Close the gap between the business you have and the one you want. Start tonight.
In about an hour, you'll map where you are, where you want to be, and the gap between them. You'll find your biggest leak and make your first fix the same day.
Ebook plus a bonus editable Excel workbook, delivered by email right away. Every buyer gets a free 30-minute call with Paul.
Sound familiar?
Sales were good this month. So why doesn't it feel like it?
Maybe the schedule is full and the bank account isn't. Maybe overtime keeps showing up on Friday. Maybe prices haven't moved in two years, but your costs have. Or maybe you're the one holding it all together, and the business can't get through a week without you.
None of that fixes itself. It just runs again tomorrow.
Give it one hour tonight and see where the money's going.
Day 1: Find your gap
You don't have to read the whole book to start. Day 1 takes about an hour, and by the end of it you'll have:
- Your Profit Gap Map. One page that shows where the business is now, where you want it to be, and the gap in dollars and hours.
- Your biggest leak. Two or three built-in calculators help you find the one costing you the most.
- Your first fix, done. You pick one change and make it that day: a price update, a schedule trim, or a call to a vendor.
You don't need a slow week for this. You can do it tonight after close.
Then close the rest of the gap in 30 days
- 12 short chapters on the five profit levers: pricing, labor, waste, sales, and operations, plus people, cash, and simple AI.
- 16 worksheets you fill in with your own numbers, from the Profit Leak Audit to the Weekly Owner Scorecard.
- 16 calculators, most with a worked example in the book, so margin, markup, and labor percentage stop being guesswork.
- An editable Excel workbook with a tab for every worksheet and the calculators already built in.
- Scripts and templates for price increases, quote follow-up, win-back messages, vendor reviews, and a weekly manager update.
- A 30-day reset plan, one action a day, with a 90-day plan for after.
It's one thing a day. Your first one can be done before bed.
Who it's for
Owners and managers of owner-led businesses: cafés, shops, food service, service businesses, studios, and small teams. It's for people who are good at the work and want the numbers to finally back them up.
You don't need an accounting degree, and messy books are fine. Start with your best guess and tighten it up as you go. Grab last month's numbers tonight and open Day 1.
Plus a free call with Paul
Bring your Gap Map to a free 30-minute call. We'll look at it together, confirm your biggest leak, and agree on your next three moves. There's no pitch deck and you don't owe me anything. Do Day 1 tonight, then book the call while it's fresh.
“It was the simple things but I couldn't find time. Now I have freedom in my business and can work ON it.”
About Paul
Paul Nykamp is FieldKit’s Founder & Principal Business Advisor. He has built and operated 12 businesses, brings more than 20 years of business ownership and leadership experience, and has achieved multiple seven-figure business exits. He draws on that firsthand experience to help owners improve profitability, strengthen operations, develop leaders, and plan practical growth. His experience includes retail stores, a coffee shop, and food-service businesses, along with the everyday responsibility for staffing, payroll, pricing, and customer experience. He wrote this ebook with that owner’s perspective: practical guidance you can put to work in your business.
The cost of waiting
A small leak that happens every day usually costs more than one big mistake. That leak ran again today, and it'll run again tomorrow. Whatever it cost you this month, it'll cost you again next month.
Day 1 is about an hour. Find yours tonight.
This book is educational. It isn't accounting, tax, legal, or investment advice. Results depend on your business and what you put into it.
Next step
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