Providing small business owners time and mental clarity
To focus on achieving your visionA Master of Business Administration
The Online Business Manager is led by Rachelle Stirling who not only has 25 years experience in operations, financial management, sales and marketing, across a broad range of industries, she’s also the Founder of Race Chix, a trademark registered brand and initiative which aims to help increase female participation in Australian motorsport.
Rachelle fully understands the time and budgetary constraints, along with the frustrations and challenges that small business owners face on a day-to-day basis.
As startups, Rachelle has built both Race Chix and The Online Business Manager from scratch and has ridden the highs and lows that are all part of the business owning journey. Rachelle also the sidekick for her husband’s carpentry business.
Along with her extensive business experience, Rachelle is also a Master of Business Administration – literally! She holds an MBA which included studying (along with other subjects): Operations Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Strategic Management, Project Management, and Corporate Governance.
Rachelle not only has the experience, she also has the technical knowledge to enhance her extensive experience.
Rachelle also has over six years governance and strategy experience as a Non-Executive Director on various Boards.
Our values
DISCERNMENT
We choose the right move, not just the obvious one. More marketing, more systems or new processes aren’t always the answer; knowing what the business actually needs is.
HONESTY
We won’t promise outcomes we can’t guarantee, or dress up advice to make it easier to hear. We tell you what the business needs to know, not just what’s easiest to say.
LEARNING
Growth isn’t just embracing challenges; it’s built into how we work. We review what we’ve done, learn from it, and use that to sharpen the next move.
PERSPECTIVE
We don’t look at problems in isolation; we see how they connect. We weigh every decision against its ripple effect on the whole business.
Our mission
Our mission is to help you make better decisions by aligning strategy, operations, marketing and financial management, so every part of your business works together, and every decision moves you closer to your vision.
Our Mantra’s
Anything is possible, we just have to make it happen.
Words that we don’t like hearing are no, or you can’t do that. We’re firm believers there’s more than one way to peel a potato. Granted there are occasions where there’s legitimate reasons why something cannot be done as first thought – safety is a good example. However, that’s the thing, it’s the first thought. Now let’s chat about additional thoughts on how we can achieve the desired outcome.
We don’t fail. We either succeed or learn.
When something doesn’t go to plan, we don’t think of it as a failure. We don’t dwell (well maybe for a little bit), we ask ourselves why? Why didn’t it go to plan? What should I have done differently? What will I do differently next time? Every occasion is an opportunity to learn. We see challenges not as barriers but as stepping stones towards achieving the desired outcome.