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Richard listens & frames
Richard starts with what is happening, what should be happening and what has already been tried, then defines the few questions that matter.
A focused review. Practical solutions. A stronger tomorrow.
The $2,500 Business Fix
A senior CEO/COO diagnostic for businesses where something isn’t working as it should.
You do not need to know what is wrong. You only need to know that something is not right. The Business Fix is designed to identify the underlying causes, separate the critical few priorities from the noise and give you a practical way forward.
US$2,500 UK price: £2,000
60% on commencement; 40% before final delivery.
Bespoke advice. Practical solutions. A stronger tomorrow.
Who it is for
Practical support when you need it most.
The warning signs are usually obvious. The cause often isn’t.
- Profit is disappointing despite respectable revenue
- The sales pipeline is active but not converting
- Growth is consuming cash faster than expected
- Responsibilities overlap and important work falls between functions
- Too many decisions and exceptions keep reaching the CEO
- Everyone is busy, but execution remains slow
The principle
Find the real problem first.
The first job is not to prescribe a fashionable solution. It is to find the real problem.
Business problems rarely respect departmental boundaries. The diagnostic can therefore cross strategy, finance, sales, people, operations, technology, accountability and execution.
How it works
A focused diagnostic, not a paperwork exercise.
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Richard investigates
He follows the evidence selectively — numbers, workflows, sales pipelines, systems, customers or live walkthroughs as relevant.
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Richard tests
He holds up to three focused stakeholder conversations to challenge assumptions, find contradictions and locate bottlenecks.
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Richard diagnoses & prioritises
He identifies the underlying causes and the actions most likely to improve performance, cash, sales, execution or risk.
What you receive
Clarity about what happens next.
- What is working and should be protected
- What is not working — and why
- What matters most now
- What should happen next, with ownership and sequence
The output
A concise written diagnostic.
A prioritised 30/60/90-day action agenda and a final working session with Richard.
The engagement normally includes a detailed founder/CEO diagnostic session, targeted investigation, up to three focused stakeholder conversations, independent analysis, written findings and a final working session. Materially larger scope is agreed separately before work begins.
Engagement structure
Straightforward and transparent.
US$2,500 UK: £2,000
Commencement: US$1,500 / £1,200 to reserve the work and begin the engagement.
Balance: US$1,000 / £800 when the analysis is complete, before release of the final report and final working session.
Confidential and independent. No obligation to retain Richard for implementation. Additional interviews, analysis or implementation are quoted separately.
Why Richard
Experience across the whole business.
- CEO, C-suite and advisory experience across banking, technology, SaaS and international business
- Commercial judgement with financial and economic depth
- Experience building operating structures, products and systems — not merely recommending them
- An internationally published business author who makes complexity usable
The six-page booklet
Read the Business Fix overview.
See the symptoms, process, deliverables and commercial structure in one concise document.
Download the PDF ↓The emphasis is on answers and action — not consultancy theatre.
Frequently asked questions
Useful details before we talk.
Is this a full consulting engagement?
No. It is a defined diagnostic with a fixed scope. Any implementation or specialist work afterwards is separate and optional.
What information will you need?
Only evidence relevant to the questions being tested. This is not a data-room exercise.
Can you work with companies outside the US and UK?
Yes. Stutely & Associates works internationally. The standard international price is US$2,500; UK clients may use the fixed £2,000 price. EUR payment can be arranged on request.
What happens if the issue is larger than the agreed scope?
We will tell you before expanding the work. Any materially larger scope is quoted and agreed separately.