Your Local Business Network - with Kirsty Mitchell Coaching

26/05/2026

$30-50k months shouldn't come at the expense of your life! More income doesn't have to mean more hours. A real story...

25/05/2026

21/05/2026

Some businesses carry a different kind of pressure.

Not because the work is difficult.

But because the responsibility behind the work is real.

I see this often with business owners in regulated or purpose-driven industries - legal, health, compliance, education, care.

The work matters. The outcomes matter.

And the business owner often carries that weight personally.

But over time something subtle can happen.

The emotional responsibility of the work becomes heavier than the commercial structure of the business.

Pricing stays conservative.
Boundaries soften.
Growth feels constrained.

Not because the business isn’t valuable.
But because the structure behind it hasn’t evolved to support the responsibility it carries.

One of my clients was experiencing exactly this.
They were doing meaningful, high-impact work - but the business felt heavy.

So instead of focusing only on revenue growth, we stepped back and looked at the structure behind the work.
• strengthening professional boundaries
• refining positioning within industry constraints
• building commercial confidence around the value being delivered.

Over time something important shifted.

The business didn’t just grow.
It became more sustainable to lead.

Reflection for business owners:
Where might your business be carrying more responsibility than the commercial structure is supporting?

If this resonates, feel free to reach out.

19/05/2026

Purpose-driven businesses often carry more emotional responsibility than most people realise.

But purpose alone doesn’t create sustainability.

Strong businesses still need:
• clear boundaries
• commercial confidence
• structure that supports the work

Reflection for business owners:
Is your business structure supporting the responsibility you carry?

17/05/2026

Purpose-driven work carries weight - especially in regulated industries.

One client couldn’t simply increase fees to grow. Compliance was high, flexibility was limited, and the responsibility felt heavy.

So we focused on structure: refining positioning, improving efficiency, strengthening commercial confidence, and clarifying long‑term strategy.

The outcome? Greater clarity, stronger direction, and more steadiness in complex work.

If growth feels slower than your effort, it might be worth reviewing the levers available to you.

I’m always open to a conversation.

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

11/05/2026

When you run a business solo, your time is your margin.

One client noticed jobs taking longer than quoted and scope quietly expanding.
Profit wasn’t disappearing dramatically – it was leaking.

We clarified expectations, tightened scope, protected weekly business owner time, and strengthened follow-through.

The result?
> Stronger margins.
> Greater control.
> Less pressure.

If your calendar feels reactive or profit tighter than it should be, it may be time to look at where small boundary shifts could make a big difference.

Happy to have a conversation.
You don’t have to figure this out alone.

05/05/2026

Come and work through this with me.

03/05/2026

If pricing, discounting, or profit has been sitting in the back of your mind for a while, I’d love to invite you to something local and practical.

I’m running a FREE Business Over Coffee workshop for small business owners at Benton Square Community Centre, on this Friday 8 May, 10.00 - 11.30am

It’s an informal workshop with a small group of local business owners and I’ll be sharing my Price Play training.

We’ll work through some simple but important thinking around pricing, cost control, discounting, and margins, so you can step back from the day-to-day and look more clearly at what your business needs.

There won’t be any sales pitch.

It’s a genuine chance to have a coffee, meet other local business owners, and leave with some useful insight and a clearer next step.

You’ll get a workbook and tips you can implement straight away.

If that sounds like something you need right now, DM me for the details, or book a spot by heading to my website.

29/04/2026

Better pricing can change more than the numbers.

27/04/2026

I worked with a business owner who was really hesitant to adjust their pricing.

Not because they didn’t care about profit. Not because they didn’t value their work. But because they were worried about how the market would respond.

Once we unpacked where margin was being lost, we identified an opportunity to lift the price on one core service and strengthen the way it was positioned.

That one shift led to a 32% increase in sales and around $45,000 in additional turnover in the first two months.

No new service.
No extra hours.
No complete overhaul.
Just a smarter pricing decision.

What mattered just as much was the confidence that came with it.

Once you stop undercutting yourself, you start making much better decisions across the whole business.

That’s why this work matters. It’s not just about charging more. It’s about building a business that can actually support you properly.

I’m running a FREE ‘Business Over Coffee’ Workshop on May 8th on exactly this…where your pricing could shift to give you not just more profit but more confidence.
It’s an informal workshop, with a small group of local business owners, if you’re interested DM me for details or head to my website to book your spot.

22/04/2026

Before you discount, stop and do the math.