Fractional COO · On Retainer

Your business shouldn't need you in every room.

We map your ops, kill the duct tape, and stay long enough to make sure the new way actually sticks. No decks. Just shipping.

75+

Agencies transformed

2,500+

Hours saved

Day 1

Operational from

0 fluff

Guaranteed

Sound familiar?

If your business can't run without you, it's not a business — it's a job.

Where your week actually goes

Everything runs through you — nothing moves without your sign-off

You've been meaning to write that SOP for six months

Your team onboards new clients differently every single time

You can't take a week off without the wheels coming off

You're reactive, not strategic — firefighting is your full-time job

Your CRM is a graveyard and your project management is a mess

Ops over Optics

This isn't a growth problem. It's an operations problem — and it's fixable. That's exactly what TUGA is built for.

What We Do

Two services. One focus.

We embed, map, and build — then stay in the team. No consultancy reports. No disappearing acts.

01Ongoing Retainer

Fractional COO

Your senior operations lead, embedded in the business — not sitting above it. We own your ops, keep your team accountable, and make sure the right things are getting built and shipped. No handover. No drop-off. A permanent seat at your table.

What's included

  • Weekly ops leadership
  • Team accountability structures
  • Systems built and kept sharp in-house
  • Strategic planning support
  • Scale without you as the bottleneck
02Project-Based

Process Mapping

We audit how your business actually runs — not how you think it runs. Every client journey, internal workflow, and handover point gets documented, analysed, and prioritised. Most clients start here. Many stay.

What's included

  • Full business process audit
  • Gap and bottleneck analysis
  • Phased implementation roadmap
  • Systems and tooling recommendations
  • Plain English, not consultancy-speak

How It Works

Simple process. No surprises.

We've kept the engagement model deliberately straightforward because you've already got enough complexity in your business.

01

Discovery Call

We start with a no-obligation conversation about where your business is right now — and where it's getting stuck. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest look at what's going on.

02

Operations Audit

We go deep. Every workflow, every handover, every tool you're using — mapped out and assessed. We find the gaps, the bottlenecks, and the founder-dependencies quietly slowing you down.

03

Phased Roadmap

You get a clear, prioritised plan of what we're fixing, in what order, and why. No jargon, no fluff — just a practical roadmap we both sign off on before anything gets built.

04

Build & Implement

This is where we do the actual work. SOPs written, systems built, CRMs configured, agreements drafted. We embed alongside your team so nothing gets dropped and everything sticks.

05

Stay In The Team

We don't hand over and disappear. We stay embedded as your fractional ops lead — a permanent seat at your table. Keeping systems sharp, your team accountable, and your operations evolving as the business grows. This isn't a project. It's ongoing.

The TUGA Way

Ops over Optics.

No slide decks. No strategy frameworks handed over in a PDF. We embed in the business, map what's actually happening, fix what's broken, and stay long enough to make sure it sticks.

Why TUGA

TUGA vs. the alternatives

A full-time COO costs £80k+. A management consultant hands you a report and leaves. TUGA is neither.

FeatureTUGAFull-time COOConsultancy
Day-to-day operational leadershipYesYesNo
Embedded in your teamYesYesNo
Actual systems built (not just advice)YesDependsNo
Flexible — scale up or downYesNoNo
Available within weeksYesNoYes
No salary, benefits or NIYesNoYes
Ongoing ops ownershipYesYesNo
Plain-English deliverablesYesDependsNo

FAQ

Common questions

Straight answers. No fluff.

Get In Touch

Ready to fix your operations?

Drop us a message and we'll arrange a call. No pitch deck, no hard sell — just an honest conversation about whether we're a good fit.

We respond within one working day. Based in Manchester, working UK-wide.