Nursing and independent support
Appointments, service descriptions and client records need to fit the work provided. The booking and invoicing setup should reflect the way each person delivers their services.
Set up personally with Allen Wade
You know how to do the work.I set up the business side.
Your laptop, email, bookings, invoicing and records brought together around the way you work — with personal guidance so you feel confident using them.
Perhaps you’re already earning independently, or someone has offered you paid work. You bring the skills. I help you get organised, look established and stay in control.
$2,995 including GSTAgreed setup, laptop and onboarding. Separate ongoing costs explained upfront.
A phone or video conversation before you pay. No obligation to buy.
Your businessYour accountsYour recordsYour control
Experience across practical businesses
Good at your work. Ready for help with the business side.
I’ve helped people working in cleaning, hygiene services, decluttering, outdoor services, occupational therapy, nursing, cooking and independent support.
They bring specialist skills. Organising email, bookings, invoicing and business records can still be unfamiliar or take far too long.
I offer Business in a Box to help more capable people operate independently, understand their systems and retain control of their equipment, accounts and records.
Does this sound like you — or someone you know?
The work makes sense. The software doesn’t.
You do not need to enjoy setting up software to run an organised business.
You know how to do the work and already have paid jobs, enquiries or opportunities to work independently.
A week's invoicing takes hours because you are copying details between spreadsheets, messages and documents.
You have tried software or watched tutorials, but still do not know how to connect everything.
Your bookings, customer details and payment records are scattered across different places.
You want professional email and invoices, without spending your evenings figuring out the setup.
You have time for independent work and are ready to invest in a setup you own and learn to use.
Spreadsheets can work well. The question is whether your current process is costing you time, making records hard to find or slowing down your invoices.
Talk through your situationWhy have someone put it together?
You can watch the videos. Who connects the pieces?
A tutorial can show you how to create an email account or an invoice. You still have to choose the systems, configure them and make them work together.
I start with your business: what you do, how you charge, how customers contact you and what you find easy or difficult. Then I bring the agreed pieces together around you.
Your business details are consistent. Your invoices describe your actual services. Your payment steps and records connect. You practise using the setup before handover.
The aim is less time figuring things out and more confidence doing the everyday tasks.
Customised to the work
Different skills. Different ways of running a business.
These are examples of the kinds of people I’ve helped. Their bookings, prices and records differ, so the setup needs to differ too.
Decluttering and home organisation
A few hours in one home can become several visits in another. Enquiries, estimates, bookings and follow-up invoices need to accommodate that variation.
Chefs and cooking services
Sessions, events and agreed packages can involve different locations and prices. Customer communication, bookings and invoices need to describe the service clearly.
Cleaning and hygiene services
Regular visits, one-off jobs and specialised services need different booking and pricing arrangements, with a simple way to invoice recurring work.
Outdoor and property services
Location, materials, equipment and time can change from job to job. Quotes, schedules and job records need to keep those details together.
Occupational therapy
Appointments, service descriptions, documents and billing need to suit the practitioner's existing way of working. The business systems are configured around that workflow.
One practical setup
Put the business around your skills.
The exact setup is agreed before you proceed. The package combines implementation, personal instruction and a handover you understand.
Laptop, ready to use
Your laptop configured for the agreed business setup, with your own access and a practical walkthrough.
Your business identity
Your domain, professional email and contact details brought together consistently, so customers can recognise who they are dealing with.
Enquiries and bookings
A straightforward way to respond to customers, arrange work and keep appointments visible.
Quotes, invoices and payments
Your actual services, prices and invoice layout configured, with the agreed payment methods connected.
Records you can find
Customer details, business files and accounting records organised so you can find what you and your accountant need.
Personal onboarding
A one-to-two-hour walkthrough after laptop delivery, a one-hour session for your first booking and a separate one-hour session for your first invoice, plus two 20-minute courtesy calls within 30 days of handover.
Ownership you understand
Your business. Your accounts. Your control.
Your laptop belongs to you. Your domain and business accounts are established in your name or brought under your administrative control where practicable.
We check your access together and explain what you manage after handover. You keep your customer relationships and your earnings.
Confidence means knowing how to operate the setup after I’ve left.
Personal setup and onboarding
Set up, shown how, and supported through your first steps.
- 1
Talk about your work
Meet Allen by phone or video. Discuss what you do, how you charge, your existing accounts and what you find difficult. The first conversation is free.
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Agree your setup
Receive the exact inclusions, $2,995 price, separate ongoing costs and expected timeframe in writing before you pay. The initial configuration call is approximately two hours.
- 3
Bring the pieces together
Allen then spends approximately six additional hours configuring your laptop, connecting your accounts and checking the working setup before laptop delivery. The systems are tailored to your services, your customers and the way you work.
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Get to know your laptop
After laptop delivery, spend one to two hours with Allen learning how the setup works. Practise finding records and check your access to your own accounts.
- 5
Make your first booking
When you are ready to make your first booking, a dedicated one-hour session helps you work through it using your setup.
- 6
Prepare your first invoice
When you are ready to issue your first invoice, a separate one-hour session helps you prepare and send it, and understand the payment and record-keeping steps.
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Check in afterwards
Two courtesy calls of 20 minutes each, within 30 days of handover, help with questions about using your setup. Additional work is quoted separately.
Is it worth it for you?
Compare the complete job, including your time.
$2,995 includes the agreed setup, laptop, configuration, personal walkthrough and follow-up calls. Compare that with buying equipment, choosing separate services and spending your own time connecting and learning them.
What is your current process costing?
If invoicing takes three hours each week, that is around 12 hours in four weeks. Consider the time spent copying details, correcting invoices and finding records as well.
What would a simpler process change?
We work towards straightforward weekly invoicing — potentially around half an hour for a simple workload. Your actual time depends on the number and complexity of your jobs. There is no fixed time-saving promise.
The useful question is whether a connected setup and personal guidance would remove enough frustration and administration to be worthwhile for your business.
Meet Allen first
Talk to the person who will do the work.
You deal directly with me in Adelaide, from your first conversation through setup and onboarding. Tell me what you do and where the business administration gets difficult.
We’ll work out whether the package suits your situation and agree the details before you pay.
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Why I put this setup together.
The thinking behind the service, with a look at some of the configuration.
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A closer look at your situation.
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Business in a Box
$2,995 including GST
A customised business setup, laptop and personal onboarding.
Talk to AllenTalk to Allen
Start with a conversation.
Choose a phone or video call, or an email reply. Allen will arrange a suitable time with you. No payment or commitment is needed.
These details prepare an email. Nothing is sent until you review it and send it from your email account.
Before you decide
Clear answers.
Can I do this myself?
Yes. Free tutorials can help if you have the time and confidence to choose, configure and connect the systems yourself. This service is for someone who wants an experienced person to do the agreed implementation and show them how to operate it.
Will I own the accounts and equipment?
Your laptop is yours. Domains and business accounts are established in your name or brought under your administrative control where practicable. At handover, we check your login and recovery access and explain the subscriptions you manage. Allen does not take a percentage of your earnings.
What happens after the setup?
After laptop delivery, you receive a one-to-two-hour walkthrough to understand the setup. When you are ready, there is a one-hour session for your first booking and a separate one-hour session for your first invoice. These are included, along with two 20-minute courtesy calls within 30 days of handover. Additional work is quoted separately.
Can I keep my current job?
Yes. The setup can support independent work alongside employment. What matters is that you have time for the work and a realistic route to paying customers.
Are software subscriptions included?
Separate software subscriptions, domain renewals and usage charges are explained before you proceed. Your written scope confirms exactly what the $2,995 setup includes.
Does the package supply customers?
No. The package implements your business systems and helps you use them. You bring your skills and opportunities for work; customers and income are not guaranteed.