Business Consultant / Financial Model Expert (Production Company / Creative Services, USA)
I’m looking for an experienced business consultant who can review, validate, and improve my business plan and rebuild/verify the financial model for a newly planned cinematic production company (photo + video) based in the U.S. (starting in Los Angeles, with potential expansion to other states).
What I need help with
1. Business Plan Review & Improvement
• Review my business plan for clarity, structure, logic, consistency, and overall professional quality.
• Identify any gaps, contradictions, unnecessary repetitions, weak logic, unrealistic assumptions, or sections that should be strengthened.
• Improve the business case so it reads as a credible, scalable, and competitive company plan.
2. Financial Model Review & Correction (Most Important)
• Review all financial tables and assumptions (revenue model, operating expenses, payroll, projections).
• Check for math errors, missing items, inconsistencies, and unrealistic pricing/volume assumptions.
• Provide a clean, corrected financial model file (Excel/Google Sheets/PDF) with:
• clear assumptions,
• structured tables,
• realistic ranges where appropriate,
• and improved logic to make the model more sustainable and profitable.
3. Profitability & Strategy Improvements
• Suggest practical ways to improve profitability (pricing structure, packaging, capacity planning, staffing timing, cost structure, etc.).
• Keep assumptions realistic for a new company in the U.S. creative market (especially LA).
Ideal background
• Strong experience in financial modeling for service businesses (preferably creative/production, agency, media, photo/video, marketing, or similar).
• Understanding of how production companies operate in the U.S. (project budgets vs creative fees, staffing model, contractors, etc.).
• Proven track record writing or reviewing business plans (bonus if immigration/business-plan style, but not required).
Deliverables
• Written notes with corrections + recommendations
• Revised/improved business plan suggestions (not necessarily rewriting the entire plan unless agreed)
• Final corrected financial model file that I can use directly
To apply, please include
• Your relevant experience (especially financial models / business plans)
• Examples of similar work (screenshots or anonymized samples are fine)
• Any experience with production/creative companies in the U.S. (if applicable)
• Your estimated timeline and pricing approach (hourly or fixed is OK)