taking the pain out of small business

taking the pain out of small business

taking the pain out of small business

Let me help you unpack your opportunities

Let me help you unpack your opportunities

Business Consultant, Coach, Mentor, Advisor

connect

collaborate

communicate

create

Business Consultant, Coach, Mentor & Advisor

connect

collaborate

communicate

create

About Me

Hi! I’m Debbie Roberts and I am a business consultant who is very much a ‘people person’; I have a passion for connecting and engaging with people and I have built a strong and expansive network over the past 30 years.

During my time living and working across Greater Sydney, I have established a strong network of contacts in the areas of business, health, education, not-for-profits, charities, hospitality, local and state government, and economic development.

I have been fortunate enough to have worked for a variety of organisations including NSW Business Connect Program, Camden Council, Camden Region Economic Taskforce, Ronald McDonald House Westmead, Youth Solutions, TAFE NSW, NSW Correctional Services, South West Sydney Local Health District, Fairfield City Council & Liverpool Hospital.

From:

SWOT Analysis;
creating practical strategies;
goal setting;
strategic planning; and
user-friendly business plans,

to assisting with:

stakeholder engagement;
marketing;
fundraising and sponsorship management;
grant writing, EOI’s & tenders;
award submission writing;
governance; and
business policies, processes and systems

I can advise you on all aspects of business practice and identify areas of opportunity – and I can introduce you to the right specialists where there is an area in which you could achieve increased results with the use of other external consultants.

I value integrity, am proud of my respected reputation within business and community circles, and I am willing to go above and beyond to help you achieve success.

Partnerships

Plan your week

TO STAY ON TRACK

with your

weekly planner

because your success,
is my success

Why work with me?

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I absolutely thrive on connecting and empowering small business owners and organisational leaders to build their knowledge and capability for long term success. My role is to support you and provide you with the guidance, and access to information, networks and people that you require.

Using a collaborative approach, I will share with you my skills in the areas of strategy and business planning, stakeholder engagement, business systems, financial management and marketing to help you reach your full potential.

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You are not just a number to me; I am deeply passionate about supporting people and am committed to getting the job done – and done well. There will always be opportunities that I can help you unlock and I am genuinely excited about discussing your ideas, your future plans and how I can help you build your success story.

So, take that leap and build your success story, contact me today and book a free introductory meeting to discuss your needs and how I can help you. Then, if you would like to work with me to achieve your goals, we will book in a meeting to discuss how we can unpack your opportunities and come up with a plan to make it happen!

Why work with me?

Play Video about Poseidon Equine Interview

I absolutely thrive on connecting and empowering small business owners and organisational leaders to build their knowledge and capability for long term success. My role is to support you and provide you with the guidance, and access to information, networks and people that you require.

Using a collaborative approach, I will share with you my skills in the areas of strategy and business planning, stakeholder engagement, business systems, financial management and marketing to help you reach your full potential.

You are not just a number to me; I am deeply passionate about supporting people and am committed to getting the job done – and done well. There will always be opportunities that I can help you unlock and I am genuinely excited about discussing your ideas, your future plans and how I can help you build your success story.

So, take that leap and build your success story, contact me today and book a free introductory meeting to discuss your needs and how I can help you.

Then, if you would like to work with me to achieve your goals, we will book in a meeting to discuss how we can unpack your opportunities and come up with a plan to make it happen!

Community

I have always been an active member of my community and personally feel this is the best way to help businesses and organisations succeed, while also making a difference in a community I care about. The unique insights, understanding and lasting connections that this approach has provided really has been a critical success factor in my career.

I am presently on the boards of Victress Connection and Wollondilly Women in Business, and on the Mater Dei Foundation Committee. I have been on other boards such as the South Western Sydney Local Health District, the Rotary Club of Narellan, and the Campbelltown Chamber of Commerce and Industry. I was also a mentor with the Interchange Student Mentoring Program.

I am a proud member of the Picton Chamber of Commerce, Wollondilly Women in Business Network, Women with Altitude, and the Wollondilly Tourism Association Incorporated.

I am a friend of Girls on Fire Inc, and providing consultancy services to help them grow. Girls on Fire Inc is a charity who is creating a sustainable movement of empowered women, diverse allies and resilient management communities in fire and emergency services. They empower young girls and women to find future work and volunteering pathways, and greater community connection through learning firefighting and disaster management skills.

Industry & Community Recognition

Purpose Driven Finalist, Altitude Awards (2023)
Community Connector Finalist, Altitude Awards (2023)
Finalist in the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards (2023)
Winner Outstanding Sole Operator Award in the Wollondilly Local Business Awards (2023)
Cancer Council Stars of Sydney South West- 2nd highest fundraiser (2023)

Brave Award Winner, Altitude Awards (2022)
Finalist in the Inaugural Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards (2022)
Finalist in the Altitude Awards (2022)
Finalist in the Wollondilly Local Business Awards (2022)
Wollondilly Women in Business Start Up Business Award Winner (2022)
Camden Local Woman of the Year (2020)
Western Sydney University Woman of the West (Business) nominee (2020)
Paul Harris Fellow Rotary Award (2012)
University of Western Sydney Women of the West Award – Highly Commended (2011)
Campbelltown City Council – International Women’s Day Recognition Certificate (2012)
WESTPAC Local Ruby Award (2011)
NSW Woman of the Year Nominee (2008)

Qualifications

Diploma of Leadership & Management
Diploma of Management
Certificate IV in Business (Governance)
Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Community Health)
General Registered Nurse Training
Mental Health First Aid
Business Enterprise Centres Australia Approved Business Advisor

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Testimonials

Debbie has a thorough knowledge of the local area and its business people, also a proven ability to work with business owners to achieve positive and beneficial outcomes for them.

Debbie has developed many professional relationships with the individual people that have had the privilege of knowing her. If you mention Debbie's name anywhere in Macarthur you will quickly see how admired and respected she is in both a professional and personal capacity. Debbie's warm, enthusiastic and positive personality never waivers and she is always so uplifting. Debbie is known for her above and beyond attitude and is tireless in her support and promotion of new businesses. Debbie's reaffirmation of existing businesses and her bringing together of businesspeople strengthens that community and brings great rewards to the local economy of Camden.

Debbie is a passionate supporter of people and their dreams. When I established my own small business, she helped to connect me with business support programs in our local area. Debbie is professional, experienced and articulate. She works with sound judgement, honesty, dependability, and loyalty. Debbie has made many connections within the local business sectors and volunteer communities. Her warm personality and enthusiasm are infectious, which provides her kind, empathic approach to her work.

Debbie is a gifted networker and enabler. She has an innate ability of growing and developing business by skilfully aligning the local region's business and community groups. Debbie is a strategic thinker and I enjoy our many discussions. Whether it be business strategy, growth and development or strategic marketing and planning - she has a golden mix of perception and understanding that has been vital for much local business development.

Debbie has been a huge asset to me both personally and professionally. Her experience, knowledge and advice around business and customer service is exceptional and has certainly helped with my business. Anyone who meets Debbie will see her passion for helping small business and her drive and motivation to inspire business owners to succeed. Highly recommend Debbie as a true, honest and experienced business service advisor.

I have known Debbie Roberts for many years and have seen her contribute, not only professionally but also personally to the fabric of the Macarthur community. Debbie is a true leader aiming to make a difference o the lives of many. Whether to it be fundraising, community, business development, connection or support, Debbie excels in these areas. She has also contributed to her community as volunteer and advocate, freely giving if her time and sharing her passion. Having worked in a number of professional areas including health, education, local government and for several Not for Profits, she has extensive experience in engagement, idea creation, and developing solutions and outcomes. It you want a job done efficiently and effectively, Debbie can get it done.

Debbie has a professional nature that connects businesses and community together. she has a strong passion toward networking, advocacy, supporting others and leadership. I would highly recommend Debbie Roberts to other professionals, as I have worked with her for over 10yrs in key roles, she has worked in.

Debbie Roberts is an outstanding practitioner of driving meaningful economic and tourism outcomes by engaging genuinely with stakeholders. It was a pleasure to collaborate with Debbie to assist industry to identify strategic priorities for the fastest growing area in Australia, including how to leverage opportunities linked to the Aerotropolis (Western Sydney Airport). I enjoyed working with Debbie and I found her to be professional, outcomes focused and highly responsive.

A hard working, enthusiastic and forward thinking individual, Debbie was a pleasure to deal with in my capacity as President of the Greater Narellan Business Chamber. No task is too big or too small for Debbie and her insights into business were invaluable.

Debbie is an absolute go-getter who brings enthusiasm, creativity and her special brand of social warmth to her work. She is brilliant at connecting people and has boundless energy that translates into concrete outcomes for all the people she works with, and for.

Debbie's masterful in establishing and making meaningful connections bringing private and public sector agencies together to achieve lasting changes. I particularly enjoy working with Debbie on strategic and creative directions to enhance the economic and tourism outcomes for the broader region. Debbie joins the dots and makes it happen.

Debbie is a local leader with great integrity. Debbie’s local knowledge of the broader Macarthur area means she has the ability to connect companies and organisations and identify opportunities for partnerships and growth. Debbie is a strategic thinker and a thoughtful leader. I often ring Debbie to seek advice regarding local knowledge. It’s always a pleasure to engage with Debbie.

Debbie has breathed new life into our business after 8 years. Debbie far exceeded our expectations and goes beyond for her clients. Thank you Debbie, I know this is just the beginning of a great future.

Debbie is well connected in the community and involved in the success of local businesses. She is a pleasure to deal with as she is caring, nurturing and knowledgeable. She has plenty of experience in and around business & would be an asset to anyone’s business. She has identified and encouraged me to attend suitable training and networking opportunities and has taken the time to connect me with like minded and industry contacts. Always very supportive of my work and celebrates my achievements, Debbie has given me the confidence needed in changing times. If you know Debbie no doubt you will agree and if you don’t know her, please reach out to her.

I loved doing the SWOT workshop with Debbie. It gave me such a great view of my business, and helped me understand what deep down I should be focusing on. Having known Debbie for so many years, it was an absolute pleasure to work with her.

Our session with Debbie was incredibly valuable. She had a very structured approach and the methodical progression worked well with our team and has translated into some wonderful and sustainable outcomes.

Debbie Roberts Consulting is a business I would highly recommend to anyone starting a business or needing some business guidance and mentorship. Debbie has assisted Wollondilly Women In Business and NFP Community and Business organisation in our Community Initiatives programs. Assisting business owners to get back to business after the first COVID Lockdown. Debbie cares about her clients and their businesses and it shows in how she conducts herself personally & professionally.

Deb Is the ultimate professional when it comes to creating systems and processes to scale your business.

Debbie Roberts is a consummate professional. She recently offered her time, experience and teaching abilities to Wollondilly Women in Business during a training initiative called Back to Business. The trainees learnt a great deal during Debbie's presentation on Managing Business Relationships and Networking. We hope to secure Debbie's services again in the future.

If there was a way to put more than 5 stars here I would, Debbie is absolutely fantastic! I have had nothing but an amazing experience having Debbie as my business consultant. She is incredibly professional, punctual, always has great insights into what is best for my business moving forward, and every meeting has allowed my business to flourish and grow to new levels because of her advice. She also is well-connected in Macarthur and is able to skilfully match you with relevant leads and network connections that can help grow your business. If you are looking to expand your business anytime, ESPECIALLY during COVID, then look no further than Debbie!

I have experienced Debbie's work, and worked with Debbie on multiple projects and her extent of knowledge, experience and professionalism is superior to all. Debbie's greatest strength is to be able to provide real practical solutions and roll out projects for your business in a timely and efficient manner. I strongly recommend Debbie and her firm.

Debbie, it's been an absolute pleasure to be on this journey with you. Out of little things big things grow. Your business has come such a long way in 7 short months. This is what makes you such an amazing Business Consultant. You strategise, you plan for growth, and you practice what you preach. I look forward to working with you in future phases of your expansion.

Debbie has provided me with invaluable advice in relation to business matters and opportunities over a number of years. She applies her wealth of knowledge and commercial experience to provide practical strategies, collaborating to set both the overall objective with you and clear steps to achieve it. Bringing a level of integrity that is second to none, I trust her judgment and advice completely, and highly recommend her to anyone seeking guidance with their business operations and opportunities.

Debbie is a highly responsive professional with extensive experience in the industry. She has a very helpful approach as a consultant. It has been a pleasure to connect with her.

Debbie is a great to help you stay accountable within your own small business. She genuinely cares about the success of her clients and is a fun brainstorming buddy!

Debbie has been amazing to work with. She is knowledgeable and professional and I have learned so much from her. I would highly recommend her services.

I love working with Debbie. She works with you to identify where you need to focus your energy first. She is understanding of the current pressures and load we are juggling at the moment. She has become one of my biggest supporters and cheerleader in business. Debbie is proud of the steps I take forward with each meeting and celebrates with you. I would recommend working with Debbie to help you in your business.

Debbie has been hugely supportive, insightful, and understanding of my business needs and direction. Her knowledge and advice towards our strategic planning has been highly beneficial. Working with Debbie is always engaging, stress free, and fun!

Debbie has been the most amazing support for our starting business, her knowledge and commitment to provide and share that knowledge is beyond outstanding.

Debbie is very knowledgeable and displays great business acumen. I would recommend Debbie's services if you are looking to improve your business' operational and leadership skills.

I connected with Debbie recently as a co-participant in a business mentoring session. While we originally met for the purpose of discussing fundraising in a social enterprise, I found Debbie to be a fountain of knowledge and connections around so much more - health systems, small business, NFP, leadership, etc.

Debbie and I are both members of a business advisory panel and we have since connected outside of these sessions. Debbie has provided me with business support and advice and has demonstrated a deep understanding of the ins and outs of small business and start-ups. Debbie offers business support tools, one of which is a desk planner. At an affordable price, this tool has helped me to plan my weeks, set out to-do-lists and meet goals. Thanks Debbie for your support and for bringing to the market such an invaluable weekly planning tool.

Deb is just amazing. I completed a SWOT Analysis Workshop with her, and she was able to assist me to really see what I needed to focus on within my business. Her workshop instantly motivated me and she gave me the push along that I needed. Deb is friendly, easy going and incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to all things business.

Thank you, Debbie, for your fantastic business consulting. You have helped my business achieve so many goals, and I look forward to working with you throughout my business journey.

Debbie has been nothing but an amazing business mentor but that’s not it, she encourages you personally and professionally, she listens and has a heart of gold truly blessed. Thank you so much.

I am so happy with the business advice and planning strategies that I receive from Debbie’s consultancy service. Debbie is fantastic to work with, she is patient, reliable, knowledgeable and she challenges me to dream big with my business. I look forward to our sessions and highly recommend her services.

Debbie is a lovely Lady with lots of passion and encouragement. She helped me to pursue and stay focus on my business. Debbie is a good listener and also moral support especially in the difficult times of covid for the small businesses and I look forward to our sessions.

Debbie has been an incredible help with our business. After experiencing faster than thought possible growth, we needed to sort through our processes and prioritise items that would help organise us and set us up for future success. Debbie's guidance has helped us realise future potential as well as work on short term goals that will benefit the business ongoing. We were able to streamline our offerings to not only benefit the client but also ourselves making for a much more effective and efficient process. We would highly recommend Debbie Roberts Consulting to any business looking for ways to streamline their processes, prioritise key tasks and understand their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

Debbie is an experienced and knowledgeable business consultant. Debbie has great insight in to what every business needs from starting out, through to systems, processes, HR and operational procedures, as a business grows.

I have been in business for myself for a long time, but this year when I decided to add Social Media Management to my professional offerings, Deb has been amazing. Whilst this is something I have done for over 10 years, the guidance and help I have received from Deb will see this aspect of my business grow and thrive as I connect with my potential customers, set processes and procedures in place, and for the first time I've actually got written goals and a direction for this part of my business. Thank you Deb, love working with you

Debbie! Thank you so much for helping us and mentoring us. You are so kind and also very professional. We are a few students who are still in the university, without your guidance, we can’t go this far. I really, really want to get in touch with you in the future!

Our mentor, Debbie, has always been understanding of our needs, schedules and priorities. Aside from that, she has also been dedicated to helping us think through the workload and which areas need to work on or focus on. Overall, the mentorship has been invaluable to me and my teammates.

Debbie is a brilliant mentor who has helped us in brainstorming ideas, setting targets, and developing strategies to achieve our proposed goals. Her mentorship skills have empowered our team and encouraged us to operate as a cohesive and solid team to achieve outcomes that individuals working alone could not attain. I truly thank you for guiding our team through this entrepreneurship and innovation challenge. On top of that, your mentorship has significantly influenced my career progress.

Debbie was an excellent mentor! She held the group together, prompted us to make decisions and gave us constructive feedback when we needed it. Her commitment, hard work and obvious interested in each of us as an individual really made this experience worth while and rewarding! Thank you for all of your help and support Debbie, I appreciate your interest in my future and in helping me thrive! I look forward to remaining in contact with you in the future!

Debbie is clearly an expert in business consultancy and her SWOT Workshop is invaluable. Debbie was able to easily and quickly understand the entirety of my circumstances - my business, motivations, goals, and gaps - and gave me clarity and direction that I had been unable to devise myself for 2 years. The best investment I've made in my business to date. HIGHLY recommended.

Debbie has been so helpful and supportive of my business, Hazel Tree Therapy. Her business insight has been invaluable. She has noticed areas of improvement that were needed that I had not thought about. Her professional and warm manner always make it great to work with her and I have learnt so much about how to streamline my business and help it to grow.

Debbie is a Godsend! Sometimes being a business owner is so overwhelming - engaging Debbie’s services has really helped me focus on the areas of my business that need improvement by completing her SWOT workshop. I highly recommended Debbie to anyone needing business support! How fortunate we are in Macarthur to have Debbie’s services.

If you're looking for a Business coach-someone who is developmental, non-judgmental and who knows their stuff-look no further than Debbie. I knew I hit the jackpot in our first meeting, when I felt that Debbie was easy to talk to , full of helpful advice and wise direction. It is just a bonus that she is also lovely and nurturing as well. I highly recommend Debbie for small business start up advice as well as someone who can help you in the right direction. One of the things I love about Debbie, is that she can help you with your weaknesses in the most sensitive way.

We engaged Debbie to facilitate our annual team planning day in 2023. Debbie made the process seamless and her preparation was brilliant. Debbie's presence allowed our Principal and Practice Manager to engage more closely with the team throughout the day. Our team had wonderful feedback in relation working with Debbie and we couldn't recommend her more highly.

Deb was fantastic. Gave me great advice and what a real confidence boost I have after our session. I now have all the tools I need to make my business a success and I know Deb is there if I need any further support. I’d recommend connecting with Deb if you want your business to fly!

Debbie has assisted us greatly in our business development over the past year. We have found Debbie very friendly, highly knowledgeable and enjoyable to work with.

My business coaching calls with Debbie have really changed the game for my business! She’s full of so much knowledge and incredible creative ideas, she’s really made a huge impact for me. To anyone struggling with their business, not knowing the direction you want to go or knowing it but needing help getting there, book in a coaching call with Debbie, you will not regret it!!

I have been in contact with Debbie for the past few months now and her knowledge as a business consultant is immense. Her advice has helped me and my business partner to view our business in new light and to correct the many errors we have made in the past. As I continue to interact with her and get her advice, I am sure that my performance and management of a business will continue to improve.

Debbie has been the most supportive mentor and consultant over the past year. She has helped me think about my artist practice as a business, brainstorm strategic plans and put deadlines in place to help me stay accountable and moving forward. She's a huge support for my work and she has such a positive 'anything's possible' attitude which I love. I will be continuing my work with Debbie to continue moving forward into the next stages of my new small business! Thank you Debbie!

I have been working with Debbie and she is helping me set up my business and build the foundations required for business. She is so easy to get along with that you feel like friends chatting over coffee but at the same time learning so much valuable information. I highly recommend anyone to work with Debbie. She is a great resource for those starting out.

I have had 2 sessions so far with Debbie to help develop my Business Strategies. She is very particular and precise on the fundamentals whilst reassuring me through my performance in my business. I am so looking forward to building a successful business plan with her. Highly recommend Debbie Roberts Consulting.

Highly recommend Debbie and her services. She is highly experienced and has been able to assist me in many areas including goal setting, motivation, business structure and personal goals. Very professional, helpful and simplifies the process making it so much easier to hit goals!

Knowledgeable in many fields business wise, but more importantly a very warm and approachable person. On behalf of me Vikki and Martin, thank you for your help and support Debbie.

Debbie has such vast experience to offer anyone in business. A wealth of knowledge that has assisted us in improving and growing our company. I have found Debbie very supportive and encouraging. Making our lives simpler and taking some of the pressure off. We will continue to utilise Debbie's services into the future. Anyone that is starting a business needs Debbie Roberts Consulting.

She is the best 😊 I highly recommend anyone to work with Debbie. She is a great resource for those starting out.

We have called on Debbie’s expertise for a few of our tender submissions and I can’t recommend her highly enough. Debbie is thorough, efficient and highly professional. She has great communication and we have found her to be extremely easy to work with.

I recently had a Canva training session with Debbie and it was so valuable. I am scared of technology so I often procrastinate, this push is what I needed. Debbie was accommodating, went at my pace and the session was very practical and definitely affordable!!

I had the privilege of working with Debbie recently and was blown away with her exceptional service and expertise. When it comes to business consulting Debbie is Untouchable. Debbie listened to my concerns, she helped me develop a strategic plan that aligned with my goals and ensured long-term sustainability. Through her expertise, she has provided invaluable guidance and strategies to assist me in my areas of concern. I highly recommend Debbie for any business consulting needs.

Debbie is amazing! We were going through a rebranding of our motel. New name, logo, website, flyers, business cards, updating online presence….being flat out at motel we had Debbie join our team to help facilitate with all these areas…she created logo, wrote website, flyer and online content. Debbie also worked in conjunction with our web developer to make sure everything was perfect. This took so much pressure of us and we are so happy with the final result of it all. We could not of done half of this without out her professional support and guidance. Thank you so much Debbie, we look forward to working with you in the future and would 100% recommend you to anyone.

Debbie is very professional and has a wealth of knowledge. She has helped my business with strategic planning, marketing, and business development. I recently had a Canva training from Debbie and was blown away by her expertise. Highly recommend her service.

Debbie…a natural leader of people, a person who sees strategic context very quickly, and a very well-respected individual by both peers and clients. Her engaging style, personal integrity, and high energy will be needed and appreciated by many organisations. Debbie is a ‘no-nonsense’ practical and highly experienced executive who will add tremendous value wherever she works.

We were thrilled to have Deb facilitate our panel of local business owners at our Picton Chamber meeting on Wednesday. Deb has a natural, easy way of inviting open and honest dialogue with her interviewees. We've had some very positive feedback from both the attendees and panelists. We look forward to working with Deb again.

Working with Debbie has been enlightening. A lot of information and access to some very useful business resources! Thank you Debbie.

I've met with Debbie a few times now for my small business. She is very understanding and such a great motivator. Her knowledge is helping me to grow my business. Thank you

Our organisation is moving from the build phase to being operational. An exciting challenge. After a couple of conversations and a short participant survey Debbie was able understand what our organisation needed. The subsequent planning session provided opportunities for the team to discuss the key issues facing the team and to look at opportunities and threats to success. Debbie's facilitation skills allowed everyone to have a say while keeping the team focused, not an easy task with such an enthusiastic team. I am confident that we are on track for a successful 2024.

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