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Blaze Business & Legal – Stabilise, Improve & Scale

Blaze Business & Legal provides Business Advisory, Construction Business Improvement & Legal Services helping construction businesses across Brisbane, Queensland and Australia work out what is holding their business back, decide what to fix first, then implement practical improvements that strengthen profitability, cash flow and business performance.

We work with construction business owners, directors and decision-makers, together with contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers and tradies, helping them strengthen governance, improve commercial performance, manage contractual and business risk, build better systems and deliver more profitable, sustainable businesses.

Unlike many advisers, we don't simply provide reports or legal advice and then disappear. We provide integrated legal, commercial and business advice together with practical implementation support to help clients solve problems, make better decisions, improve business performance, strengthen project delivery and achieve long-term commercial success.

Business Advisory

Our Business Advisory services help construction businesses improve financial performance, commercial capability, governance and long-term business growth. They include:

– Business Advisory
– Business Management Consulting
– Business Strategy
– External Commercial Manager
– Virtual CFO Services
– Cash Flow Forecasting
– Budgeting & Forecasting
– Profitability Improvement
– Governance, Compliance & Risk Management
– Business Deep-Dives
– Business Restructuring
– Construction Business Structuring
– Business Growth Planning
– Implementation Services

Construction Business Improvement

Our Construction Business Improvement services help construction businesses strengthen systems, financial performance, commercial capability, contract administration, operational efficiency and project delivery. We help clients understand risk, improve contract workability, strengthen project performance, reduce margin leakage, improve accountability, carry out projects and programs more effectively and protect profitability.

They include:

– Free Construction Business Assessment
– Construction Business Improvement Program
– Construction Business Issue Reviews
– Construction Business Improvement Audits
– Operational Improvement
– Systems & Process Improvement
– Contract Administration Improvement
– Commercial Improvement
– Risk Management
– Implementation Services

Construction Legal Services & Commercial Legal Services

Our Legal Services are practical, commercially focused and designed to help construction businesses understand legal risk, improve contract workability, negotiate stronger commercial outcomes, preserve contractual entitlements, reduce disputes, protect project margins and profitability.

They include:

– Construction Contract Reviews
– Construction Contract Advice
– Construction Contract Drafting
– Construction Contract Negotiation
– Construction Contract Claims
– Construction Contract Dispute Resolution and Avoidance
– Head Contract Reviews
– Head Contract Risk Flow-Down
– Contract and Subcontract Reviews
– Contract Administration Advice
– Contract Mark-Ups
– Schedule of Departures
– Negotiated Amendments Checks
– Procurement & Tender Advice
– RFT Advice
– Construction Law
– Construction Lawyer (Brisbane)
– Construction Contracts
– Commercial Law
– Commercial Lease Reviews
– Retail Shop Leases Act Reviews
– Strategic Employment & HR Advice
– Security of Payment Advice
– Commercial Agreements, including Shareholders Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Partnership Agreements, Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Consultancy Agreements, Supply Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements and other Commercial Contracts

Why Construction Businesses Work With Rachelle Hare & Shannon Drew

Rachelle Hare – Managing Director & Principal Practitioner
Construction Lawyer | Commercial Manager | Business Adviser

Rachelle is a Construction Lawyer Brisbane and Commercial Lawyer with more than 25 years' experience advising construction businesses throughout Brisbane, Queensland and Australia. She has worked as a Construction Lawyer, Commercial Lawyer, Commercial Manager and Contracts Manager across the construction, infrastructure, civil, mining, transport, water and wastewater, sewage, manufacturing, Defence, government and agricultural industries.

She combines Construction Law, Commercial Law, commercial management and Business Advisory expertise to help construction businesses improve profitability, strengthen governance, manage commercial and contractual risk, negotiate stronger contracts, make better decisions and build stronger, more resilient businesses.

Shannon Drew
Management Accountant | Virtual CFO | Business Adviser

With more than 25 years' experience, Shannon helps construction businesses strengthen cash flow, financial management, forecasting, management reporting, accountability, governance and commercial performance. He works with clients to improve systems, financial controls, operational efficiency and business performance while providing practical implementation support that delivers measurable results.

Together, Rachelle and Shannon provide integrated legal, commercial and business advice together with practical implementation support to help construction businesses Stabilise, Improve & Scale. Their combined experience spans more than 50 years, giving clients access to advisers who understand how legal, financial, operational and strategic decisions affect the whole business.

Why Construction Businesses Choose Blaze Business & Legal

Construction businesses engage Blaze Business & Legal because they want practical advice that improves commercial outcomes rather than theoretical recommendations. We combine Business Advisory, Construction Business Improvement, Construction Legal Services and Commercial Legal Services under one roof, allowing clients to work with advisers who understand how legal, commercial, financial and operational decisions affect profitability, project delivery, client relationships and long-term business success.

Blaze Business & Legal is well known for:

– Integrated legal, commercial and business advice
– More than 50 years of combined legal, commercial, financial and advisory experience
– Practical implementation support, not just advice
– Clients work directly with Rachelle Hare and Shannon Drew
– Fixed-fee pricing for most engagements
– Supporting construction businesses throughout Brisbane, Queensland and Australia

Contact Blaze Business & Legal

Office Address: Suite 8, Level 7, 154 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101
Phone: (07) 3063 3373

Website: https://blazebusinessandlegal.com.au/

Contact Rachelle Hare and Shannon Drew to discuss how Business Advisory, Construction Business Improvement, Construction Legal Services and Commercial Legal Services can help your construction business Stabilise, Improve & Scale. Call (07) 3063 3373 to speak directly with Rachelle or Shannon.