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An engagement starts with the decision, not with a service name.
Tell Ed what you are deciding. Grow, acquire, raise capital or recapitalize, prepare for an exit, sell, or hold. WCG is paid for judgment. The right answer may be no transaction.
Ed leads. Specialists from his network are brought in when needed. They are not employees of Weeks Consulting Group. You do not have to name the offer before anyone understands the decision. The operating record is on Experience.
Talk Through the DecisionStart with the free qualification assessment. That is the qualification step, not a free consulting call.
Sequence
How the work actually starts
Say what the decision is
The first fact is the decision in front of the owner. It is not a menu of buy-side, sell-side, or capital products.
Qualification
Qualification is free. It is a conversation, usually after the assessment, to see whether the situation fits and what the next step is.
A written scope
If there is paid work, the objectives, deliverables, and fees are written down before it starts. Figures below are starting points.
Then the form of work
Owner advisory, decision work, sell-side or exit, capital strategy, or a buy-side mandate. Buy-side is a capability. It is not the center.
Forms of work
What the engagement can become
Owner decision
For an owner deciding how to grow, improve the business, reduce owner dependence, fund the next move, prepare for an exit, sell, or hold.
This is the center of the practice. The other forms of work hang off this decision.
Decision work and private advisory
For a defined decision or a private advisory need. This is paid work. It is not a coaching funnel and not an open-ended retainer by default.
You leave with a judgment and a next step, including when the judgment is not to transact.
Sell-side or exit
For an owner who has decided to prepare for a sale, a recapitalization, or a transition, or who is already in a process.
Work can include readiness, positioning, buyer strategy, and process coordination. WCG is not a default broker. Success fees apply only where permitted.
Capital strategy
For an owner who needs a judgment on growth capital, acquisition capital, or a recapitalization.
WCG is not a lender and does not sell securities. Any introduction depends on the engagement and on what is permitted.
Buy-side, when there is already a thesis
Origination is a capability inside a buy-side mandate, not the center of the practice.
Where a buyer already has a thesis, the work can include screening, owner conversations beyond listed processes, evaluation, and coordination through diligence. It is not the first question on this page.
Engagement economics
A clear starting point. A scope built around the work.
Objectives, deliverables, responsibilities, and fees are set before an engagement begins.
Qualification
An initial conversation to understand the situation, assess fit, and identify the appropriate next step.
Decision Work & Private Advisory
Focused work around a consequential decision, a defined outcome, or a private advisory need.
Advisory & Buy-Side Mandates
Broader advisory and acquisition mandates, with scope and fees based on the work required.
Transaction Success Fees
Where appropriate and permitted, transaction engagements may include success fees dependent on scope, transaction structure, and applicable requirements.
Figures are starting points, not fixed quotes. Final economics depend on scope and are set out in a written engagement agreement. Transaction-related services and compensation are offered only where appropriate and permitted.
Talk through the decision.
Use the qualification assessment, or read Services and About first. If you already know the decision, the assessment is still the right start.
Talk Through the Decision