Operations partner for small businesses · Santa Fe, NM

Ignite your business with smarter systems

You’ve outgrown running everything in your head. We build the systems so your business can grow without you holding it all together.

Trusted by Santa Fe businesses and organizations

Tax and Accounting SolutionsBack Nine GolfStark Raven FabricationDusty HeartNM Laser Co.MADA

Sound familiar?

Your business runs on you. That’s the problem.

The good news: this isn’t a people problem. It’s a systems problem, and systems can be fixed.

  1. You’re the only one who knows how things actually work.
  2. You can’t take a week off without something breaking.
  3. Leads, quotes or payments slip through the cracks.
  4. You’ve paid for tools that are half set up.
  5. You’re busy all day, but the business isn’t moving forward.

How we work together

The journey is already mapped. We walk it with you.

No report dropped on your desk and forgotten. Five clear stops, from where you are today to a business that runs without you holding it all together.

Assess

We find where the business depends on you.

Plan

We prioritize what to fix first, so effort goes where it counts.

Build

Workflows, automations and documentation, set up in the tools your team will use.

Hand off

We train your team on the why, not just the how, so it runs without us.

Grow

Optional ongoing support as you scale.

What changes

From holding it all together to a business that holds itself up.

Before

Every question lands on your desk.

After

Your team knows what to do without asking you.

Before

Details live in inboxes, sticky notes and your memory.

After

Every lead, project and payment lives in one place.

Before

A day off means things start breaking.

After

You can step away and the business keeps running.

Results

Real businesses. Real outcomes.

All case studies →

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Tax and Accounting Solutions

Doubling a tax practice without dropping the ball

142 → 302clients in one season

A growing Santa Fe tax firm doubled its client base mid-season. We built the portal, the pipelines and the team habits so nothing slipped.

Read the case study →
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Back Nine Golf

Filling the house before the doors open

65%email open rate before opening day

A new indoor golf franchise needed members before it opened. We built the launch campaign and a CRM that caught every lead.

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Stark Raven Fabrication

Getting the business out of the owner’s head

1 systemfrom first inquiry to final install

A metal fab shop ran on the owner’s memory. We built quoting, proposals and production pipelines the whole team can use.

Read the case study →
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Dusty Heart

Funding a 10-foot burning tumbleweed for Burning Man

$50Ktotal funding, $25K grant fully matched

A fire sculpture for Burning Man had to match its grant. We ran the project, the fundraiser and the storytelling.

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Northern New Mexico Laser Co.

Testing a business before betting on it

1 live testrun before buying a major machine

Before investing in an industrial fiber laser, we tested demand with research, a brand, a website and a live event.

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MADA

Rallying a community to City Hall

Unanimouscity council vote, 11 partner organizations

MADA needed people in the room, not likes. We coordinated 11 partners and filled the council chamber.

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Ways to work with us

Start with an assessment. Go as far as you need.

Operations Assessment

We find where your business depends on you and what to fix first. You leave with a clear, prioritized plan.

  • A working session with you and your team
  • A review of your tools and workflows
  • Your written, prioritized plan

[PRICE], credited toward your build

Systems Build

We build what your assessment found, then train your team so it runs without you.

  • Workflows and automations
  • SOPs and documentation
  • Team training and handoff

Fixed price, scoped from your assessment

Ongoing Support

For a few clients who want us in their corner after the build.

  • Regular check-ins
  • Adjustments as the business changes
  • New systems as you grow

[PRICE] / month, limited spots

Need marketing, video or design too? When the assessment shows it’s what’s holding you back, we bring in and manage the right specialists. You keep one point of contact.

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A note from the founder

Hi, I’m Vanessa.

I started as a developer and spent years leading product and delivery teams in enterprise tech. I founded Vesta to bring that same rigor to the small businesses and mission-driven organizations that make Santa Fe what it is.

I’m your single point of contact from the first conversation to the handoff, and I bring in a trusted network of local specialists when the work calls for it.

Small businesses should run on systems, not on their owner holding it all together.

Ready to grow without holding it all together?