Product & Manufacturing
For companies that make and ship a physical product.
- Patent position
- Contract manufacturing
- Landed cost & tariffs
- Durability testing
- Lease & care plans
- Distributor & OEM channels
Business Consulting · The BMC Venture Wheel From idea to operating business.
One core that every business needs. Plug-ins for your industry. A partner who can build it with you.
What we do
We turn ideas into operating businesses.
Most consultants stop at the plan. We can stay for the build, and on partner ventures we share the risk and the upside.
01Idea
You bring the idea and the drive to make it real.
02Plan
We test it and design every part of the business, down to the implementation details.
03Business
When the opportunity is right, we stay on as partners and build it with you.
Skin in the game
On partner ventures we share the risk and the upside, so we win when you win.
Oracle · Walmart.com · Apple · Cisco
Where our leaders ran programs before BMC.
AI-First
Ingest, analyze, recommend, with human review at every step.
The framework
How the Venture Wheel works
Same core for every business. Different plug-ins. Select any wedge or phase to see what it covers and how BMC delivers it.
Select a wedge or a phase to explore it
How to read the wheel
- Your ideaThe founder’s idea sits at the center.
- Ring 1 · Core foundationNine components every business needs, whatever it sells.
- Ring 2 · Industry plug-insVerticals that snap onto the core for your sector.
- Ring 3 · BMC acceleratorsThe BMC service that delivers each wedge.
- Outer band · The journeyDiscover, Design, Build, Launch and Scale, clockwise from noon.
The nine core components
Select a wedge to follow it from the core out to the BMC service that delivers it. Select a phase to see its outputs.
The journey · clockwise around the wheel
From idea to business in five phases
Each phase ends at a gate, so no money goes into the next phase until the last one has proved itself.
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1Discover
Test the idea before real money is spent.
Outputs- Founder working session
- Opportunity assessment
- Market and competitor scan
GateGo / no-go -
2Design
Design how the business makes money and what it needs to get there.
Outputs- Business model and pricing
- Financial model and capital plan
- Business plan and investor deck
GatePlan sign-off -
3Build
Stand up everything the business needs before it can sell.
Outputs- Entity, permits and contracts
- Suppliers and fulfillment
- Platform and systems live
GateReady to sell -
4Launch
Win the first customers and prove the demand is real.
Outputs- Pilots and anchor customers
- Launch campaign
- Sales pipeline
GateProof of demand -
5Scale
Build the team and rhythm to grow without the founders doing everything.
Outputs- Team and operating cadence
- New channels and territories
- Growth capital
GateSelf-running company
Industry plug-ins
Built for your industry, not a generic plan
Plug-ins are the parts that make your business different. Each one snaps onto the core component it extends, and packs combine.
Marketplace & Platform
For businesses that connect buyers and sellers.
- Managed-to-open path
- Take-rate design
- ACH & invoice terms
- Anchor buyers
- B2B storefront
- Marketplace KPIs
Each dot shows the core component the plug-in snaps onto.
How we engage
Two ways to work with us
Choose the plan, or choose the partnership. Either way, every engagement starts with the same opportunity assessment.
The plan
Blueprint
We design it. You build it.
A complete business plan, from the idea through to the implementation details.
- Opportunity assessment
- Plan across all nine core components
- Plug-ins for your industry
- Financial model and pricing
- Implementation roadmap and investor deck
- How we’re paid
- Fixed fee, agreed up front
- Best for
- Founders who will run the build themselves, or need a fundable plan
The partnership · by invitation
Venture Partner
We build it with you.
BMC joins the venture and works every vertical and horizontal with you, from setup to scale.
- Everything in Blueprint
- Hands-on build: entity, compliance, suppliers, platform
- Launch and first customers
- Technology, operations and PMO support
- Funding and investor navigation
- How we’re paid
- Equity stake, or a revenue share in lieu of fees
- Best for
- High-potential ventures that pass our Partner Fit review
Fees, equity and revenue-share terms are agreed for each engagement.
Next step
Bring us the idea.
The first conversation is about your idea, not about which track to buy.