6 weeks to know what's wrong, and how to fix it.
A structured systems and communications audit for owner-led SMEs. We map your current state, diagnose the bottlenecks, and architect a high-performance plan you can execute—with us or without us.
1.Business
Model
Business model mapping
Revenue streams
Contract structure
Stakeholder map
Growth ambition
Pain points
Risk analysis
2.Systems
Audit
CRM structure
Reporting integrity
Data flow gaps
Automation maturity
Website performance role
Internal comms tools
Third-party supplier assessment
Operational friction points
3.Communications
Architecture
Positioning clarity
Message house
Audience segmentation
Marketing themes
Contract-winning narrative
Internal communication tone
Risk exposure alignment
4.Infrastructure
Blueprinting
Integrated system diagram
Comms flow map
Tech stack recommendation
90-day quick wins
12-month roadmap
Resourcing plan
A diagnosis. Not a deliverable.
Most consultancies sell you activity. A new website. A rebrand. A campaign. You buy the activity, run it, and a year later the business still feels stuck. Our blueprint is the opposite.
We spend six weeks looking at how your whole business actually runs. The systems. The messaging. The handovers. The places, time, and money quietly leak out. Then we hand you a blueprint—a written, structured plan that names every problem, prioritises every fix, and tells you exactly what to do next.
What you do with the plan is your call. Some clients execute it themselves. Some hand it to their team. Most ask us to stay on and build it with them—that’s The Build.
Either way, you leave with something you didn’t have before: a clear view of your own business, and a plan that holds.
Built for the £1m–£5m founder who's hit a ceiling.
You’re profitable. You’re growing. You’re tired in a way that more time off doesn’t fix.
You’re not sure if the problem is your team, your tools, your marketing, your offer or you. You suspect it might be all of them. You can’t tell which to fix first.
The Blueprint is for you if:
- You’re owner-led and turning over £1m–£5m
- You’ve hit a growth ceiling you can feel but can’t name
- You’re spending more time inside the business than on it
- You’ve tried fixes that worked for a month and then faded
- You want a clear plan, not another vendor
It’s not for you if you’re under £500k turnover (too early—you need different help), or if you want someone to confirm what you already think (we won’t).
The blueprint document.
The blueprint document.
A written plan, roughly 30–50 pages, structured around four parts:
The current state—how your business runs today, on paper. Maps, flows, dependencies, leak points.
The diagnosis —the bottlenecks, ranked by severity. The cost of each one if left unaddressed.
The architecture—the future state. How the business should run. What systems, structures and communications carry it.
The plan—sequenced actions. Prioritised. Costed where relevant. Sized for execution by you, your team, or us.
Plus the two handover sessions. Plus six months of email access for follow-up questions, no extra charge.
6k investment
Fixed fee. Six weeks. Paid in two instalments—half on signing, half on handover.
No hidden extras. No upsell pressure. The blueprint is a finished product. What you do with it is your decision.
Most clients recoup the investment within 90 days of executing the first three priorities—usually through fixed leak points and won contracts the structure was previously costing them. We don’t promise that. We do design for it.
Fixed fee. Six weeks. Paid in two instalments—half on signing, half on handover.
No hidden extras. No upsell pressure. The blueprint is a finished product. What you do with it is your decision.
Most clients recoup the investment within 90 days of executing the first three priorities—usually through fixed leak points and won contracts the structure was previously costing them. We don’t promise that. We do design for it.
Architecture before activity works.
Every other approach starts with what to do. We start with how the business is actually built.
Because you can’t fix marketing if the offer is wrong. You can’t fix the offer if the systems behind it can’t deliver it. You can’t fix the systems if nobody has mapped them. The order matters.
Six weeks isn’t long. But it’s long enough to see clearly. And clarity is the thing every other engagement has been quietly missing.
FAQ
Why six weeks? Why not faster?
Faster work skims. Six weeks is the minimum honest engagement — long enough to map, diagnose and design, short enough to keep momentum. Anything shorter is consultancy theatre.
Will you tell me things I don't want to hear?
Yes. That’s the job. We’ve turned down clients who wanted us to validate decisions they’d already made. If you want a yes-machine, this isn’t the right service.
What if I don't want to execute the plan with you?
That’s fine. The blueprint is yours. We’ve designed it to be executable by your team or another partner. Around half of Blueprint clients move into The Build with us. The other half don’t. We don’t push.
What if my business is over £5m?
Talk to us. We’ve worked with larger SMEs. The method holds—the price scales with complexity.
What if I'm under £1m?
The Blueprint is overkill for you right now. We can point you at the right help—usually a sharper offer, a tighter marketing system, and 12 months of focused execution before this kind of audit pays back.
Do you work outside the A30 corridor?
Most of our work is between Launceston and Bristol. We’ll travel for the right engagement. The first two weeks are mostly in-person; the rest can be remote.
Two ways to start.
Book a discovery call
30 minutes. No pitch. We’ll look at the business together and tell you whether The Blueprint is the right next step. Book a call.
Take the Growth Ceiling Diagnostic first
Seven questions. Three minutes. An honest read on where the structure is breaking.
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Marketing Consultant, Mike Santiago-Griggs has 20 plus years of experience in brand and marketing for business, with teams from local to global.