We work primarily with professional services, trades, manufacturing, and project-based delivery businesses. Our systems thinking approach is adaptable across industries, but we're most effective with businesses in these sectors.

Business Coaches usually focus on mindset, motivation and accountability. This approach works well for overcoming mindset barriers and providing inspiration and strategic direction, but they generally don't provide any support implementing the recommended actions or systematic transformation in your business. This often results in more work for the owner who may already be working long hours.

Accountants that offer Advisory services usually focus on the financial metrics, legal structures, and tax strategies. Expert advice in these areas is crucial in certain situations, however they ignore many other aspects of your business, such as sales & marketing, operational processes, staff, systems, or strategy.

Traditional consultants usually focus on global market trends and providing expert reports with in-depth assessment and strategic recommendations. This can be valuable to large businesses navigating market dynamics and large teams to action recommendations, but can miss the mark for small and medium enterprises who have narrow economic moats and would benefit more from practical guidance and improvin their operational practices .

Bismuth Advisory combines strategic advisory expertise with hands-on implementation. When you need a partner, not just an advisor, we work alongside you to identify priorities and deliver the changes in the best interests of your business. Our approach works best for small and medium businesses ready for change, but lacking the time, expertise, or capacity to implement a transformation alone.

The timeline for project-based consulting and advisory depends on the unique goals of the Client, the required level of support and complexity of improvements required. Fractional and Interim engagements usually run for between 3 and 12 months, though some continue with less involved advisory support after an initial intense transformation phase.

Services vary based on the level of support required. We'll discuss investment during the Strategy Session once we understand your specific needs. Our focus is on ensuring alignment and value for your business before discussing pricing.

We maintain a limited client load to ensure quality of service and implementation support is tailored to the unique needs and timelines of individual Clients. Current availability is discussed during the Discovery Call and Strategy Sessions as appropriate.

We're honest about fit. Our approach is not for everyone or for every situation.
If our approach doesn't align with your needs, we'll tell you in the Discovery Call (saving both of us time). Where possible, we'll point you toward alternatives that might better serve your situation.