Business Model assessment,  Design & Implementation
Understanding and Innovating your Business Model Is Crucial

What actually is a Business Model?
The business model of a company is a simplified representation of its business logic. It describes
what company offers its customers, how it reaches them and relates to them, through which
 resources, activities and partners it achieves this and finally, how it earns money. The business model is usually distinguished from the business process model and the organization model.

In addition we incorporate  newly releases "The Business Model Generation" book  which
Karllestone Capital co-contributed and created & the "Blue Ocean Strategy"  methodology
 in our conceptual and Strategic process  review of existing and new corporate business models for assesment, analysis, engagement and questioning of those models.

We help start-ups, entrepreneurs, small business and corporates with improving and designing (new) business models. Many organizations having a sound and proper business model in the past, see that their current model is not working anymore. It does not generate enough value (revenue, profit) as a result of changes in the environment. Credit crisis, 180-degrees change in the customer behavior, the role of the Internet and (free) access to information has made traditional models losing their value considerably. New models are a must have! What are business models of the future?

The Building Blocks of a Business Model

A business model can be described by looking at a set of nine building blocks.
 To get a good picture of our business model we should describe our:

 Customer segments: Our groups of customers with distinct characteristics.
 Value proposition: The bundles of products and services that satisfy our
 customer segments’  needs. Value Proposition and Understanding the customer
 perspective are key components of the business model design.

 Distribution channels: The channels through which we communicate with our customers and
through which we offer our value propositions.

Customer relationships: The types of relationships we entertain with each customer segment.

Revenue streams: The streams through which we earn our revenues from our customers for
value creating and customer facing activities.

Key resources: The key resources on which our business model is built.

Key activities: The most important activities performed to implement our business model.

Partner network: The partners and suppliers we work with.

Cost structure: The costs we incur to run our business model.

As a part of this Karllestone Capital provides consulting services, tools, thinking, concepts and ideas on these and related issues, on Business Model Generation.

These are performed in the manner of Workshops, Seminars and training sessions. 
Building innovation capabilities: assess your company's innovation capabilities, create a culture for and of innovation, make innovation everybody's everyday job, organize for innovation and renewal, remove barriers to innovation. Creating breakthrough strategies: insights and tools enabling the creation of blue ocean strategy and strategic innovation. Developing new business models: business model design and innovation.  Training organizations for all key members and employees to understand their current company's business model strategy.

Training

Do you want to understand the methodology behind business modeling? Or maybe want to learn about graphic facilitation?

Whether you are new to the business modeling or have been using the techniques already for some time, we have created range of training sessions to make you feel comfortable in using the methods. The training courses guide you to mastering the following: Describing and assessing the business models; Designing and innovating the business models; Application of the business model patterns; Translating your vision into the business model; Understanding the design techniques for the business model based on the customer insight and environment; Using the visual thinking; Tools and techniques of the graphic facilitation.

In the IT sector:
To explore way to help IT  I can work with CIOs to align IT and business notably by using the Business Model Canvas to describe the unique characteristics of the business model. This helps them match business decisions with decisions about ITcapabilities without going into tactical issues. Also we pair the Canvas withthe Enterprise Architecture concept of each company. example: pair categories of IT infrastructure service with business models.

We also use the Canvas to propose to align business models with the application infrastructure, communications management, data management, IT management, security, IT architecture, channel management, IT, research and development, and IT training and education.

Karllestone  work with  clients to:
Improve and engage current business models
Create and implement business strategies  and business models  for transparency within the company
Analyze and develop  critical capabilities within the organization
Strengthen the executive team, managers, and key contributorsUnderstand and implement the client CREDO Standards for focusing on the customer.