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Our firm is one of the select few, nationwide, that have achieved certification in Profit First. In addition to our coaching services, we will guide you with the methods to greatly increase the profitability of your business. Of course, we will guide you through the business challenges you face - but you should expect that from any coach you hire. We also address the most important factor for any
27/05/2026
Use these before you hire, sign a lease, take on a big project, raise prices, or any other big financial decision in your design firm:
1. What does this decision cost — truly?
Not just the line item. The full weight. A hire isn't just salary. It's benefits, taxes, software, training, and the management time it takes from you.
2. What does this decision need to return to be worth it?
Put a number on it. "This hire needs to generate $X in billable work or save me Y hours per week." A decision without a success metric is a guess.
3. What happens to cash flow over the next 6 months?
Today's math is easy. Month 4 is where decisions break. Model it.
4. If this goes wrong, how do we recover?
Not will it go wrong. If.
Every good CEO has a Plan B before committing to Plan A.
Save this for your next big financial decision!
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21/05/2026
Deposits create the illusion of cash.
Margins are what actually pay you. Book your CFO2GO audit today and stop running your firm on the deposit illusion.
Know your real margins, your real profit, and your real next move!
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20/05/2026
The most expensive word in your business right now might be "tariffs."
Designers I'm talking with this year are spending hours reselecting materials to keep projects on budget.
Swapping porcelain for stone remnants. Rebudgeting halfway through specification. Absorbing cost increases that were never priced in — because when the quote went out, those costs didn't exist yet.
This isn't a design problem. It's a structural one.
If your pricing model assumes stable material costs and predictable freight, it's working against you right now.
Every project you quoted in Q1 that hasn't closed yet is a project where the math has quietly shifted. Three questions worth asking this week:
1. o my proposals include a material cost clause that protects us if freight or tariffs change mid-project?
2. Am I building a contingency into procurement — not just for damages, but for cost volatility?
3. When was the last time I actually ran the numbers on a completed project to see what I kept?
You cannot design your way out of a structural pricing problem.
You have to rebuild the structure. and the good news is it can absolutely be rebuilt!
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15/05/2026
You don't need another course. You don't need more information.
At a certain point in your firm's growth, what you actually need is a partner.
Someone who understands the financial structure of a luxury design firm.
Someone who has seen the decision you're about to make a hundred times before.
who can sit beside you through the hire, the expansion, the pricing shift, the hard conversation — and help you think clearly, not just quickly.
That's what 1:1 Business Advisory is.
It's built for established design firm owners who are carrying complex decisions, a growing team, and a vision for what comes next — and who are ready to stop navigating all of it alone.
If you're approaching a transition in your firm and you want a steady, experienced voice in your corner for the next 12 months, let's talk about whether we're the right fit.
Schedule a consultation — link in bio.
