Business diagnostics
We review operations, finances and market position to find where time and money are leaking, and where the real opportunities sit.
Enterprise architecture and strategic advisory
Helping established companies grow the small businesses of tomorrow.
Mutual Consulting Services Inc. works with established enterprises to start, support and scale small-business portfolios. We begin with the data, put sound governance in place, and stay involved until the results show up.
Data-backed
advice Professional
governance Long-term
partnerships
advice Professional
governance Long-term
partnerships
Our process
- Diagnose
- Stimulate
- Incubate
- Scale
Integrity first
Straight answers, and advice we'd put our own name to.
Data before opinion
Every recommendation is backed by numbers you can check.
Part of your team
We work alongside your people instead of dropping off a report.
Start to finish
One firm from the first diagnostic to the scaled result.
Our Mandate
Our operational mandate centers on delivering highly extensive, friction-free, and profoundly productive partnerships that help organizations change and grow.
Mutual Consulting Services Inc.
Who we are
A consulting firm for companies that want to grow, and help others grow.
Mutual Consulting Services Inc. is an enterprise architecture and strategic advisory firm. Our clients include large, established companies and small businesses that are still finding their feet.
A lot of advisory work ends with a slide deck. Ours keeps going. We look at how the whole business runs, use data to decide what should change, and then help make those changes. Much of our work involves pairing established companies with promising small businesses, so both sides get real value from the relationship.
Each engagement comes with proper governance and current market research. The goal is more value for you, a business that can ride out a downturn, and an advantage competitors can't easily copy.
- Enterprise strategy
- Small-business growth
- Governance and research
- Capital planning
Services
What we do
We don't sell quick fixes. Each engagement starts with a full look at the business and ends with changes you can measure.
Capital allocation
Advice on where to invest, where to hold back and what to cut, so your spending follows your strategy.
Workflow improvement
We map how work moves between departments, then remove the hand-offs and delays that slow everyone down.
Market entry and growth
Research-based plans for entering new markets and winning customers away from competitors.
Governance and market intelligence
Clear decision-making structures and up-to-date market research, set up early so decisions rest on good information.
Enterprise and small-business alliances
We introduce established companies to small businesses worth backing, then help both sides make the partnership work.
Find the right service Not sure which service fits? We'll help you decide.
Why Mutual
A different way to work with a consultant
Plenty of firms offer quick fixes. We'd rather understand the whole business first, then stay long enough to see the changes through.
Typical advisory
Mutual Consulting
Starts from a standard template
Starts with a full diagnostic of your business
Looks at one problem on its own
Looks at capital, workflows and market position together
Recommendations based mostly on opinion
Recommendations backed by data and current market research
Ends with a report
Stays involved through execution and growth
Focuses only on your own operations
Connects enterprises with small businesses so both sides benefit
How we work
How an engagement runs
The same four phases apply whether we're working with a large enterprise or a five-person company.
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1
Diagnose
We study the business as a whole before recommending anything: capital, workflows, market position and team.
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2
Stimulate
We agree on a plan with leadership and line up the enterprise partners who can move it forward.
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3
Incubate
Emerging businesses get governance, research and hands-on support while they find their footing.
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4
Scale
We expand what's working and tighten operations so the growth holds up.
Start with a diagnostic Every engagement begins with phase 1.
Results
The results we work toward
We agree on goals with you at the start and measure the engagement against them. These are the outcomes we care about most.
Value creation
More revenue, lower costs, or both. We set the targets together at the start, so everyone knows what success looks like.
Economic resilience
A business that can handle a bad quarter or a shift in the wider economy without losing its footing.
Lasting advantage
Strengths that competitors find hard to copy, built on better operations and better information.
Small business
Good small businesses often need a bigger partner. We make the introduction.
We sit between corporate goals and day-to-day execution. Established companies get access to new ideas and new markets. Small businesses get structure, research and partners who can help them compete.
For enterprises
Vetted small-business partners and a clear plan for working with them.
For small businesses
Governance, market research and an established company in your corner.
Our job is to turn untapped entrepreneurial talent into businesses that lead their markets.
Get started
Ready to grow your business and the businesses around it?
Tell us where your company is today and where you want it to be. We'll show you how we can help you get there.
- Reply within one business day
- For enterprises and small businesses
- Advice built around your goals
Contact
Let's talk about your business.
Tell us a little about your company and what you're working on. We'll get back to you within one business day.
- Phone1-877-285-3589
- Office8520 Allison Point Blvd. Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46250