Get Your Shift Together: How I Keep Chaos Down, Cash Flow Up and Profit Leaks Fixed

I’m Nicola J Barnett – business fixer, accountant, and creator of The Efficiency & Profit Framework. Yes, I’ve got the chartered accountant exams under my belt and run my own practice, Accounts & Tax Made Easy, but here’s my confession… I’d rather be knee-deep in fixing your business chaos than buried under a pile of receipts.

Don’t get me wrong – I love numbers and spreadsheets. But what really lights me up is helping business owners stop spinning plates in a whirlwind of chaos and finally have a business they enjoy running, not one that drains them every single day.

Over the years, I’ve watched brilliant entrepreneurs work themselves into the ground while profits leaked out faster than they could plug the holes.

That’s why I created The Efficiency & Profit Framework

– a proven, practical system that transforms businesses from surviving to thriving in three clear stages:

1. Analyse – Face the truth

Rip off the plaster, dig into what’s really going on in your business and your life, and confront the numbers that sting… because awareness is the beginning of transformation.

2. Optimise – Fix the chaos

When every day feels like a race you’re losing, we’ll cut the wasted effort, speed up how things get done, and keep cash flowing so you can finally breathe.

3. Achieve – SUCCESS that lasts

You’ve fixed the chaos, sorted the cash flow, and plugged the profit leaks. Now you’ve got a solid foundation to grow success that sticks — and a business ready for anything.

I’ve seen this work time and again.

Like the client whose customers were paying 90+ days late. By changing their payment terms and processes, we made cash flow predictable, freed up admin hours, and slashed stress.

Or the business losing profit through credit notes handed out as “incentives” instead of for genuine issues. One change – reviewing each credit note before it left – boosted profits by 5% overnight. I’ve helped companies uncover £50,000 in unbilled work by ditching paper chaos for digital tracking, given owners back 10 hours a week by streamlining processes, and transformed a warehouse’s customer service with regular delivery routes.

The truth is, most business owners are brilliant at what they do — but nobody taught them how to run a business for profit, stability, and freedom. That’s where I come in.

Is your finance team, and your business, in need of an Essential Partner?

That means getting a full expert finance team and a strategic partner (yes, me) without the employment bill or HR headaches - fixing the chaos, keeping cash flowing, and building a business that’s ready to grow. And now, I’m taking that expertise online. This September, I’m launching:

• The “Get Your Shift Together” Podcast – if your business feels broken, you’re not alone. Every week we dig into the real reasons things aren’t running as they should, from cash flow clogs to messy systems, and share practical, proven fixes so you can get back in control and moving forward.

• The 12-Week Business Fixing Series on LinkedIn and in my Newsletter – 12 focused weeks tackling business fixes, cash flow clogs, profit leaks, and operational headaches, with solutions you can put to work straight away.

Because life’s too short to be buried in chaos.

Nicola J Barnett | Business Fixer

Helping business owners keep chaos down, cash flow up, and profit leaks fixed.

Telephone or WhatsApp: 01992 475062

Email: hello@accountsandtaxmadeeasy.co.uk

Website: www.accountsandtaxmadeeasy.co.uk