Southern Business Group, Llc

What Southern Business Group, Llc does

Southern Business Group, LLC (SBG) is a privately held consulting and professional services firm headquartered at 414 Union Street, Suite 1900 in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm provides a horizontal portfolio of advisory and operational support services spanning consulting and coaching, back-office outsourcing, small business development, nonprofit services, public affairs and government relations, industry association management, and administrative support. Its stated areas of expertise include financial evaluation, human capital management, lean business practices, marketing, branding, strategic planning, and process improvement, with the firm marketing "50 years of combined experience" across its back-office team as a primary credibility signal.

SBG serves four primary customer segments—small businesses (designated as the primary segment), private companies, publicly listed companies, and nonprofits and industry associations—using a relationship-driven, consultative sales motion. All engagements are direct, custom, and quote-based, with no productized offerings, self-serve channels, or disclosed pricing. Delivery is human-only, with no proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML capability disclosed; the underlying "technology" stack referenced consists of general-purpose tools such as Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and desktop publishing applications.

The firm's revenue mechanics are classic professional services: one-on-one coaching engagements, managed back-office retainers, and project-based consulting. Marketing is minimal, limited to a single website (sbgllc.net, copyright 2021) and direct phone contact, with no paid acquisition, content marketing, or social channels indicated. SBG is an independent LLC with no parent company, no disclosed investors, no headcount, and no named customers or case studies in the available source material.

Name

Southern Business Group, Llc

Legal name

Southern Business Group, LLC

Website

https://sbgllc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Southern Business Group, LLC is a Nashville-based consulting and professional services firm delivering coaching, back-office outsourcing, public affairs, and administrative support to small businesses, private and public companies, nonprofits, and industry associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHACAA

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

Keywords

• Business consulting services
• Back office outsourcing
• Small business advisory
• Nonprofit fundraising consulting
• Association management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Coaching Services: SBG provides one-on-one coaching sessions and consulting engagements tailored to personal and professional development needs. Services include training, advice, guidance, and strategic advisory delivered through customized engagements.
2. Back Office Outsourcing Services: SBG provides back-office services to private and publicly listed companies, including accounting, bookkeeping, administration, image and document processing. These are ongoing outsourcing engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Southern Business Group, LLC provides consulting, coaching, and back-office outsourcing services to private companies, publicly listed companies, small businesses, nonprofits, and industry associations. Service offerings span financial evaluation, human capital management, marketing, branding, strategic planning, process improvement, public affairs, and administrative support, delivered through customized engagements supported by strategic partners.

Product overview

Southern Business Group, LLC is a consulting and professional services firm offering a unified portfolio of advisory and operational support services. The company operates as a single integrated offering combining consulting/coaching, back-office services, small business development, nonprofit services, industry association management, public affairs, and administrative support. These services work together under strategic partnerships to deliver comprehensive solutions for financial evaluation, human capital management, process improvement, marketing, branding, and strategic planning across private companies, publicly listed companies, nonprofits, and industry associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting and Coaching One-on-one coaching and consulting sessions tailored to personal and professional development needs, combining coaching, training, advice, and guidance to help clients achieve personal and professional goals.
• Back Office Services Back-office outsourcing services covering accounting, bookkeeping, administration, image and document processing, branding, business analysis, business strategies, business process design, contact management, market research, appointment scheduling, and project management for private and publicly listed companies.
• Small Business Services Comprehensive small business support combining consulting/coaching with back-office services including financial evaluation, human capital review, HR compliance, lean business practices, leadership training, market program development, new business development, operations consulting, strategic planning, and professional writing to overcome growth challenges.
• Nonprofit Services Services helping nonprofit organizations engage supporters effectively, manage donor databases, create relevant content and messaging, and maximize fundraising impact with current resources.
• Development Services Consulting services identifying possible funding sources and helping build plans for the future for nonprofits and industries facing declining traditional fundraising and banking options.
• Industry Associations Services Full-service association back-office and project/event management to serve membership and leadership in achieving organizational mission and goals.
• Public Affairs and Government Relations Services covering media relations, local government relations, strategic communications, grassroots activities, event planning, event management, digital media strategies, issue management, product/service advocacy, coalition/consensus building, site planning, and image building.
• Administrative Services Administrative support including PowerPoint presentations, Microsoft Office Suite coaching, business contact management, calendar management, appointment scheduling, special project management, desktop publishing, and website development.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Strategic Partners (Unnamed)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBG mentions working with strategic partners who bring their own competencies to deliver best strategies and ideas for projects. The specific identities of these partners are not disclosed on the website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pilot: Pilot provides back-office services including bookkeeping, accounting, and CFO advisory to small businesses and startups. Directly comparable to SBG's back-office outsourcing and small business development offerings for SMB clients.
• Association Management Inc. (AMI): AMI is a dedicated association management company providing full-service back-office, event, and membership operations for trade and professional associations — directly comparable to SBG's Industry Associations service line.
• The N2 Company: The N2 Company provides publishing, networking, and marketing support to small businesses and associations through hyper-local publications. Comparable to SBG's small business development and association management service lines.
• Russell & Co. Consulting: Russell & Co. provides strategic planning, organizational development, and fundraising consulting to nonprofits — comparable to SBG's nonprofit and development service offerings.
• BELAY: BELAY provides virtual assistants and back-office support including administrative, bookkeeping, and project management services to SMBs and nonprofits. Comparable to SBG's back-office and administrative services portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Insperity: Insperity is a PEO providing HR, benefits, payroll, and back-office outsourcing to SMBs. A broader incumbent offering overlapping back-office and human capital services that SBG also provides.
• ADP TotalSource: ADP's PEO division provides payroll, HR, and back-office outsourcing to SMBs at national scale. Overlaps with SBG's back-office and human capital offerings, though at much greater scale.

Others

• Forbes Coaching Council: Forbes Coaching Council is a curated network of executive and business coaches serving founders and SMB leaders — thematically related to SBG's coaching and consulting engagements.

Emerging players

• Growth Partners Consulting: Growth Partners provides fractional COO and strategic planning services to small businesses — a closely aligned emerging peer to SBG's small business development consulting line.

Regional players

• Adams Keegan: Adams Keegan is a Mid-South-based HR and back-office outsourcing firm providing payroll, benefits, and HR compliance — a regional peer to SBG's Nashville-anchored back-office offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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