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Business Development of Software Solutions 
Securing new agencies, setting up departments, sales and promotion

Whatever stage of business development you might be in, Ithaki Consulting can help you take the next step.

  • Have you identified a software solution category and you are looking for the right product to represent?
  • Have you identified the product and need help in securing the agency?
  • Did you secure an agency and you need help in setting up a department and training your sales force?
  • Do you have a complex software solution and need help in sales and promotion?

Choosing a Product to Represent
If you have identified a software solution category and you are looking for a reliable software solution to represent, Ithaki Consulting can help you with researching the international market for trustworthy and successful vendors, identify your competition and ultimately help you choose the most suitable software solution for your target market. 

Securing an Agency
If you have already identified a software solution, Ithaki Consulting can assist you with opportunity assessment and development, initial contact with software vendor, vendor proposal preparation for representation, presentation of proposal, preparation of feasibility study or business plan to support service offerings, contract negotiations for representing software.  

Setting up a Department
Ithaki Consulting can assist you in setting up a new department to sell and support your new software solution.  We can advise you on department structure, its growth pattern, the type of people you would need and their skills, run recruitment interviews, prepare job descriptions, sales and support courses and even help your sales team with their initial sales prospects.  

Sales and Promotion
Ithaki Consulting can provide sales and promotion consulting services for the complete sales lifecycle.  These services can include: 

  1. Prospecting potential customers of software solution.
  2. Prospect qualification.
  3. Delivery of software solution slide presentation to prospects.
  4. Produce a high-level business requirements definition of prospect needs.
  5. Coordinate technical pre-sales assistance by working with the company software product specialists.
  6. Organise and run detailed live product presentations in coordination with the company software product specialists.
  7. Proposal preparation.
  8. Negotiations with prospect.
  9. Winning the business and securing the order.