Running a business can leave little time to examine a decision before the next one arrives. Private advisory gives founders an ongoing relationship in which to consider opportunities, work through difficult choices and keep the wider direction of the business in view.
Discuss this engagementYou may have a capable team and a successful offer while wanting an experienced perspective outside the day-to-day conversation. The work can concern the business as a whole or a particular period of growth, with attention to how each decision affects what you are trying to achieve.
The relationship can cover commercial direction, the development of an offer, positioning, a launch or the founder’s role as the business grows. We work through the information and assumptions behind a decision, consider the implications and establish what you want to do next. You remain responsible for the business and for deciding how to act on the advice.
Before a session, we agree the question to examine and the material that will make the discussion useful. Afterwards, the relevant decisions and actions are recorded so the thinking can be carried into the business. Subsequent conversations can return to what has been learned and what has changed, instead of treating each meeting as a fresh start.
Advisory can be organised around a regular monthly conversation or a more closely spaced period of work, depending on what is needed. We agree preparation, session frequency, written follow-up and any between-session contact in the scope. If the business needs someone to own delivery or take an executive role, we discuss a project or fractional leadership engagement instead.
This is suited to founders, independent business owners and senior leaders who want a continuing strategic perspective while retaining responsibility for implementation within their own team.
The frequency, initial term, preparation and fee are agreed individually. The scope distinguishes advisory from executive responsibility and project delivery.
Enquire about private advisoryThe work is founder-led, with India directly involved in the engagement. If a project requires other specialists or existing suppliers, we agree their role and responsibilities in the scope.
We discuss the business, the question and the work involved before recommending a scope and fee. Preparation, delivery, revisions and any third-party costs are made clear before an engagement begins.
Share a little about the business, the decisions ahead and the support you have in mind.
Start a conversationYou may be looking for a business mentor, a strategic sounding board or help deciding how to grow without taking on every new responsibility yourself. Private advisory offers a place to examine the offer, priorities and founder’s role with India. She works with female founders, creative entrepreneurs and established business owners, with each relationship shaped around the decisions involved.
For questions about turning professional expertise into an independent offer, explore personal brand and founder positioning. If the business needs someone to lead implementation, read about fractional COO support.
Yes. India works with women building and leading businesses. We discuss whether you need a continuing advisory relationship, a defined strategic project or someone taking responsibility within the business. The work centres on the commercial and practical decisions involved.
Start by identifying which decisions keep returning to you and why. Some need clearer authority or better information; others need a named owner with the capacity to act. Advisory can help you work through the choices, while a fractional COO engagement can take agreed operating responsibility.