Whole-of-business advisory for SMEs

Growing a business to $20M or $30M is hard. Running it well at that size — while continuing to grow — is a different problem. That's the one we're built for.

At a certain point, every growing business creates more complexity than the people running it can manage alone. That's not a failure of leadership. It's a signal that the business needs experienced capability alongside it — people who understand the whole operation and can help move it forward.

Sound familiar?

Most growing businesses hit the same wall.

Stagnation and growing pains rarely announce themselves clearly. The business becomes harder to run than it should be — and the causes usually aren't where the symptoms appear.

Growth has stalled or is harder to sustain than it should be

Margin is under pressure without a clear cause

Costs have grown faster than visibility or control

Roles, accountability, and ownership have blurred

Execution is reactive — the business is running you

Leaders know what needs to change but lack the bandwidth to lead it

A Business Snapshot identifies the root causes across every domain — in two weeks, for a fixed fee.

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Treating margin pressure as a finance problem, or people issues as an HR problem, is why many SMEs fix the same issues repeatedly. The presenting problem is rarely where the root cause sits.

How it works

A structured pathway from diagnosis through to delivery.

Three stages. Each with a defined scope, a clear deliverable, and a natural lead into the next. No open-ended arrangements. No reports left on a shelf.

Entry point

Business Snapshot

A focused, whole-of-business diagnostic. We assess performance across every domain that typically constrains SME growth and identify what is actually driving the problem.

Delivers
  • Current-state assessment across all domains
  • Key findings and root issues
  • Priority risks and performance barriers
  • Roadmap and recommended next steps
Planning

Implementation Blueprint

Converts Snapshot findings into a practical, prioritised 90-day implementation plan. Diagnosis becomes direction — with defined ownership, sequencing, and governance from day one.

Delivers
  • Prioritised action plan and sequencing
  • Workstream design and ownership map
  • Governance and reporting framework
  • 90-day implementation plan
Delivery

Transformation Support

Structured execution support. Turnpoint coordinates delivery across the agreed workstreams and provides the execution discipline the business cannot sustain internally while continuing to run.

Delivers
  • Workstream coordination and sequencing
  • Governance and reporting maintenance
  • Risk and dependency management
  • 30-60-90 day progress tracking
What sets us apart

We don't produce reports and consider the job done.

There is a version of advisory that produces a high-quality document and considers the job done. That's not this. We work across the whole business — because that's where the actual answers sit — and we stay in the work until it moves.

01

Whole-of-business lens

Business problems in an SME don't sit neatly inside one function. We look across the business because that's where the actual answers are.

02

Execution, not just advice

A recommendation that doesn't move anything hasn't helped anyone. We help clients prioritise, plan, and coordinate delivery — because that's where most engagements fail.

03

Built for SMEs

We don't apply an enterprise model to a $20M business. The constraints are real. The decisions carry personal weight. Our model is designed around that reality.

04

Senior people in the work

Our advisers have held senior positions and delivered serious change. They understand what these problems look like from the inside — not just from a diagnostic framework.

05

No full internal team required

A $20M business can't justify building a full internal transformation function. But it can access the same quality of thinking and execution discipline through a model built for its scale. That's what Turnpoint provides.

If this is the kind of advisory your business needs, the Business Snapshot is where we start.

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Priority sectors

We know the operating environments our clients work in.

Sector 01

NDIS / Care

Care-based organisations navigating growth, labour complexity, compliance pressure, systems uplift, and operating model strain. The sector's structural pressures require advisory that understands the operating environment — not just the numbers.

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Sector 02

Professional Services

Firms dealing with delivery inefficiency, founder dependence, margin pressure, team structure issues, and the need for stronger operating discipline. The shift from founder-led to properly structured is one of the most consequential transitions a professional services firm makes.

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The Business Snapshot is where most engagements begin.

A focused, whole-of-business diagnostic. Fixed fee. Two weeks. Clear findings, identified root issues, and a practical roadmap for what comes next — without any obligation to proceed further.

Book a Business Snapshot Fixed fee  ·  Two weeks  ·  No lock-in