Cash Flow Assessment
An assessment of how your pricing, payment terms, and cost timing affect working capital — with recommendations to ease cash pressure without cutting prices.
Sydney-based · Australian SMEs
Your margins deserve a clear-eyed review
Poplar Core helps owners of trades, retail, hospitality, and professional practices understand where profit leaks — and what to charge to keep the business viable.
Since 2016
Serving Australian SME owners
On-site & remote
Sydney metro and interstate
Fixed-scope
No open-ended retainers
Consultations
Pricing clarity for businesses that sell time, goods, or both
We review your rate cards, job costing, overheads, and discount habits — then deliver a written report with specific price adjustments you can implement.
Margin Analysis Session
A focused half-day session to analyse margins on a single product line, job type, or service tier — with a summary memo of recommended adjustments.
Pricing & Profitability Review
A comprehensive review of your pricing structure, job costing, and overhead allocation — with a written report and recommended price adjustments.
Client evidence
What owners say after the review
The report showed we were undercharging on call-out fees by nearly forty dollars. Took two weeks to update our price list and the first month already covered the consultation cost.
Helen Marsh — electrical contracting, Western Sydney
Honest about what we could fix quickly versus what needed a longer conversation with our accountant. I appreciated that — some consultants oversell follow-up work.
James Okonkwo — café group, Inner West
Field notes
Recent articles on pricing and profit
Why your busiest month can still lose money
Revenue volume does not guarantee profit. Here is how Australian SME owners can spot when high activity masks thin or negative margins.
Setting call-out fees that cover the real trip
For trades and mobile service businesses, the call-out fee is often the most underpriced line on the invoice. A practical method for Australian operators.