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Earn Business Strategy Advisor Certification

Master Strategy to Elevate Counseling.

Strategy is foundational to success in every facet of starting and growing a business.  Every tactical effort is improved by the addition of strategy.  

You are already good at advising on things like marketing, sales, operations, or finance.  Improve counseling outcomes in these areas by adding strategy.

  • 4 hours of professional development
  • Business Strategy Advisor Certification
  • Verifiable credential 
  • A lifetime of better counseling

We make strategy easy.  Small adjustments will significantly improve your counseling for greater client success and economic impact.

Get Certified

4-hr Training

Complete the "Grow Your Business" masterclass on growth strategy from Strategy Guidemap.

Online Assessment

Complete a brief online assessment for professionals in business advisory roles.

Receive Credential

Receive "Business Strategy Advisor Certification" certificate and the digital badge.  Share his verifiable credential (from Certifier) in your online profiles.

Improve Counseling!

Incorporate what you've learned to elevate counseling, improving outcomes and economic impact.

Hear what counselors are saying...

"He corrected some mistakes that I've been making"

"I wish I knew this 20 years ago"


"He really is the expert and the master"


You're in Good Company

SBDC Directors/Advisors

Seeking more high impact clients!  We can help!

Business Consultants

Make foundational improvements in your consulting.

Finance and Lending

Improve client advising and lending decisions.

Marketing professionals

Strategy is at the core of marketing.  Get clear principles of strategy.

Economic Developers

Understand and better support accelerated business growth.

Professors and Mentors

Enhance teaching and mentoring significantly with small changes.

Master Strategy

Alan Christensen founded Strategy Guidemap after 15 years as a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) director and business advisor, and over 10 years as a team leader successfully leading strategic growth consulting engagements for 500+ small businesses in many industries across 20 states.  

Christensen understands small business.  He has received national accolades for expertise in business counseling.  He is a master of strategy and was handpicked as one of an elite few "team leaders" for the National Strategic Research Team of the National Center for Economic Gardening - helping hundreds of businesses successfully accelerate growth.

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Proven Record

​consulting

500+

small businesses

  • From small "solopreneur" ventures to multimillion dollar companies in every industry, Christensen has over two decades of consulting experience.

Broad Experience

led strategic growth engagements in20

states.

  • Christensen has helped improve business strategy and provided strategic growth insight for over 150 companies in 20 states over the past 10 years as a certified team leader on the National Strategic Research Team of the National Center for Economic Gardening.

Premier Trainer

 trained

2200+

Business Owners and Managers
  • As a seasoned professional trainer, Christensen has provided business training to over 2,200 small business owners and managers.