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The Profit Leak Scorecard

Most businesses that stall aren't leaking in one place. They're leaking in four. Answer a few questions about your business and see exactly where the money, time, and energy are draining out.

28 quick checks 4 areas of your business 10 minutes

Be honest. The boxes you don't want to check are usually the ones costing you the most.

Start with a few basics so the read is tailored to a business like yours. Then check every statement that's true right now. Each one is a leak I see again and again.

First, the basics

This stays private. It just lets me read your score the way I'd read it sitting across from you.

What kind of business?

How long in business?

Rough annual revenue?

How big is your team?

What would move the needle most?

Worked with a consultant before?

Revenue

The top line

You haven't raised your prices in over a year, even as your costs went up. You can't name your single most profitable product or service off the top of your head. More than half your revenue depends on a handful of customers. You're busy, but revenue has been flat or sliding for two quarters or more. You have no reliable way to land a new customer this month. It's word of mouth and luck. Your sales lean on discounts or promotions to move. You don't actually track where your new customers come from.

Overhead

The bottom line

You couldn't say right now what your three biggest monthly expenses are. You're paying for software, subscriptions, or vendors you're not sure you still use. Inventory or supply ordering runs on gut, not numbers. Payroll has crept up, but output hasn't moved with it. You haven't renegotiated a major vendor, lease, or contract in over a year. You don't know your profit margin on a typical sale. Cash feels tight even in months that looked busy.

Systems & Processes

The machine

The business can't get through a normal day without you physically there. Key tasks live in your head, not in a written process. The same problems keep coming back no matter how many times you fix them. You're the bottleneck. Things stall the moment they hit your desk. You couldn't hand a new hire a document that shows them how things are done. Customer follow-up or invoicing slips through the cracks when things get busy. You're still doing tasks a capable hire could handle for a fraction of your time.

Culture & Team

The glue

You've lost a good employee in the last year and you're still not sure why. You avoid the hard conversations with people who aren't pulling their weight. Your team waits to be told what to do instead of taking ownership. Hiring feels like a gamble every single time. If you took two weeks off, things would quietly fall apart. Training a new hire means they shadow you and hope it sticks. You're working more hours than anyone else on your team.

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Revenue

Overhead

Systems

Culture & Team

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