, we are passionate about connecting with our clients to give their vision a voice...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- AI Development
- Business Consulting
- Cloud Consulting
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- Location
- Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
A strategic brand agency working for the love of imagination, rejuvenation and transformation of great Australian brands. With awarded credentials spanning FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Insurance, Construction, Technology and Automotive industries we handle complex brand strategy, comms design through to packaging...
Top Services:
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Design Services
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- Location
- St Kilda, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
ALFI is a profit-focused Amazon growth partner founded by Naeela Shah, built on real-world experience scaling and exiting successful brands. With a background in computer science and leadership experience at Toyota Canada, the agency combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution to help high-revenue...
Top Services:
- Advertising
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Branding
- eCommerce
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- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Percept is a branding agency in Sydney, Australia. Experts in brand identity & packaging design. Services; brand positioning, brand strategy, brand development, brand identity, brand design, branding, packaging design, brand communications, marketing communications, digital design & website design...
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- Branding
- Design Services
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 57 Projects Listed
We are a strategic people, product & brand development organization who help companies & entrepreneurs grow by connecting to their target audience effectively and efficiently. We have helped some of the most recognizable brands including Whirlpool, Ikea, Panasonic, Walmart, P&G, KitchenAid and more...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Branding
- Package Design
- Logo Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- South Haven, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
China Business Agency serves as a trusted partner for international brands seeking to navigate the Chinese market. With expertise in public relations, market entry, branding, and regulatory compliance, we support over 500 global companies in building a strong, compliant, and credible presence in China...
Top Services:
- Public Relations
- Branding
- Reputation Management
- Social Media Marketing
- Market Research
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- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Company 4 You & Me is a Germany-based consulting and coaching agency dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs craft fully-integrated business structures. The firm offers step-by-step guidance, e-learning modules, and practical tools aimed at building sustainable companies with a high probability...
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- Business Consulting
- Location
- Linz, Austria
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
YLSSEO (DuckTeacher SEO) is a Google SEO consultancy founded in 2024 by Qinkui Wang. We provide managed SEO, SEO audits and Google penalty recovery to Chinese B2B manufacturers and e-commerce brands...
Top Services:
- SEO
- Content Marketing
- Branding
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Quanzhou, China
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
We design and build business software for growing companies. Project tracking, order management, client onboarding, process automation, and dashboards. One place to see everything instead of chasing updates across disconnected tools...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- UI/UX Design
- Software Development
- AI Development
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- Location
- Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Beyond the Chaos specializes in scalable operations and project management solutions tailored for small businesses, allowing entrepreneurs to shift their focus from day-to-day operations to strategic growth. With a dedicated team of experienced professionals, the firm alleviates the burden of managing...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Location
- McKinney, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Brandigo is a global brand research and strategy firm. Our work makes in-house marketing and revenue teams more successful by using primary research with target audiences to more deeply understand what they value most (and least) and what messaging will dramatically increase engagement...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Business Consulting
- Market Research
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Newburyport, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $185/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Adaptyve Digital helps growing businesses build custom software, AI solutions and workflow automations that solve real operational challenges. With 25+ years of experience, we provide senior technical expertise without the overhead of a traditional agency...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We help businesses communicate their to stand out within their market niches. We are a specialized B2B branding agency...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- Business Consulting
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Montreal, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
37SOLUTIONS provides strategic technology leadership and digital services for small businesses and personal brands. We bring enterprise-grade thinking to businesses that don't need a full-time CTO and pair it with hands-on execution across hosting, development, and marketing.Fractional CTO & Technology...
Top Services:
- Cloud Consulting
- IT Services
- Business Consulting
- Managed Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Fred Lundin CPA LLC is a Chicago-based CPA accounting and technology consulting firm specializing in serving e-commerce, solopreneurs, and small business owners. With a dedicated focus on these sectors, we provide tailored financial and technological solutions to help our clients thrive in their respective...
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- Business Consulting
- Market Research
- Accounting
- BPO
- CRM Consulting
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Brandwoven is reshaping the way brands navigate the ever-changing marketplace landscape. We invest in the growth of dynamic, product-based brands by providing full-service consulting and management solutions. Our adaptive strategies empower brands to excel and drive growth...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- SEO
- Market Research
- CRO
- Advertising
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Portuñol is a lead agency powered by Latin talent, specialized in building mid- and long-term brand growth through solid strategy and disciplined creative execution...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Location
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Savage Solutions is a results-driven digital agency specializing in custom website design, SEO, and online marketing strategies that help businesses grow. We combine creative design, powerful technology, and data-backed marketing to build high-performing websites that attract customers, increase visibility...
Top Services:
- SEO
- Web Development
- Web Design
- AI Development
- Business Consulting
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- Location
- Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
FJL Financial delivers proactive financial support tailored to UK SMEs, blending extensive industry knowledge with a hands-on, collaborative approach. We help business owners streamline their finances, uncover growth opportunities, and build long-term success through customised accounting, advisory, and...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Accounting
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
mIT solutions unterstützt Unternehmen bei der Digitalisierung und Automatisierung ihrer Geschäftsprozesse. Mit EcholoN bietet das Unternehmen eine flexible Plattform für IT-Service-Management, Field Service, Workflows, Self-Service, Reporting und Compliance. Die Lösung ist modular, skalierbar und als...
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- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- AI Development
- Business Consulting
- Engineering
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- Location
- Borstel-Hohenraden, Germany
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Marketing agency for industrial SMEs in Portugal and Spain, founded by an industrial engineer with 14 years running production units. We work with mould makers, metalworking, foundry, metal fabrication, textile, packaging and automation companies on B2B lead generation, LinkedIn prospecting, industrial...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Advertising
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- Location
- Maia, Portugal
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
For two decades, our innovative digital products development agency has taken on a wide range of challenging IT services. We are masters at crafting custom software solutions and stunning web designs - anything from simple logo design to complex large-scale development projects! Let us help make your digital...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Superellipse is a cross-disciplinary design and innovation agency with studios in Mechelen and Antwerp. We bring together product design, engineering, brand design, service design, spatial design and digital design under one roof, with an in-house prototyping atelier and ISO 13485 certification.We work...
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- Product Design
- Engineering
- UI/UX Design
- Branding
- Business Consulting
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- Location
- Mechelen, Belgium
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $145/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Branding studio from Romania, crafting brands and visual systems that merge the right kind of story with function. We offer complete services of branding, including strategy, logo design, packaging design, naming, copywriting, and brand story...
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- Branding
- Business Consulting
- Package Design
- Logo Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Bucharest, Romania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $135/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
At PeakPoint Solutions, we help B2B technology companies overcome their strategy and marketing challenges. We can accelerate your success with Advisory, Fractional CMO, or Interim CMO services...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Market Research
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Mission Graphics exists to help you in your small business to protect, promote and grow your brand. Online and offline, your brand is important. Mission Graphics will show you how to protect it, remain cohesive and predictable, and be the exact expression of your business as you develop who you are in your...
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- Business Consulting
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Product Design
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- Location
- Ball Ground, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Digital Vantage is a web development studio based near Warsaw, Poland,serving small and mid-sized businesses across the Europe. We design and build corporate websites, e-commerce stores, custom web applications, and headless CMS platforms engineered on Next.js, React, and Payload CMS, with a strong focus on...
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- Digital Strategy
- Digital Services
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- Otwock, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Multi Award winning cyber security company focusing on cyber security only to develop cutting edge solutions and protection for business...
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- Cybersecurity
- IT Services
- Cloud Consulting
- AI Development
- Software Testing
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- Location
- Ahmedabad, India
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Pilotfish is an international product innovation and development company helping startups and scale-ups turn ambitious ideas into market-ready products. Combining strategy, industrial design, engineering, prototyping, human factors, and manufacturing support, we accelerate the journey from concept to launch...
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- Product Design
- Design Services
- UI/UX Design
- Wearables
- IoT
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- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
At TAG Business Solutions, we empower businesses to thrive in a dynamic digital world, guiding them through technological advancements, process optimization, and digital marketing excellence. In todays rapidly changing environment, staying competitive isn't optionality essential. That's where we step in...
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- Business Consulting
- Digital Strategy
- IT Services
- SEO
- Web Development
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- Location
- Winnipeg, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We design, build and operate commerce infrastructure for brands scaling across the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.Marketplace operations, systems architecture, AI readiness and cross-border growth explained by the team that does the work...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- PPC
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- Location
- Florida City, Florida
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Webcom Systems Pty Ltd is an Australian-based fintech development company that leads the way in today's digital arena. We specialize in a range of innovative solutions tailored to meet the dynamic needs of the tech-driven world...
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- Web Development
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- IT Services
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- Location
- Adelaide, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Experiencing tech trouble? The IT Whizz is your one-stop solution for seamless IT support at home and in the office! Our passionate team of experts is dedicated to ensuring your systems run flawlessly, so you can focus on what matters most. Stop the stress and start enjoying hassle-free technology...
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- IT Services
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- Melbourne, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
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- $100/hr
From brand identities to packaging to interiors, The Factor X delivers holistic design solutions that elevate your business...
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- Branding
- Package Design
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- Print Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Indore, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Grow Your Business with Grow Rankers LLC...
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- Baltimore, Maryland
- Number of Employees
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- Average Hourly Rate
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At MetacortX we create human-centered, insight-driven digital strategies that drive growth through UX, SEO, loyalty, and analytics. We can help your business optimise operations today and strategically plan and innovate for the future...
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- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
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We at Office Power are an Australian-based company offering business solutions and specialist support for companies across the country...
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- Business Consulting
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- Liverpool AUS, Australia
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Talencee is a Gurugram-based digital marketing and IT solutions agency helping startups and growing brands strengthen their online presence. We specialize in web development, SEO, and social media management, focusing on measurable growth and long-term partnerships. Our work is data-driven, scalable, and...
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- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Branding
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- Location
- Gurgaon, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
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Popular Services
What Are Small Business Consulting Firms?
Small business consulting is a type of service provided to assist small business owners, from starting points to growth and obtaining finance.
Outsourcing a consulting agency means investing in developing your company’s roadmap and implementing improvements on an ongoing basis. They evaluate the internal procedure that affects efficiency and impacts the finding of your company’s crucial financial drivers.
Small business consulting firms help their clients get the best out of their technological structure by:
- Analyzing Cost and Performance
- Discovering the Latest Insights
- Automating Complex Processes
- Implementing Intranets and Portals
- Streamlining Operations
- Running the Systems on the Cloud
What Does a Business Consultant Agency Do?
Consulting services for small businesses give their clients different types of solutions depending on the client’s aims, structure, and long-term goals. Below are the various tasks within the scope of work that a business consultant agency can help you with:
- Determining a business action plan
- Advising on the business policies (Human Resources (HR), IT, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP))
- Guidance on hardware and IT platforms
- Developing a roadmap for small business digital transformation
- Supporting legislation procedures and compliance
- Assisting Business Continuity Management (BCM)
- Identifying income streams
- Analyzing financial structure, including Activity Based Costing (ABC)
When you plan to scale your business and increase your revenue, consider the consultants who provide the following solutions:
- Process mapping. Understanding the current state and processes means laying the groundwork for an effective action plan.
- Reviewing the gaps. Zeroing in on the holes make it easier to establish the baseline of the present structure and space for further refinement.
- Implementation of the plan. Following the blueprint means gaining momentum, resulting in improvements and benefits in the later phases.
Consulting services for small businesses also create solutions for your company by researching and exploring your niche market. These solutions identify your priorities and improve your business plan while setting a clear direction of where to accelerate your goals.
These firms develop plans for a range of situations, such as:
- Reviews
- Growth
- Crises
- Restructuring
In addition, there are different niches of small business consulting services, and some of them are:
- Food and beverage
- Hospitality
- Beauty and salons
- Healthcare
- Retail
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FIND THEM HEREWhy Hire Consulting Services for Small Business?
Size of the global consulting market is $132 billion, which means that a lot companies are seeing profit and revenue rise when hiring the perfect-fitting consulting business partner.
There are many reasons to consider consulting services, and some of them are:
- Saving time and money
- Providing specialized advice
- Navigating changes in workload
- And more
Outsourcing a company that fits your business goals and priorities means having strong support for growth and scaling. Efficient collaboration can provide you with resolutions and focus that increases your company’s revenue and profit.
To develop your strategies, systems, and processes that enable scalability for the growth of your business, experts should provide you with the following:
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Capacity
- And more
If the consultants cover your financial structure, you can expect services such as bookkeeping and payroll management, together with a review of your financial status.
Some small business consulting services work specifically on providing their clients with ISO compliance, including its common management system standard and Integrated Management Systems (IMS).
This means following the next steps:
- Development
- Implementation
- Certification
- Maintenance of the Management System
- And so on
How Much Do Small Business Consultants Charge for Their Services?
Regarding the cost of small business consulting services in the U.S., the fees range from $95 to $1,500. At the same time, the average price is around $400.
The hourly cost ranges from $45 to $150 per hour.
When searching for your perfect fitting consultant agency, remember that fees vary depending on the following:
- Location
- Service you need
- Time frame (one-time or an ongoing consultation)
How to Find the Right Small Business Consulting Services?
Small business consulting firms collaborate with organizations to unlock their potential and support the growth and development of their client’s businesses. These agencies aim to create impactful strategies for your company and use their extensive networks to skyrocket your results.
When planning to find additional help, you should take into account the next steps of your cooperation process:
Step #1: Planning of Future Goals
When searching for your perfect business partner, consider that you should find common ground in understanding goals and tools for acquiring those goals. Visualization and understanding of the development methodologies are crucial steps for continued improvement.
Step #2: Understanding the Procedure
Small business consulting firms provide their clients with solutions such as highly detailed plans that present the strength of the present tools. These tools can be essential for routine operations to increase efficiency and reduce errors within your company.
Step #3: Creating In-detail Instructions
When hiring experts that provide consulting services for small businesses, you must remember that optimizing your internal structure takes a couple of months. To be sure that you are on the same page as your potential outsourced consultants, you have to thoroughly communicate the plans you have.
Step #4: Organizing the Workflow
Working with experts that can provide you with high-quality consulting services needs your full explanation of what you plan to do inside your company in the future. Enabling the workflow’s restructuring helps you improve possible business opportunities and assess the implications that these changes bring.
Step #5: Managing the Performance
A proper performance management solution gives your team security when acquiring external knowledge from the outsourced agency. Managing your past performance and focusing on the current KPIs is the first step in the process.
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Some small business consultants are like mentors or advisors who work on comprehensive planning and strategizing of the task workflow.
Hiring the best option from all the possibilities on the market means feeling safe with your choice. Finding a partner with whom you can share your business strategies and financial plans is important essential.
Question #1: How Can Your Company Provide a Quality Solution for Our Business Structure?
When asking this question, the agency you are interviewing should have several arguments, and some of them are:
- Discussion and analysis of your previous results
- Research of the market and industry trends
- Creating updated targets and aims
- Drafting and revisiting business plans
- And so on
Question #2: What Is Your ‘Genius’ Regarding Small Business Consulting Services?
Every small business consultant must be aware of their expertise and should know how to explain it to you in the interview. There is substantial enormous value in going from idea to action and providing you with a solid plan, which exceeds your current results.
Question #3: Which Steps Would You Take To Accelerate the Results of Our Current Business Plan?
Sometimes, hiring additional help in consulting services means recreating your current plan instead of creating a new one. As such, they should inform you of how they see progress in your company.
Question #4: How Does Your Payment Structure Look Like?
It is crucial to find out when and how much you need to pay to acquire knowledge from small business consultants. Many agencies ask for an upfront payment and the remainder after completion.
Question #5: What Happens in Case of Termination of the Contract?
This question provides a safety net to ensure how your potential business partner handles unplanned situations. Ask about the possible additional fees if it comes to termination of the contract and the timeframe of the termination notice.
Question #6: How Do You Manage Potential Errors?
A team who has years of experience in the field of small business consulting services can definitely make a few mistakes. Be sure to talk openly with your potential hire because they can prove their experience by knowing how to explain previous mistakes and errors.
Question #7: Do You Ever Outsource Your Experts?
Some agencies work with an in-house team of people, while others are outsourcing experts for certain niches.
Having a comprehensive outlook of the outsourcing process is a key point, so ask these follow up questions:
- How do you outsource your experts?
- Do you work on a particular project or per an hourly rate?
- Have you ever worked with two or more outsourced experts on one project?
Question #8: Does Your Agency Provide Team Educations?
It is useful to collaborate with a company who educates their team of people because you can be sure that they are up-to-date with latest knowledge. Working in the field of consulting services for small business means that the business strategists have the tools, expertise, time and energy to confidently employ your business plans.
Question #9: Can You Provide Support Although Our Collaboration Has Finalized?
Utilization of the business plan is one thing, but supporting your company after the process is finalized could mean additional tasks. Make sure to know if the agency you want to hire provides support and guidance at least six months after the end of your collaboration. In this case, you will know if you are about to handle rocky roads alone, or with the team of experts by your side.
Question #10: Have You Worked With Our Industry Before?
When scrolling through the agency's official portfolio, you might not find enough information on the general side. But, knowing about the experience within your industry will make you feel more secure in your choice of your future business partner.
Takeaways on Small Business Consulting Firms
To thrive in the market means having expert solutions provided to you for any situation your company might come across.
Outsourcing small business consulting services means being provided with the following:
- Managing your accounts
- Handling administration work
- Maintaining payroll
- And more
Finding a perfect agency for your company means you are handed solutions when it comes to:
- Security and protection
- Investment
- Savings
The most successful way to search for your perfect fit business partner in small business consulting is by filtering by the portfolio, team size, and overall costs according to your project’s timeframe.
Best of luck!
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