Experience
Graves Technology has developed, documented, and
delivered a variety of business plans for start-up
and emerging companies. These plans ranged from
simple overview/summaries for financial marketing
to comprehensive business plans for fund raising,
IPOs, and initial stage operations. Many of the plans
were tailored to the intended audience and included
specific market analyses, product competitiveness,
and cash flow analyses as required by investment
banking institutions.
Graves Technology has developed, documented, and delivered marketing analyses, marketing plans, and presentation text/charts for client marketing briefings. Additionally, the Company and its associates have created and delivered on behalf of its clients product and technology marketing and sales briefings.
For its international clients, Graves Technology has provided technology finder services and intellectual property assessment services in the United States. Graves Technology has developed, documented, and delivered to clients in-depth technology assessment reports, intellectual property analyses, market analyses, and developed contact lists for potential marketing and sales representation.
Graves Technology has performed analyses of national/international trade and development agreements, documented findings, and delivered comprehensive reports to international clients including business entities and quasi-governmental organizations.
Graves Technology has provided executive management services including independent board of directors representation and temporary corporate executive placements. The Company has considerable experience with public company board governance, organization, and operations.
Founding Principals
Superior planning is the key to long term productivity and competitiveness
The unceasing focus on excellence results in sustained competitive advantage
The watchword for sustained success is corporate management competence
Services
Executive Consulting - Graves Technology provides
in-depth review of companies and their operations in
support of the board of directors and/or senior
company executives. These reviews are customized
to client needs and are preparatory to strategic,
tactical, financial, and operational plan development.
Planning - Graves Technology provides planning
support from detailed technology development to full
scale corporate business plans. These plans are carefully tailored for the client to meet the intended use whether it be for corporate guidance, management operations, product development, marketing/sales, or capital acquisition.
Capital Acquisition - Graves Technology provides support for capital acquisition from preparation of simple proformas, executive summaries, financial plans, to development of "road show" and investor presentations. Additionally, the Company can make initial contacts and prepare listings of potential capital sources.
Intellectual Property - Graves Technology provides analysis and evaluation of intellectual property for product/process protection and/or commercialization purposes.
Proposal Development - Graves Technology can provide proposal development support to client needs that includes but not limited to documentation preparation, proposal analysis and review, and competitor analysis for governmental and private institution grants and contracts.
Technology Identification - Graves Technology provides identification of sources of intellectual properties and emerging technologies/products. The identification process typically includes preliminary screening of sources, determination of availability, intellectual property status, and preliminary recommendation on best sources. The findings are delivered to the client as a confidential report.
Technology Opportunity Assessment - Graves Technology provides assessments of technologies and intellectual properties for acquisition, transfer, licensing, or joint ventures. These assessments include preliminary discussions with the holders of technology or intellectual property on the potential to meet client needs. With client approval, the Company will make the initial overture on possible acquisition scenarios.
Market Analysis Reports - Graves Technology provides market analysis reports from simple product opportunities to broad and/or complex international trade agreement impacts. These client confidential reports typically include market size, potential growth, major players, competition, barriers to entry, and potential governmental impact.
Graves Technology Inc was founded in 1991 by Dr. Randolph A. Graves, Jr. to provide advice and guidance to start-up and growing businesses involved with the development, commercialization, marketing, and sales of technology based products and services. The mission of the Company is to assist businesses, organizations, and individuals to bridge the gap between management needs and competent expertise required to provide strategic solutions and meaningful and planned growth. This is particularly important in identifying, assessing, transferring, utilizing, and managing emerging technologies for commercial and industrial applications.