Business Systems Consultant Needed to Improve Operations, Reporting & Workflows

Hi there, You're not looking for someone to clean up spreadsheets. You're looking for someone who can see the whole system, spot where time and information get lost, and then fix it in a way that doesn't break next quarter. I read your post carefully, and I recognize the pattern. The business outgrew the tools, the tools multiplied to fill gaps, and now you're spending more time managing the workarounds than running the business. That weight adds up. Here's how I'd run this: 1. Walk through your current operation with the people who use these systems daily. Not to audit them, but to map the real workflow, not the intended one. I want to see where information gets re-entered, where delays happen, where someone has to ping three people for the same update. 2. Identify the highest-cost inefficiencies. Not the most annoying ones. The ones that cost you time, clarity, or money every single week. Usually it's reporting that should be automatic but isn't, or handoffs between teams that rely on someone remembering to do something. 3. Design practical fixes. Sometimes that's tightening an existing spreadsheet and automating the parts that don't need a human. Sometimes it's linking tools that should already be talking to each other. Sometimes it's building a lightweight internal dashboard so leadership can see KPIs without asking for them. The solution fits the problem, not the other way around. 4. Implement in phases. You stay in control of pace and budget. We focus on one improvement at a time, test it with your team, adjust if needed, then move to the next. I've built internal operations tools, automated workflows between disconnected systems, and designed reporting dashboards for growing businesses that needed visibility without hiring analysts. This maps cleanly to what you're describing. If this direction feels right, tell me which part of your operation frustrates you most right now. I'll outline a specific first phase so you can see exactly what this would look like in practice. Trust, Tai