Business Planning
Blue Tree welcomes new challenges and opportunities to engage with private and public sector organizations as they work hard to achieve their missions.
Our customized business services target small to medium sized businesses that are looking for expert analysis and smart solutions for their business-critical needs.
Business planning
- Develop the business case (plan)
- Define implementation and operational strategies
- Integrate strategic sustainability initiatives into the business model
- Write and manage grant funding applications
- Evaluate products and services life cycle impacts
- Complete financial analyses
- Determine available grants, rebates and tax credits
- Assemble comprehensive resource development plan
- Evaluate technical and financial feasibility of projects
- Assess market opportunity and trends
- Evaluate competitive strengths & weaknesses
- Analyze regulatory risks and positioning opportunities
Our business philosophy is to help individuals and businesses succeed, and thereby we grow and succeed together. Whether you are a business or building owner, project developer, farmer, or entrepreneur, Blue Tree has the expertise and knowledge on a wide range of business, finance, policy, governance and sustainability topics to meet your needs.
Case Study: StalkMarket Compostable Products
StalkMarket Products is a Portland-based company providing a 100% certified compostable alternative to single-use disposable tableware and food packaging. Blue Tree serves as a trusted advisor, supporting the strategic growth of StalkMarket since 2008.
Our initial engagement together helped StalkMarket secure a line of credit in order to expand inventory and distribution to serve growing demand nationally. Henceforth, we have worked closely with StalkMarket to reinforce the company's competitive position in the emerging market for compostable products. Highlights of our work together include:
- Comprehensive business plan, to obtain a professional valuation of the company for tax planning and financial strategy purposes;
- Sustainability strategy development and implementation, including carbon footprint analysis of StalkMarket's line of bagasse plates and bowls, website content writing, and press releases. We completed one of the first product-level Carbon Trust certifications in North America, calculating the GHG emissions and reduction opportunities in the StalkMarket supply chain;
- Expertise development in the emerging composting industry, including policy research, compostable product testing standards and certifications, triple bottom line benefit analysis of industry growth, and bioenergy opportunity assessment;
- Stakeholder engagement and industry advocacy with government and regulatory agencies, non-profits, compost facility operators, third-party certifiers, bioenergy firms, and relevant private sector companies.
