Strategic Business Consultation
The VBDC offers member companies strategic business consultation services that can be specifically tailored to meet the needs and situation of an early-stage life sciences company. These situational services can include arranging for MBA students in the traditional and Executive MBA programs from area business schools to prepare market, competitor or other types of business evaluations. Executive MBA teams can carry out “capstone” strategic dilemma analyses in their last semester for VBDC companies. In addition, the VBDC can assist companies with financial modeling, business planning, valuation studies and other highly-specialized types of business services, either through the staff of the VBDC or through engaging experienced business advisors from among the VBDC’s list of sponsors, board members and supporters. These services can be carried out under a number of different arrangements including fee-based, incentive-based or discounted service arrangements which can all be discussed between the VBDC and the company at the time the scope of the special services is being formulated.
