The Sunflower Model®
brought to you by Sunflower®
Allow Sunflower® to take your company or career to the next level by teaching you the principles of the Sunflower Model®. By using the three stages of the Sunflower Model, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and business managers are taught how to build and scale their companies through business feasibility studies, advice related to business acquisitions and planning, and leadership development.
Learn Critical Thinking
The SunFlower Model® is an easy to follow process that gives you confidence making business decisions. SunFlower® helps you plan your course of action. It works whether your business aspirations are multinational or more modest. Encouraging new entrepreneurs is Rob Ryan's way to “give back” to express his gratitude for the success he enjoyed. Ask the staff at your program if you are eligible. For those who qualify –– come join us at our Montana Ranch.
Core
The center of the flower which feeds growth and sustainability.
What are the Core Competencies of the Team? What does the Team do better than anyone else? How does the current business model align with those Core Competencies?
Core Competency is the center of the Sunflower and the underlying principle of the business model.
Petals
The colorful flora which emanates from the center of the flower.
How do the Products align with the Core Competencies of the team? How do the Products fit within the needs of the Market? What other Markets could the Core Competencies address?
Products and Markets are the Petals of the Sunflower absorbing the sunlight and moisture that help nourish the growth.
Stem
The infrastructure which supports and also provides nourishment to the flower.
Are there any underlying assumptions? What value proposition does the Products offer? What will drive people to buy and continue to use the Products?
Value Proposition is the Stem that supports the entire Sunflower plant lifting the Seeds and Petals up towards the sun and rain.
SunFlower Academy™
Qualified entrepreneurs in the first stages of building a new business will be invited to Rob Ryan’s SunFlower Academy™ at the SunFlower Institute™ in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. The sessions are free of charge. Rob will review your business ideas to help you start your own business.
He will:
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Show you how to find your core competency.
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Help you determine what products using your core competency are most
likely to succeed.
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Teach you how to test your ideas using a simple criteria Matrix.
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Demonstrate how to use a walk about with real customers to ensure success.
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Examine the driving forces that can destroy your business.
Retreats for up to 3 people at a time are held at Rob Ryan’s Montana Ranch. Room and Board are provided free to participants.
Rob Ryan
Who is Rob Ryan? He is the Founder of Ascend Communications that invented and manufactured over 90% of the initial internet infrastructure. He took that company public in 1994 with a 64% profit margin. It was sold to Lucent in 1999 for $24 billion dollars –– holding the record in Silicon Valley for over 20 years. He helped found and mentor four more companies that made billion dollar exits. He has used his SunFlower™ Process to help smaller businesses too, including a father, son business that sold for $317 million and a roofing supplier, now worth several hundred million and growing.
SunFlower® Consulting Services
Offering consulting, advising, and training by world class entrepreneurs that utilize the Sunflower Model® to build and scale companies. The Sunflower Model is a three stage collaborative process for innovation that has been taught to other entrepreneurs, start-ups, and business managers to help build their companies into multi-billion dollar businesses.
Success Stories
From $16M in revenue to being sold for $24B in eight years.
