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WHY SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES ARE USING FRACTIONAL CFO SERVICES

In order to stay competitive, businesses are being forced to examine all aspects of their 

operation to identify cost savings and drive efficiencies. Those companies that can do this 

successfully will be rewarded with increasing market share and improved profitability. The issue 

for small business owners is how to effectively conduct this analysis without knowledgeable 

resources to do it. Small businesses have always had the need for a professional accounting 

support; however they have not been able to afford the cost of these resources on a full time 

basis. As a result many of these companies have attempted to manage their financial operations 

without the proper level of talent in place. Typically the small business owner will try to handle 

these tasks on their own even though accounting is not their core strength. A common 

perception being that the company will save money by handling these functions themselves and 

leaving it up to their CPA at the end of the year to handle the tax returns. Consequently 

companies could end up with poor financial reporting that impacts their understanding of their 

business operations. Thus impacting their inability to obtain adequate bank financing or raise 

equity investment for the business. Other financial problems affecting small businesses include: 

an increase in the financial complexity of the business that has outgrown the capability of 

existing staff; a lack of financial bandwidth on a specific project such as a M & A transaction; an 

inability to respond to growth opportunities due to not understanding the relevant financial 

implications; and a  lack of understanding on where company profitability is coming from. 

Fractional use CFO’s and controllers help their clients across multiple aspects of their business. 

In addition to ensuring accurate monthly reporting much work is done in creating financial 

projections of the client’s business. This helps management anticipate cash needs subject to 

different revenue outcomes. It also helps them when seeking bank financing in advance of the 

need. Banks typicallyare reluctant to lend when companies are operating at or near breakeven 

(especially today) so being able to anticipate the need in advance and packaging up those 

requirements to a bank in an effective manner will help in obtaining adequate debt financing 

when needed.  

In today’s economic climate every business owner needs to understand their “numbers”. In 

order to accomplish this, owners must have accurate and timely financial information on which 

to base strategic decisions on. Finding the time to do this though is difficult. Having an 

experienced CFO or Controller involved in accumulating accurate data, interpreting the data, 

and then communicating to the management team is a crucial part of guiding a company 

through difficult times as well as taking full advantage of economic upswings. For small 

companies these tasks can be effectively handled on a fractional use basis thus allowing the 

company to only pay for what they need. On average most small businesses (subject to size) 

should only spend between $15,000 and $60,000 annually, which is significantly less than a 

fulltime CFO or Controller typically costs. By utilizing a part time CFO or Controller to manage 

the accounting and financial functions of their business the small business owner will be able to 

spend more time with customers and prospects to support their growth.

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