We fix businesses.

Built for founders, not passengers.

We work with business owners who have built something real, but know it isn’t running as cleanly as it should.

Typically:

• <$20M in annual revenue

• Founder-led or family-owned

• Strong demand, weak systems

• The business depends too heavily on the owner

• No clear plan for scale or exit

If you want reassurance, templates, or theory — we’re not a fit.
If you want clarity, structure, and progress — we probably are.

Operational improvement is the work.

That means:

• Simplifying how the business runs

• Designing systems that don’t rely on the owner

• Improving margins and cash flow

• Clarifying roles, accountability, and decision-making

• Turning complexity into something manageable

We don’t start with deals.
We start by fixing the business.

Operator-led.
Not consultant-led.

Burkes Ventures is led by an operator who has worked inside real businesses — not a career consultant.

We work closely with founders, inside the business, to:

• Diagnose what’s actually broken

• Prioritise what matters most

• Build systems that last

• Create momentum without chaos

No jargon.
No unnecessary frameworks.
Just clear thinking and execution.

Partnership?
Potentially.

In some cases, once trust is built and the business is improving, Burkes Ventures may step in more deeply.

This can include:

• Advisory-to-equity arrangements

• Minority investment

• Joint ventures

• Full or partial acquisition

These decisions come after the work starts — not before
The goal is always the same:
build value first, then choose the best outcome.

Start with a conversation.

If your business is running — but not running well — a conversation is usually the right first step.

No pitch.
No obligation.
Just a clear discussion about what’s actually going on.