Service Menu & Engagement Guide

We help small businesses turn messy operations into documented, repeatable systems — then automate what makes sense.

How We Work

We help small businesses turn messy operations into documented, repeatable systems — then automate what makes sense and give regular custom attention and maintenance where needed. Every engagement starts with understanding your business.

Our work spans six system categories — all equal under one retainer:

Marketing Operations Sales Communication Finance HR / People

You choose which systems get built. We bring the process and the expertise.

Getting Started: Discovery Sprint

If needed for your specific situation, we can conduct a 2-4 week discovery sprint inside your business — leadership interviews, process mapping, and a full customer service analysis.

A one-time $2,000 - $3,000 fee, credited toward your first 2 months of retainer. You receive a Prioritized System Map — every system ranked by business impact with ROI projections. This is a standalone deliverable. If you decide not to continue, you keep the map and the insights.

For Tier 1 (single system) engagements, we skip the sprint and start with a 20-minute onboarding call.

Tier 1 — Single System
$100 - $500 / month + one-time build fee
Best for: Small businesses needing one specific system solved
  • One managed system — built, monitored, and maintained
  • Ongoing maintenance and upkeep included — no extra cost
  • Email support for that system
  • One-time build fee based on the project
  • No annual commitment required
Example: AI voice receptionist for a contractor — answers every call, transfers to the right person, sends post-call email summaries with transcript. One-time build fee + $100/month. One rescued call pays for the entire year.
Tier 2 — Systems Support
$1,500 - $2,500 / month
Best for: $500K-$3M businesses with existing systems that need maintenance and steady improvement
  • Monthly strategy call
  • 8-10 hours support per month
  • Quarterly health review
  • 2 build credits per month
  • Ongoing maintenance included
  • Annual commitment, quarterly pricing reviews
Tier 4 — Systems Leadership
$7,500 - $12,000 / month
Best for: $3M-$25M businesses where the owner is the bottleneck and needs a fractional COO
  • Weekly exec meetings
  • Roadmap ownership
  • Vendor/dev management
  • Emergency SLA
  • Unlimited build credits (25-35 hrs/month)
  • Full marketing execution included
  • Annual commitment, quarterly pricing reviews
ROI comparison: Full-time COO costs $150K-$250K. This tier runs $90K-$144K/year — 40-60% savings. And it includes marketing execution that would otherwise require a separate hire or agency.

How Credits Work

Credits are the universal unit for all build work. Every build — whether it's a quick automation or a full CRM implementation — is measured in credits. Your monthly tier determines how many credits you get each month.

Your included hours cover everything that isn't a build — marketing execution, strategy calls, ad management, content posting, reporting. Credits build systems, hours run them.

What Credits Buy

TypeCreditsWhat It Means
Enhancement1 creditAdding to or improving something that already exists — new feature, optimization, integration add-on
New System2 creditsBuilding something from scratch that's completable in one build cycle — new workflow, dashboard, automation, AI agent
ProjectVariesLarger builds that span multiple months — scoped upfront with a project plan so you know exactly how many credits it takes and how long it will run

What Included Hours Cover

ActivityExamples
StrategyStrategy calls, roadmap reviews, business consulting
Marketing executionAd management, content posting, email campaigns, SEO adjustments
Operations supportVendor coordination, process documentation, team training
ReportingMonthly reports, dashboard reviews, performance analysis

Unused credits roll over one month (then expire). Maintenance of existing systems is included in your retainer and does not consume credits or hours.

Our Process

Step 1

Discovery — Understand How Your Business Actually Works

We spend 2-4 weeks inside your business. Leadership interviews, stakeholder conversations, documentation review, and observation. We trace the full customer journey — from first contact through job completion and beyond — because it touches every part of your operation and reveals where the real gaps are.

Step 2

Prioritize — Rank Every System by Business Impact

We combine everything from discovery into a Prioritized System Map. Every identified system is scored against six factors: revenue impact, time saved, pain level, owner priority, dependency risk, and urgency. You see the full ranked list and we decide together what gets tackled first.

Step 3

Scope — Approve Scope and Build the Calendar

For each system on the roadmap, we determine what type of build it is, where it fits in the priority sequence, and how it fits into your monthly calendar. You always know what is being built, when it will be done, and what comes next.

Step 4

Build — Design, Test, Roll Out, Maintain

Most systems are built and tested internally first, then shared with the business owner for review. For systems that involve the broader team, we follow the full rollout cycle: Design and build v1Soft rollout to key stakeholders → Full team rollout with training and documentation → Ongoing maintenance (included in your retainer, no credits consumed).

Step 5

Review and Adjust — Quarterly Check-Ins

Every quarter we reassess: What has changed in the business? Are priorities still right? Do we need to reorder the roadmap? The system map is a living document — it evolves as your business does.

Credit Rules

Credit Guide for Projects

Some builds are bigger than a single month's work. We scope every project upfront — you know exactly how many credits it takes, what gets delivered each month, and how it fits alongside your other work.

1-Credit Builds (Enhancements)

BuildWhat You Get
Add email notifications to an existing workflowTrigger-based alerts when jobs are assigned, completed, or overdue
Google review request automationAutomatic text/email to customers after job completion asking for a review
Add a report view to an existing dashboardNew chart or data view — e.g., revenue by crew, jobs by zip code
Form-to-CRM routingWeb form submissions automatically create leads in your CRM with the right tags
Calendar sync for schedulingTwo-way sync between your scheduling tool and Google/Outlook calendars

2-Credit Builds (New Systems)

BuildWhat You Get
AI voice receptionistAnswers calls 24/7, transfers to the right person, sends post-call email with transcript
Automated estimate follow-up sequenceMulti-step email/text sequence triggered when an estimate goes 48+ hours without response
Weekly job report dashboardVisual dashboard pulling from your job management tool — revenue, completion rate, crew utilization
Customer onboarding workflowAutomated welcome sequence: confirmation email, what-to-expect text, pre-job checklist, day-of reminder
Lead scoring and routing systemInbound leads auto-scored by job size, location, and service type, then routed to the right salesperson

3-4 Credit Builds (Multi-Step Systems)

BuildCreditsWhat You Get
Crew dispatch + scheduling system3Assign crews to jobs, optimize daily routes, push schedules to crew phones, track completion
Estimate-to-invoice pipeline3Estimate created → approved → work order generated → job completed → invoice auto-sent → payment tracked
Custom routing tool with map integration4Route optimization for daily jobs, interactive map view, customizable stops, push routes to crew mobile devices
Reputation management system3Monitor reviews across Google/Yelp/BBB, auto-request reviews post-job, alert on negative reviews, response templates
Subcontractor management portal4Sub onboarding, document collection (COI, W-9), job assignment, payment tracking, compliance monitoring

5-7 Credit Builds (Major Systems)

BuildCreditsWhat You Get
Job costing + profitability system5Track material, labor, equipment costs per job against estimates. P&L by job, crew, and service line
Sales pipeline with proposal automation5Lead intake → qualification → site visit scheduling → estimate → proposal generation → follow-up → close tracking
Employee onboarding + training system5Offer letter → paperwork collection → equipment assignment → training schedule → certification tracking → 90-day review
Fleet and equipment management6Vehicle/equipment inventory, maintenance schedules, fuel tracking, utilization reports, alert when service is due
Full marketing automation suite7Content calendar, social scheduling, email campaigns, landing pages, lead capture, analytics dashboard, A/B testing

8-15 Credit Builds (Full Platform Projects)

BuildCreditsWhat You Get
Custom operations dashboard8Unified view across all systems — jobs, crews, revenue, equipment, weather, schedule. Real-time, role-based access
Full estimating system10Material calculators by job type, labor rate tables, equipment cost factors, markup rules, PDF proposal generation, historical comparison
Complete CRM implementation10-15Contact management, lead pipeline, opportunity tracking, activity logging, email integration, reporting, mobile access, data migration from existing tools