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Start preparing your small business for an exit today, or risk leaving value on the table when you sell.

Most Business Owners Start Preparing Too Late If you’re a business owner somewhere in the $5M–$75M revenue range, the idea...

Your CFO Should Be Reading Your Contracts — Not Just Your Lawyer

There’s a common assumption in business: contracts are a legal matter, so you hand them to your attorney and move...

Financial Risk Management for Small Business: Why Insurance Is Just the Start

Stop Treating Insurance Like A Check-Box Most small business owners buy insurance once and forget it. But as your business...

Is Your Sales Commission Structure Working For Your Business – Or Against It?

If you have a sales team, you almost certainly have a sales commission structure. What you may not have is...

Every $1M+ Business Should Be Using Accrual Accounting – Here’s Why

Business owners actively recoil when I mention terms like “cash vs. accrual accounting.” I get it – it’s not sexy,...

Why $10M–$50M Companies Are the Most Financially Vulnerable (And Don’t Know It)

There’s a particular stage of business growth that looks like success from the outside—and feels like barely keeping up on...

Stop Fighting Fires. Start Leading Forward.

How a Fractional CFO Moves You from Crisis Mode to Confident Strategy My parents flew in from the UK for...

Chasing Sustainability: Why Your Non-Profit Needs a “For-Profit” CFO

The fundraising climate has changed. Your financial leadership needs to change with it. Something has shifted in the world of...

Stop Guessing, Start Testing: Why Every $5M+ Business Needs a Scientist in the C-Suite

Last week, I was sitting with a client, walking through a strategic reboot and repositioning, when I caught myself repeating...

The Empty Seat: Why the CFO is the Last to Arrive (And Why That’s a Mistake)

In the high-stakes world of Fortune 500 companies, the hierarchy is clear: the CEO sets the vision, and the CFO...

What Small Business Owners Need to Know About the Current M&A Market

If you’re a small business owner who has ever thought, “Maybe I’ll sell one day,” the current state of the M&A...

Why Sensitivity Analysis Makes Your Budget Stronger

One of the toughest parts of building a business budget is predicting revenue. Expenses, while not always fixed, tend to...