Get integrated Business Advisory from Rachelle Hare and Shannon Drew, combining financial, commercial and strategic expertise to improve your profitability, cash flow, business structure and growth.
We help you resolve business problems, improve performance, make major decisions and plan your next move. Engage us for a defined project or ongoing support you can cancel anytime, subject to engagement terms.
Business Adviser | Commercial Manager | Construction Lawyer | Commercial Lawyer
25+
years in Business Advisory, business structure advice, Construction Law, commercial risk, major contracts and Business Strategy.
Management Accountant | Virtual CFO | Business Adviser
25+
years in Management Accounting, financial modelling, cash flow forecasting, Business Advisory and external CFO advisory services
Proactive advice across every stage of business
Our Business Advisory Services help construction business owners understand their business, financial and commercial position, make important decisions, carry out business planning and engage experienced advisers for specific work or ongoing support.
We combine financial, commercial and legal expertise to assess business problems and major decisions.
You can engage us for defined work with agreed deliverables and fixed fees or for ongoing support (which you can cancel at any time without cancellation fees).
Rachelle and Shannon work directly with you on profitability, cash flow, Business Structuring, strategic decision support, growth and commercial risk, using their business adviser credentials earned over the last 25+ years as each of them advised thousands of businesses.
Our Business Advisory Services Brisbane cover:
We provide defined reviews, help drafting or revising your business goals, financial models, structure reviews, strategy workshops, cash flow planning, assessments and ongoing senior advisory support and help with critical decisions, depending on your requirements.
We also provide Management Consulting if you are searching for consultancy services rather than business advice.
Get help with profitability, cash flow, Business Structuring, major decisions, risk and commercial commitments.
Find out why profitable projects are not producing the expected business profit, and get help improving financial reporting, margins and financial control.
We also help when financial reports arrive too late for you to act on problems before they affect your results.
$3,000-$6,000 + GST
Find out where your construction projects are losing margin and which financial problems need attention first.
You receive:
Know how much cash your business needs, when you will need it and whether you can afford new projects, employees or equipment.
We also help you assess the impact of delayed progress payments, retentions and working capital requirements, even when your pipeline of work is strong.
$3,000-$7,500 + GST
Test whether your business can fund planned work, recruitment, equipment purchases or a slower payment cycle.
You receive:
Make sure your business structure supports your operations, ownership arrangements and plans for growth, acquisitions or succession.
Check whether your structure suits your business today and where you want to take it.
You receive: A structure diagram, report or comprehensive analysis, depending on the service selected.
Work with Rachelle and Shannon to develop your Business Strategy, address barriers to growth and make major decisions with financial, commercial and legal advice.
We can help you assess whether your business has the financial capacity and governance arrangements needed to pursue larger government or Tier 1 projects. Succession planning can also address the owner's continuing role in key relationships, approvals and commercial decisions.
60-minute Strategy Session
Use your Strategy Session to test assumptions, consider options or get experienced advice on a significant business decision without commissioning a larger review.
Work with Rachelle and Shannon on your Business Strategy, growth plans, acquisitions, succession or major commercial decisions.
You receive:
From $5,000 + GST
Understand what you are buying, the financial and commercial risks involved and how an acquisition may affect your existing business. We can also assess client concentration, dependence on key managers and existing contractual commitments that may affect the value or operation of the business after purchase.
You receive:
Legal Due Diligence is scoped separately.
Identify and address weaknesses in your legal obligations, risk controls and Governance arrangements before they expose your business or its directors to greater risk.
$2,500-$6,000 + GST
Identify weaknesses in QBCC compliance, contractual risk, Directors' Duties or Governance arrangements.
You receive:
Protect your margins and commercial position with experienced help on tender pricing, contractual commitments, negotiations and major project risks.
Before committing to a larger project, we can help you assess whether the contract's financial and commercial demands exceed your available working capital or capacity to deliver.
Each can provide sound advice within their area, but you still need to work out what it all means for your business.
We bring financial, commercial, legal and strategic considerations together, work with your existing advisers where needed, and help you make decisions with a clearer understanding of the consequences.
We understand how tender pricing, project margins, payment terms, contract risk, working capital and QBCC requirements affect construction businesses. You can discuss these issues together rather than seeking separate advice on each one.
You work directly with Rachelle Hare and Shannon Drew. We assess your issues, provide advice and complete the work within your agreed engagement. We do not hand your project to a junior team after your initial meeting.
You may be considering an acquisition, larger project, restructure, growth opportunity or succession plan. We help you assess the financial and commercial implications alongside your existing commitments, business capacity and longer-term objectives.
Construction business owners rarely come to us because they need another report. They want to understand why profit is disappearing, why growth is putting pressure on cash flow, or how to deal with a major business problem. Our job is to work out what's causing it and help them do something about it.
Get senior financial or commercial expertise without employing another full-time executive.
Financial reporting, cash flow, working capital and financial oversight with Shannon
Tender strategy, negotiations, contract commercial risks and commercial oversight with Rachelle
Work directly with us through scheduled meetings and contact between meetings when you need advice on an important issue.
As we get to know your ownership arrangements, financial position, commercial risks and business objectives, you can return to advisers who already understand your business.
We agree on monthly fees and support arrangements with you. You can cancel anytime, subject to engagement terms.
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No obligation to proceed further.
60 minutes
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We discuss your problem, review available information and recommend next steps.
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Proceed with a defined project, ongoing support or no further engagement.
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Advice, reports, models, recommendations or further support as included in your engagement.
A Queensland civil contractor experiencing inconsistent project margins wanted to know whether appointing a Commercial Manager would address its problems.
We reviewed its Commercial Management requirements and factors contributing to margin variation.
A contractor wanted its owner to step back from routine project decisions without losing financial and commercial visibility.
Our review identified inconsistencies in project reporting and forecasting assumptions requiring attention.
Our Construction Business Advisers help owners address profitability, cash flow, commercial problems, Business Structuring, growth, Risk Management and Governance.
You can engage us for a defined financial review, Strategy Workshop, commercial assessment or other project without an ongoing retainer.
Strategy Sessions cost $650 + GST with one adviser or $750 + GST with both. StructureSAFE Reports cost $497 + GST and Comprehensive Business Structure Analysis costs $2,950 + GST. Other projects have indicative prices, with fixed fees confirmed after scoping.
You can retain your accountant. We can work with your accountant or finance team where required.
Business Advisory covers specific financial, commercial and strategic work. External CFO Services provide ongoing financial reporting, forecasting and senior financial support.
We can help you assess ownership options, prepare financial and commercial information, plan succession and examine the implications of a proposed sale or ownership change. We scope transaction-specific work separately.
We can include further advice and agreed implementation support in your project or ongoing engagement. We confirm responsibilities, deliverables and fees before that work starts.
Financial problems, commercial risks and business decisions are connected. Your advice should be too - that's why we founded Blaze Business & Legal
Whether you need to recover lost profit, improve cash flow, make a major decision, restructure your business or prepare for growth or succession, work directly with Rachelle and Shannon. Get integrated financial, commercial and legal expertise, with practical support to address your business problems.
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