Advisory

More take-home pay, and a business that needs you less.

We learn your business, find where the money is slipping away, and sit down with you on a set schedule until you're keeping more of it.

You leave your first review with a plan and a dollar figure on every fix. It's yours to keep, whether you hire us or not. If we don't think the work will pay for itself, we'll tell you before you hire us.
Price
Priced to the size of your business
Includes
Books, payroll and the Dash
Average result
10%+ more net profit in six months
Measured on
Your take-home pay and your time

How we work

What every advisory client gets.

1

We learn your business first

We get your books, payroll and sales current and live on the Dash, your numbers on your phone, and take the time to understand how your business really runs.

2

You see what each fix is worth

We find where the money is slipping away and tell you what each fix is worth in dollars, then work them in order, biggest first.

3

We stay with you

We sit down with you on a set schedule, with the numbers in front of us both, and every meeting ends with the next thing to do.

4

Your books get done, and done right

Monthly books, payroll and sales tax handled for you, and your numbers on your phone every day.

The two numbers we're measured on

Every session comes back to these.

What you take home

Your own pay and profit from the business, measured from your books.

How much the business needs you

The hours and decisions that still run through you, and how many come off your plate.

Where the money goes

Four places the money slips away, and what we do about each.

What you charge

Prices set years ago, or matched to the shop down the street, rarely cover what the work costs today.

What we doWe price your work against what it actually costs you, job by job or item by item, and show what each change is worth.

Labor

Labor is usually the biggest cost you control. Hours creep up while the work getting done stays the same.

What we doWe line hours up against sales and the work done, then fix scheduling and staffing where the money is going.

Costs

Vendor prices creep up, and nobody's tracking waste or the subscriptions you forgot about.

What we doWe go line by line through what you spend and rank what to renegotiate, cut, or change.

Cash

Profit on paper doesn't help if the cash shows up after the bills.

What we doWe map when money comes in and goes out, and change terms and timing so cash stays ahead.

Some of our results

A few of the owners we work with, and what changed in their numbers.

Bar and restaurant

7.8% → 18.5%

Net profit, within six months

Before7.8%
Six months later18.5%
Where they started

Four months in, messy books, tight on cash, no clear view of the numbers.

What we did

Reworked their prices and costs and put their numbers on their phone for the first time. That turned up five figures in loss and waste nobody was tracking.

What changed

Net profit more than doubled as a share of sales, and the owners see their numbers as the month happens instead of after it.

New bar, first year

22.8%

Profit in year one, on $1.227M in revenue, with debt cleared

At opening0%
End of year one22.8%
Where they started

A first-time owner facing every decision a new business brings, wanting to get it right.

What we did

Set up the books, priced the menu for profit, structured payroll, and planned for a profit from the first month.

What changed

A profitable first year, with the debt cleared by the end of it.

Residential cleaning

35%

Net operating profit, about twice the industry average

Industry averageabout 17%
This company35%
Where they started

Stuck in hourly pricing arguments, no view of real job costs, unpredictable cash.

What we did

Worked out what each job cost in labor and what it made, moved them to flat-rate recurring prices, and set up the routines to keep it that way.

What changed

Steady recurring revenue and a business the owners now run part-time, remotely.

See more of our results

The fine print, up front

Who it's for

Owner-led businesses that are busy and still don't keep enough of what they make. Most are doing $500K to $10M a year.

What's included

  • Monthly books, payroll, sales tax, and 1099s
  • The Dash, your numbers on your phone
  • A dollar value on every fix, worked in order
  • Advisory sessions on a set schedule
  • Custom systems and tools where you need them

Not included

  • Filing tax returns. Your CPA handles those, with books they can file from.
  • Legal advice or investment advice
  • Running your operation for you. We make the fixes with you and your team.

How to get started

  1. Step 1 of 3

    Get a call

    A few taps, then we call you to see if we're a fit.

  2. Step 2 of 3

    A first review of your numbers

    We find the fixes and put a dollar value on each one.

  3. Step 3 of 3

    Make the fixes

    Fixes in order, and sessions on a set schedule until they show up in your numbers.

What to expect

The work runs in four steps.

1

Strategy

We agree on what you want from the business, in pay and in time, and set the plan to get there.

2

Positioning

We look at who you sell to and what you're known for, so you spend your effort where you make the most.

3

Sales

We look at where your work comes from and what it takes to win it, and fix where you lose people between the first call and a paid job.

4

Pricing

We price your work against what it really costs you, and show you what each change is worth before you make it.

Our promise

You leave your first review with a plan and a dollar figure on every fix. It's yours to keep, whether you hire us or not.

If we don't think the work will pay for itself, we'll tell you before you hire us.

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Common questions

What does it cost?

Priced to the size of your business. You'll see your price in your proposal before you commit.

How soon will I see a difference?

Our average client grows net profit by more than 10% in their first six months. The first fixes usually come out of the first review, because pricing and cost changes start paying right away.

What if it doesn't pay for itself?

You leave your first review with a plan and a dollar figure on every fix. It's yours to keep, whether you hire us or not. If we don't think the work will pay for itself, we'll tell you before you hire us.

Are my books included?

Yes. Monthly books, payroll, sales tax and the Dash all come with advisory, so every session runs on numbers you can trust.

My books are behind. Can I start anyway?

Yes. We catch your books up first, so the work is built on real numbers.

Want the books without advisory? See bookkeeping and payroll

Find out what your business could pay you.

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