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Arkan
The Pillars of Sustainable Growth

When growth stalls, the problem is rarely effort.

Arkan helps small and medium businesses find where growth is actually blocked — then stays alongside you until the plan becomes results.

Advising small and medium businesses from Tehran since 2017.

A consultant standing at the window of an Arkan meeting room, looking out over Tehran.
Services

Where we work with you

Five areas founders bring us in for.

  • Growth Strategy Consulting

    Where to compete, and what your real advantage is.

  • Business Model Redesign

    For when the model that got you here stops working.

  • Brand & Marketing Strategy

    Positioning and marketing that bring the right customers in.

  • Organisational Structure & Process Design

    The team, roles and processes your strategy needs to run.

  • Sales & Market Development

    Opening new channels and rebuilding how you sell.

Methodology

The four pillars

Every engagement is built on the same four parts. Each one holds up the others.

  1. 01

    Strategy

    Direction, competitive advantage, and deciding where to compete.

  2. 02

    Structure

    The organisation, processes and team required to execute the strategy.

  3. 03

    Market

    Brand, marketing and sales strategies that attract customers.

  4. 04

    Execution

    Turning plans into measurable results.

Process

What happens next

Four steps from your first message to a plan you can act on.

  1. Step 1: Submit a Request

    You complete the consultation request form below.

  2. Step 2: Initial Conversation

    We contact you within one business day. The first call is free.

  3. Step 3: Consultation Session

    A focused session to assess your business and identify its key challenges.

  4. Step 4: Roadmap

    We present a recommended plan and the path forward.

About

Who you would be working with

Years of experience
7+
Successful projects
200+
Experienced consultants
12

Babak Arianfar

Founder & CEO

Eighteen years in management and consulting. Before founding Arkan in 2017, Business Development Director at two major holding companies.

Four Arkan consultants working through documents together around a meeting table.

What clients say

  • “Arkan didn't just give us a report; they stayed with us for six months to make sure the plan was actually implemented.”

    CEO, Manufacturing Company
  • “After three years of going nowhere, it was the first time we felt we knew exactly where to focus.”

    Founder, Service Startup
Blog

Reading, while you decide

Three recent pieces on the things that usually turn out to be blocking growth.

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Consultation request

Tell us where you're stuck.

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