Understanding Your Business Through Data
We've spent years working with Australian businesses to make sense of complex financial patterns. Our approach isn't about quick fixes—it's about building lasting analytical skills that grow with your team.
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How We Think About Business Analysis
Every organisation has its own rhythm and patterns. We've learned that the best insights come from understanding context, not just crunching numbers.
Revenue Pattern Recognition
Most businesses see fluctuations they can't explain. We teach you to spot the underlying trends—seasonal changes, customer behaviour shifts, market responses—so decisions come from understanding rather than guesswork.
Cost Structure Analysis
Fixed costs behave differently than variable ones. Sounds obvious, but you'd be surprised how often this gets overlooked. We break down where money actually goes and why it matters for planning.
Forecasting With Context
Predictions fail when they ignore reality. Our methods combine historical data with current market conditions and your specific business constraints. It's not about perfect accuracy—it's about useful guidance.
Real Analysis Takes Time
We don't promise overnight transformations. Actually, be wary of anyone who does. Good analytical thinking develops through practice and repetition.
- Start with what you already measure and understand it properly
- Build from there—add complexity only when it serves a purpose
- Question your assumptions regularly, they're usually wrong somewhere
- Connect financial data to operational reality in your specific context
Our training sessions run from September 2025 through March 2026. That timeline reflects how long it takes for these concepts to stick and become second nature.
Who You'll Learn From
We're practitioners who've spent years in the trenches. The techniques we teach come from actual business situations, not academic theory.
Søren Bjørnstad
Spent fifteen years helping Australian manufacturing firms navigate tight margins and volatile supply costs. Now focuses on teaching others the pattern-recognition skills that make analysis intuitive rather than mechanical.
Ainsley Kilpatrick
Worked across retail and service sectors, specialising in cash flow analysis during growth phases. Her strength is making complex financial relationships clear without oversimplifying the underlying mechanics.
How Learning Unfolds
We've structured the progression to match how people actually absorb analytical thinking. Each phase builds on what came before.
Foundation Month
Get comfortable with basic financial statements and what they actually tell you. This sounds elementary, but most people skip it and regret it later. We spend real time here.
Pattern Recognition
Learn to see relationships between different metrics. Revenue doesn't exist in isolation—it connects to costs, timing, customer behaviour, and a dozen other factors. This phase teaches you to trace those connections.
Practical Application
Work with real business scenarios from your own organisation. Theory meets reality here, and that's where actual learning happens. Expect some frustration—it's part of the process.
Independent Analysis
By this stage, you're working through business problems with minimal guidance. We're still available for questions, but you're developing the confidence to trust your own analytical judgment.
What You Actually Get
No fluff courses or generic templates. You'll receive practical tools and frameworks we've refined through years of consulting work with Australian businesses.
- Analysis templates customised for your industry sector
- Regular review sessions with experienced practitioners
- Access to case studies from comparable organisations
- Framework documents you can adapt to your needs
- Ongoing support after formal training concludes
Enrolment for our autumn 2025 cohort opens in July. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday evenings from September through November, with follow-up sessions through early 2026.
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We work with businesses across Orange and regional New South Wales. If you're tired of making decisions based on incomplete information, let's talk about whether our approach fits your situation.