Forge Business Solutions

What Forge Business Solutions does

Forge Business Solutions, LLC is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based management consulting firm founded in 2017 by Frank Vitale, a former U.S. Army Captain and 17-year military veteran. The firm specializes in strategic planning, business development process design, organizational development, retreat facilitation, proposal strategy, and government contracting advisory services, delivered primarily to clients in healthcare, education, and government services across West Virginia and the Appalachian region. Its service catalog is structured into six packaged offerings — Blueprint, Organizational Strategic Plan, Business Development, Retreat Facilitation, Custom Projects, and Success Management — and engagements are scoped and priced on a project or retainer basis, with contact-based proposals rather than published rate cards.

Operationally, Forge operates as a pure human-delivery consultancy; it has no proprietary technology platform, API, or software product, and revenues flow entirely from fee-for-service consulting engagements. The firm has no disclosed outside funding and is bootstrapped, with founder Frank Vitale holding sole ownership and operating as President and CEO. Its 8-person leadership bench (President/CEO, COO, EVP, VP & Chief Strategist, Senior Strategists, Communications Director, Director of Operations) collectively brings 100+ years of relevant experience spanning federal contracting (Northrop Grumman, KeyLogic, NASA IV&V), banking (Clear Mountain Bank), military leadership (U.S. Army, U.S. Navy), and public-sector consulting, supported by formal credentials (PMP, CSM, CSPO, SAFe Agile Product Owner).

Forge's go-to-market is anchored by its Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) certification and its status as the first NaVOBA-Certified Veteran's Business Enterprise in West Virginia, which together unlock access to federal set-aside contracts. The firm generates business via direct outreach, referrals from a dense regional ecosystem (WVU, Morgantown Area Partnership, NaVOBA, WV Department of Education, TechConnect WV, West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, County Roads Angel Network, of which Vitale is President), regional PR, and an owned-media footprint including the Forge Ahead podcast and ongoing content marketing. It holds a secondary office in Pittsburgh, PA, operates only in the U.S., and shows no signals of private-equity or institutional-investor involvement.

Name

Forge Business Solutions

Legal name

Forge Business Solutions, LLC

Website

https://forgebz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Forge Business Solutions is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based SDVOSB management consultancy founded in 2017, delivering strategic planning, business development, and government-contracting advisory services to healthcare, education, government, and SMB clients across the Appalachian region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), Organization Design & Restructuring (BPACAJAB), Business Process & Digital Transformation Consulting (BPAEAAAD)

Keywords

• Strategic planning consulting
• Business development advisory
• Government contracting consulting
• Management consulting services
• Organizational development advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Morgantown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Strategic Planning and Business Development Consulting: Forge generates revenue by delivering fee-for-service consulting engagements including strategic planning, organizational development, business development process design, retreat facilitation, and government contracting advisory services. Services are packaged in structured offerings (Blueprint, Organizational Strategic Plan, Business Development, Retreat Facilitation, Custom Projects, Success Management) and billed on a project or retainer basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Forge Business Solutions is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) consulting firm that delivers packaged strategic planning, business development, organizational development, retreat facilitation, and government contracting advisory services to clients in healthcare, education, and government services. Engagements are structured around six core offerings (Blueprint, Organizational Strategic Plan, Business Development, Retreat Facilitation, Custom Projects, and Success Management) and are delivered as project or retainer-based consulting work by senior strategists.

Product overview

Forge Business Solutions is a professional consulting firm offering a suite of strategic planning and business development services. The core offerings include Blueprint (strategic planning process), Organizational Strategic Plan, Business Development, Retreat Facilitation, Custom Projects, and Success Management. These services are delivered through expert consultants who provide strategic planning, government relations, and organizational growth guidance primarily to healthcare, education, and government services sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blueprint

Quantifiable outcome

• Career Readiness West Virginia initiative conducted with 21 local school districts over 16 months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NaVOBA (National Veteran-Owned Business Association)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Forge partnered with NaVOBA to present the Government Contracting Boot Camp 2023 webinar. Forge's founder Frank Vitale serves on NaVOBA's board. Forge was the first in West Virginia to earn NaVOBA's Certified VBE™ designation.
• West Virginia Human Resource FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnered with Forge and WVU's Center for Career Development to assist with job fair and workforce development efforts for displaced Mylan employees.
• West Virginia University Center for Career DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaborated with Forge and the Morgantown Area Partnership to host a job fair for 1,500 employees affected by Mylan Pharmaceuticals/Viatris layoffs in Morgantown.
• West Virginia University (WVU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Forge has partnered with WVU on multiple initiatives including: the SBA Community Navigator Pilot Program (with the D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families) to help veterans navigate entrepreneurship; the Career Readiness West Virginia initiative spanning 21 local school districts; WVU's Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (student pitch competitions); and WVU's David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) for the NanoBioFAB project. Frank Vitale also serves as a director on the WVU School of Public Health Visiting Committee (past-Chairman).
• Syracuse University / D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Forge partnered with Syracuse University's IVMF and WVU on the SBA Community Navigator Pilot Program to help veterans and/or their spouses navigate the path to becoming entrepreneurs — providing consulting, training, and business planning support.
• West Virginia Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Forge developed and managed the Career Readiness West Virginia initiative with the support of the WV Department of Education and 21 local school districts — a collaborative partnership focused on workforce development and career readiness programming for K-12 students across the state. The program was funded by a grant from Mountain State Educational Services Cooperative.
• Morgantown Area PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Forge collaborates closely with the Morgantown Area Partnership (MAP) on workforce development initiatives, including organizing job fairs for displaced workers (e.g., Mylan Pharmaceuticals layoffs) and leading the MAP Workforce Development Committee. Frank Vitale served as Chair of this committee.
• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020Forge participates in SBA programs including the Community Navigator Pilot Program in partnership with WVU and IVMF. The SBA designation of Forge as SDVOSB enables access to federal set-aside contracting opportunities.
• West Virginia Public Education CollaborativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Frank Vitale serves as a member of the board of the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, a WVU-affiliated education policy and advocacy organization.
• TechConnect WVminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Frank Vitale serves as a member of the board of TechConnect WV, a state technology and innovation economic development organization.
• Morgantown Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Frank Vitale is a past chairman of the board of the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce, with Forge actively participating in Chamber events and workforce development initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: Public consulting firm combining management consulting with federal digital and program services. Comparable to Forge in serving federal/state agencies with strategic and program support, but at established mid-to-large scale.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large federal and management consulting firm with deep government contracting practice. Overlaps with Forge's strategic planning and federal advisory work, but at vastly greater scale and with a much broader service portfolio.
• Deloitte (Government & Public Services): Big Four advisory with a dedicated government practice serving federal agencies, healthcare systems, and education institutions. Highly comparable end markets to Forge's healthcare, education, and government verticals.
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips: Professional services and consulting firm with government, healthcare, and education advisory practices. Closely parallels Forge's strategic planning and policy advisory model at a larger, more diversified scale.
• McKinsey & Company: Premier global management consulting firm serving healthcare, education, and government clients on strategic planning and organizational effectiveness. Comparable end-to-end strategic planning offering, though vastly larger and more senior-priced.

Direct peers

• Saalex Corporation: Veteran-owned federal services and consulting firm supporting DoD and federal civilian agencies. Comparable in SDVOSB positioning, federal contracting advisory, and leadership pedigree to Forge, with a larger operational footprint.
• Attain Partners: Mid-sized management and technology consultancy serving government, healthcare, and education. Comparable mid-market strategic planning and organizational consulting model with similar public-sector and regulated-industry orientation.
• Point B: Employee-owned management consulting firm focused on strategic planning, operations, and organizational effectiveness. Directly comparable service mix and client profile to Forge, with a similar boutique/regional delivery model.
• RGP (Resources Connection): Mid-sized global consulting firm delivering project-based advisory and operational support across functions. Comparable to Forge in model (senior consultants delivering strategic and operational engagements), though at much greater scale.
• West Monroe: Mid-sized management and technology consulting firm serving healthcare, financial services, and government. Closely comparable in delivering strategic planning, business development, and operational advisory to mid-sized enterprises.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/forgebz

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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