Understanding Your Financial Position Before Making Critical Decisions
Most Australian businesses operate without truly understanding their financial stability markers. We spent years working with companies that discovered vulnerabilities only after they became problems. Our approach starts with clarity—mapping exactly where your business stands right now.
The Diagnostic Framework We Built Over Eight Years
Back in 2017, we noticed something odd. Businesses would come to us after signing contracts or making investments—then ask if their finances could support it. That backwards approach never made sense. So we developed a diagnostic system that examines stability markers before decisions get made.
Cash Flow Patterns
We track how money actually moves through your business over quarters, not just what the balance sheet says on paper.
Obligation Mapping
Every commitment you've made gets plotted against income timelines—so you can see pressure points before they arrive.
Vulnerability Indicators
Certain ratios tell us when businesses are stretched thin. We measure those specifically and explain what they mean in plain terms.
Scenario Modeling
What happens if a major client delays payment? We run those situations through your numbers to show realistic outcomes.
Three Stages That Build Understanding
Our learning program walks through the same diagnostic process we use internally. By October 2025, participants will have applied these methods to their own financial data—not theoretical examples.
Data Collection Architecture
You'll learn which financial documents actually matter and how to organize them for analysis. We skip the noise and focus on numbers that reveal stability patterns.
Ratio Analysis Practice
Calculating liquidity and leverage ratios sounds technical—but we break it into steps anyone can follow. You'll practice on real business cases from Australian companies.
Risk Identification Methods
The final stage teaches you to spot early warning signs in your own finances. We use pattern recognition techniques developed from hundreds of business assessments.
What You Actually Get From This Approach
I remember working with a manufacturing business in 2023 that almost signed a major equipment lease. Their profit margins looked healthy. But when we mapped their cash flow against seasonal revenue dips, the lease payments would've created serious problems during their slow months. They restructured the deal based on that analysis.
- Clear visibility into how your business handles financial obligations during different operating conditions
- Documented evidence of stability markers that banks and investors want to see when you need capital
- Practical frameworks you can apply quarterly to track whether your financial position is strengthening or weakening
- Understanding of which business decisions create risk and which ones build resilience in your financial structure
Program Starting September 2025
We're running the next cohort starting September 15, 2025. The program takes twelve weeks with one session per week. Each session combines instruction on diagnostic methods with hands-on analysis work using your business data.
Autumn 2025 Schedule
Monday evenings, 6:30 PM to 8:45 PM AEST. Sessions are held at our Greenway location with remote access available for those outside Canberra. The program wraps by early December before the holiday period.
We keep groups small—maximum fifteen participants—because this isn't lecture-style learning. You'll work through your actual financial documents with guidance from analysts who've conducted these assessments professionally for years.
