The back-office work, handled properly.
Fortis gives business owners a capable team behind the day-to-day — admin, finance, HR, operations and marketing — so the running of the business stops running you.
Running a business isn't usually about a lack of effort.
It's about the volume of small things that never quite make it to the top of the list — and the mental load of carrying them. Most of that is a structure problem, not a work-ethic problem.
Too many decisions competing for attention at once.
Invoices, chasing and admin slipping to evenings and weekends.
Work that quietly expands beyond what was agreed.
Things being carried in your head that shouldn't live there.
Areas we support
Take one area or several. Most businesses start with the thing that's hurting most, then widen it out as trust builds.
PA & EA support
Acting as an extension of your team when capacity is tight — running point on the day-to-day so your diary works for you.
- Diary and inbox management
- Travel and meeting coordination
- Document prep and follow-ups
- General business administration
Finance support
The financial admin that keeps cash moving and keeps your accountant's job simple.
- Invoicing and purchase ledger
- Credit control and chasing
- Cash flow support
- Liaison with your accountant
Operations support
Processes, systems and workflows — reducing friction so the same problems stop coming back around.
- Process mapping and tidy-ups
- Systems and workflow setup
- Supplier and contract admin
- Reporting and trackers
HR support
Practical, day-to-day people support for businesses without an HR function of their own.
- Policies and documentation
- Onboarding and offboarding
- Holiday and absence admin
- Day-to-day people queries
Marketing & social media
Keeping things consistent rather than reactive, so marketing doesn't only happen when someone remembers.
- Planning and scheduling
- Content support
- Social media management
- Coordination with freelancers
Not sure which?
If you can't name the thing that's slowing you down, that's a normal place to start. A conversation usually sorts it in twenty minutes.
- No packages to pick from
- No obligation to commit
- Straight answer on whether we can help
Flexible support, not rigid packages.
You get a named person who knows your business, with the rest of the team behind them. It means support carries on when life happens — holidays, illness, a busy month — without you having to explain everything twice.
Start with a conversation
We work out what's actually taking your time, and whether we're the right fit. If we're not, we'll say so.
Start hourly
Most clients begin with a handful of hours on a specific problem. No long tie-in while you're deciding whether it works.
One point of contact
Someone who learns how you work, runs point on your day-to-day, and picks things up without being chased.
A team behind them
Cover for holidays and busy periods is built in, so nothing drops while your usual contact is away.
Move to a retainer
When the shape of the work is clear, a fixed monthly retainer makes it predictable for both of us.
Adjust as you go
Businesses change. Support scales up or back without a renegotiation every time.
Small service businesses that have outgrown doing it all themselves.
Typically teams where the founder is still the bottleneck for admin, finance and coordination — and where an extra pair of experienced hands is more useful than another full-time hire.
Calm, capable people who've done the work.
Fortis is built on real-world experience, not theory. Behind every hour of support is a small team who've worked across finance, operations, admin and marketing — for businesses of all shapes and sizes.
Zee Broomhall
Leads Fortis with a degree in Business Management and Finance and hands-on experience helping business owners with decision-making, pricing and operations. Built Fortis to bring calm, practical support to businesses without the unnecessary complexity.
Stephen Rogerson
Brings over 20 years' experience across financial services, credit control and business relationship management. Provides PA/EA and business administration support to founders and leadership teams, acting as a steady extension of the team.
Prefer to work things through with someone?
Support is available on an ad hoc or regular basis — whatever's most useful for your business. If you're not sure what would help most, that's a good place to start the conversation.
zee@fortisbusinesssupport.co.ukEmails come straight to Zee — not a shared inbox or a form that disappears into nowhere.