Business Survival Mode™ · Walkthrough
See how the survival check works before you book
A calm, step-by-step look at what is putting pressure on a business and what to do first. Everything below uses an invented example café.
Answer about 10 minutes of questions
Cash cover, sales direction, repeat customers, staff, capacity, reviews, who the business depends on, and anything unexpected that happened. “Not sure” is always an option. We never ask for bank logins.
Each answer adds points to one pressure area
Seven areas are scored. 5+ points is a crisis area; 2–4 is an emerging risk. The same answers always give the same result.
You get a pressure level
Critical, High, Moderate, Worth watching, or No immediate survival crisis detected — with the exact answers that led there.
You get a 90-day survival plan
Actions in four windows — first 72 hours, days 4–7, days 8–30 and days 31–90 — plus a “Not Now” list of things to pause.
Example: Maple Street Café (invented)
Points from the owner's answers. 5 or more makes an area a crisis area.
About 3–4 weeks of cash; behind on one supplier bill.
Regulars coming in noticeably less often.
Most orders arrive through one delivery app.
Sales slightly down.
Result: High pressure — act within 7 days
Two crisis areas (Cash and Repeat customers). Not Critical, because nothing showed the café could not stay open soon.
Example survival plan
First 72 hours
- List every bill due in the next 30 days
- Call the supplier you're behind with to agree a date
- Pause any spending that can wait
Days 4–7
- Message your last 50 regulars with a reason to return
- Check which menu items actually make money
- Set a weekly 15-minute cash check
Days 8–30
- Start a simple repeat-visit reward
- Test direct online ordering alongside the app
- Review staff hours against busy times
- Ask happy regulars for reviews
Days 31–90
- Compare cash cover with day one
- Keep or drop each test based on results
- Run a new check to see what changed
- Plan one partnership with a nearby business
Not Now: new locations, big ad spend and new equipment wait until cash cover improves.
Ready for a real check?
Run it yourself and get your results right away. One-time price: $199, or $149 for Starter and $129 for Pro members. No subscription needed.
Includes the full diagnostic, ranked recommendations, a 30-day survival plan and 30 days of Survival Command Center access. Live consulting isn't included. No refunds once results are delivered. Need longer? Add 60-day ($99) or 90-day ($169) recovery monitoring, with lower member prices.
Membership rates: Starter is $49/month or $539/year; Pro is $129/month or $1,419/year. Yearly plans provide 12 months for the price of 11. Compare plans.
Example data only. Scores and plans are estimates, not financial, legal or tax advice, and never guarantee sales, cash or survival.