Benjamin Business Advisory Services

  Livingston Benjamin is the owner and president of Benjamin Business Advisory Services.  He is a proven business development manager and advisor with over ten years of experience directing, coordinating and managing a small business development program. Mr. Benjamin works with clients in developing their business ideas; business plans and helping them start and run their businesses successfully. He conducts formal training sessions in finance and business planning. Mr. Benjamin has over fifteen years of experience in the areas of fiscal and administrative management.

He has trained over 400 potential entrepreneurs and helped over 260 businesses get started and funded.  He has helped business obtain over $2 million dollars in funding.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Cheyney University, and a Masters Degree in Economic Development from Eastern University.

EXPERTISE

New Business Start-up

• Start-up Procedures
• Business Plan Writing
• Business Plan Review
• Develop your initial Concept
• Business Coaching
• Business Planning Seminars/Workshops
• Preliminary Market and Product Viability Analysis
• Preparing financial documents
• Selecting personnel 
• Site Selection Services
• Mentoring for new business owners after the initial start-up
• Preparation of Exempt Applications for the IRS
• Preparation of Compliance Documents



• Business and Grant Proposals
• Grant Review and Research
• Loan Packaging
• Financial Analysis
• Procurement Assistance
• Expense Analysis Services
• Tax Credit Analysis
• Empowerment/Enterprise Zones Credits Assistance
• Performance Improvement Analysis

• Develop Financial Projections
• Develop Sales Projections
• Determine Operational Costs
• Determine Start-up Costs
• Educate business owners in regard to the lending process
• Assist businesses in making contact with small business lending programs
• Provide guidance throughout the lending process

• Assist businesses in establishing operating procedures
• Record keeping
• Assist in a partnering relationship with an established firm
• Referral to a business-to-business network group
• Continuous operations review

Marketing

• Marketing Plans
• Marketing Plan Review
• Marketing Research
• Assist businesses in expanding their markets including increasing access to government contracts.

For more information:

Contact:    856-869-0478 / 609-932-3784                                                                                           E-mail:    benjaminbusiness@verizon.net