Business Sense 

If you're a service based or light fabrication business and want to create a streamlined and systematised business you're in the right place

Imagine having a business where:
✓ Your processes, workflows and systems all flow smoothly
✓ You have a "source of truth" to run your business confidently with
✓ You can take time off and your business can run without you
✓ Your team are all crystal clear on what, when and by who each part of your service is delivered
✓ You’ve turned your business from a job to a saleable asset
✓ You’re confident you've got the systems in place to scale without breaking
✓ Your headspace is freed up to work on higher level strategy instead of stuck in the day-to-day weeds

Here's an outline of how you can work with us;
1. Systems Strategy Roadmap
2. Systems Roadmap Implementation
3. Software Implementation
4. COO Consultant

I'm a registered service provider with Regional Business Partner Network (RBPN) so talk to me about the possibility of having your work 50% funded

CLIENT RESULTS
• Highly skilled business technician moving from 40+ billable hours per week to 10-12 per week with increased profits - able to grow a team who delivers gold standard and acquiring new businesses to "plug and play" the systems

• A hybrid service and product business raising profit 20% in 90 days - having the systems setup to consistently bring on one new team member each month with ease - on an increasing profit trajectory

• Electrician who is now able to take 1/2 day off a week by putting in better systems to that allow delegation, automation and mistake-proofing for his team 

• A consulting firm needing 100+ hours of staff time monthly to get through the invoicing process - now that it is simplified and streamlined the invoicing time has been halved, giving $100k+ extra earning potential annually

If you’re ready to turn your business dream into a reality, get in touch.

heidi@businesssense.co.nz
www.BusinessSense.co.nz

Operations Consultant

BSC 

Outsourced Finance Department

Sisters & Co

In this role I was involved in managing the smooth running of the financial operations of Sisters & Co and related entities. 
This included analysis, strategy, monitoring, ongoing support and development across various vertical divisions. I was responsible for the financial management and reporting as well as the development and monitoring of key systems and processes. 
The day to day financial and management accounting tasks, IRD compliance, payroll, HR and various operational duties were my responsibility as well as the task of ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual management reports were produce, analysed and interpreted for the director. 
This role also included cash-flow planning, budgeting and forecasting as well as setting various strategic budgets and ratios to provide the best platform for future business success.
I enjoyed the challenge, engagement and impact of this role immensely.

In house CFO

Living Business

I provided specialist support in WorklowMax, Xero, Vend and Unleashed. I also provided higher level bookkeeping reviews, systems checks, advice, training and reporting as well as consulting to business owners and accountants on software suitability.

WorkflowMax Support Specialist

Bay Business Services Limited

I started this business as a one-woman band and grew it to a healthy team of 3 with a fantastic reputation locally and NZ wide for offering superb bookkeeping, payroll, Xero and Xero Add-On Setup, Training & Support. 
During this time I also co-founded the Tauranga Cloud Expo (www.taurangacloud.com) - an annual event giving Bay of Plenty business owners the chance to interact with NZs best cloud software companies and attend free educational workshops.
I was awarded NZBAI Community Contributor the Year 2014 and had the opportunity to speak at Xerocon 2015 on the "Evolution of Bookkeeping in NZ"
I represented Xero and WorkflowMax at many local events including the YellowPages BizExpo and Priority One Technology for Smarter Business Expo
During this time I worked with 100s of inspiring and wonderful clients and learnt a heck of a lot about myself and about business. I gained immense satisfaction in helping businesses function more efficiently, have real time information and understand their numbers better - as well as building many lifetime friendships along the way. 
In September 2014 I had my first child, and while the business continued to thrive while I reduced my hours to tend to motherhood, I decided that for this season, the best thing was to sell the business. Under the guidance of my mentor, Ian Chitty, we worked towards this goal and I was very pleased to find a fantastic new owner, Helen Schafer. 
Following the sale of the business, because I truly loved the work I did, I remained as an employee for a further year in the business - specialising in Xero, WorkflowMax, Vend and Unleashed.

Director - Bay Business Services

St Luke's Church

St Luke’s is a church community that gathers in Tauranga, New Zealand (www.stlukeschurch.org.nz). 
I co-founded this church with a bunch of passionate and intelligent individuals in 2011. I worked on staff part time for 3 years prior to taking maternity leave. I am still heavily involved in a voluntary capacity and function as Associate Pastor and a Trustee.

Associate Pastor

Startup Weekend

Part of the organising team of Startup Weekend Tauranga 2012 and 2013

Organiser

City Church Tauranga

Events Management & Pastoral

Lifestyle Designs

A start up business manufacturing cedar gates and cedar screens for the property development / home landscaping market. I was in charge of all marketing and promotions and launch of the brand and range.

Marketing Manager

South Pacific International

Export manager and assistant accountant at international seafood export company. Specializing in live lobsters to Hong Kong, China and Japan

Export Manager

I’m Heidi Seal, an Operations Consultant based in New Zealand. My speciality is connecting the dots across all your systems - aligning process, people and software to streamline your operations, create time, enable scalability, grow productivity and reduce errors!
 
My goal is to make sure that you have clear and repeatable systems - so that your team's time is spent delivering on your business mission and bringing your best work to the world! Not on double handling, excess processing, fumbling through weird systems and manual lifting

After working alongside 100s of small businesses over the years across operations and finance, I have a solid understanding of how to assess current state, make a robust implementation plan and then work with teams to bring it to life in the day-to-day

The Business Sense approach is typically as follows:
* Discovery Call
* Systems Strategy Session
* Recommendations Roadmap
* Implementation & Roll Out
* Optimise, Document, SOPs & Training
* Ongoing Support

Here’s a few ways that you can work with me:

● Software Implementation & Training - I work with a suite of job management platforms including WorkGuru, Projectworks, Deltek Vantagepoint and WorkflowMax as well as other connected Add-Ons

● Operations Consulting - looking to improve your operational efficiency and develop your gold standard processes? I offer in-person and online workshops for businesses and teams to build out and implement your best practice systems across people, process and tech. I particularly work with professional service and manufacturing/install businesses

● Fractional COO - if your business is not large enough to need an in-house COO but you need an execution wizard, trusted advisor, structured leader and seasoned business brain to make your big picture vision a grounded reality...get in touch [limited capacity]

I’ve seen first hand the impact that business systems can have on the business owner and employees, as well as on their business value, profitability and saleability. It’s life changing.

I’m a provider through the Regional Business Partners so you may be able to get up to 50% of your work funded if you are a NZ-based business. 

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📲 Book in for an complimentary 15 minute call
- We'll talk about your core operations to see what is/isn't working.
- Uncover the exact next steps you can take today
- Review your opportunity to identify what's possible for you in the next 90 days and beyond

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