Our Story
Welcome to Strategic Thinktank
Founded in 1994, Strategic Thinktank, Inc. is a small business advisory consultancy offering practical and results-driven strategic solutions to small and mid-sized (SMB) businesses.
Our consulting practice is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
We have over 25 years’ experience counseling, mentoring and coaching startups, and growing small and mid-sized businesses.
Testimonials
What People are Saying
Ara Topouzian
Ms. Nancy Marshall
, Aluminum Supply Company
Lola has been a tremendous resource for our Corporation and for me personally. We have used her on several occasions through the Small Business Development Center. She has assisted us with all processes of our day to day business. We will continue to rely on her expertise to help us grow!
Dr. Diana Wong
, OD, & Entrepreneurship at Eastern Mich U; CEO & President, Sensei Change Associates, LLC
Lola provides a unique portfolio of talent to solve problems in challenging business situations. She has a clear understanding of priorities when situations make it difficult for others to move forward. Based on a variety of challenges, I witness how Lola engages others to collaborate and solve problems in a positive manner. Lola moves through our world with a high level of graciousness that supports her ability to build high quality relations, develop others, and help unravel bureaucracy.
E Hudson
, Nubian Computing Technology Innovators
Professional, thorough, pleasant, candid, helpful, encouraging, knowledgeable, wise, empathetic, flexible, process-oriented, communicative, idealistic, creative, clever and savvy are all the terms which describe my experience as a result of the services that Lola offered my business.
Don’t Miss
Our News And Events
Why Small Businesses Have Stopped Investing
The April 2026 data suggest something different is now happening. What the NFIB describes as businesses “leaving the playing field altogether” is worth paying attention to, particularly for owners who want to be prepared when opportunities present themselves again.
Immigrant-Owned Businesses: Getting Approved Isn’t the Problem. Getting Fully Funded Is.
When a business receives less than it needs, growth plans are delayed or scaled back, working capital gaps remain, and owners may turn to higher-cost or short-term solutions.
The Tariff Refund Window Is Open. Here Is What Small Business Importers Need to Do.
More than 300,000 U.S. companies that paid these tariffs are owed refunds, totaling roughly $166 billion.
