Small-business strategy · Sydney, NSW

Next Move Consulting

For owners who are flat out, fully booked and still not getting ahead. Ten slides, about four minutes.

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The problem

Busy isn’t the same as growing.

More jobs, more hours, more staff — and somehow the same amount left over at the end of every quarter. Sound familiar?

Illustrative chart: hours worked climb every year while profit stays flat. Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5 Hours worked Profit
Illustrative only — a common pattern, not client data.
The problem02

What we do

Four ways to get unstuck.

  • Strategy sprints

    Two focused weeks on one big question: grow, niche down or hold steady and fix the basics.

    2 weeks · fixed fee

  • Pricing reviews

    Every price checked against your real costs and your local market, line by line.

    About 10 days

  • Operations

    Fewer double-handles in quoting, rostering, stock and the admin that eats your evenings.

    4–6 weeks

  • Hiring plans

    Who to hire next, what they do on day one, and what the business can afford to pay.

    2 weeks

Services03

How we work · step 1 of 4

Listen.

We start on your floor, not in a boardroom.

Half a day with you and the team in a normal week — the phones, the quoting, the end-of-day wrap-up. We watch where the hours actually go.

You getA one-page map of where your week goes.

A TYPICAL DAY, 7 AM – 5 PM 7 am12 pm5 pm On the tools Phones and messages Quotes and admin: 2.5 hrs

How we work · step 2 of 4

Measure.

Numbers before opinions.

Twelve months of sales, costs and hours, sorted by product and customer. There is usually a surprise — often the job you love that quietly loses money.

You getMargin by product, customer and hour, in plain English.

MARGIN BY JOB TYPE ABCDF the one you love E · loses 9%

How we work · step 3 of 4

Decide.

Three moves, not thirty.

We agree three changes for the next 90 days. Each gets an owner, a date and one number that tells you it’s working.

You getA 90-day plan short enough for the fridge door.

30 IDEAS ON THE TABLE 123 THREE MOVES · 90 DAYS

How we work · step 4 of 4

Back you.

Then we stay in your corner.

Thirty-minute check-ins every second week. We adjust the plan, unblock what’s stuck and tell you straight when something isn’t worth it.

You getFive numbers to watch, and someone to call.

12 WEEKS · CHECK-IN EVERY SECOND WEEK wk 2wk 4wk 6wk 8wk 10wk 12 Adjust · unblock · drop what isn’t working

A sample scenario

Sample scenario · fictional business · illustrative figures

Two vans, booked solid, still short at BAS time.

What we’d look for

  • A call-out fee nobody has changed in four years
  • Quotes written at night, after the kids are in bed
  • Small jobs priced like big ones

Three moves

  1. Raise the call-out fee and publish it
  2. Template the ten most common quotes
  3. A minimum charge for jobs under an hour

What could change

6 → 2 hrsa week spent quoting (illustrative)

+8 ptsgross margin on small jobs (illustrative)

A made-up two-van plumbing business in the Hills District, used to show how the process works. General information only — every business is different and no result is promised.

Pricing

Fixed fees. Agreed before we start.

Sample prices in AUD, including GST. Operations projects and hiring plans are quoted after a first chat.

Pricing review

$1,450

Fixed · about 10 days

  • Costs and margins on up to 40 lines
  • A scan of what nearby competitors charge
  • A new price list, ready to publish

Steps 01–03

Strategy sprint

$3,900

Fixed · 4 weeks

  • Half a day on your floor
  • Twelve months of numbers, untangled
  • Your 90-day plan: three moves

In your corner

$1,200/ month

3-month minimum

  • Check-ins every second week
  • A five-number dashboard
  • Calls and emails between sessions
Sample prices09

Your next move

Start with a 30-minute chat.

Free, no slides, no hard sell. By video, or in person in Surry Hills.

Request a first chat

Pick a time (Sydney time)

Demo form — nothing is sent anywhere.

Next Move Consulting · a fictional business · concept demo10

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