Services for Companies
Harms & Company Consulting offers a broad range of services to businesses. We work with our clients to facilitate clear and concise strategic writing, including business plans, grant applications, market research reports, and other business manuscripts.
Business Plan Coaching
Writing a business plan can be daunting. Harms & Company Consulting applies a project management approach to Business Plan Coaching by working with clients to break down the information gathering steps into manageable goals. Developing a first assembly draft or reworking an existing plan is an important first step to achieving a presentation-ready plan. Diane’s experience working for an early-stage venture fund gives her unique insight into the venture capital mindset. With this knowledge, she can assist clients by ensuring all information gaps are addressed. Diane’s core expertise and networks can be best leveraged by technology companies seeking pre-seed and seed stage funding.
Market Research & Strategic Planning
Understanding both the marketplace and corresponding opportunities (and threats!) are critical to success. Both primary and secondary market research techniques can be applied to Market Research & Strategic Planning to gather the information necessary to develop appropriate plans. Survey design and implementation along with database development are core tools available to clients.
Harms & Co. works with clients to develop a Patent Map to assess the competitive landscape for a particular patent or patent family. This information can be used by companies to identify potential strategic alliance partners, licensees and competitors. Diane’s background in biochemistry allows her to review a broad range of scientific areas.
Caveat: Harms & Co’s patent mapping services are ancillary to the services of legal professionals. We do not provide opinions on patentability or potential infringement.
Grant Writing
Many sources of government funding are available to companies. Determining what is available and how to access it is often the greatest challenge for companies. Harms & Company helps clients develop strategies for accessing funding. This includes identifying sources of funding, compartmentalizing projects to fit the Funder’s niche, understanding the competitive landscape and writing or editing applications.