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Fractional & Strategic CFO · Michael Achman
Your business scales the patterns you create.
Growth should buy you freedom. For a lot of owners, it buys pressure: cash that feels tight, decisions that wait on you, and nights spent running the numbers in your head. LaunchPoints helps you see what’s coming, so you can lead with a clear head.
Michael AchmanFounder · Author of The Scale Map
- 30+ years in finance leadership
- From manufacturing to life sciences
- Buying, selling, and succession planning
- Author of The Scale Map
The Scale Trap
The business grew. The way it runs stayed the same.
The habits that build a company become the limits on how far it can grow. It catches good owners, because those habits worked.
Sound familiar?
- Sales are up. Cash still feels tight.
- Good people wait for your answer.
- Every month closes clean, and you still can’t see what’s coming.
- A week away feels like a risk to the business.
Where are you right now?
One method. Three levels of support.
Start where you are. Every path runs on the same method, The Scale MAP.
I want a CFO’s eyes on my numbers every month.
Scale MAP AI and Advisory: a weekly look at your cash, clear priorities, and a monthly hour with Mike. Opening first to a small group.
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For when growth is outrunning your numbers, or a big decision, a deal, or a handoff is coming. A seasoned CFO, working inside your business.
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The Scale MAP
Three questions. Cash at the center.
Metrics That Matter
What are the few numbers that tell us where we’re going?
Alignment & Accountability
Who decides what, without asking me?
Priorities
What are the three things that matter most this quarter?
Every answer shows up in cash first. The same method runs through the book, the tools, and every engagement.
Early readers of The Scale Map
What owners are saying.
“Every decision that lands on the owner’s desk is one that didn’t get resolved below it. Mike Achman calls that decision debt, and it’s the clearest explanation I’ve read of why growth so often feels like more work instead of more freedom.”
“In less than an afternoon, I worked through it chapter by chapter, applying information I already had about my business. The result was a 12-page plan I could actually use.”
“Such a commonsense approach. This will help or remind all business owners no matter if they are 6 months into starting their business or have been in business for 30+ years and want to GROW!”
Ideas
Ideas for owners of growing businesses.
The patterns behind cash pressure, slow decisions, and owner bottlenecks.
Idea
The Scale Trap
The habits that build a company become the limits on how far it can grow.
Read →IdeaDecision Debt
Every answer given without the reasoning is a loan. The business pays interest each time the question comes back.
Read →IdeaCash Visibility
Data tells you what happened. Visibility tells you what happens next.
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The book
The Scale Map
Take back control of your cash, business, and time as you grow. The method behind every LaunchPoints engagement, written for owners.
