| No. | Advisory Area | What IKTAR Provides |
| 1 | Idea Validation | Honest assessment of whether the business idea is viable, differentiated, and timed correctly for the current Pakistani market. What the competition looks like, what the realistic addressable market is, and whether the margins the business model assumes are achievable. |
| 2 | Business Model Design | Structuring the revenue model, pricing strategy, and cost structure so the business is profitable at a realistic volume level. The most common startup failure is a business model that works on paper at optimistic volumes but collapses at the volume the business actually achieves in year one. |
| 3 | Feasibility Assessment | Basic market, financial, and operational feasibility review to confirm the business can work before significant capital is committed. This is a working-level assessment rather than a full formal feasibility report. For businesses that need a bankable feasibility document for investors or lenders, refer to IKTAR’s Feasibility Studies consulting page. |
| 4 | Legal and Structural Setup Guidance | Advisory on the right legal structure, registration requirements, and foundational documentation. This includes partnership agreements, shareholding structures, and the contractual frameworks that protect the business from the most common early-stage disputes. |
| 5 | Operational Planning | Setting up the basic operational systems, processes, and team structure the business needs to function from day one. Avoiding the operational chaos that consumes the founder’s time and prevents the business from delivering its product or service to a standard that builds repeat business. |
| 6 | Early Stage Advisory Retainer | Ongoing one-to-one advisory support through the first six to twelve months as the business encounters its first real operational challenges. Available on a monthly retainer basis for entrepreneurs who want access to experienced advisory support without the cost of a full consulting engagement. |
Most startup failures are not caused by a bad idea. They are caused by good ideas that were executed without a plan, a structure, or an honest advisor. The entrepreneur who has someone willing to say ‘this part of your model does not work and here is why’ in the first three months has a fundamentally different chance of survival than the one who discovers the same problem twelve months and significant capital later.
Shafqat Jilani | Founder, IKTAR | Certified Master Trainer | Author of The Science of Workplace Happiness
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TVET Consultant
I don’t hesitate in placing Shafqat Jilani among the best trainers in the country. He always explores modern approaches, creative skills, innovative ideas and relevant case studies. Any enterprise looking for training services in human development, strategic planning, development of selling & marketing skills, improvement in presentation skills, policy & strategy development, polishing decision-making skills, introduction of modern approaches etc. must opt IKTAR as a Trainer.
HBL
Mr. Shafqat is a thorough gentleman and a perfect professional who keeps his commitments and have all the potential to steer any organization to success. He is a Lead Trainer and Consultant and I for once trust him to deliver effective and mesmerizing trainings as well as innovative solutions. I would like to highly recommend him for training and consulting assignments.
SysComp International (Pvt.) Ltd
KTAR is very good training institute, as we experienced recently. We sent our team on Leadership training course to IKTAR and found a tremendous change in behavior of our team. IKTAR has been useful in bringing a Paradigm shift in their approach to handle things and now the same employees are very helpful towards other colleagues. I believe, IKTAR training modules makes employees from Followers to Leaders, who not only delivery their own KPIs but also help others to grow to achieve joint goals of the company.
Renacon Pharma
Shafqat Jilani is a a detailed oriented person. Hope his organization can take a lot a benefit from him. Good Luck
Pakistan Business Forum
I had the opportunity to work with Shafqat Jilani and found him to be a knowledgeable and dedicated business consultant. His practical advice, strategic thinking, and commitment to helping businesses grow make him a valuable professional. I appreciate his guidance and confidently recommend him to anyone seeking business transformation and growth expertise.
Power Lion Seed
I know Shafqat from his university days, he had a candid and persuasive personality from the early days. He had bold presentations with innovative and unique ideas complemented by his ability to put this on the paper as well. Teaching and passing on his knowledge to others has always been his passion and he has been doing this very well in his different roles at the present and previous assignments.
La Computa Vision LLC