We help you from strategy to measurable results
Transform strategies into concrete results – with an effective combination of strategy and pragmatic business development.
We support you in developing business strategies and translating them into practical reality. Our approach combines clear strategic direction with concrete business development – so that ideas actually lead to impact. Do you want help with everything, or just a specific part? You choose. We support where it makes the biggest difference.
Example of assignment
Preparation of ownership directives and board documents
Moderation of management and board workshops
Strategic plans for entire groups or individual business areas
Operational advice for CEOs and business managers
Strategic planning is needed in any business that has grown beyond what can be managed by verbal – or at best written – agreements between one or a few key people. As growth increases, so does the need for structure, direction and shared understanding.
Strategic planning begins with the owner's intentions for the business and then progresses through five steps:
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Owner's intentions and directives
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The board's goals, purpose and mission
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Growth and strategy plan for the business
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CEO's directives and responsibilities
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The overall business plan of the operation
Why is it important?
Regardless of whether you are an entrepreneur, owner, board member or CEO, we help you ask the questions that need to be answered in order to document, control and follow up on the most important parts of your strategic planning.
The goal is to create strategic planning that can be followed up, built upon and used in practice.
Clear direction for better decisions
Reduce dependence on key people
Measurable results and goals
Give management a mandate to act
Strengthened leadership
Increased engagement
Effective governance
"ULO has helped several companies in the group with, among other things, ownership directives, board documentation, strategy plans and business plans. The best thing is the way they have been led, moderated and documented. All our key people have been super satisfied! In addition, their employee has been the chairman of the board for 7-8 years now and has steered both the work of the board and all strategic planning in an incredibly good way."
Group CEO & Principal Owner
IT-bolag
Gothenburg
"They developed strategic plans for several business areas and advised several business area managers during a critical period. They did this in an incredibly professional and good way, which allowed us to move forward and continue to grow. They also made demands on our owners so we got the input we needed from them. Incredibly professional. And nice. They were here one day every other week for 6 months."
Operations Manager
Industry organization
Stockholm
How we work
We offer advice that complements the strategic work – from idea to realization. Regardless of whether you are facing a start-up, expansion or capital raising, we are there as a sounding board and a source of security. All advice is based on your reality and your goals – with experience, presence and business focus.
Consulting
We help small and medium-sized companies succeed – based on their own goals, drivers and conditions. Our support is provided throughout the company's entire life cycle: during start-up, growth, restructuring or capital raising. All advice is given by a senior consultant with experience as both owner, CEO and board member – all in one person.
Clean Consulting
Many of our assignments involve owners, boards or CEOs discussing strategic and operational challenges with us – individually or in groups. This is an effective and appreciated way of working that provides new perspectives, confirms ideas and creates energy to move forward. When someone with their own experience is allowed to give their opinion, it can change both decisions and consensus in the organization.
Alternative Advice
In some cases, the collaboration develops into something more long-term. In that case, we offer an alternative model where we become an active part of the company. This can involve a fee combined with the possibility of share ownership – a model that creates incentives for both parties and gives the client continuous access to in-depth advice, over time and through different stages of the company's development.
Be prepared for the future – start your strategic planning now. Don't wait. Email us and book a free meeting