Amped Markets
Streamline your business · Less effort, same result
A business that runs smoother, with less effort from you.
We look at how your business really runs, find what is slowing it down, and tell you in writing what to stop, simplify, automate or leave alone. Often the fix is simpler than software.
What is in it for you
Get clear on where your time and money go.
A clear picture. A written map of how your business actually runs: every task and process, who does it, how often, and how long it takes.
Less wasted effort. We look for the double entry, the handoffs that drop things, and the steps nobody remembers why you do.
Simple fixes first. A checklist, a template or one shared inbox often beats a tool. You do not pay for software you do not need.
A clear list of what you pay for. We list your subscriptions and tools, so you can see which ones you actually use.
A short, ranked list. What to stop, what to simplify, what to automate and what to leave alone, in the order we think matters first.
Someone to make it happen. Use the list yourself, hand it to your team, or have us build it.
What it looks like
The kind of thing we find, and fix.
Every business has a few of these. Yours will be different.
The same customer question lands in three inboxes. Before, it gets answered twice, or not at all. After, it goes to one inbox with one owner and one saved answer.
The same information is typed into three places. Before, you retype it and the copies drift apart. After, it lives in one place and the other two fill themselves in.
A weekly report takes a Friday afternoon. Before, you build it every week and wonder if anyone reads it. After, we have found out who reads it, and either dropped it or built it so it writes itself.
A new customer takes a long list of steps to set up. Before, every one of them gets done by hand. After, we have cut the ones that do not matter and checked the ones that do.
You see every change on paper before anything is touched, and you choose what goes ahead.
Who it is for
Owners who suspect they are doing it the hard way.
The business grew. The way you run it did not.
If your week feels heavier than the business should need, and you cannot say exactly why, this is for you. It also fits if you have tried a tool or two and the work is still messy.
Who it is not for
If your business already runs smoothly, you do not need this. If you already know which processes to automate, go straight to back-office automation. And if you want someone to make the decisions for you, we will not.
How it works
Five steps. You stay in charge of every one.
You walk us through a normal week
In your own words, no preparation needed. We ask questions and write it down.
We map every process
Who does it, how often, how long it takes, and what it touches. This is the part most owners have never seen on one page.
We sort them four ways
Stop doing it. Simplify it. Automate it. Leave it alone. We tell you why for each one.
You get it in writing, ranked
A short plain-English plan, with the quickest wins on top. You can stop here and use it yourself.
We make the changes
We simplify what can be simplified and build the automations worth building, tested before they touch your real work, with back-office automation kept running after.
Your other options
Do it yourself, buy software, or ask us.
Do it yourself
You are too close to see it. Steps you have done for years look normal, so nobody asks why they are there.
Buy new software
A new tool on top of a tangled process can keep the tangle. We look at the work first, and we say so when the answer is a checklist.
Hire an operations consultant
That can suit a larger company. This is sized for an owner-run one: a walk through your week, a written list, and your choice about what happens next.
Ask us
We map the week, rank the changes, and give you the list in writing. Use it yourself, hand it to your team, or have us build it.
What it costs
Custom to your business, quoted in writing.
A one-person shop and a twelve-person office are not the same project.
We quote it in writing after a short conversation, before we start. The price we agree is the price you pay, and it does not move unless you change what you asked for.
Straight with you
What we will not do.
- Tell you the answer is software when it is not. If a checklist fixes it, we say so.
- Promise a savings number before we have seen your numbers. We will work it out with you from your own.
- Change anything in your business without your say-so.
Questions people ask
Short answers.
What is the catch?
The first conversation is free. The mapping and the written plan are quoted in writing before we start. If we find nothing worth changing, we say that.
Do I have to automate anything?
No. You can stop at the written list and use it yourself, or hand it to your team.
How long does it take?
It depends on the size of the business. We tell you in the quote, before you agree to anything.
What do you need from me?
A walk through a normal week, in your own words. No preparation. After that, your yes or no on each change.
Start here
Tell us where it drags.
Send a few lines about how your week goes and where it feels heavier than it should. We will tell you what we would look at first. It costs nothing to ask, and there is no pitch attached.
If we are with someone it goes to voicemail and we call you back the same day.