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236 Companies-Rankings updated: October 24, 2026
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  • AcquireOne

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    Modular B2B Sales Execution

    AcquireOne helps international B2B companies successfully enter and grow in the German speaking market through strategic sales outsourcing. We combine market entry strategy, outbound prospecting, cold calling, email outreach and LinkedIn campaigns to generate qualified sales opportunities without the need to...

    Top Services:

    • Call Centers
    • Email Marketing
    • Direct Marketing
    Location
    Berlin, Germany
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $75/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed

    AcquireOne Services

    • Call Centers
    • Email Marketing
    • Direct Marketing
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    • Jotform
    • Synaos
    • Everspring
    • ComControl
    • Payt
    • ANG
    • Tribe
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    AcquireOne Reviews & Testimonials

    • Katharina Müller
      Katharina Müller Business Development Manager at comcontrol
      5.0★

      Appointment Setting Review from Katharina Müller

      With AcquireOne, we've finally built a functioning system for our lead generation. Appointments are reliably scheduled and kept with a current show rate of 98%. I can recommend the company for B2B appointment setting.

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  • Growth Geyser

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    RevOps, CRM Automation & Systems Integration for B2B Companies

    Growth Geyser is a RevOps, CRM automation, and systems integration agency for B2B companies with 11-100 employees. We specialize in HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Attio, Pipedrive, Zapier, and custom API integrations CRM cleanup, marketing automation, and systems consolidation...

    Top Services:

    • CRM Consulting
    • Business Consulting
    • Email Marketing
    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed

    Growth Geyser Services

    • CRM Consulting
    • Business Consulting
    • Email Marketing
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    • RingRx
    • RN Enterprises Infusion Services
    • IPMI (International Performance Management Institu
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  • Starfish Branding and Creative Agency

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    The Brand Experience is the Brand.

    Starfish is a Branding and Creative Agency that builds brands with the soul to move people and the coherence to govern AI. Headquartered in New York City with offices in France and Florida, independent since 2002...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Creative Services
    • Graphic Design
    • Web Design
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    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
    Portfolios Count
    24 Projects Listed

    Starfish Branding and Creative Agency Services

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Creative Services
    • Graphic Design
    • Web Design
    • Advertising
    • Content Marketing
    • Business Consulting
    • Package Design
    • Digital Strategy
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    • PwC
    • Gallup
    • Dunkin'
    • ADL
    • Baxter Pharamceuticals
    • Avis Budget Group
    • Principal
    • Samsung
    • Hologic
    • Crisil (S&P Global)
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    Starfish Branding and Creative Agency Reviews & Testimonials

    • Undisclosed
      Undisclosed Software Developer at IT Firm
      4.5★

      Graphic Design Review from Undisclosed

      Starfish has been hired by an IT Firm for graphic design services. They are tasked with creating professional designs that meet the requirements for the software they are developing for their customers. Starfish has developed exceptional graphics, and the client's customers are satisfied with the outcome. The client has also profited enough from the team's designs, which ensures a progressive partnership. Their design are of good quality, and the client is extremely pleased with their services.

    • John Gamble
      John Gamble Engineering Services Manager at Spire Healthcare Group plc
      5.0★

      Brand Strategy Review from John Gamble

      Starfish helped us create our new brand, including a new logo, brand identity and brand guidelines as well as a new company culture (vision, mission, values, and behaviors). Tenet undertook a thorough discovery process involving quantitative and qualitative research, data gathering, a competitive analysis, interviews of internal and external stakeholders, and surveys, which informed the creative process.

    • Declan Alphonso
      Declan Alphonso Supervisor at Tervita Corporation
      5.0★

      Branding Review from Declan Alphonso

      Starfish strategic approach included qualitative and quantitative research, a competitive analysis, and a thoughtful creative process -- blending art and science to deliver excellent results. The team was communicative, flexible, and timely, and they provided outstanding guidance.

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  • We Open Doors For You

    Helping one plumbing & HVAC company per service area become the business Google and AI recommend first....

    Top Services:

    • AEO
    • Digital Marketing
    • SEO
    • Digital Services
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Saint Louis, Missouri
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
  • An Agency Driven By Results!

    EWR Digital is a national digital marketing agency that started in Houston but now serves clients across the United States...

    Top Services:

    • SEO
    • Advertising
    • Video Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
    • PPC
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    Location
    Houston, Texas
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $149/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
  • AI automation, AI agents and CRM integrations for service businesses, live in weeks

    Ratech is an AI automation agency for service businesses in the US, Canada and Europe. We map how work moves through your team, then streamline business processes with AI agents, RPA and CRM integrations. Recent builds went live in 2 to 5 weeks: 325 hours a year back for a contractor...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • AI Development
    • CRM Consulting
    • IT Services
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    Location
    Kyiv, Ukraine
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $50/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    12 Projects Listed
  • AI & CRM Solutions for Modern Businesses - Automation

    𝗡𝗮𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀...

    Top Services:

    • AI Development
    • CRM Consulting
    • Business Consulting
    • Digital Strategy
    • Branding
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    Location
    Noida, India
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $25/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
  • A design and development agency bold enough to take your business where it hasn't gone before.

    Creative Faze is a strategy, design and technology agency helping organizations solve complex business challenges. We bring together business strategy, product design and technology to identify the right opportunities, develop practical solutions and turn ideas into action...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • Product Design
    • UI/UX Design
    • Software Development
    • Mobile App Development
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    Location
    Toronto, Canada
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
  • Practical AI automation for NZ small and medium businesses

    Ez-AI is a one-person AI and automation consultancy in Auckland. Skene Bennellick has twelve years in the field and builds the whole thing himself: automations across Xero, Microsoft 365, HubSpot and simPRO, AI assistants over company documents and email, document intelligence, client portals and websites...

    Top Services:

    • AI Development
    • Software Development
    • Business Consulting
    • Web Development
    • Mobile App Development
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    Location
    Auckland, New Zealand
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $75/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    16 Projects Listed
  • Fractional Leadership For Owner-Led Businesses

    Two seats, one standing rhythm: a Fractional CRO for the selling and a Fractional CFO for the numbers, built for owner-led services businesses between $1M and $20M. Both partners have run and sold businesses of their own, so the work starts where an owner's week actually is – deals that stall and go quiet...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    Location
    North Port, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
  • The Revenue Operating System for B2B Growth

    Swivel is a B2B RevOps and go-to-market agency that runs marketing, demand generation, business development, and sales enablement as one connected system through its proprietary Revenue Operating System (RevOS). Swivel helps B2B companies in SaaS, tech, manufacturing, and professional services build...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • CRO
    • Digital Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • CRM Consulting
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    Location
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • All-in-One AI-Powered EHR, Medical Billing & RCM

    FutureMD Solutions is a leading nationwide Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) firm providing end-to-end medical billing services to practices across the United States. While we have a strong footprint in the Texas healthcare market, our certified experts serve providers in all 50 states. We specialize in reducing...

    Top Services:

    • BPO
    • Transcription Services
    • Business Consulting
    • Accounting
    • AI Development
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    Location
    Houston, Texas
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $20/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    12 Projects Listed
  • Business automation and AI for UK construction and law firms

    Severus is a UK business automation and operations partner for construction companies and law firms. We connect the systems you already use and add AI where it saves real hours. Offices in London and Tallinn...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • IT Services
    • AI Development
    • Software Development
    • ERP Consulting
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    Location
    London, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $85/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    7 Projects Listed
  • Your Trusted Microsoft Dynamics 365 Partner

    Dynamics Square USA is a Microsoft Solutions Partner helping businesses transform operations with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, and AI solutions. We provide ERP and CRM consulting, implementation, migration, customization, integration, and support services tailored to business needs. Our...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • ERP Consulting
    • CRM Consulting
    • AI Development
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    Location
    California City, California
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Average Hourly Rate
    $80/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Simplifying Systems, Amplifying Success

    If you run a manufacturing or engineering SME between 5 and 50 employees and growth feels increasingly fragile, the issue is rarely your people. It's the structural risks underneath them: founder bottlenecks, key-person dependency, inconsistent delivery, broken handovers.Simpleris Consultancy is a UK...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Cambridge, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • AI automation that removes the manual work.

    Elemra is a UK-based AI automation consultancy for small and mid-sized businesses. We design, build, and run the automation behind your operations — connecting CRMs, inboxes, and the tools your team already uses — so repetitive manual work disappears and you scale without adding complexity. We build the...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • CRM Consulting
    • Big Data Analytics
    • DevOps Consulting
    • AI Development
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    Location
    London, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $75/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
  • Damaar turns UAE business setup from a maze into a clear pathexpert guidance across mainland, free zone, and offshore formation, so your company launches right the first time...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Number of Employees
    250 - 499
    Average Hourly Rate
    $30/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • GTM and sales advisory for B2B tech companies selling $50K+ deals

    Growth Cab helps B2B tech companies that sell $50K+ contracts build a predictable pipeline. We start from the accounts a client wants to win, sharpen the positioning, then put trained sales professionals in front of decision makers on LinkedIn and email. Since 2022 we have worked with 400+ B2B clients in the...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • BPO
    • Digital Marketing
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Email Marketing
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    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
  • Custom AI and automation for growing UK businesses

    York-based AI development consultancy for UK businesses of 10 to 200 people. We find the manual work between the systems you already use and build custom automations and AI agents that remove it. Fixed-price Automation Audit first; first system typically live within a month...

    Top Services:

    • AI Development
    • BPO
    • Software Development
    • Big Data Analytics
    • IT Services
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    Location
    York, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $125/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • Connect Your Business with AI-Driven Microsoft Solutions

    TrellisPoint helps mid-market manufacturers, construction firms, and financial and professional services companies modernize on Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Copilot. We align people, process, and data first, so your system fits how you work and adoption sticks...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • CRM Consulting
    • ERP Consulting
    • AI Development
    • Big Data Analytics
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    Location
    Independence, Ohio
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • California CFO for Construction, Architecture, Interior Design

    I'm a CPA and strategic financial partner specializing in construction, architecture, engineering, and interior design firms. I help project-based businesses / design & construction firms in California strengthen their cash flow, improve profitability, streamline financial operations, and make better...

    Top Services:

    • Accounting
    • Business Consulting
    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
  • UK Tax Advice That Travels With You.

    UK tax advisor for expats and digital nomads...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Hartlepool, United Kingdom
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Your website should be earning its keep.

    Slow pages, crawl errors, and sites nobody owns end to end cost small businesses leads. Bree Sharp builds and repairs websites, web apps, and custom tools on Astro, WordPress, and Cloudflare, with technical SEO and GEO built in. Start with a $500 SEO Health Check, delivered in 48 hours...

    Top Services:

    • Web Development
    • UI/UX Design
    • SEO
    • Digital Marketing
    • AI Development
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    Location
    Olive Hill, Kentucky
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    8 Projects Listed
  • Compliance By Design

    Module is a UX and product design agency helping companies improve complex digital products and build new ones from the ground up. We work across product strategy, UX & CX, information architecture, compliance, design systems and optimisation, with particular experience in fintech, payments, hospitality...

    Top Services:

    • UI/UX Design
    • Design Services
    • Digital Strategy
    • Business Consulting
    • Digital Services
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    Location
    Tivat, Montenegro
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $80/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    7 Projects Listed
  • AI That Pays For Itself

    RealizedAI is a Jacksonville-based consulting firm that builds AI-powered financial operations for healthcare practices and small businesses. We connect your billing, banking, and payroll data into one system, then find where money is leaking. For our first healthcare client we matched 98% of payments to bank...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • AI Development
    • Big Data Analytics
    Location
    Jacksonville, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • AI Enablement. Shipped, Monitored, Handed Over.

    Radosevich Advisory Group installs working AI inside your operations and leaves your team able to run it. We diagnose the highest value opportunities, build the agents and workflows, ship them into production, and hand you the keys. Tampa Bay based. Serving operators across Florida and the US...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • AI Development
    • CRM Consulting
    Location
    Palmetto, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Align First. Build Second. Scale Smarter.

    Align & Innovate, LLC is a business architecture firm, not an agency. Founder Chris Baker built the ANCHOR, HELM, and BEACON framework from his own experience rebuilding a business on solid ground. We help founders fix the foundation, build systems that do not depend on them, and become visible to the people...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • AI Development
    • Branding
    • Social Media Marketing
    • CRM Consulting
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    Location
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • Dedicated development team

    Mobilunity is a global provider of IT staff augmentation, dedicated development teams, technical recruitment, and part-time IT consultancy. With over 15 years of experience, the company helps businesses access skilled IT professionals worldwide through flexible offshore and nearshore hiring models...

    Top Services:

    • Staff Augmentation
    • IT Services
    • HR Outsourcing
    • Software Development
    • Mobile App Development
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    Location
    Kyiv, Ukraine
    Number of Employees
    250 - 499
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    7 Projects Listed
  • Turning local experts into national voices.

    Stitch PR & Communications is a journalist-led PR and strategic communications practice in Bathurst, NSW, working nationally. Founder Jessica Conway reported from the federal press gallery for the Fairfax Radio Network and worked at Radio 2UE before moving into communications across federal and local...

    Top Services:

    • Public Relations
    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Bathurst, Australia
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $160/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • You Automated The Mess. Now It's Faster.

    Conefer, Inc. is a veteran-led AI consulting firm serving small businesses in Albuquerque and across New Mexico. Most owners who come to us have already bought AI - a chatbot, a scheduling tool, three subscriptions nobody can fully account for - and the work still isn't moving any faster...

    Top Services:

    • AI Development
    • Business Consulting
    • CRM Consulting
    Location
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Fully managed outbound that builds pipeline.

    Leads By Me builds and runs fully managed outbound systems for B2B companies that need more qualified sales conversations. We combine practical strategy, precise targeting, prospect research, human messaging, campaign execution, follow-up, and ongoing optimization. Clients get a complete outboudn system...

    Top Services:

    • Email Marketing
    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Burlington, Canada
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • AI-Powered People Analytics Platform for Smarter HR Decisions

    Peoplogica is a People Analytics Platform that empowers organizations to hire better, develop talent, and improve workforce performance through science-backed assessments, skills testing, leadership surveys, and AI-driven people insights. Helping businesses build stronger teams and sustainable growth...

    Top Services:

    • HR Outsourcing
    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Sydney, Australia
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Moving Great Ideas Forward

    Gauvreau is a Canadian accounting, tax, law and advisory firm for incorporated business owners doing $1M+ in revenue. Since 2008, we've brought bookkeeping, corporate and personal tax, fractional CFO, business valuation and legal services together under one team, so owners get one connected financial system...

    Top Services:

    • Accounting
    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Peterborough, Canada
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Truth Before Action

    QuickAIBuy is building a global commerce intelligence and operating system connecting evidence, decisions, controlled workflows and learning. External Product Review is our first offering, turning one B2B buying opportunity into a human-reviewed Decision Brief...

    Top Services:

    • Market Research
    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Amman, Jordan
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • A Chicago tax and accounting firm that stays with you all year

    Heard & Associates LLC is a Chicago tax, accounting and bookkeeping firm founded by Darrel Heard in 2011. From offices in Hyde Park and Olympia Fields, and virtually across the U.S., the team handles individual and business tax preparation, year-round bookkeeping, payroll, IRS notices, business formation...

    Top Services:

    • Accounting
    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
  • Solutions For Small Businesses

    Corel Consulting is an Ohio-based outsourced HR and payroll consulting company providing fractional HR, talent acquisition, payroll administration, and people-management solutions to growing businesses. With 20+ years of HR expertise, the company embeds dedicated HR and talent partners into client teams to...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • HR Outsourcing
    • Customer Support
    Location
    Plain City, Ohio
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $50/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We Give Business Owners Back Their Time And Money

    Twin Summit AI builds AI receptionists, back-office agents, websites and apps for small businesses. We are two operators who run our own businesses on these systems every day, so what we build for you is what we already rely on. Every project starts with a free 30-minute AI audit and a written map of where AI...

    Top Services:

    • AI Development
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • Phone Answering Services
    • Business Consulting
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    Location
    Pueblo, Colorado
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $125/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
  • Global boutique consultancy in Digital Strategy and AI

    Kocoro is a boutique AI consultancy and digital growth studio. We integrate AI into real business processes — governed and measured — and build B2B growth systems that compound: SEO, GEO, web and thought leadership. Special focus on financial services and M&A firms...

    Top Services:

    • Web Development
    • Digital Strategy
    • Public Relations
    • Web Design
    • SEO
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    Location
    San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • Clarity That Hits The Core

    Senior-only commercial diagnosis and intervention when marketing activity no longer matches commercial results...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Strategy
    • Business Consulting
    • Digital Marketing
    • SEO
    • CRO
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    Location
    Frankfurt, Germany
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • AI agency for marketing and sales teams, from strategy to working automations

    OstraconAI is a Helsinki-based AI agency for marketing and sales teams. We find where AI pays off and build custom tools and automations on the stack a team already uses. Then we hand them over, documented, so the team runs them itself. Clients include S-Group, Sanoma, Barona, Eficode and Attendo. Singa cut...

    Top Services:

    • AI Development
    • Digital Strategy
    • Digital Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • CRM Consulting
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    Location
    Helsinki, Finland
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • Proman Consulting is a B2B lead generation and business development agency helping companies build predictable sales pipelines, reach the right decision-makers, and turn outbound activity into qualified business opportunities...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • Market Research
    • Call Centers
    • Customer Support
    • Content Marketing
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    Location
    Kragujevac, Serbia
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $70/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • Competitive Intelligence

    Aqute Intelligence is the only competitive intelligence for B2B SaaS, using primary sources to deliver competitor pricing, feature lists and sales pitch intelligence...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • Market Research
    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • AI transformation consulting firm in Kansas City for owner-run businesses with 5 to 30 people.

    Sharkitect Digital is an AI transformation consulting firm in Kansas City. We help owner-run businesses with 5 to 30 people find what's holding them back, then fix it one step at a time with AI, plain automation, or a written process. We teach your team, and everything we build is yours...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • AI Development
    Location
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We build brands that matter more.

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7 Frequently Asked Questions About Business Consulting Firms

What types of problems do consulting agencies typically solve?

They usually solve problems that are too important, too cross-functional, or too urgent for an internal team to handle alone. Business owners hire business consultants when they need to grow, improve execution, manage risk, or change how the business runs.

  • Strategy and growth problems: Businesses hire a strategy consulting firm when they know the current path is not strong enough, but have not yet agreed on the next move. PwC’s 2025 Global CEO Survey found that 42% of CEOs say their company will remain viable for less than 10 years if it stays on its current path. Organizations rely on business consulting agencies when they need help with their growth strategy and when they want to learn how to compete.
  • Digital transformation and technology gaps: Business consulting firms help businesses turn technology spending into measurable operating results. Gartner reported that only 48% of digital initiatives meet or exceed their business outcome targets. McKinsey reported that 78% of organizations use AI in at least one business function, yet more than 80% say they are not seeing a tangible enterprise-level EBIT impact from generative AI.
  • Operational performance problems: Consultants help with low productivity, weak margins, slow throughput, poor planning, supply chain instability, inventory problems, and uneven service delivery across business units or geographies. They redesign processes, improve decision rights, cut waste, and build a more resilient operating model.
  • Organizational and talent issues: A business consulting company can redesign organizational structure, clarify accountability, improve governance, support transformation offices, and build workforce capability. ManpowerGroup reported that 72% of employers are having difficulty filling roles, based on a survey of 39,000 employers across 41 countries. Consulting work increasingly includes workforce planning, reskilling, and change management, not just strategy decks.
  • Risk management, resilience, or crisis exposure problems: A consulting firm helps with cybersecurity, regulatory response, geopolitical shocks, technology disruption, and business continuity. According to IBM, the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.88 million, and 70% of breached organizations said their operations were significantly or moderately disrupted. When risk starts affecting operations, cost, customer trust, or board-level decisions, companies often bring in consultants because they need both specialist expertise and fast execution.

How much do business consulting services cost?

Business consulting costs vary widely depending on the type of firm, the problem being solved, and the pricing model.

Hourly rates

  • Small business consultants: $75
  • General business consultants: $100-$250
  • Experienced specialists: $250-$500+
  • High-end or niche experts: $500-$1,000+

For ongoing advisory or support, business consulting firms charge monthly fees:

  • Small business retainers: up to $2,500/month
  • Mid-market or specialized retainers: $5,000-$25,000+/month

Top-tier consulting firms such as Deloitte Consulting LLP and McKinsey consultants charge differently, since they bill clients for the entire team's fee rather than individual fees.

  • Pricing is often $100,000 to $1M+ per project
  • Weekly team costs can reach tens of thousands of dollars, depending on seniority and scope

What should be included in a consulting proposal?

Business consultants should provide a strong proposal that removes uncertainty for the client. It should clearly define the problem, the approach, the expected outcomes, and the commercial terms.

A strong consulting proposal should answer four questions clearly:

  • What problem are you solving?
  • How will you solve it?
  • What results should we expect?
  • What will it cost and how long will it take?

How do I avoid getting locked into a long-term consulting relationship that doesn’t deliver measurable value?

You need to structure the relationship around clear outcomes, short commitments, and accountability from the start. Most consulting projects don't succeed because of unclear expectations and weak performance tracking. According to McKinsey & Company, only about 30% of large business transformation programs fully achieve their goals, often due to unclear objectives and weak tracking.

You should set a clear baseline, define target improvements, and agree on a timeline. For example, instead of saying you need to improve operations, set the goal to reduce operating costs by 10% within six months.

Avoid large upfront commitments and start with a short diagnostic or pilot phase, which can last 4 to 8 weeks, and include a formal review point before moving forward.

Define a clear scope of work and deliverables. The agreement should specify exactly what the business consulting firm will deliver, when those deliverables are due, and what is explicitly out of scope.

To avoid long-term dependency, require knowledge transfer to your internal team. This includes documentation, tools, and training that allow your staff to operate independently after the project ends.

What results should I realistically expect from a consulting agency?

Business consulting companies should offer a measurable business impact. Depending on the project, a measurable business impact may include cost reduction, revenue growth, improved margins, faster processes, or higher productivity.

A good consulting agency should deliver clear strategic direction, measurable performance improvements, faster execution, specialized expertise, and lasting internal capabilities. You should expect expert knowledge that will help your organization become more capable than it was before.

What information should I prepare before reaching out?

Prepare enough information to clearly explain your problem, your goals, and your current performance, so that the agency can assess the fit quickly and give you a realistic proposal.

At a minimum, you should be ready to share: 

  • A clear description of the problem (what’s not working, where, and why it matters)
  • Your business goals (what success looks like in measurable terms)
  • Key performance data (revenue, margins, growth trends, or operational metrics)
  • Any existing initiatives or strategies already in progress
  • Your budget range and expected timeline
  • Who the key decision-makers are

What is the difference between boutique consulting firms and large consultancies?

The difference comes down to scale, specialization, cost, and how work is delivered. Boutique business consulting firms tend to be focused and flexible, while large consultancies offer broader capabilities and global reach.

Boutique consulting firmsLarge consultancies 
Focus on a specific industry or problem (e.g., pricing, supply chain, AI).Offer a wide range of services across industries (strategy, tech, operations, risk).
Small, senior-led teams with direct involvement from experienced consultants.Larger, layered teams (partners, managers, analysts) with more standardized delivery.
More adaptable, faster decision-making, and customized approaches. Strong global presence, established frameworks, and ability to handle large, complex transformations.
Often more cost-efficient for targeted projects.Higher fees due to brand, scale, and large team involvement.
Deep focus on specific problems with hands-on execution.Structured methodologies, often combining strategy with large-scale implementation programs.