Four tiers, each building on the one before. Priced by stage and headcount, billed monthly, with a trained successor at the end of every one.
There are four retainers, and each includes everything in the one before: The Prelude (3 months), The Blueprint (6 months), The Ensemble (9 months) and The Residency (12 months), from $4,500 to $7,500 a month by headcount. The two week Operational Diagnostic costs $5,000 and is fully credited toward a 3 or 6 month engagement.
Why it matters: only 12% of employees say their company does a great job onboarding new people (Gallup, 2018).
Diagnose, document, and pilot.
The foundation:
Department scale and a full onboarding academy.
Everything in The Prelude, plus:
Cross department integration and governance.
Everything in The Blueprint, plus:
Institutional scale and M&A readiness.
Everything in The Ensemble, plus:
The Low Risk Start
Two weeks to map how work really moves through your business. Stakeholder interviews, shadowing of key roles and a documentation and tool audit. You leave with a ranked friction map and a build plan, whether or not we work together after.
Two weeks, fixed fee.
100% of the fee is credited toward a 3 month Prelude or 6 month Blueprint.
Book a Discovery Session| Headcount band | Stage and dynamic | Prelude | Blueprint | Ensemble | Residency | Total, 3 to 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boutique / Seed10 to 35 FTEs | Lean Core. Flat hierarchy and founder led operations. Workflows are quick to audit and SOPs are adopted fast. | $4,500/mo | $5,000/mo | $5,300/mo | $5,800/mo | $13,500 to $69,600 |
| Emerging Mid-Tier36 to 85 FTEs | The Break Point. The first layer of middle management arrives. Onboarding friction surges, handoffs start to break and tribal knowledge scatters. | $5,200/mo | $5,800/mo | $6,000/mo | $6,600/mo | $15,600 to $79,200 |
| Established Mid-Market86 to 250+ FTEs | Complex Multi-Department. Several department heads and a complex stack (LMS, HRIS, CRM, ERP). Change resistance is real and governance is needed. | $6,000/mo | $6,650/mo | $6,650/mo | $7,500/mo | $18,000 to $90,000 |
Dedicated advisory hours of direct delivery and strategic counsel, every week of the engagement.
One 60 minute video session each week to align priorities, review builds and make decisions.
Your own channel with triage within 24 business hours, so questions never wait for the next meeting.
Clear paperwork. A Master Services Agreement plus a Statement of Work that phases deliverables month by month.
Billing and Terms
No surprises. This is how every engagement is contracted and billed.
Billed monthly, in advance. Invoices go out on the 1st of each calendar month and are payable on receipt, by electronic transfer in US dollars.
One agreement, phased work. A Master Services Agreement covers the relationship. Each engagement gets its own Statement of Work with deliverables by month.
30 days notice. Either side can end an engagement with 30 calendar days written notice. Fees earned up to that date are still due.
You own the work product. Once paid in full, the SOPs, curricula, training materials and playbooks built for you are yours.
Diagnostic credit. If you start with the two week Operational Diagnostic, 100% of the $5,000 fee is credited toward a 3 or 6 month engagement.
Your access matters. We need timely access to people, documents and tools. Delays on access extend timelines fairly.
Questions
Larger teams mean more stakeholders, more handoffs and a heavier tool stack. A 20 person founder led team adopts SOPs fast. A 200 person company with an LMS, HRIS, CRM and ERP needs more governance. The retainer reflects that work, not a markup.
Yes. The two week Operational Diagnostic is $5,000 and stands on its own. If you then commit to a 3 or 6 month engagement, the full fee is credited.
Either side can end an engagement with 30 days written notice. You keep everything we built for you once it is paid for.
For many teams, yes. You get senior operations and L&D leadership for 10 to 12 hours a week, plus a trained internal successor who keeps the system running after we leave.
A ranked fix list of what is slowing the business down, the first SOP and onboarding fixes to build, and a phased build plan with a recommended package. You keep it whether or not you continue.
Yes. The full $5,000 is credited toward a 3 or 6 month engagement when you continue.
Free business checkup
Four short steps. Tell us what is slowing the business down and what you have tried. We read every intake and reply within one business day.
Or write to info@bevelandsloane.com
