Early Warning System for Business Problems
An early warning system for business problems tells you about cash, customer and stock trouble while there's still time to fix it.
- 20+ years connecting business systems
- Works with Xero, MYOB and the systems you already use
- Fixed quote after a free chat
Spot It Early
Stop fighting fires. Spot them while they're small. Most business problems build slowly: customers pay a bit later each month, a regular customer orders less, or stock runs low on a fast seller. The signs are in your systems, but nobody sees them until it hurts.
We set up checks on your own numbers, from Xero, MYOB and your other systems, and send an alert to the right person when something starts to slip. You find out while there's still time to act.
Problems We Can Warn You About
Checks that run on your own numbers and tell you early
Cash Running Short
An alert when the numbers point to a cash shortfall ahead, based on how your customers actually pay.
Chase overdue accounts sooner, change payment terms, or arrange funding before you need it.
What It Saves: No cash crunch catching you by surprise, and less emergency borrowing
Customers Slipping Away
An alert when complaints rise, replies slow down or a regular customer goes quiet.
Fix the problem and talk to the customer before they move to a competitor.
What It Saves: Keep the revenue from customers who might otherwise have quietly left
Stock and Supplier Problems
An alert when you are likely to run out of something, or are holding far more than you sell.
Change orders, find another supplier, or stop ordering slow lines.
What It Saves: Fewer lost sales from run-outs, and less cash tied up in excess stock
Teams Under Too Much Pressure
An alert when one team is carrying too much overtime or work for too long.
Spread the work, bring in help, or fix the process causing the pressure.
What It Saves: Avoid the disruption and cost of replacing good people
Warning Signs by Area
The signs worth watching in each part of the business
| Area | Warning Signs | What You Can Do |
|---|---|---|
| Money |
| Chase debts sooner, arrange funding early, tighten spending |
| Customers |
| Fix the service problem, call the customer, change the process |
| Operations |
| Adjust the process, move people or equipment, add training |
| Staff Workload |
| Share the work out, offer support, automate routine tasks |
How We Set It Up
Find What Could Hurt You
- Look back at past problems and near misses
- Identify the processes the business relies on most
- Estimate what each kind of problem would cost
- Pick the warnings worth setting up first
You Get: A short list of the problems to watch for, in priority order
Set Up the Warnings
- Set up a cash and money screen from Xero or MYOB
- Track customer complaints and order patterns
- Set up stock and supplier alerts
- Track overtime and workload
You Get: Alerts running for the risks that matter most to you
Agree What Happens Next
- Write a simple plan for each type of warning
- Send each alert to a named person
- Show the right people what each alert means
- Test the alerts with past examples
You Get: Alerts that reach the right person, with a plan for each
Fine-Tune and Extend
- Check which alerts were useful and adjust the triggers
- Add warnings specific to your industry
- Connect to the reports you already use
- Add longer-range forecasts where they help
You Get: Warnings that get better at spotting problems in your business
Find Out Before It Hurts
Tell us which problems have caught you out before. We'll tell you honestly which warning signs your systems can already show, and give you a fixed quote after a free initial chat.
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