Author: Chris Kent

Topic: Critical Policies and Procedures | October 2026 | Profit Acceleration Partners There is a phrase that should make any business owner nervous. It is not said with bad intentions. Usually it comes from a long-serving team member, someone who knows the business well, and genuinely believes they are being helpful. “We’ve always done it…

By Chris Kent  |  Profit Acceleration Partners  |  September 2026 If someone asked you right now, without warning, to rattle off the five numbers that matter most in your business, could you do it? Most business owners couldn’t. Not because they don’t care about their numbers, but because nobody has ever told them which numbers…

By Chris Kent  |  Profit Acceleration Partners  |  August 2026 Here’s a question I ask almost every business owner I sit with for the first time: “Do you know your gross margin right now, without having to look it up?” Most can’t answer it. And these aren’t struggling businesses. Some are turning over $2 million,…

Profit Acceleration Partners  |  July 2026 Here’s a question worth considering: is your budget designed to protect what you have, or to build what you want? For most Australian small business owners, it’s the former. And that’s exactly why so many hard-working, capable operators find themselves stuck — doing everything right, but not getting ahead.…