Business Advisory
Most construction businesses start simple.
One company with a few jobs, and decisions made quickly so work can move.
As the business grows, things are added to keep up. Another entity for a project. Plant financed elsewhere. A trust introduced later. Licences left where they were first issued because moving them would slow everything down. Directors sign where they need to so contracts can be secured and work can continue.
Years later, the business is larger and profitable, but harder to explain. Risk is spread across the group. Banks ask broader questions. Decisions take longer because no one wants to guess where the exposure lands.
This is the point where Business Advisory becomes necessary.
At Blaze Business & Legal, much of our Business Advisory work starts with a $1,950 (exc. GST) full Construction Business Review. This is a structured, service designed to give construction business owners and directors clarity over structure, risk, finance and decision-making across the group.
Who this work is for
This work is for construction business owners and directors running established businesses.
It is usually relevant when the business operates across multiple companies or trusts, directors are signing personal guarantees across the group, assets, licences and contracts sit in different entities, banks are pushing for more security, or decisions feel risky because the consequences are no longer contained.
The team at Blaze Business & Legal have been instrumental in turning our business around. Their strategic insights and hands-on approach have made the biggest difference – sales are up, we have a better insight into our pricing and our staff are happier. I’ve tried offering Shannon and Rachelle jobs at our company, but nope, they said something about wanting to help other businesses as well. Sigh! Anne, CFO, Large Construction Company
What Business Advisory means at Blaze Business & Legal
Business Advisory at Blaze Business & Legal means dealing with how the business actually runs.
We follow how contracts are signed, how money moves, where assets sit, how licences are used, how finance is structured, and how decisions are made. We identify where the structure no longer matches reality and where risk is being carried simply because no one has stopped to reset it.
We then help put changes in place that the business can live with. Changes that banks accept. Changes that do not interrupt projects or cash flow.
This work is hands-on and implementation-focused. It is about fixing what is slowing the business down or increasing exposure.
Business Advisory capabilities
Not every business needs every capability listed below. These are the areas we work across, depending on what the Construction Business Review identifies as necessary.
Structure and Group Design
Business Structure & Group Advisory
Asset & Capital Protection Advisory
Operational and Legal Alignment Advisory
Construction Business Structure Review
Director Risk, Governance and Decision-Making
Risk & Governance Advisory for Construction Groups
Director Risk & Exposure Advisory
Strategic Decision Advisory for Owners
Strategic and Board-Level Advisory
Strategic and Board-Level Advisory focuses on how owners and directors make decisions that affect the entire business group.
This includes setting strategic direction, testing major decisions before they are locked in, and ensuring board-level thinking aligns with risk, structure and financial reality.
This work supports owners and directors when decisions are difficult to reverse, commercially significant, or carry personal exposure. It is at a higher level than day-to-day management of the business.
Our Strategic and Board-Level Advisory typically supports:
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Group-wide strategic direction
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Major commercial decisions
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Board and owner decision frameworks
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Alignment between strategy, governance and execution
Finance and Bank Interaction
Finance & Funding Advisory
Risk & Exposure Mapping
Projects, Growth and Change Events
Joint Venture & Project Structuring Advisory
Business Exit & Succession Advisory (Pre-transaction)
Growth and Scale Advisory
Full list of Business Advisory capabilities
1. Business Structure & Group Advisory
We review how construction business groups are structured and how they operate in practice. This includes entity roles, licence placement, asset ownership, inter-entity arrangements, finance settings and director exposure.
2. Risk & Governance Advisory for Construction Groups
We help construction groups put clear rules around decision-making and risk. This covers who can sign contracts, how risk is approved, how decisions are documented, and how directors avoid being personally exposed by default.
3. Director Risk & Exposure Advisory
We identify where directors are exposed through guarantees, cross-entity liability and contracting practices. We then help reduce unnecessary exposure and tighten how risk is allocated across the group.
4. Finance & Funding Advisory
We work directly with banks and financiers. This includes structuring facilities, negotiating guarantees and security, consolidating loans where appropriate, and improving the business’s position when seeking funding.
5. Asset & Capital Protection Advisory
We help position plant, equipment, property and retained profits so they support the business without being unnecessarily exposed. This includes structure design, documentation and implementation.
6. Risk & Exposure Mapping
We map where operational, contractual, financial and personal risk sits across the group so owners can make decisions knowing the consequences.
7. Operational and Legal Alignment Advisory
We align how the business operates day to day with how it is documented legally, reducing gaps between practice and paperwork.
8. Joint Venture & Project Structuring Advisory
We assist with joint ventures and project-specific structures so risk, responsibility, money flow and control are clear before work starts.
9. Business Exit & Succession Advisory (Pre-transaction)
We prepare construction business owners for exit, succession or change of control by addressing structure, governance and risk before a transaction forces rushed decisions.
10. Growth and Scale Advisory
We support owners moving into larger projects or higher turnover, making sure growth does not add avoidable risk or operational drag.
11. Strategic Decision Advisory for Owners
We support owners and directors through decisions that cut across structure, finance and risk so decisions can be made without hesitation.
Business Advisory Services
These are defined services we deliver repeatedly for construction business groups.
If you are unsure where to start, begin with the Construction Business Review. From there, we advise what needs attention now, what can wait, and what should stay as it is.
Construction Business Review
The Construction Business Review examines how a construction business group is set up and how it operates in practice.
It looks across structure, risk, finance and decision-making, including how entities, licences, assets, guarantees and authority are arranged. The outcome is a clear understanding of what is creating risk or delay, what is working, and what needs to change so the business is easier to run and safer to grow.
This is a paid service and is priced at $1,950 (excluding GST).
Construction Business Structure Review
The Construction Business Structure Review is a service we perform under our our Business Structure & Group Advisory services.
It examines entities, trusts, agreements, entity roles, licence placement, asset ownership, inter-entity arrangements, loans, guarantees, property ownership, finance arrangements and director exposure.
Book a Construction Business Structure Review
How we work with construction business owners
1. Understanding how the business runs
We start by understanding how money, contracts, assets and decisions actually move through the business.
2. Identifying the pressure points
We identify issues we see repeatedly in growing construction groups, including undocumented inter-entity arrangements, licence placement problems, asset exposure and guarantee sprawl.
3. Implementing changes
We help implement changes so banks, counterparties and the business itself can operate with certainty.
Why Construction Owners choose Blaze Business & Legal
Owners and Directors come to us because they want straight answers and fewer moving parts.
We have worked with thousands of construction business groups over the last 25+ years, and we see the same problems surface as businesses grow. This experience allows us to focus on what matters, avoid unnecessary changes, and move quickly.
What our clients say
We knew things were getting messy but couldn’t explain why. Once the structure was reviewed properly, the issues were obvious and decisions became easier. Michael T., Brisbane
We were profitable but carrying more risk than we realised. The work helped us deal with the bank properly and run the business with less stress. Steve L., South East Queensland
FAQs – Business Advisory
1. What does Business Advisory at Blaze Business & Legal involve?
Business Advisory at Blaze Business & Legal involves integrated legal, commercial, operational and financial work for construction business owners and directors. The focus is on fixing issues that create risk, slow decisions or limit growth.
2. Who should consider Business Advisory services?
Business Advisory services are relevant for construction business owners and directors operating across multiple entities or carrying increasing personal exposure. It is most useful once growth makes decisions harder to reverse.
3. How is Business Advisory different from legal or accounting advice?
Business Advisory is different because structure, finance, contracts and risk are addressed together rather than separately. This avoids conflicting advice and removes the need for owners to coordinate advisers.
4. Is Business Advisory the same as insolvency or turnaround work?
Business Advisory focuses on improving how viable construction businesses operate and scale. It is not insolvency or turnaround advice, and we would refer you to a specialist insolvency or turnaround expert if we thought you were at or near this point.
5. What is the best first step if the issues are unclear?
The best first step is a Construction Business Review, which identifies where risk and problems sit before changes are made.
Next steps
If your construction business has grown and the setup no longer feels fit for purpose, start with a Construction Business Review.
From there, we will advise what needs attention now, what can wait, and what should stay as it is.