How Meredith Finally Made Sense of Her Numbers
Meredith Trengove ran a small café in Newtown for three years before she contacted us. She'd been using four different systems to track inventory, payroll, supplier invoices, and daily sales. Every month-end meant hours of cross-referencing spreadsheets that never quite matched up.
When we met in March 2024, she showed us her process. It wasn't that she lacked the skills or the effort. The problem was architectural. Each system worked fine on its own, but they didn't talk to each other. So she became the middleman, manually reconciling discrepancies that shouldn't have existed.
By September 2024, after restructuring how her data flows worked, Meredith cut her admin time by roughly half. More importantly, she could spot patterns she'd never seen before. Seasonal fluctuations. Product combinations that moved better together. Small leaks that added up.
That's what consolidation actually does. It's not magic and it's not instant. But it removes friction. And when you remove enough friction, you start noticing things that matter. Decisions get easier because you're working from clean information instead of educated guesses.
She still checks in with us occasionally when she's tweaking something. That's normal. Systems evolve as your needs change. The difference is she's building on solid ground now instead of constantly putting out fires.
