Services
Understand where you stand. Improve what exists. Build the case.
Three core services for three different founder situations — plus a bespoke engagement for founders who need someone deeply involved.
“I'm not sure where I stand.”
Founder Assessment
“I've already done some work. I want to know what's wrong or missing.”
Founder Case Review
“I want help developing the entire business case.”
Endorsement-Ready Strategy
“I want deeper, ongoing support.”
Founder Concierge
Founder Assessment
Know where you stand before investing further.
£149
Book directly online
A focused review of your startup, founder background and UK plans to identify strengths, weaknesses and the areas that need attention before you move further.
- Founder Readiness Assessment questionnaire
- 60-minute founder strategy session
- Business and idea assessment
- Innovation / viability / scalability review
- Founder-fit review
- UK market rationale review
- Key strengths and weaknesses
- Potential business-case red flags
- Recommended next steps
- Written Founder Readiness Summary
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Or start with the free readiness assessmentFounder Case Review
Already have a business case? Let's pressure-test it.
£495
By enquiry — scoped after a conversation
For founders who already have a business plan, pitch deck, financial model or other supporting materials and want an experienced second set of eyes before taking the next step.
- Review of existing business materials
- Business model review
- Innovation positioning review
- UK market opportunity review
- Competitor / differentiation review
- Scalability review
- Financial assumptions review
- Founder positioning review
- Identification of gaps and weaknesses
- 90-minute strategy session
- Written recommendations
- Prioritised improvement plan
Endorsement-Ready Strategy
Build a stronger business case from the ground up.
From £895
By enquiry — scoped after a conversation
Hands-on strategy support for founders who need to develop and structure their business case, rather than simply commission a generic business plan.
- Founder strategy sessions
- Business model refinement
- Innovation positioning
- UK market research
- Competitor analysis
- Customer and market positioning
- Scalability strategy
- Financial projections
- Business-plan development
- Founder positioning
- Structured preparation for endorsement discussions
- Revision support
A structured business strategy and business-case development process — the business plan is one output of it, not the whole engagement.
Discuss Your BusinessNeed more hands-on support?
Founder Concierge
For founders who want deeper, ongoing support across strategy, preparation and execution.
Custom — From £1,750, scoped to the founder and the business.
Support can include
- — Everything in Endorsement-Ready Strategy
- — Deeper founder coaching
- — Pitch deck support
- — Detailed financial modelling
- — Mock endorsement interview
- — Application/document review
- — Multiple strategy sessions
- — Ongoing preparation support
- — Coordination with an immigration adviser where appropriate
Not included
Founder Compass does not provide regulated immigration or legal advice, submit applications, or guarantee endorsement or visa outcomes. Where legal advice is needed, we work alongside your qualified adviser.
Who this isn’t for
Founder Compass isn't the right fit if you're looking for someone to simply copy a generic business-plan template, promise endorsement, or provide regulated immigration or legal advice.
Start here
Most founders begin with a Founder Assessment.
It's the only service you can book directly, and it's the fastest way for both of us to find out whether the business case is ready and whether deeper work is worth your money.
How the deeper work starts
Founder Case Review, Endorsement-Ready Strategy and Founder Concierge all begin with a conversation: enquiry, a short qualification call, then a written proposal and scope before any payment. That's deliberate — I'd rather turn work down than take on a case I can't strengthen.
A business plan is an output
You’re not buying a document. The work is the strategy behind it — innovation positioning, viability, scalability, UK market rationale and founder positioning. The written plan is one output of that process.
Start the Founder Assessment
Sixty minutes on your idea, your market and your founder story — followed by a written Founder Readiness Summary. If the business case isn't ready, you'll hear that first.