Ideas for owners of growing businesses.
The patterns behind cash pressure, slow decisions, and owner bottlenecks, and what to do about them.
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.
Read →IdeaThe 13-Week Cash Forecast
One quarter, one week at a time. Close enough to trust, far enough to act.
Read →Coming next: Decision Latency · Founder Dependency · Pattern Debt
Clarity at Critical Moments.
One short note a month from the CFO’s desk: one pattern worth fixing, and what to do about it.
Common questions.
What is a fractional CFO?
A fractional CFO is an experienced chief financial officer who works with your business part-time, on a retainer or project basis. You get senior financial leadership at the level and cost your business needs today.
What does a fractional CFO do?
The work centers on looking forward: where cash is headed, budgets, pricing and profit, the bank relationship, reporting the owner can trust, and support for deals and transitions.
When does a business need a fractional CFO?
Common signals: sales are growing but cash feels tight, decisions keep landing on the owner’s desk, the bank or board wants better reporting, or a deal, raise, or transition is coming.
How is a fractional CFO different from an accountant?
An accountant records what happened and keeps you compliant. A CFO uses that information to plan what happens next. Most growing businesses need both, working together.
How do I know if LaunchPoints is the right fit?
If you run an owner-led company where growth is outrunning the numbers, start with a 30-minute conversation. If the fit isn’t there, I’ll tell you, and point you to a better option.
How do you measure success?
By what the business can do without me: cash the owner can see 13 weeks ahead, decisions made closer to the work, priorities the team can name, and fewer surprises at month end.
The Scale Map
Take back control of your cash, business, and time as you grow. The method behind every LaunchPoints engagement, written for owners.
