Send us your data — spreadsheets, CRM exports, ad reports, however messy. We process everything and send back a written analysis each month, identifying exactly where revenue and margin are leaking. You receive the answer, not another tool to manage.
In our experience, the typical SME leaks a few percent of monthly revenue. For a ¥100M business, that adds up to millions of yen per year. CRM, finance, and marketing sit in separate files, so the total never shows up in one place.
Ad return on spend dropping, close rate slipping, margins compressing — by the time it shows in the bank account, it's been compounding for several quarters. The window to fix it has usually closed.
Hiring, pricing changes, ad budget reallocation — without clear numbers, decisions get postponed. A one-month delay compounds into a year of competitive disadvantage.
We're not a traditional consultancy. We don't embed in your business, don't take up your team's time, don't deliver abstract frameworks.
Send us your data the way you have it. Spreadsheets, CRM exports, ad reports, screenshots — format and condition don't matter. We process everything in-house, normalize against industry benchmarks, and identify exactly where the leaks are. Then we deliver a monthly action plan in writing: what's broken, where the leaks are, and the prioritized playbook for next month — concrete actions ranked by recoverable revenue.
No new tool to learn. No system to maintain. You receive decision material.
Each month you receive one report. We take your data, analyze it, and lay out what happened in your business this month and where to act next month. Then you simply act on what it says.
Once a month, you send us your data. A spreadsheet, an export from your accounting software — any format works. This is the only work on your side.
We analyze your data in-house, benchmark it against your industry, and pinpoint where profit and revenue are leaking. Nothing required from you.
We deliver the analysis as a single report, by email. What is happening, why, and what to do next month — only what you need to decide and act.
Not a generic template. We select the operational metrics most relevant to your sector, scale, and structure, and track them every month. The written report covers red-flag detection, contextual recommendations, and industry benchmarks.
Facing the numbers, deciding where to start — it's the question owners tend to carry by themselves. Every month, Meridian puts a clear answer next to you. That's why businesses choose us.
Staring at a report and still not knowing how to move — that ends here. Each month you receive a clear answer: where to act this month. Less time spent second-guessing.
What you receive is not an observation that 'a number is down.' It is a specific move for this month, rooted in your industry, your scale, your operation — something you can act on directly, not just think about.
If it doesn't deliver value, the setup fee is fully refunded. The retainer is cancellable monthly. We've designed away the fear of paying into something that might not work.
Knowing a business is stuck somewhere is a feeling only experience recognizes. Sales-process turnarounds, M&A, corporate investment — we read your numbers with experience that has found the blockage and cleared it.
Why big consultancies fail with SMEs: the frameworks don't map. Years of experience across M&A, corporate development, and SME operations — we've recognized the typical patterns of where money leaks.
A channel that looks great on ad return may be bringing low-quality leads. Meta ads can have low cost-per-lead but 3x the drop-off of referral leads — without measuring channel quality post-acquisition, budget allocation goes wrong. We track full-funnel economics, not surface metrics.
First response 48 hours after inquiry. No follow-up after quote sent. Lost-deal reasons never captured. Individually each one looks small, but together they often account for 40% of total opportunity loss. We map drop-off at every stage and rank fixes by recoverable revenue.
Win rate 20% below industry without knowing it. Proposal preparation takes 40 hours every time. Pricing varies 2x for similar deals. Closing inefficiency directly compresses margin. We structurally analyze sales velocity, win rate, and deal economics to surface the actual bottleneck.
These patterns likely apply to your business. The sample report shows examples close to your situation.
Below are operating issues typically observed across each sector, along with the improvement ranges that comparable interventions can realistically achieve. Under engagement, your report follows the same structure.
※ These are models of operating issues typical to each sector, paired with realistic improvement ranges. They do not reproduce numbers or statements from specific clients. Individual results vary by business and execution.
Top red flag: consultation-to-engagement conversion fell to 28% — half the industry median. ~¥3.5M in lost engagements.
Consultation-to-engagement conversion 28% → 52%, referral-led new consultations +35%, average first-response time 48 hours → under 4 hours.
Top red flag: 60% of clients still on 2018 rates — ~¥8M/year underpriced.
Repricing campaign added +¥6.2M/year, senior staff billable rate from 42% to 71%, 1.2 to 2.1 new clients/month.
Top red flag: 59% of recommended treatments never completed — ~¥32M/year clinical loss.
Treatment completion 41% → 67% (+~¥18M/year), no-show rate 12% → 7%, new patient acquisition cost down 38%.
Top red flag: existing-client renewal rate 18% below industry — ~¥7M/year in recurring revenue lost.
Properties under management 22 → 58 (recurring revenue +150%), agent performance variance 3.4× → 1.8×, repeat rate 8% → 15%.
Top red flag: 76% of churn was silent (active until cancellation) — ~¥18M/year in MRR damage.
NRR 102% → 114% (ARR uplift ~¥27M/year), churn signals detected -30 days before cancellation, onboarding completion 61% → 84%.
Three domains where we've directly read businesses by their numbers. The understanding from each shows up in your monthly report.
Time spent inside due diligence, reading what financial statements actually reveal. The metrics that don't get reported, the unexplained anomalies, the gap between numbers and reality — we've been trained to see these from the buyer's side.
Inside listed-company corp dev, building businesses from within. Defining what "cleanly organized" looks like and structuring the metrics to prove it — scaled down for SMEs.
Inside law firms, accounting practices, and medical groups. The unique operational challenges of practitioner-led businesses are something we've solved on the ground, not just observed.
Working in a small group means the person writing your report is the same one in conversation with you. Consistent quality, every month.
More about the teamRequest a free assessment and we'll send a written diagnosis within 48 hours: typical leakage patterns in your industry, three likely problems specific to your situation, and a sector-matched sample report alongside.
Delivered by email. No call required.
The industry hides prices. We publish them.
If we're not a fit, you'll know early.
The same role — someone watching your operating numbers — held three different ways. The cost difference is clear.
If, within the first 3 months, the improvement opportunities we identify for your business total less than what you've paid us in retainers, we refund the entire setup fee. This applies even if you cancel before 3 months — the setup fee is refunded against the retainers actually paid.
The retainer is cancellable monthly, but meaningful trends typically become clear from month 3-4 onward. We recommend planning for an initial 3-4 month evaluation window.
※ Opportunities are documented numerically in each monthly report. The guarantee covers the identification of opportunities, not their implementation, which remains your decision.
An internal FP&A hire costs ¥5-7M/year in salary alone, plus recruiter fees (typically 25-35% of salary), 3 months of onboarding time, and the ongoing risk of attrition. Our Standard tier is ¥1.69M/year (setup included, first year) — roughly 3-4x less. Beyond cost, you free your own attention for the work that requires you specifically: client relationships, senior hiring, strategic decisions. And unlike an employee, the engagement is cancellable monthly.
Whatever you already have, in whatever state it's in. CRM exports, finance spreadsheets, ad reports, sales records, screenshots — format and condition don't matter. We process and normalize everything in-house. Your only task is sending us a data dump once a month.
There's a setup guarantee. If, within the first 3 months, the improvement opportunities we identify total less than what you've paid us in retainers, we refund the entire setup fee. Opportunities are documented numerically in each report, so the evaluation is objective. Beyond that, the retainer is cancellable monthly — there's no long-term commitment to begin with.
Month 1 is diagnosis and initial improvement steps. Month 2 you start seeing changes take shape. From month 3 onward, real improvements appear clearly in the numbers.
Handled in strict confidence under formal NDA. We use it only for in-house processing and never share with third parties. At engagement end, all data is returned or fully deleted.
Nothing. No new system selection, contracts, rollouts, or training. Your only ongoing task is sending us a data dump each month. We handle the rest.
Tier selection is based on operational complexity, not revenue. If your business is single-line and operationally simple, the Foundation tier fits. The cost of getting your numbers organized while small is much lower than untangling them at scale.
Setup is one-time. Retainer is cancellable monthly. No minimum commitment. If it's not delivering value, you stop.