InceptionDay 1 Business Advisors

Is your business ready for what's next?

If you said yes to any of these, set up an appointment

Text 562-623-7857

Small business consulting, start to finish

From empty space to opening day. Then every year after.

One team for the whole job: finding the location, pulling permits, building it out, hiring, marketing, and keeping the books. Backed by more than 30 years of opening and running businesses.

Job cardPost at job site
  1. 01Plan and scoutSigned off
  2. 02Licenses and permitsSigned off
  3. 03ConstructionIn progress
  4. 04HiringNext
  5. 05Launch and marketingNext
  6. 06OperationsNext

Services

Six phases. One point of contact.

Hire us for the whole run or for the phase where you are stuck. Every phase has a checklist, an owner, and a sign-off.

How we work

Our team leads. Vetted specialists fill in.

In-house

Strategy, location scouting, permit and license management, hiring, operations setup, websites, social media and ad campaigns. Handled by our own team.

Partner network

Licensed contractors, CPAs and attorneys we have worked with before. We manage them for you, review their fees, and keep them on schedule.

Two people working at a glowing table with accounting, operations and marketing panelsA control tower in a city with marketing, operations and accounting screens

Every client gets a lead advisor: your first call and your point of contact through every phase.

Line card

People we have done business with.

Sample work

Websites and marketing we have built.

Home page of the Henry Ko CPA website
WebsiteHenry Ko CPA, accounting firm site design
Home page of the KtownGolfTraining website
WebsiteKtownGolfTraining, private golf coaching site
3D rendering of a one-bedroom unit with kitchen island, living room and stairs
Construction3D floor plan rendering
Dimensioned floor plan of the same one-bedroom unit, 37 feet 6 inches by 16 feet
ConstructionDimensioned floor plan
Woman applying a white mask from a green Cool Cica jarWoman holding a yellow O'earth toner pad boxWoman holding a blue O'earth serum box
Skincare product lineO'earth product images
ATHX event stage with lit screens and large ATHX lettering
Marketing materialATHX event visual
Social mediaAnimated short video
Ad campaignFitness training video ad
ConstructionWest Gen Construction build video
Off The Menu
with Sid Kim
Watch on YouTube
Video seriesFood documentary channel

Client roadmap

Your business, tracked from idea to open.

Tell us what you are opening and where you stand. The roadmap fills in the steps for your type of business. Check items off as they are done.

Example client0%

Next step

Text us to book your appointment

Add your name and a good time. We turn your roadmap into a ready-to-send text, and an advisor replies to confirm.

Your text message

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