Services · Business Analysis & Advice
Clear numbers.Straight advice.
Independent business advisory for small and medium businesses.
No jargon. No obligation. No hard sell.
What a business advisor actually does
A good business advisor does two things. First, they look properly at how your business is performing — the numbers, the way the work gets done, and how customers find you. Then they tell you, in plain English, what to change first and why.
That’s our business advisory service. We compare your business against industry benchmarks, pull apart the individual pieces, and find where profit is leaking, where time is being lost and where the opportunities are. You get honest, practical advice you can act on — not a glossy report that sits in a drawer.
Business analysis tells you what is happening. Business advice tells you what to do about it. You get both, from someone who has spent more than 40 years working with small business.
What our business analysis covers
Every business is different, so the analysis is built around yours. Depending on what we find, it can include:
- Sales and income trends
- Margins by product or service group
- Gross profit and pricing
- Overheads and expenses
- Wages as a percentage of income
- Statutory commitments — BAS, super and payroll
- Budgets in dollars and percentages
- Monthly and quarterly profit and loss against budget
- Day-to-day procedures and systems
- Sales management and controls
- Supply lines, stock levels and stock cost
- Marketing spend and where enquiries come from
If the analysis points to a bigger issue — cashflow, structure or tax debt — we’ll tell you, and we can help with that too.
How our business advisory works
A free conversation
Twenty minutes with Garry Godfrey. Tell us what’s going on. No obligation, and nothing to prepare.
We look under the bonnet
We review your financials, systems and marketing, with as little disruption to your day as possible.
Plain-English advice
We walk you through what we found and what to do first, in order of priority. A fixed price, agreed up front.
We check back
Three months later we review your progress with you, at no extra cost.
When to talk to a business advisor
Busy but not profitable
Revenue looks healthy, everyone is flat out, but the profit at the end of the year doesn’t reflect the work.
Growing faster than your systems
More customers and more staff, but the way things are done hasn’t caught up — and it all still runs through you.
Stuck on a plateau
The business has levelled off and you’re not sure what to change, or what to change first.
Local advice, Australia-wide.
Our head office is in Ascot, Brisbane, with offices on the Gold Coast. We work with businesses in every state and territory, in person or by video. Wherever you are, you deal with Garry.
Want to see what this looks like in practice? Read how an independent business review found a $50K profit opportunity in a business that was already doing well.
Business advisory in practice
A salon owner in Singapore had enjoyed three years of strong margins. Nothing was obviously wrong — but was the business performing as well as it could, or just comfortably?
We carried out an independent review of the numbers, the way the salon operated and how it attracted clients, then compared the results with what similar businesses achieve.
The review identified a $50K profit opportunity in a business that was already doing well. Read the case study →
Business advisory: common questions
What does a business advisor do?
A business advisor looks at how your business is performing — the numbers, the systems and the marketing — and gives you practical advice on what to change first. At Australian Business Clinic that means an independent analysis of your business, a plain-English walkthrough of what we find, and a prioritised plan you can act on.
How much does business advisory cost?
Our fees are based on the size and turnover of your business. After a free first consultation we give you a fixed price, agreed up front, with no further charges unless you ask for more. See Our Fees.
What’s the difference between a business advisor and an accountant?
Your accountant looks after compliance, tax and your financial statements. A business advisor focuses on how the business runs and how to improve its performance. The two work best together — we work alongside your accountant or finance broker, and we don’t give tax advice.
Do you only work with businesses in Brisbane and the Gold Coast?
No. Our head office is in Ascot, Brisbane, with offices on the Gold Coast, but we work with businesses in every state and territory, in person or by video.
Is business advisory tax deductible?
Business advisory and consulting fees are generally tax deductible as a business expense in Australia. Please confirm the specifics with your accountant.
Part of the Business Review Programme
We work with your accountant or finance broker. Whatever the service, we work alongside the advisers you already trust, so our advice and theirs point in the same direction. We share what we find, with your permission, and keep everyone on the same page.
Business analysis and advice is one of the areas we cover in the Business Review Programme, which looks at your Numbers, Systems and Marketing together. If you want the full picture, start there. If you only need help with this one area, we can do that on its own.
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