Forward facing investors require a consistent and objective analysis of each opportunity. North Venture Partners developed a software platform for quantitative and qualitative comparative venture analysis called the Venture 360 Report. (Learn more)

Each opportunity contains key assumptions which must be reviewed, questioned, and proven prior to a commitment of capital or resources. Our repeatable process digs into each variable in order to fully validate market, financial, product, legal, and human capital assumptions.

We often say “Innovate or Die”. These words are more true today than ever before. As companies seek to innovate, both internal and external opportunities exist. Identifying the right path for each business (lowest risk and highest reward) requires strategic thinking and significant research.

Within each market segment there are multiple opportunities. Identifying the right acquisition, investment, or merger target is achieved through a combination of business planning, analysis, and deep market understanding. North works with investors and corporate clients to identify the ideal targets.

Investment returns from business combinations, regardless of investment, merger, or acquisition are always improved with effective integration.  North has designed and implemented integration plans spanning sales, IT, brand marketing, HR, legal, accounting, and operations.

Your business plan is not only the blueprint that communicates the vision of your business, it’s also a critical collection of words and numbers that needs to pass intense scrutiny from potential investors, partners, and employees. We help ensure your plan is bulletproof.

Before jumping headfirst into a launching a venture, let North help create some clarity by investigating the market opportunity, the target audience, and the competitive landscape. It doesn’t matter how sharp your No. 2 pencil is if you don’t do your homework.

A thriving business takes brilliant products, marketing, distribution, operations, and the right amount of capital to execute a sound strategy. North works with early stage ventures to help identify and secure financial resources.

Getting a business, new business unit, or new project funded and supported (hell, even evangelized within a VC, or by an executive committee), requires that you invest in the development of unbreakable financial models and bottom up business cases.

We’ve worked with both investors and corporate clients when they need a team to parachute into a project and get the product development process up and running. From software to consumer goods, we’ve led the process from a napkin sketch to the cash register ringing.

Without a clear and compelling brand strategy, your company is just another fish swimming around aimlessly in crowded waters. Our approach is to build a complete and executable plan that provides distinction and will ultimately resonate with all those who interact with your brand.

At North, we put our PhD in street smarts to work for you by offering up a full menu of non-traditional marketing solutions. If your idea isn’t current, attention-grabbing, and involving, you’ve made one unremarkable brand impression. You’ve got one shot. Don’t miss.

Launching a new product or venture often requires the ability to build organization-to-organization relationships that align both company and product goals. At North, we focus on cultivating long-term strategic partnerships for our clients where both sides benefit.

Creating a scalable sales organization requires striking a balance between territory, compensation, and product or service knowledge. From product training to communication techniques, developing a scalable sales process from day one can mean the difference between NASDAQ or DOA.

North works to surface, negotiate, and close deals with the right channel partners using a blend of business fundamentals, a little imagination, and a lot of experience to make sure high-quality brand-building and the most cost-efficient decisions are being made with channel partners.

Unless you can get your product in the places where consumers shop, then you might just be spinning your wheels. Most products need new angles, new shelves, and innovative ways to reach customers. North works to define, develop, and deploy the right retail strategy for your product.