Fractional COO
Fractional COO puts an experienced operations lead into your business part-time: someone who takes ownership of the workflows, vendors, and follow-through that pile up on a small-business owner's plate. It's built for businesses under 50 employees that have outgrown ad hoc systems but aren't ready to hire a full-time COO. Praxis doesn't just hand over a plan and leave; a weekly working session, hands-on process work between sessions, and a direct Slack or email line keep the fixes actually landing instead of sliding back to you.
A senior operator is looking at how your business runs, so fixes stick instead of sliding back to you.
Built for businesses that have outgrown ad hoc systems but aren't ready for a full-time hire.
Systems that run without you in the middle of every decision.
SOPs, vendor decisions, and delegation, built with you, not handed to you.
Praxis reviews how your business runs today, then builds and runs what keeps it running without you in the middle of every decision:
- Standard operating procedures for how work actually gets done
- Vendor and tool-stack decisions, made once instead of re-litigated
- Delegation structures with clear ownership per task
- A standing weekly working session with you and your team
- Hands-on building and adjusting between sessions, not just a recommendation on paper
- Team training as new processes roll out
- A direct Slack or email line for decisions that can't wait for the next session
Praxis does not replace a bookkeeper, accountant, or attorney, and does not manage HR, payroll, or legal compliance directly. Those stay with the specialists you already use; Praxis coordinates around them rather than taking them over.
Straight answers before you call.
What business owners ask most before booking a session.
We're a small team. Isn't a fractional COO for bigger companies?
No, it's built for businesses that have grown past what one owner can hold in their head, even at a handful of employees. That size benefits the most, since it's exactly the size that can't yet justify a full-time hire.
Do you just give us a plan, or actually help put it in place?
Both, but the second part is the point. Praxis builds the system, runs the first few weeks of it alongside your team, and adjusts it once it's actually being used, rather than handing over a document and moving on.
How is this different from a business coach or consultant?
A consultant hands you a recommendation and leaves. Praxis stays embedded in the operation: building, training your team, and troubleshooting what doesn't work the first time.
What does a typical week look like?
A standing working session with you and your team, hands-on time spent building or fixing whatever the business actually needs that week, and a Slack or email line for anything that comes up in between, not a fixed checklist applied the same way to every client.
How do we reach you outside the scheduled sessions?
Slack or email, for the decisions that can't wait for the next working session. It's not 24/7 on-call support, but you're not stuck waiting a week to ask a question either.
Do you handle hiring or managing our staff?
Praxis can help design the delegation structure and train your team on new processes, but staff stay your employees; Praxis isn't an HR or staffing service.
We already work with Praxis for IT. Does this replace that?
No, it's a separate service. Some clients use both, since a lot of operational friction turns out to be a technology problem underneath, but you don't need one to get the other.
Is this a fixed-term engagement or ongoing?
Ongoing by default, month to month, because operations work is never really finished. If you only need a single project scoped and closed out, that's closer to IT Projects & Consulting instead.
Available across the Front Range.
Every city Praxis covers is one page away.
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