Bring a question and your best estimates.
Think about your current sales, costs, pricing, and the decision you most want to improve. Estimates give us a starting point.
FOR OWNER-LED BUSINESSES · DENVER & BEYOND
BUSY BUSINESS.
THIN PROFITS?
Find where your business could keep more of what it earns.
Stephen G. Smith helps you examine pricing, costs, and everyday decisions to identify practical profit opportunities—starting with your numbers.
Free · 15 minutes · Guided by Stephen · No coaching commitment
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YOUR NEXT CHAPTERMore of the right work.
More left over from it.
More left over from it.
YOUR FIRST STEP / FREE PROFIT SIMULATION
SEE THE OPPORTUNITY.
THEN DECIDE.
A focused look at what a few business changes could mean for your profit.
Use the conversation to explore possibilities before deciding whether coaching is right for you.
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Look at what could change.
Examine how changes in pricing, costs, or sales could affect profit. A simulation explores assumptions; it does not predict results.
Discuss what is worth investigating.
Use the conversation to identify questions to examine next. If support makes sense, discuss the fit and scope before committing.
A WORKED EXAMPLE / NOT A CLIENT RESULT
SMALL CHANGES.
VISIBLE DIFFERENCE.
Why start with the numbers? Revenue growth alone can hide what is happening to profit.
A hypothetical service business
Suppose annual revenue is $300,000 and total costs are $270,000. That leaves $30,000 in operating profit.
If prices rise 2% with sales volume unchanged, and existing costs fall 2%, the combined effect is larger than either change alone.
Illustration only. Assumes unchanged demand, service mix, and all other factors. Excludes tax. Feasibility and results vary.
Current operating profit$30,000
2% price increase on $300,000+$6,000
2% reduction in $270,000 costs+$5,400
Illustrative operating profit$41,400
$11,400 more operating profit under these assumptions.
START WITH YOUR SITUATION
ONE USEFUL NEXT STEP.
FOR WHERE YOU ARE.
You don’t need to choose a coaching program. Choose the situation that sounds like yours.
01 / BUSINESS OWNERSREVENUE IS UP.
MY TRUCK IS BUSY.
I HAVE AN IDEA.
REVENUE IS UP.
TAKE-HOME ISN’T.
Explore the pricing, costs, and owner-dependent work behind your results.
Find your profit opportunities ↗02 / FOOD TRUCK OWNERSMY TRUCK IS BUSY.
IS IT PROFITABLE?
Test a booking or explore a free checkup, action plan, and Academy access.
Explore the Food Truck Profit Lab ↗03 / FUTURE OWNERSI HAVE AN IDEA.
HOW DO I START?
Explore a structured launch path for a service business and discuss whether it fits.
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START WITH A FRESH PERSPECTIVE / FREE BOOK
SMALL CHANGES.
MORE POSSIBILITY.
Explore The 1% Profit Method: practical ideas for finding profit leaks and improving pricing, costs, and processes.
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STEPHEN G. SMITHFounder · From Here Business Advisors
EXPERIENCED PERSPECTIVE. A PERSONAL APPROACH.
BIG-PICTURE THINKING.
SLEEVES-ROLLED-UP HELP.
“From here” starts with where you actually are.
Over 25+ years in international management consulting, I’ve helped leaders make complex decisions and turn change into practical action.
Today, I bring that experience to owner-led businesses. We start with listening, work with your reality, and build a path toward the business you want to run.
Stephen G. Smith
Get to know Stephen ↗THE FHBA WAY OF WORKING
CLARITY FIRST.
THEN FORWARD.
Small changes can work together. The aim is to choose a practical sequence, test it, and build on what actually works.
SEE IT CLEARLY
Understand your numbers, goals, and pressure points.
CHOOSE THE MOVE
Prioritize the opportunity worth acting on first.
BUILD & TEST
Make the change usable in the day-to-day work.
MAKE IT STICK
Measure, refine, and turn progress into a repeatable system.
START WITH YOUR NUMBERS
FIND THE OPPORTUNITY.
CHOOSE YOUR NEXT MOVE.
Explore what pricing, costs, and everyday decisions could mean for your profit.
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