How we work
Three pathways. One standard: implementation.
Every engagement starts with an evaluation of where your business stands. From there, we work at the depth that fits your situation and tie them to measurable outcomes.
Pathway 01
Business Evaluation
A deep dive into understanding your business. Valuable as a standalone report, regardless of whether further engagement follows.
One clear picture.
Week one is on-site inside your business. Week two is the report. We assess 12 business domains and provide a report on the outcome.
Four headline scores
Sellability
What a buyer would pay today
Founder Independence
How much the business needs you
AI Readiness
Where AI creates real uplift
Overall Value
The aggregate picture
12 domains assessed
Financial & Accounting
Sales & Revenue
Operations & Throughput
People & Organisation
Suppliers & Procurement
Capital & Debt Structure
Culture & Leadership
AI & Technology Readiness
Cost Efficiency
Legal & Compliance
Market & Growth Position
Exit Readiness
Pathway 02
Project Outcomes
Targeted work on the issues that matter most, quoted after the evaluation.
Once the evaluation is complete, we identify specific projects that will deliver the highest-impact change. Each is scoped and agreed separately once the report has been finalised.
What projects look like
Supplier contract renegotiation
Management layer design and hiring
AI workflow implementation
Financial reporting and cash flow restructure
Sales process and market strategy
Pathway 03
Partnership
Full embedded implementation. We work inside your business as an integrated executive team.
An integrated team working inside your business. We implement the changes, hold accountability, and align ourselves to your outcomes. We are only there for improvement, not the status quo.
How we’re aligned
Weekly retainer
We are on-site and work with you to create the best outcomes.
EBITDA uplift share
We share in verified EBITDA uplift above an agreed baseline, measured quarterly. If we don’t lift the value, we don’t earn the upside.
Equity options
Where agreed, we hold equity options in your business — vesting over a time period until exit.
Delivering outcomes.
It starts with a conversation.
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