Decisions · Fractional CFO

Someone who knows your numbers before the decision.

As the business grows, the decisions get bigger and the numbers get harder to read. You need someone who knows the business, understands the numbers, and talks with you regularly about what’s really going on.

A Fractional CFO gives an owner-operated business senior financial judgment without a full-time executive salary: cash flow, budgets, forecasts, financing and the monthly numbers, reviewed with you and explained in plain English.

Questions this answers

  • Can I afford to hire?
  • Should I borrow money?
  • Can I buy the equipment?
  • Should I sign the lease?
  • Can I open another location?
  • What should I focus on next?

What we cover

Cash flow and planning
Stay ahead of cash needs, budgets, major expenses and pressure points.
Financial results
Profitability, receivables, bills, payroll and monthly performance, reviewed with you.
Major decisions
The numbers first, before you hire, borrow, buy equipment, sign a lease or expand.
Banking and financing
Your information organized and your banker or lender handled when financing is on the table.
Budgets and forecasts
A budget you can measure against, and a forecast that moves as the business does.
Professional coordination
Your CPA, attorney, banker, insurance, payroll and bookkeeping professionals, working from the same picture.

The numbers tell us what needs attention. Operations determine what happens next.

Why Decision Point offers both. Fractional COO

What you get

Every month, and in between

  • Monthly financial review
  • Cash flow and profitability review
  • KPI review
  • Budget and forecast review
  • Financing and banking support
  • Monthly strategy meeting
  • Decision support between meetings
  • Quarterly strategy review

Sometimes the answer is yes. Sometimes there are questions you haven’t considered. And sometimes the numbers say it isn’t the right time.

You run the business. We keep you on top of the numbers.

Proof

An e-commerce packing area: a packing table with a label printer and tape gun, shelving stacked with shipping boxes

E-commerce / direct-to-consumer

Multimilliondollar operation, from an Instagram shop

From an Instagram shop to a multimillion-dollar operation

Helped an emerging e-commerce business navigate rapid growth, develop stronger financial controls, and expand into a multimillion-dollar operation.

sales-tax tracking built
Multi-state
sales-tax tracking built
connected to QuickBooks®
Shopify
connected to QuickBooks®

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FAQ

Fractional CFO, answered

Why is my business growing but always short on cash?

Growth usually means more payroll, more inventory or materials, and more money owed to you before it arrives. Revenue can rise while cash falls.

We help you stay ahead of cash needs, budgets, major expenses and financial pressure points, so the next shortfall is something you see coming.

How do I know if I can afford to hire another employee?

Look at the numbers before hiring. We review what the role costs fully loaded, what it has to produce to pay for itself, and what it does to cash in the months before it does.

Sometimes the answer will be yes. Sometimes there will be questions you haven’t considered. And sometimes the numbers may say it isn’t the right time.

What does a fractional CFO and COO do for a small business?

A fractional CFO and COO gives an owner-operated business senior financial and operational judgment without a full-time executive salary.

In practice that means someone who knows your numbers, sits in on the big decisions, and is available when an important question comes up, for businesses that have outgrown basic bookkeeping but don’t need a full-time CFO.

Will you work with my CPA, attorney and banker?

Yes. Running a business can involve a CPA, attorney, banker, insurance professional, payroll company, bookkeeper and other specialists.

We help make sure the right people are involved, the financial side stays organized, and you understand how the pieces fit together, so you’re not the one relaying messages between them.

Before the next big decision, call.

A 30-minute conversation about where the business is and what you’re weighing. No prep needed.

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