Free Profit & Time Gap Diagnostic
You're busy. So where's the money going?
Most owners we meet have never seen what running the business their current way actually costs them. Enter six numbers and see it in dollars and hours: what the business pays you, what it could pay you, and what every day of waiting is worth.
The cost of standing still
Next three years, doing what you're doing now
- Profit you never bank$309,600
- Business value you never build$432,000
- Hours you never get back1,703 hrs
That's $677 a day, weekends included.
Example only: a trades business turning over $1.2 million at a 12% margin, with the owner working 55 hours a week. Your numbers will be different.
Built from the same diagnostic we've used with 150+ client businesses.
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By the numbers
Busy is not the same as profitable.
You’ve built something real. Sales are coming in, the team is working, and from the outside it looks like it’s going well. But cash still feels tight, margins move around from month to month, and everything still comes through you.
The problem is rarely effort. It’s that nobody has put a number on the gap between what the business pays you today and what it could. Until you see that number, it’s easy to keep putting it off.
We're busy, but where's the money?
Cash flow is tight even when sales are strong.
I can't switch off. Everything comes through me.
I don't know whether to hire, expand, or tighten up first.
The business backbone · what the health check measures
What the diagnostic shows you
Four numbers most owners have never worked out, calculated from your own figures.
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What you're really paying yourself per hour
Your profit divided by the hours you actually work, compared with what you say your time is worth.
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The three-year cost of standing still
The profit you won't bank and the business value you won't build if nothing changes, in dollars and per day.
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How your margin compares
Your net margin set against what a typical operator in your industry makes on the same revenue.
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What the business is worth, now and later
Its value today and on an improved path, plus the hours a week you could get back.
Your results appear on screen straight away, and you can download a full PDF report to keep or share with your business partner.
How it works
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Tell us where to send your results
Your name, email and business name. That's it.
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Enter six numbers
Revenue, margin, your hours, team size, what your time is worth and your industry. Round figures work fine.
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See your gap
Your results appear on screen, ready to download as a PDF. Book a free clarity call if you want to talk them through.
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What's in it for you?
Takes about a minute. Your results appear instantly in your browser and you can download them as a PDF. An advisor can talk them through with you if you’d like.
- See what your business really pays you per hour, and how far that is from what your time is worth.
- Find out what standing still will cost you over the next three years, in dollars and per day.
- Get a PDF report showing the profit, business value and hours you could get back.
Your week, hour by hour
One block = one hour of a 55-hour week
- Hours that still need you
- Hours that could come back
Example only, on our client-average path. Your numbers will be different.
What It Covers
Ten areas. 32 questions. A clear picture.
Your Profit
3 questionsWhether your margins are where they need to be and where money is leaking.
Your Cashflow
3 questionsHow well your business manages money in, money out, and the gaps in between.
Your Business Systems & Processes
3 questionsWhether your operations can run without you making every call.
Your Goals & Strategy
3 questionsWhether you have a clear direction and a plan that actually gets followed.
Your Team
3 questionsHow well your people are structured, accountable and set up to perform.
Your Lifestyle
3 questionsWhether the business is giving you the time and income it should be.
Your Risks
4 questionsWhat's exposed in the business and whether the right protections are in place.
Your Growth
3 questionsWhether you have a realistic plan for scaling without burning out.
Your Taxation
3 questionsWhether your tax position is being managed proactively, not just reactively.
Your Succession
4 questionsWhether the business is ready to transition, sell or hand over when the time comes.
Every month you don’t look, the gap gets more expensive.
It takes about a minute to see what yours is. Then you can decide what to do about it.