Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ For Consultants

Professional consultants who can deliver improvement in enterprise value of their clients, and whose services are focused on growth, profitability and stability of privately held firms.

Small and mid-sized privately-held businesses need different types of advisory services at different stages of their growth cycle. We are always looking to add trusted advisors in marketing, sales, finance, human resources, and operations.

Exposure, Education, and Competitive Advantage. Your Deal Source will help you get found more easily by business owners actively looking for consultants. With your profile, listing in our membership directory, and the ability to contribute content to our Resources section, we make it easier for you to be found online. We also provide educational articles and videos with marketing and sales tips to fill your sales pipeline. Finally, membership distinguishes you. All of our trusted advisors have 10 years industry experience and 3 years of consulting experience. Our verification process means you are positioned amongst elite trusted advisors and you can use our badge on your website and LinkedIn profile to set yourself apart.

As a trusted advisor, you will work with companies and prove your value as you help them grow and succeed. Through our comprehensive feedback and referral processes, your success stories will be shared with the rest of the network, creating more advertising for your skills and connecting you with more potential client partners. Enhancing your profile, contributing content, earning client ratings, and case stories will all help business owners see that you are the ideal fit for their needs.

As much as you want, as long as all clients’ names are omitted or you have clientโ€™s approval to disclose their situations. We recommend sharing who you are as much as what you do. People like to know WHO theyโ€™re working with, and especially in this virtual environment, itโ€™s important to really โ€œmeetโ€ your potential support partners. Check out some profile creation tipsย here.

Nope. Your rates are your own. We trust you know your market value and understand how to thrive in a competitive environment. We do not take a percentage of any contract you secure via a Your Deal Source introduction.

Our goal at Your Deal Source is to create an exclusive and elite pool of trusted advisor talent. So not every independent consultant may qualify automatically. When we present you as a trusted advisor, our business owner members must feel confident that they are getting the best of the best. We consider criteria like:

  • 10 years of industry experience
  • 3 years of consulting experience
  • Review of business website
  • Positive online presence via social media profiles, reviews, etc.

Easy. Do really great work! Be the trusted advisor your Your Deal Source profile claims to be, and weโ€™ll reward you with high rankings and increased visibility. Our regular surveys and check-ins with business partners provides useful and specific feedback that we use to boost your standing in the Your Deal Source community.ย 

Your investment will likely be paid for many times over with your first client! A one-year membership is $1,200, and a 3-month membership is $120 per month.

FAQ For Business Owners

The goal at Your Deal Source is provide partnership access to many types of trusted advisors that a private company needs to grow and thrive. From a startup and operational perspective, this could mean specific expertise in areas like HR, Business Operations, Marketing, Sales or Tech.

In the future, Your Deal Source will also serve as a marketplace for financial resources for when it’s time to seek capital for further growth. And down the line, when you consider acquiring or selling a business, we are there to educate, standardize due diligence, and provide trusted advisor support in those areas as well.

You reach out to the trusted advisor you find in our membership directory and start a conversation. Your Deal Source will not be involved in the transaction itself. However, you can find some great educational resources on how to hire an advisor, what to expect from the process, and the pros and cons of different contracts here.

There is no cost to business owners to join and utilize the benefits of Your Deal Source. We only ask that you create a profile on the site to get access to our trusted advisor directory. (We will not sell any of your information. The information is for internal use only.)

Your Deal Source provides a YDS Verified pool of trusted advisors to help you manage and grow your company with resources outside of your areas of expertise. We also provide education and explanations of how to work with consultants, what to look for, what consultants can or cannot do for you. We help you along the way to scale your company faster, easier, and more successfully.

Our goal at Your Deal Source is to create an exclusive and elite pool of trusted advisor talent. Not every independent consultant may qualify automatically. When we present someone as a trusted advisor, you must feel confident that you are getting the best of the best. We consider criteria like:

  • 10 years of industry experience
  • 3 years of consulting experience
  • Review of business website
  • Positive online presence via social media profiles, reviews, etc.

We like to think we are more than an algorithm, but thereโ€™s also an algorithm. The founders of Your Deal Source have decades of experience aligning resources for growing businesses, and weโ€™ve put all that experience into making our connection process as productive and successful as possible. For our algorithm to work for you, use our directory search features for experience, industry expertise and even geographical location to get the best recommendations for a trusted advisor.