THE CLIMB TO VALUE

Enhancing Financial Health

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Accounting Systems
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Advisor Coordination
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Foundation

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Helping entrepreneurs on their climb to building sustainable, transferable business value
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Succession or Exit
Readiness & Attractiveness
Price/Multiple
Internal Accounting
Planning
Risk
Revenue
Operating Rhythm
Budgeting & Forecasting
Production & Operations
Banking & Capital
Accounting Systems
Cash Flow Forecasting
Policies & Processes
Advisor Coordination

Your Journey To Improved Financial & Operational Health

You need to be in great shape to summit a mountain, and your business needs to be in peak financial health to climb to sustainable, transferable value.

Our goal is to walk with you throughout every level of your business’s journey up the mountain. At the Health level, your fractional CFO will work with your team to address the operational side of your business and to evaluate and improve financial health.  We create a “DNA Operating Model” for your business - a living ‘dashboard’ that evolves over time, capturing a comprehensive view of how your business operates and makes money (and where it does not). The DNA model helps your team to use key performance and operating metrics to assess operational health and make decisions on how and where to make improvements.

Let us help you improve financial viability and sustainability

Before we’re ready to climb to higher altitudes, we will work with your team to improve health at the current level. While the Foundation level was largely historical, or rear-facing work, focused on accounting and internal processes, health is where we begin to shift our view to what’s in front of us, helping to get the business in its best shape to tackle the rigors of growth ahead.

We delve into the production and operational side of the business, understanding, creating, and analyzing metrics, KPIs, and scoreboards that can be used to manage the business. Reviewing cost accounting and product/service pricing provides opportunities to improve performance. Margin analysis by service/product line, location, etc., are invaluable sources of improvement opportunities.

We will also look into your current capital structure and capital requirements, taking into account future growth. How does it compare with industry benchmarks, and what are areas for improvement? We will review all bank agreements and bank covenants and work to resolve issues, and proactively track compliance and negotiate better terms with lenders when appropriate. A natural exercise that complements our DNA Model forecasts is forecasting capital growth requirements and implementing initiatives to cover those requirements.

Finally, we will collaborate with your insurance, legal, and employee benefit advisors, reviewing health insurance, property/casualty insurance and employee benefits packages and identifying potential coverage improvements, risk mitigation, and cost savings..

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What We Focus On In The Health Level

Without financial health, it is difficult for a business to achieve both growth and profitability. Your CFO will work with you to ensure that your business has long-term health for success today, tomorrow, and far into the future.

Your CFO will guide you through the nuances of budgeting/forecasting, understanding production/operation metrics, and improving your relationship

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Production / Operations
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WE’LL WORK WITH YOU TO ESTABLISH...
Budgets and Monthly Reviews
Sales Forecasting
Metrics and Key Performance Indicators
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ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH

Ready to Start Your Climb to Financial Freedom?

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THEY FOUND THE FUN AGAIN

Jax Kar Wash

Bruce Milen, President

Brownie Points Inc.

Lisa King, President
EXPLORE OUR FULL VALUE PYRAMID PROCESS
GET IN TOUCH

Financial freedom starts with a simple conversation.

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01DISCOVERY CALL
A conversation with us about your challenges and vision to see if we are a fit for you
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02COMPLIMENTARY ASSESSMENT
A complimentary half-day assessment. A CFO will sit down with you to explore further, assess fit and need, and chart a path forward.
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03GETTING TO WORK
Your CFO will work closely with you and your team to set priorities, deliverables, and execute the plan.
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04REACH NEW HEIGHTS
With a trusted guide at your side, climbing to greater health, growth, and value.