The Bottleneck Audit

If Your Business Can’t Run Without You, The Problem Isn’t Your Team – It’s Your Systems.

The Bottleneck Audit is a structured 90-minute diagnostic for trade and service business owners. Walk away knowing exactly where your business is dependent on you, what’s causing it, and what to fix first – in writing, within 48 hours.

One-off • No ongoing commitment • Written report included

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10+ years senior technology and product consulting

“Already saving us hours of work every month!”

Sound Familiar?

You’ve built a business. But somewhere along the way, you became the business.

1

You hired people to take work off your plate – you’re still doing their jobs

2

You can’t take a week off without your phone going off every two hours

3

Decisions that should be routine always end up back with you

4

You’ve tried systems and tools before – nothing has really stuck

5

Growth feels like it’ll just mean more of the same chaos, not less

6

You know what needs to change but you haven’t had time to actually fix it

The Diagnosis

This isn’t a management problem.
It’s a systems problem that’s been misdiagnosed.

Most business owners assume they need to delegate better, hire better, or manage their time more carefully. But these are symptoms, not causes.

The real issue is that critical processes – quoting, onboarding, decision-making, quality control – exist in your head rather than in the business itself.
Every time a team member has to come to you, it’s not because they’re incapable. It’s because the system doesn’t exist yet.

You can’t manage your way out of a systems problem. You have to build your way out. That’s exactly what the Bottleneck Audit is designed to diagnose.

The Misdiagnosis

“I need to delegate, hire better. It’s a people problem.”

The Real Problem

My processes live in my head not the business. It’s a systems problem – and it’s fixable

The Solution Is

The Bottleneck Audit

The Bottleneck Audit is a structured 90-minute diagnostic. One session. One clear deliverable. Specific to your business.

1

Before

15-minute intake form. Revenue, team, top time drains, tools. We arrive prepared.

2

The Session

90 minutes via video. Structured diagnostic – not a sales conversation.

3

The Report

Written Bottleneck Report within 48 hours. Top 3 bottlenecks, root causes, prioritised next step.

4

Follow-up

One round of written clarification within 5 working days of delivery. Included.

Book the Bottleneck Audit

One-off • Written report included • Payment upfront

£597

One-off

What You Get

What’s Included?

1. Pre-session intake form

Completed before the call – so your 90 minutes diagnoses, not onboards. Zero wasted time.

2. 90-minute diagnostic session

Structured to surface the top 3 bottleneck areas in your business. Not a generic conversation – purpose-built.

3. Written Bottleneck Report

Delivered within 48 hours. The top 3 bottleneck areas, the root cause of each, and a prioritised recommendation. Written to act on – not file away.

4. One clarification round

Written questions answered within 5 working days of delivery. So you leave the audit with clarity, not new confusion.

Is This Right For You?

This isn’t for everyone.
Here’s how to tell.

This is for you if…

You run a trade or service business with 2-30 staff
Turnover broadly £500k – £5m, profitable but owner dependent
You want a specific diagnosis, not more general advice
You’re ready to act on the findings

This isn’t for you if…

You’re pre-revenue or very early stage
You want someone to do all the work without understanding the system
You’re in a position to act on the findings

Common Questions

Before you book

A few things people typically want to know before committing to a Bottleneck Audit.

The question isn’t whether
the problem exists.
It’s whether you fix it now
or in another two years.

Most business owners we speak to have been aware of the problem for three to five years. They’ve hired, reorganised, tried apps, read the books. They’re still in the same place.

The longer a business runs without built-in systems, the harder they become to retrofit. Processes calcify around the owner. Teams work around the gaps. You become more embedded, not less.

The audit takes 90 minutes. Most owners say the clarity alone was worth the fee before they’d acted on a single recommendation.

The question isn’t whether the problem exists. It’s whether you fix it now or revisit this same conversation in another two years.

£597


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Josephs Barn
Woodend Farm, Hatfield Road
Witham
Essex
CM8 1EH

E-mail

info@cbtechconsulting.co.uk

Phone

01268 203324

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