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30 days to find exactly what's leaking. A structured operations audit for agencies of 5–40 people.
Who it's for
Agencies that hold more than they think
10–40 people
You have a payroll to manage, clients to keep happy, and a founder who still gets pulled into the day-to-day.
Something feels off
You have a hunch things could run smoother. Vendor payments slip, contracts live in six inboxes, and "fix it later" has become the plan.
Ready for the next step
You've maxed out patience for spreadsheets and Slack threads that never resolve. You need a real plan, not another strategy deck.
The offer
The 30-Day Operations Audit
A structured look at how your agency actually runs - not a vague organizational assessment. Four weeks, a handful of hours from you, and a concrete plan at the end.
What we go through
AP/AR
How invoices get approved and paid, and how overdue your receivables really are.
Vendors
Who you pay, whether they deliver, and how many duplicate subscriptions are hiding in your cards.
Contracts
Where your agreements live, whether renewals are tracked, and who owns what.
Payroll
Whether your headcount cost is what you expect it to be, and where the delta is.
Files
How shared docs actually get found, updated, and trusted as a source of truth.
Process
How work gets handed off, who's waiting on whom, and where the invisible queue forms.
The output
What you walk away with
One document, walked through with you live. Not a PDF that sits in a folder.
This isn't theory. The plan is built for your team size, your tools, and your calendar — not a generic playbook passed through a template.
- Executive summary. Top 3–5 risks, ranked by cost and urgency.
- Findings by category. AP/AR, vendors, contracts, payroll, files, process.
- 90-day roadmap. What to fix first, second, and third, with rough effort estimates.
- 2–3 quick wins. Things you can implement yourself immediately, no new subscriptions.
Where it starts
Pricing
Fixed price. No hourly surcharges. Runs for every team size.
Every tier includes: Full audit, executive summary, 90-day roadmap, quick wins.
Under 10
$1,500
10–25
$2,500
25–40
$3,500
How it works
How it works
Discovery call
30 minutes, free. We figure out if there's a real fit - no pitch deck, no pressure. If it makes sense, we start. If not, you leave with a useful read on where you stand, at no cost.
30-day audit
We pull what's already in your systems - invoices, contracts, payroll docs, process notes. Async review, a couple of working sessions with you, then we synthesize.
Walkthrough & plan
One live call to walk you through the findings. You get a ranked roadmap mapped to your actual capacity, plus 2–3 quick wins you can implement this week.
FAQ
What you might be wondering
Will this eat up my team's time?
No. It's 5–8 hours total from you across four weeks, mostly async. This is built to run alongside a busy agency, not on top of it.
What if we're not that messy?
Then you'll get a clean bill of health faster than you think, and a lightweight roadmap to keep things that way. No upsell.
Do you replace our existing tools?
No. We work with what you already use. Quick wins are implementable this week, no new subscriptions required.
Let's find out what's leaking.
30 minutes. No pressure, no pitch deck. Just a conversation about what's actually going on.
Prefer email? Reach us directly at hello@buddingops.com