Format and unit economics
The model defined and tested — investment, sales density, margin and payback per site type.
Growth
Second sites fail for a predictable reason: the first one worked because of the founder. Growth work turns that into a format someone else can run to the same standard.
Symptoms
These are the patterns that bring owners to this conversation.
What changes
The work
The model defined and tested — investment, sales density, margin and payback per site type.
Criteria, catchment tests and a scoring framework so deals are compared consistently.
The smallest support structure that protects standards as sites are added.
Engagements
Defined scope, defined deliverables. Fees are quoted and agreed in writing before anything starts.
Labour, rotas and standards matched to real demand patterns.
A format that can be repeated without diluting what made it work.
FAQs
When the first trades to plan without the founder on the floor, and the model has been proven across a full trading year rather than a strong quarter.
Yes — commercial due diligence, operator selection and repositioning plans for hospitality assets.
Related
A free 30-minute virtual consultation, held at any date and time that suits you — in your own time zone. After that, video consultancy is charged hourly for discussion-based advice; offline project work is quoted separately.