# IDEASCANNER

> AI-powered value-growth methodology for SME entrepreneurs in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). IDEASCANNER helps small and medium businesses identify unique positioning, uncover sales multipliers, and systematically increase company value.

## Company

- **Name:** IDEASCANNER (by cross-frontier GmbH)
- **Website:** https://ideascanner.com
- **Founders:** Andreas and Melanie Stuetz
- **Location:** Bad Brunnthal 3, D-81675 Munich, Germany
- **Contact:** info@ideascanner.com
- **Booking:** https://calendly.com/ideascanner/30min

## What IDEASCANNER Does

IDEASCANNER is an AI-powered value-growth methodology delivered as a SaaS platform. It starts with a free 90-second business scan: users enter their website URL (or describe their business manually) and receive an IDEASCANNER Score, summary, and preview. The full positioning, sales, and growth analysis is available with Stage 2.

The platform is based on Europe's largest privately funded research project on business success factors, conducted in partnership with the University of Koblenz.

### Key Results
- Over 4.61 billion EUR in annual revenue potential identified in total across all analyzed companies (aggregate sum, not per company)
- Up to 10% more revenue and 5% more profit within 12 months
- Comparison with 3-5 direct competitors in the full Stage 1 analysis included with Stage 2

## Target Audience

- SME owners and entrepreneurs in the DACH region
- Manufacturing and B2B classical industries
- Companies with 1-249 employees
- Use cases: growth acceleration, business sale preparation, succession planning, strategy optimization, profitability improvement

## Platform Stages and Plans

### Free Entry Scan
- Website and company scan
- IDEASCANNER Score
- Summary
- Preview of analysis results

### IDEASCANNER Stufe 2 – Vertrieb - 490 EUR/month
- Full Stage 1 analysis: positioning, scalable products/services, critical review, competitive analysis, and growth forecast
- USP Generator & Positioning Coach
- Target Group Analysis with decision-makers
- Sales Channel identification
- Multiplier Sales strategies
- Value Argumentation and key messages
- Sales Booster (8 sales dimensions)
- LinkedIn content plan, video scripts for social media
- Website optimization plan (incl. GEO)
- Revenue growth plan
- Innovation Booster & Crazy Ideas deep analysis
- Grant application guide (potential funding: 100,000-250,000 EUR)
- GEO Monitoring (AI visibility tracking)

**IDEASCANNER Stufe 3 – Exzellenz** - 1,990 EUR/month
- Everything from Stufe 2 plus:
- 12-month Value Creation Parcours with progress tracking
- Innovation Board with genius ranking
- Team and collaboration features
- Result: approx. 10% more revenue, +3-5% higher margin within 12 months

**Expert (Individual Coaching)** - Price on request
- Book via: https://calendly.com/ideascanner/30min
- Personal strategy sparring, grant application support
- Client referrals & investor contacts

## Key Differentiators

1. **Research-based:** Built on 150+ proven business success factors from Europe's largest private research project
2. **AI + Human expertise:** Combines the AI-powered value-growth methodology with real entrepreneurial experience and expert network
3. **90-second analysis:** Instant business scan from just a website URL
4. **DACH-focused:** Specifically designed for the German, Austrian, and Swiss SME market
5. **Bilingual:** Full German and English support

## Testimonials

- **Siemens:** "Robust, delivers results very quickly yet in depth... creates a standard."
- **J.P. Morgan (Finance-FEM-Lab):** "IDEASCANNER is a must - in all phases from idea to growth."
- **University of Koblenz:** "A very exciting tool for discussing, developing and improving an idea."

## Partners

MIT, European Commission, BVMW (German SME Association), KERN, Science4Life, Global Entrepreneurship Week

## Your Benefits

- Cancel anytime (no minimum contract for monthly plans)
- Secure payment via Stripe
- GDPR compliant, no marketing cookies, data not used for AI training

## References (Case Studies)

Over 170 anonymized SME case studies showing IDEASCANNER Score before/after, key levers applied and the resulting revenue potential per case. Each case documents sector, region, company size, initial situation, IDEASCANNER levers, and outcome.

- Sectors covered: mechanical engineering, plumbing/heating/AC (SHK), electrical engineering, construction, metal/locksmithery, logistics, trade/retail, IT services, healthcare, food, professional services.
- Index page: https://ideascanner.com/referenzen (also /en/referenzen, /ko/referenzen, /es/referenzen)
- Each case lives at https://ideascanner.com/referenzen/{slug} with full sector, region, situation, levers, outcome and score data.
- Aggregate result across all cases: over 4.61 billion EUR in annual revenue potential identified.

## Use-Case Landing Pages

Dedicated pages for the four typical owner situations (each also available under /en, /ko, /es, /zh, /ja, /ar prefixes):

- [More growth & profit](https://ideascanner.com/wachstum) — for owners unhappy with growth and profitability; uncovers hidden profit levers and scalable products.
- [Prepare a business sale](https://ideascanner.com/unternehmensverkauf) — makes differentiation, scalability and competitive edge provable to increase the sale price.
- [Business succession](https://ideascanner.com/nachfolge) — objective baseline and owner-independent structures for a generational handover.
- [Convince investors](https://ideascanner.com/investoren) — score, growth forecast and provable differentiation as facts for pitch decks and capital raises.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://ideascanner.com)
- [About Us](https://ideascanner.com/about)
- [Knowledge Hub](https://ideascanner.com/wissen)
- [References / Case Studies](https://ideascanner.com/referenzen)
- [Contact](https://ideascanner.com/kontakt)
- [Glossary](https://ideascanner.com/glossar)
- [Terms](https://ideascanner.com/agb)
- [Privacy Policy](https://ideascanner.com/datenschutz)