Knowledge @ Noon - Scaling a Business

Presenter: Alison Blanchett-Sax, Smart Business Centre.

Overview 
Join us for this one hour lunchtime presentation.  This session focuses on the challenges around scaling your business.

Topics to be covered;

• building systems so the business runs without you
• repeatable sales engines (not just “grow sales”) and diversification
• automation and process design
• managing rapid growth without breaking operations
• the challenge of managing upfront costs before revenue starts to come in

BYO Lunch

 

Alison's Bio
Alison Blanchett‑Sax Chartered Accountant is the director and a business coach at Smart Business Centre (Nelson) Ltd, where she helps business owners turn numbers into confident decisions and practical action. With over 25 years’ experience in chartered accountancy, Alison specialises in advisory, taxation and governance support for small and medium‑sized businesses across the Nelson Tasman region. She is known by her clients as a trusted advisor and advocate who combines straight‑talking financial advice with genuine care for people and their goals. Alison focuses on giving business owners the tools, systems and clarity they need to grow sustainably, reduce stress and build businesses that work for them, not the other way around.