Service Businesses & Professional Services
You Are Busy.
Is the Business Working for You?
Service business owners are often the most overworked and the least clear on what they are actually earning. Cole Corrigan works directly with professional services firms to find where the money is going and build a business that does not stop when the owner does.
What service business owners tell Cole
The problems that keep showing up
You are billing well but not building anything
Revenue is solid. You are busy. But at the end of the year, there is not much to show for it. The money comes in and goes right back out. You are not sure what your real margin is after you account for your own time.
Pricing is based on what feels right, not what the numbers say
You set rates based on what the market seems to charge or what clients will accept. You have never sat down and calculated what you actually need to charge to cover overhead, pay yourself properly, and still have something left over.
The business stops when you stop
Clients hired you. They want you. If you take a week off, revenue drops. If you get sick, the business stalls. You have built a job, not a business. There is no path to growth that does not require more of your personal time.
You have no idea what the business is actually worth
If someone offered to buy your business tomorrow, you would not know what to say. There are no documented systems, no transferable client relationships, no recurring revenue. The value lives in your head and your relationships.
What a Business Analysis covers
A direct look at your numbers
Real margin after owner compensation
What is the business actually earning after you pay yourself at market rate? Is it profitable or just covering your salary?
Pricing and rate structure
Are your rates built on real overhead and profit targets? Do you know your break-even billing rate?
Client concentration and revenue risk
How dependent are you on a small number of clients? What happens if your top client leaves?
Owner dependency and systems
What processes exist only in your head? Where are the gaps that prevent you from stepping back?
Capacity and growth ceiling
How much more can you take on before quality or delivery breaks? What is the constraint on your growth?
Business value and transferability
What would this business be worth to a buyer? What would need to change to make it sellable or scalable?
Not sure where to start?
Take the Business Worth Owning Score first
Five minutes. Ten questions. You will see exactly where your service business stands on profit, control, and owner freedom before you talk to anyone.
Ready to see what is actually happening?
Request a Business Analysis
Cole reviews your financials and operations directly. No sales team. No generic advice. A real look at what your service business is doing and what it should be doing.