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[ Industry advisory · Construction & trades ]

Strategic advisory for growing electrical businesses.

Most electrical businesses scale to a point where the owner is still on the tools, and the back-office is held together with goodwill. We help electrical businesses move from operator to operator-led business — with margin and structure to support it.

[ What we hear, again and again ]

The pressures inside electricians.

These questions need the business’s information and circumstances to be understood. They are not, on their own, evidence of the cause or the right solution.

  • 01Pricing and margin set by habit, not by what the business actually needs
  • 02Job scheduling and team utilisation eating into productive hours
  • 03Cashflow stretched by retentions, defects and slow-paying head contractors
  • 04Hiring more apprentices and tradies before the financials can support them
  • 05Owner exposure and structure designed for a one-man-band that no longer exists

[ How we work ]

What the accounting and advisory work can cover.

  1. 01

    Real recovery rates per tradie and apprentice, not gut feel

  2. 02

    Job and contract profitability reviewed at an agreed frequency, by job type

  3. 03

    Cashflow visibility around progress claims and retention release

  4. 04

    Structure rebuilt for a real business, not a sole trader carrying risk

  5. 05

    Tax and wealth planning timed to the realities of the build cycle

[ The numbers that matter ]

Measures that help owners understand performance.

Not a long list — the handful of numbers that, watched consistently, change how the business is run.

  • 01

    Charge-out vs cost recovery

    What's being earned per hour on the ground

  • 02

    Job profitability by type

    Where the real money is — and where it isn't

  • 03

    Debtor and retention days

    Cash that's earned but not yet in the account

  • 04

    Wages as a % of revenue

    Whether the team is supporting or eroding margin

[ Across the year ]

Through the year — not just a tax-time call.

See how we work →

These are possible review topics, not a standard calendar. We agree the work, reporting and meeting frequency for your business. Agreed actions have clear responsibilities and are followed up.

  • 01

    Visibility on cash, WIP and job-level margin

  • 02

    Review of pipeline, capacity and margin trend

  • 03

    Tax planning, structure and asset protection

  • 04

    Vision — where the business and the operator are heading next

[ The honest line ]

There's a moment when an electrical business stops being a job and starts being a real business. We help operators see that line clearly — and cross it.

[ The next conversation ]

Build a real business behind the trade.

Bring the messy stuff. The numbers, the pressures, the decisions you've been putting off. The first conversation is structured, candid and obligation-free.

Book an introductory call →See Business Advisory

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