Construction · Professional Practices · The Trades
Operations & Studio · Est. 2024

The business behind the business.
Operations, design, and growth, handled.

We absorb the back office for contractors, salons, wellness practices, law firms, studios, and independent practitioners. So you spend your hours on the work only you can do.

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Christine leading a working session at the Roxford West conference table
83days
Industry avg. construction
invoice payment
18hours
Weekly admin burden
per business owner
25%
Service-trade revenue at risk
from no-shows & admin gaps

The Problem

You didn't start your business to chase invoices and schedule meetings.

Construction firms and the service trades share an unlikely problem: extraordinary skill at the craft, suffocated by the machinery of running a business.

Contractors lose hours each week to estimates, change orders, and uncollected receivables. Salon owners, wellness practitioners, and creatives spend a third of their working week on bookings, follow-ups, and admin instead of the work clients actually hired them for.

The cost is not just time. It is missed appointments, slow cash flow, lost referrals, no-show revenue gaps, and the quiet erosion of why you started.

60%

Of construction businesses fail within five years. Administrative mismanagement is among the top causes.

20%

Average no-show and last-minute cancellation rate at salons, spas, and wellness practices without an automated booking system.

$8K+

Average monthly cost of a single full-time operations hire, before benefits, training, or turnover.

Who we serve

Three industries built on craft.
One built on running them.

New home under construction with exposed framing

Vertical One

Construction

General contractors, remodelers, custom home builders, and specialty subcontractors. Businesses whose margins live and die by the speed of their paperwork and the discipline of their receivables.

By the numbers · 83 day average DSO · 60% of contractor calls go to voicemail · 5 to 10% typical net margin

  • Estimate & bid preparation
  • Subcontractor scheduling & coordination
  • Lien waiver & compliance management
  • Progress billing & AIA forms
  • Job costing & AR collection
  • Client communications & reporting
Modern professional office interior

Vertical Two

Professional
Practices

Solo attorneys, small law firms, therapists, financial advisors, veterinary clinics, and independent consultants. Credentialed practitioners whose hours are too valuable for intake forms, follow-up calls, and the friction between client engagements.

By the numbers · 30% of attorney hours lost to non-billable admin · 80% of new client inquiries arrive by phone · 11% average write-off rate on billed work

  • Client intake & onboarding
  • Calendar & appointment coordination
  • Bookkeeping, invoicing & collections
  • Document handling & correspondence
  • Marketing, content & referral systems
  • CRM setup & client retention
Modern service-trade interior

Vertical Three

The Trades

Salons, med spas, wellness practices, creative studios, photographers, designers, fitness studios, and beauty specialists. Service businesses where the calendar is the revenue and the front desk is the bottleneck.

By the numbers · 20% of revenue lost to no-shows without booking systems · $150 to $300 in lost revenue per missed appointment · 70% of clients prefer to book online

  • Appointment booking & no-show systems
  • Client communications & intake
  • Bookkeeping & receivables
  • Social, content & review management
  • Lead capture & rebooking automation
  • Retention & loyalty programs

Inside
Construction

General contractors  ·  Custom home builders  ·  Design-build firms  ·  Residential remodelers  ·  Kitchen & bath specialists  ·  Concrete & masonry  ·  Electrical & plumbing  ·  HVAC & mechanical  ·  Roofing & exterior  ·  Painting & finish carpentry  ·  Landscape & hardscape

Inside
Professional
Practices

Solo & small-firm attorneys  ·  Estate & family law  ·  Therapists & mental health practitioners  ·  Financial advisors & RIAs  ·  Accountants & CPAs  ·  Veterinary practices  ·  Business & executive coaches  ·  Independent consultants  ·  Bookkeepers & tax professionals

Inside
The Trades

Hair & nail salons  ·  Med spas & aesthetics  ·  Lash, brow & beauty specialists  ·  Massage & bodywork  ·  Chiropractic & physical therapy  ·  Holistic & integrative wellness  ·  Personal training & boutique fitness  ·  Yoga, pilates & movement studios  ·  Photographers & videographers  ·  Designers, agencies & independent studios  ·  Architects & interior designers

Don't see your business? If your work runs on appointments, projects, or clients, our framework adapts.

Engagements

Three ways to work with us.

i.

Foundation

Cash flow, restored.

Contact for pricing
  • Invoicing & estimate preparation
  • Accounts receivable follow-up
  • Job & appointment scheduling
  • Weekly performance reporting
  • Dedicated operations contact
Inquire

iii.

Full Build

Operations, end to end.

Contact for pricing
  • Everything in Framework
  • Live reception & client coverage
  • Marketing & social management
  • Lead intake & nurturing
  • Website & review management
  • Quarterly business reviews
Inquire

Practice One · Operations

A full operations team, without the overhead of one.

We absorb the functions every business needs but few owners enjoy. You retain control. We handle the execution, the follow-through, and the systems behind both.

01 · Financial Operations

Bookkeeping & Receivables

Bookkeeping in QuickBooks, Xero, and similar platforms. Reconciliation, financial reporting, estimates, invoicing, and AR follow-up. Vendor payments, payroll, and client disbursements all executed under your approval. We don't just keep the books. We close them, shortening days sales outstanding by 30 to 50%.

02 · Project Coordination

Scheduling & Logistics

Job sequencing, subcontractor coordination, client appointments, no-show prevention, calendar management. Automated reminders and intake systems cut missed appointments and last-minute cancellations by up to 40%.

03 · Client Relations

Communications

Inbox triage, client check-ins, intake forms, change-order documentation, appointment reminders, status updates. Client and inquiry response times under one business day, every business day. The work of being responsive, without you being on call.

04 · Brand & Growth

Marketing & Lead Flow

Social presence, website upkeep, lead intake, referral systems, review management. Reviews collected systematically, referrals tracked and followed up on, content built to compound rather than chase.

05 · Front Door

Reception & Client Coverage

Live phone answering during business hours, intake screening, appointment booking, and message routing. Extended-hour and round-the-clock coverage available as a premium tier. Trained on your business, your tone, and your intake script, so every caller reaches a human who knows your practice. Confidential coverage available for legal, medical, and wellness clients.

60%

Of inbound calls to contractors that go to voicemail

Higher conversion when a call is answered live vs returned from voicemail

80%

Of new inquiries at small law firms arrive by phone, not web form

Modern architectural detail

Practice Two · Studio

Design, growth, and the work that finds you more work.

Beyond operations, our in-house Studio builds the brand presence and growth engines our clients need. Websites that close. Marketing that compounds. Strategy that pays for itself. Built with modern tools and a small, expert team.

01 · Brand & Web

Websites & Identity

The digital storefront of a serious business. We design, build, and launch sites that look like the work you actually do, and quietly convert visitors into inquiries.

  • Custom website design & build
  • Logo & brand refinement
  • Brand guidelines & assets
  • Photography direction
  • Hosting & ongoing care

02 · Marketing & Content

Reach & Resonance

The slow, compounding work of being visible to the right people. Social presence, email, content, and SEO, designed to bring quality leads to your door, not just impressions to a dashboard.

  • Social media management
  • Email campaigns & newsletters
  • Blog & SEO content
  • Project case studies
  • Review & reputation management

03 · Strategy & Systems

Insight & Infrastructure

The thinking and tools behind the growth. Competitive research, market positioning, and the lightweight automations that let small teams operate like much larger ones.

  • Market & competitor research
  • Positioning & messaging
  • CRM setup & integration
  • Workflow automation
  • Quarterly growth reviews

A note on our craft

Roxford West is built around senior operators, not tiered agency hierarchies. Every engagement is led personally by someone who knows your business by name, your numbers by heart, and your clients by reputation. Every member of our team signs a non-disclosure agreement before touching client work, because confidentiality should be signed, not assumed. No junior account chains, no work passed down a line, no impersonal handoffs.

Practice Three · Launch

From idea to operating business.

Most operations firms only work with businesses that already exist. We do too. We also help founders launch new ones from scratch, taking a practice, studio, or firm from concept to opening day in a single fixed-scope engagement.

Six to twelve weeks. One fee. One team. One deliverable: a working business with the brand, the website, the financial systems, the scheduling, the marketing presence, and the operational scaffolding for the first ninety days.

When the launch ends, most founders transition into a Foundation or Framework engagement so the systems we built stay running. The launch is not a handoff. It is the beginning of a longer relationship.

We coordinate with your attorney, your CPA, and your vendors so you do not have to. You focus on opening the doors. We focus on making sure the back office is ready when you do.

Inside a launch

  • Naming, brand identity & visual system
  • Website design, build & hosting
  • Bookkeeping & financial systems setup
  • Scheduling, CRM & client systems
  • Payment processing & invoicing
  • Marketing launch plan & initial content
  • First-90-days operational management
  • Coordination with attorneys, CPAs & vendors

Six to twelve weeks · Fixed-fee engagement

How we work

A measured beginning.
A lasting partnership.

i.

Discovery

A 45-minute conversation. We audit your current operations, identify the leaks, and quantify the opportunity.

ii.

Blueprint

A custom operations plan with documented workflows, tools, and the specific functions we'll absorb.

iii.

Transition

A 30-day onboarding. We learn your business inside-out, sign confidentiality across our team, and integrate with your existing systems.

iv.

Run

Monthly reporting, quarterly reviews, and the quiet confidence that the back office is in capable hands.

The Roxford West team in conversation at the conference table

The Roxford Difference

We are not a virtual assistant service. We are operators.

Most outsourcing firms hand you task-doers. Roxford West embeds operators. People who understand the rhythms of construction and creative practice, who anticipate the next step rather than wait to be told.

Every engagement is built around a single principle: the work behind the work should be invisible to your clients and effortless to you.

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Featured Work · Construction

The homes behind the operations.

A selection of recent residential projects supported by Roxford West. From estimate to final invoice, we manage the back-office so our builders can focus on the build itself. Trades case studies for salons, wellness practices, and studios, coming soon.

Modern luxury residence
№ 01 Pacific Palisades, CA

The Carmel Residence

An 8,400 sq ft contemporary build. Roxford West managed subcontractor coordination, progress billing across 18 trades, and weekly client reporting throughout an 11-month timeline.

Modern home exterior
№ 02 Santa Barbara, CA

The Meadow Estate

Full operations support for a coastal renovation. AR collection reduced from 71 to 28 days.

Architectural home interior
№ 03 Ojai, CA

The Hillcrest Build

Custom ranch-style residence. Roxford West handled lien waivers, change orders, and client communications start to finish.

"An owner's most valuable hour is spent building the business. Their most expensive is spent running it."
The Roxford West Approach

Begin

Tell us about your business.

Every engagement begins with a confidential conversation. We will listen, ask precise questions, and tell you honestly whether we are the right partner for you.

What happens next

01

We reply within one business day to schedule a 45 minute discovery call. No charge, no commitment.

02

We audit your operations, identify the leaks, and quantify the opportunity in real numbers.

03

You receive a written proposal within five business days. Engagements are month-to-month, no long-term contracts.

Inquiries
hello@roxfordwest.com
Telephone
By appointment
Response time
Within one business day